USDOT + KYU Number Two-Line Decal

A two-line decal for a Kentucky truck: USDOT on top and your KYU number underneath, printed as one solid rectangle. KYU is Kentucky's weight-distance tax license, issued by the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet to carriers that travel Kentucky roadways with a combined license weight greater than 59,999 pounds. This product is for carriers that show a USDOT number and a KYU number but no MC line. Type both numbers, check the preview on a truck door, and order.

Weight decides whether a truck falls under KYU, not the kind of body it has. The Cabinet's weight table lists the KYU license for combined license weights of 60,000 to 80,000 pounds, for intrastate and interstate carriers alike. Its definition of combined license weight counts any towed unit, and the higher of the declared figure and the highest actual combined gross weight on Kentucky highways for the registration period is the one that counts. The Cabinet's KYU page and its intrastate and interstate page give the details, and our KYU number guide explains them in plain words.

KYU and USDOT are two numbers from two agencies. KYU is Kentucky's tax license. USDOT is the federal identifier FMCSA issues, and the Cabinet itself says carriers running vehicles of 10,001 pounds GVWR or more in Kentucky need a USDOT number and must display it. That is why the top line here is USDOT. A proposed amendment to the Kentucky regulation would change the wording on showing the KYU number. We have not confirmed whether that amendment is in force, so how Kentucky wants the KYU number handled is a question for the Cabinet. The regulation text on the Kentucky Legislature site shows the current and proposed wording side by side.

Enter the federal number on top, with USDOT in front of it, then the KYU number with KYU in front. The builder sample is USDOT 1234567 over KYU 123456, and each line takes up to 24 characters. Widths run 12, 18 or 24 inches, and those are decal sizes rather than a legal size. Backgrounds come in White, Black, Yellow, Silver, Red or Blue, with lettering in Black, White, Red or Blue. Each decal is $22.99, and the Set of 2 is $45.98 for two matching decals. If you want each line cut close around its own lettering, add the Contour cut for $5 per decal. A decal that peels or comes off is replaced free for three years, and installation is DIY with the printed sheet and the video link.