USDOT + TXDOT Number Two-Line Decal

A two-line decal for a Texas truck: USDOT on top and your TXDOT number underneath, printed as one solid rectangle. TXDOT is the old nickname for the intrastate operating authority certificate that the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles issues. This product is for carriers that show a USDOT number and a TXDOT number but no MC line, such as a business that only hauls inside Texas. Type both numbers, preview the decal on a truck door, then order.

Texas registers intrastate carriers with TxDMV, and the USDOT number still matters for that registration. The Transportation Code says a registered motor carrier must maintain an identification number issued by FMCSA, and the TxDMV application has to include it. TxDMV also says its intrastate certificate was formerly known as a TxDOT number, and that a USDOT number is an identifier rather than operating authority. A Texas intrastate truck can therefore carry two numbers that do different jobs. The TxDMV carrier page and the statute on registration have the wording, and our Texas DOT number guide walks through it.

The Texas Department of Public Safety lists the USDOT number and the carrier's legal name as the required markings for commercial motor vehicles with three or more axles, truck tractors and road tractors. Its summary does not list a TxDMV number for that group, so this decal does not claim the TXDOT line is required. Whether Texas expects the TxDMV number on the vehicle is a question for TxDMV or DPS, and we have not confirmed it. The name is the part this decal leaves out, so a separate name decal fills that gap. The DPS markings page has the full text.

Start with USDOT and your federal digits on top. The TXDOT line takes the number from your TxDMV certificate, copied exactly rather than taken from a USDOT or MC record. The builder sample is USDOT 1234567 over TXDOT 1234567, and each line takes up to 24 characters. Choose 12, 18 or 24 inches for the width. Background is White, Black, Yellow, Silver, Red or Blue, and lettering is Black, White, Red or Blue. At $22.99 per decal, or $45.98 for a Set of 2 covering the other door, the price does not change with width or color. The Contour cut is $5 per decal and cuts each line close around its own lettering. Install is DIY, and a tracking email comes one or two days after the order.