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INFORMATION |
ILLINOIS TRAILER PLATES
Began 1924. All series began at 1. 1949 has 1938-42 dies.
Production figures in [ ] below. Numbers in bold are highest
listed in state wheel book microfilms.
Black/Yellow 1952 plate issued only for classes R,J,S,Y,V since
there was no change in fee for W class.
"TRAILER" legend dropped 1959 after #W 99999 was reached in 1958.
Colors same as Truck 1969-on.
Highest numbers listed in state wheel book microfilm index:
1924 1791, 1925 2801, 1926 3210, 1927 2836, 1929 4751, 1930 6000,
1932 W 6871, J 1030, S 259, Y 177, Z 354,
1941 R 1969, J 982, S 376, Y 181, Z 350, plus custom R 2150,
1957 W79 831.
1924 [2000] 1931 [10,200] 1938 [25,130]
1925 [3000] 1932 [10,700] 1939 [25,900]
1926 [3300] 1933 [12,000] 1940 [29,800]
1927 [3500] 1934 [14,000] 1941 [32,800]
1928 [4000] 1935 [17,000] 1942 [33,700]
1929 [5250] 1936 [18,400]
1930 [7000] 1937 [25,130]
W R J S Y Z or V TOTAL
1931 W 5605 (none) (none) (5,605)
1932 W 5803 - - (5,803)
1933 W5 094 - - (5,094)
1934 9231W - 25S (9,256)
1935 12-625W - 810J 123S 27Y 585Z (14,170)
1936 W12-715 R 576 J 391 S 360 Y 158 Z 199 (14,399)
1937 W-17-166 R-1463 J 351 S 312 Y 168 Z 190 (19,650)
1938 W18 508 R 740 J 387 (19,635)
1939 W 16 736 R 1824 (18,560)
1940 W 21 105 R 1532 (22,637)
1941 W 24 336 R 1198 J 387 (25,921)
1942 W 18 037 R105 (18,142)
1943 W23 333 (23,333)
1944 W 22 041 R4444 (26,485)
1945 W24 506 R2331 S 77 (26,914)
1946 W30 675 R2417 Y 10 Z 178 (33,280)
1947 W36 946 R661 Y 82 (37,689)
1948 W 40 005 R 5502 J 644 (46,151)
1949 W 39 364 R 472 (39,836)
1950 W 36 969 (36,969)
1951 W 42 262 (42,262)
1952 ORANGE W 44 883 R3208 J455 (V and Z) (48,546)
1952 YELLOW (none) R3522 J709 (V) (4,231)
1953 W 47 621 J888 S247 Y396 (49,152)
1954 W 51 695 R2690 (54,385)
1955 W 47 310 R2979 J685 (50,974)
1956 W 65 464 R420 J942 S144 (66,970)
1957 W74 519 R4148 (78,667)
1958 W 94062 R 4192 J 1 S 1 V 8 (98,264)
1959 W104051 R 4436 J 1600 [S 101] [Y 201] [V 250] (110,087)
1960 W105 404 R 4169 J 197 (109,770)
1961 W116 416 R 1898 (118,314)
1962 W114 517 R 2122 (116,639)
1963 W125 029 R 3044 J 857 (128,930)
1964 W138 761 R 7217 [V 100] (145,978)
1965 W147 068 R10 857 (157,925)
1966 W159 005 R13 429 (172,434)
1967 W166 667 R14 945 J 1519 (183,131)
1968 W179 542 R16 349 J 2831 (198,722)
T/A T/B T/C T/D T/F T/L TOTAL
1969 150 341 11 890 774 (163,005)
1969/70 170 898 16 352 657 (187,907)
1970/71 200 271 14 294 96 (214,561)
JUN 72 207 131 22 405 149 (229,685)
JUN 73 171 836 1526 171 (173,533)
JUN 74 253 062 15 602 4596 642 1178 (275,080)
JUN 75 244 133 15 302 2174 (261,609)
JUN 76 266 307 9504 2978 890 734 (280,413)
JUN 77 276 514 16 523 382 3514 (296,933)
JUN 78 322 009 19 343 2970 (344,322)
JUN 79 311 734 20 872 5586 4200 (342,392)
JUN 80 314 525 20 741 2485 21 5499 31 (343,302)
JUN 81 315 229 20 902 7627 3806 2261 (349,825)
JUN 82 324 676 13 621 8991 44 44 (347,376)
JUN 83 307 252 2868 4317 (314,437)
JUN 84 286 627 (T/B - T/L: See 1984-present table below) (315,445)
JUN 1985-2003 BASE No I,O,Q used.
Jun.84 "JUN 85" 1 T/A - 999 999 T/A (999,999)
1994 "JUN 95" 010 001 T/A - 099 999 T/A (89,999)
1995 "JUN 97" 101 AA T/A - 8037 FL T/A (1,245,312)
(TOTAL 2,335,310)
Replaced during 2003.
2003-22 NEW BASE No I,O,Q used.
2003 "06-04" 776 GF T/A - 2860 KX T/A (843,500)
All old numbers renewable also.
Revalidated with JUN stickers marked "TRAILER" 1986,
"T/A" 1987-2001, "06-02" passenger stickers 2002-07,
"04-08" passenger stickers 2008-present.
TRAILERS OVER 3,000 LBS., 1984-PRESENT
T/B T/C T/D T/E T/G T/K T/L T/N TOTAL
JUN 84 28 818 (none) (none) (above)
JUN 85 28 818 8838 (none) 3886 891 564 (42,997)
JUN 86 32 773 2941 (none) 946 (36,660)
JUN 87 24 464 818 (none) 807 2455 (28,544)
JUN 88 34 084 (none) 2738 513 (37,335)
JUN 89 46 095 7659 (none) 3189 4449 420 (61,812)
JUN 90 51 393 6098 (none) 3738 4650 990 465 (67,334)
JUN 91 55 584 8581 (none) 390 1160 28 (65,743)
JUN 92 34 212 41 918 5199 6019 279 (87,627)
JUN 93 17 007 45 938 1025 5642 3267 1380 (74,259)
JUN 94 5252 44 444 9484 6399 1386 368 (67,333)
JUN 95 40 750 46 813 8093 7496 5008 1544 (109,704)
1996-2004 96 369 110254 28 772 16 045 (251,440)
2005-22 170248 288885 80 865
VARIATIONS
1933: W 3991, W5 094
1943-45, 1948: All steel. (1945 fiberboard reported)
1946: Steel W 1 - W24 320, R2417, Y 10, Z 178
Fiberboard W25224 - W30 675 (5,452)
1947: All fiberboard. 4-digit has "ILLINOIS 47";
5-digit has larger "ILLINOIS 1947".
1956-57: All plates still made in old sizes.
1961-68: 7-figures have thinner dies than 2-6-figures.
LEGENDS 1924-58 (All have vertical "TRAILER" left unless noted)
1931-32 Vertical "TRAILER" after weight code
1933 Vertical "TRAILER" after thousands place
1936 Vertical "TRAILER" right
1940 "TRAILER" top
1941, 1947 "TRAILER" bottom
1943, 1945 1-4-digit "TRAILER" bottom
5-digit Vertical "TRAILER" left
1944, 1946 1-4-digit "TRAILER" top
5-digit Vertical "TRAILER" left
1948 1-3-digit "TRAILER" top
4-5-digit Vertical "TRAILER" left
WEIGHT CODES (All in lbs.)
CODE 1931-33 1934-35 1936-45
W 1 - 2,000 1 - 2,000 1 - 2,000
R (none) (none) 2,001 - 5,000
J 2,001 - 10,000 2,001 - 10,000 5,001 - 10,000
S (none) 10,001 - 15,000 10,001 - 15,000
Y 10,001 - 20,000 15,001 - 20,000 15,001 - 20,000
Z 20,001 - 32,000 20,001 - 32,000 20,001 - 32,000
CODE 1946-52 1952-68
W 1 - 2,000 1 - 2,000
R 2,001 - 5,000 2,001 - 5,000
J 5,001 - 10,000 5,001 - 10,000
S 10,001 - 15,000 10,001 - 15,000
Y 15,001 - 20,000 15,001 - 20,000
Z 20,001 - 32,000 (none)
V 32,001 - 36,000 20,001 - 36,000
CODE 1969 - JUN 83 JUN 84 - JUN 91 JUN 92 - PRESENT
T/A 1 - 3,000 1 - 3,000 1 - 3,000
T/B 3,001 - 5,000 3,001 - 5,000 3,001 - 5,000
T/C 5,001 - 10,000 5,001 - 10,000 5,001 - 8,000
T/D 10,001 - 14,000 (none) 8,001 - 10,000
T/E (none) 10,001 - 14,000 10,001 - 14,000
T/F 14,001 - 20,000 (none) (none)
T/G (none) 14,001 - 20,000 14,001 - 20,000
T/K (none) 20,001 - 32,000 20,001 - 32,000
T/L 20,001 - 36,000 32,001 - 36,000 32,001 - 36,000
T/N (none) 36,001 - 40,000 36,001 - 40,000
(T/N added JUN 85)