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FLORIDA
Truck began 1918. All series begin at 1 1918-75.
1918 is Black/White (reverse of passenger).
Numbers given 1918-37 are registration figures only (*or observed
number if higher).

       0-1 TONS   1-2 TONS   2-4 TONS   OVER 4 TONS        TOTAL
1918    4421-W      389-X     113-Y        27-Z            4,950
1919    9843-W*    1719-X*    128-Y        16-Z           11,706*
1920    W-8983     X-1187     Y-254        Z-24           10,448
1921   12829-W     1626-X     368-Y        23-Z           14,846

      PNEUMATIC TIRES SOLID TIRES        TOTAL
1922      G-16-578         H-963          17,541
1923      23-823-G         942-H*         24,765*
1924      31-030-G         935-H          31,965
1925      44-655-G       1-388-H          46,043

1922-25 weight tabs verified in 100 lb. increments 1500-5000 lbs.

      ALL TRUCKS
1926   123-644-G*       No Truck For Hire issued 1926-27, thus
1927 85-463-G*       numbers extend higher than usual.
1928    G-75-480*       Passenger has letter suffix.
1929    57-996-G*       Passenger has letter prefix.(65,000 ordered)
1930    60-574*         Legend 1930-31: Vertical "TRUCK" prefix.
1931    64-044* (75,000 ordered 1931)

UNDER OVER

       4,000 LBS.   4,001+ LBS.   PICKUP                  TOTAL
1932    G51-593*     H13-259*     (None) 64,852*
1933 42-301G*      3-500H      19-964T 65,765*

(50,000 ord.) (5,000 ordered)

UNDER OVER

       2,050 LBS. 2,051-3,050 3,051-5,050  5,051+ LBS. TOTAL
1934    G16-099*     GH24731*     GK32689* GL3-682 77,201*
1935    G10-953      GH21490      GK21696* GL4-454    58,593*
1936 G10-011* GH28568*     GK23300*     GL6-063    67,942*
1937     8-868G      30867GH*     26119GK*     8-152GL    74,006*

1937: St. Lucie 10-001G - 10-125G.

REPLACEMENT PLATES (Began 1928)

1928 G-601 063

1929 500-001-G - 501-000-G

1932 G80-879

1937 50-111G

1938 FORMATS

WEIGHT LBS.         COUNTIES 1 - 9           COUNTIES 10 - 68
    1-2,050        G 1-1 -    G 9-999       G 10-1 -   G 68-999
2,051-3,050      G/H 1-1 - G/H9-9-999      G/H10-1 - G/H 68-999
3,051-5,050      G/K 1-1 - G/K9-9-999      G/K10-1 - G/K 68-999
5,051+           G/L 1-1 - G/L9-9-999      G/L10-1 - G/L 68-999

1939-48 FORMATS (7-figures have no hyphen)

WEIGHT LBS.         COUNTIES 1 - 9          COUNTIES 10 - 68
    1-2,050         1G-1 - 9G-999           10G-1 - 68G-999
2,051-3,050        1GH-1 - 9GH9999          10GH-1 - 68GH999
3,051-5,050        1GK-1 - 9GK9999          10GK-1 - 68GK999
5,051+             1GL-1 - 9GL9999          10GL-1 - 68GL999

1940-48 OVERFLOW FORMATS (No "19" of date)
1940, 1942, 1944, 1946, 1948 10/GH-1000 - 10/GH-1999
1941, 1945, 1947 GH/10-1000 - GH/10-1999

HIGHEST NUMBER EXPECTED PER REGISTRATION FIGURES (*Or observed

plate if higher):

COUNTY 1940 1941 1942 1944
Broward 10 GH-1042 GH 10-1055 10 GH- 978 10 GH-1156

COUNTY       1945         1946         1947         1948
Broward GH 10-1274   10 GH-1414 GH 10-1410   10 GH-1599
                       10 GK-1121 GK 10-1332* 10 GK-1609
GL 10-1231   10 GL-1335
Alachua                11 GH-1105 GH 11-1088   11 GH-1090
                                                 11 GK-1115
Lake                   12 GH-1066 GH 12-1163   12 GH-1130
GK 12-1038   12 GK-1049
Marion GH 14-1176   11 GH-1087

1949-50 FORMATS

WEIGHT LBS.        COUNTIES 1 - 9          COUNTIES 10 - 68
    1-2,050        1G-1 -    9G-999        10G-1 -   68G-999
2,051-3,050      1G/H-1 - 9G/H-9999      10G/H-1 - 68G/H-999
3,051-5,050      1G/K-1 - 9G/K-9999      10G/K-1 - 68G/K-999
5,051+           1G/L-1 - 9G/L-9999      10G/L-1 - 68G/L-999

1949-50 OVERFLOW FORMATS
COUNTIES 1- 9 1G/K-1A - 1G/K-999A
COUNTIES 10-68 10G/K-1A - 10G/K-99A

HIGHEST NUMBER EXPECTED PER REGISTRATION FIGURES (Assuming all
letters A-M used)(*or observed number if higher):

COUNTY    1949                         1950
Dade               1GK- 13A*                    1GK-505B
Broward   10GH-17J,10GK- 4F,10GL- 2E   10GH-78E,10GK-77M,10GL-78F
Alachua   11GH-39A,11GK-92D                     11GK-13G
Lake      12GH-57A,12GK-25B            12GH-27A,12GK-60C,12GL-48A
Marion    14GH-55A,14GK-49A            14GH-28A,14GK-13C
Jackson                                         25GK-67C

TOTAL OF OVERFLOW FORMATS
1940    43        1946     710
1941    56        1947   1,429
1942     -        1948   2,022
1944   157        1949   2,531
1945   275        1950   5,260

1951-55 FORMATS (8-figures have no hyphen, no extra-longs issued)

WEIGHT LBS.        COUNTIES 1 - 9          COUNTIES 10 - 68
    1-2,050        1G-1 -    9G-999        10G-1 -    68G-99
2,051-3,050      1G/H-1 - 9G/H-9999      10G/H-1 - 68G/H9999
3,051-5,050      1G/K-1 - 9G/K99999      10G/K-1 - 68G/K9999
5,051+           1G/L-1 - 9G/L-9999      10G/L-1 - 68G/L9999

1954: C/V (Commercial Vehicle) replaced G/L (and G/F, H/F,

H/F 1/2). 1C/V10000+ added.

1956-75 FORMATS (9-figures have no hyphen)

WEIGHT LBS.

1956-71     1972-75       COUNTIES 1 - 9     COUNTIES 10 - 68
    1-2,050      <2,000    1G-1 -     9G-999   10G-1 -     68G-99
2,051-3,050 2,000-3,000 1G/H-1 - 9G/H-9999 10G/H-1 - 68G/H-9999
3,051-5,050 3,001-5,000 1G/K-1 - 9G/K-99999 10G/K-1 - 68G/K-9999
5,051+      5,001+       1C/V-1 - 9C/V-99999 10C/V-1 - 68C/V-9999

1958:     10G-100+ added.
1959:     10G/K10000+ added.
1972:     10C/V10000+ added.
1973-75: Only up to 1G-99 issued.

1977-80 NON-MAP BASE New registrations only. No I,O,Q used.
Apr.77? AA 0001 - DK 7528 (787,450 S)

DK 8358 reported to be final number.
Original assignments (CC included in above total):
CC = City Bus, PP = Grove Equipment, TA-TE = Truck-Tractor.

1977-present: Trucks up to 5,000 lbs. issued passenger plates.
Trucks over 5,000 lbs. display truck plate on front; all expire
"DEC". Replaced between 1989 and 1992.

1979-87 ORANGE MAP BASE No I,O,Q used.
Late 1980? DN 4671 - FT 4013 (499,293 S)

HP = Handicapped Person. Replaced between 1989 and 1992.

1986-92 GREEN MAP BASE                                No O used.
6-1-86? "Trucks"              H 0000A - H 5057H       (75,058 S)
                              H30 41J - I54 55U (352,415 S)
                                               (TOTAL 445,456 S)
1989?"Trucks over 5,000 lbs." M00 00A - M02 09N (130,210 P)

Light green or dark green map H-D to H-H series.
Dark green map only H-J on, all M series.
M series issued in pairs, no year sticker required.

I17 83V seen as passenger.
1989: Some have Red/White sticker (BS) with "TR" sideways at left.
Regular trucks discontinued 1992; issued passenger plates since.
Replaced 1992-96 upon 5 years of use.

Truck series continued only for those vehicles over 26,000 lbs. GVW.

1992-98 NEW ORANGE MAP BASE
M82 01U - M65 55W (18,355 P)

Replaced 1997-2002 upon 5 years of use.

1997-2004 ONE ORANGE BASE
M90 26Z - N31 04E (44,079 P)

Replaced 2002-08 upon 5 years of use.

2004-24 TWO ORANGES BASE           (Sticker on front plate only)
         "05-05"              N69 55E - N98 26K       (62,872 P)
11-9-06            Wide dies N38 37M - N84 00X (104,564 P)
                                               (TOTAL 181,446 P)