MINNESOTA TRUCK PLATES
Began 1921. Numbers began at 1 1921-55, 1000 1956-75.
Registration figures by type 1921-70 on file.
Y began 1924, S 1926-27 only, YI/IY began 1934, F began 1943.
1928: T05-932, T6270 - T7568.
T X
1921 T6-363 X5-489
1922 T28-866* X11-312*
1923 T36-508 X7-156 Y
1924 19-710T 14-114X*
1925 T28-585 X11-116
1926 T30-092 X30-316
1927 T32-225 X38-197 Y1078
1928 T34-140 X42-970
1929 T33-085 X45-665
1930 T40-612 X64-050
1931 T31-050* X72-311
1932 T11-885* X84-519
1933 T43-538 X51-371
1934 T45-362 X28-248 Y8738
1935 T41-510 X44-962 Y6403
1936 T38-026 X57-753 Y8383
1937 T35-143 X59-766 Y8876
1938 T33-558 X60-263 Y10-971*
1939 T32-802 X67-849
1940 T40-805 X67-097 Y8528
1941 T45-410* X69-450 Y7456
1942 T46-105 X70-183 Y7051
1943 PLATE X71-083
1943 TAB T 30992 X22026 Y9130
1944 T39-789 X52-816 Y6417
1945 T30-837 X59-167 Y5816
1946 T47-664 X48-706 Y13-522
1947 T48-944 X74-200 Y17-375
1948 T55-633 X75-748 Y31-972*
1949 T64-746 X77-270* Y42-450*
PAIRS OF PLATES ORDERED
1924: T 25,000, X 15,000, Y 1,000
1925: T 40,000, X 15,000, Y 600
1926: T 7,500, X 20,000, Y 2,000, S 1,000
1927: T 27,000, X 30,000, Y 3,500, S 100
1932: T 12,000, X 70,000, Y 350
DEFINITIONST: 1921-25 - Trucks having the minimum tax of $15 (under 2 Tons)
1926-on - Trucks used for hauling agricultural products
(tax 2.4% of vehicle's base value)
X: 1921-25 - Trucks with tax over $15 (2+ Tons)
1926-27 - Trucks other than common carriers used for
delivery purposes (tax 5%)
1928-33 - All trucks except farm (T) and commercial (Y)(tax 3.4%)
1934-49 - Trucks operating within 35-mile zone (tax 3.4%)
Y: 1924-25 - Trucks engaged in commercial freighting (tax 10%)
1926-33 - Common carriers on regular route between fixed
termini (tax 10%)
1934-on - Trucks under gross-weight-use tax
S: 1926-27 - Trucks not in other classes (tax 2.4%)
(S used for Snowmobile 1931-67)
YI: 1934-41 - Trucks under truck-mile tax
IY: 1942-47 - Trucks under truck-mile tax
F: 1943-49 - Forest Products Truck
T Y TABS T Y
1950 T78-218* Y113-200* START T000001 Y000001
1951 T73-479 Y123-762* 1957 T086756 Y153942*
1952 T76-972 Y127-623* 1959 T097230* Y165221*
1953 T81-070 Y133-662 1961 T106151* Y178850*
1954 T83-731 Y137-450* 1963 T105909* Y196794*
1955 T87-849* Y143-572 1965 T110624* Y216550*
VARIATIONS
1943 TAB: T 30992 non-curly serial.
1949: Waffle aluminum.
Late issues painted steel (Y42-131 seen, Y40-000+ reported).
1952: Y112-077 has 1950-52 dies; Y127-186 has 1953-54 dies.
1956: Rounded "56" Y 3933 - Y129-658, T 11075,
Y158-495 - Y163-072, T11-919 - T94-976
Squared "56" Y130-996 - Y151-278, T 3240 - T10-076
1957 Tabs #0001955 - 0114067 seen.
1961: All tabs have sheeting shifted right, covering serial.
1970: YK-1329 - YK-1939 hyphen, YJ 2739, YL 8034 no hyphen.
1971: Y/A 26214 - 27249 no hyphen, Y/A 17-949, Y/A 28-750 hyphen.
1956-57 BASE
1956 Type 1: Dated Y 1000 - Y163-072 (162,073 P)
1957 Type 2: Undated Y165-619 - Y171-249 (5,631 P)
(TOTAL 170,250 P)
1958-59 BASE1958 Type 1: Dated Y 1000 - Y173-741 (172,742 P)
1959 Type 2: Undated Y174-546 - Y180-961 (6,416 P)
(TOTAL 179,962 P)
1960-61 BASE
1960 Type 1: Dated Y 1000 - Y186-420 (185,421 P)
1961 Type 2: Undated Y190-000?- Y193-770
(TOTAL 192,771 P)
1962-63 BASE No YI seen.
1962 Type 1: Dated Y 1000 - Y99-999 (99,000 P)
1962 Type 1a YA 1000 - YM 8249 (106,250 P)
1963 Type 2: Undated? YN 1677 - YN 4072 (2,396 P)
(TOTAL 210,073 P)
1964-65 BASE No YI seen.
1964 Type 1 Y 1000 - Y99-999 (99,000 P)
1964 Type 1a YA 1000 - YR 3322 (146,323 P)
(TOTAL 245,323 P)
1966-67 BASE No YI seen.
1966 Type 1 Y 1000 - Y99-999 (99,000 P)
1966 Type 1a YA 1000 - YV 2451 (181,452 P)
(TOTAL 280,452 P)
1968-69 BASE No YW used.
1968 Type 1: Debossed Y 1000 - Y99-999 (99,000 P)
1968 Type 1a YA 1000 - YY 9363 (215,364 P)
1969 Type 1b (YI 787) YA 100 - YL 999 (10,800 P)
(TOTAL 325,800 P)
1970-71 BASE No YW used.
1970 Type 1 Y 1000 - Y99-999 (99,000 P)
1970 Type 1a YA 1000 - YY 9999 (216,000 P)
1971 Type 1b Y/A 10-000 - Y/A 68-073 (58,074 P)
(TOTAL 373,074 P)
1972-73 BASE No YW used.
1972 Type 1 Y 1000 - Y99-999 (99,000 P)
1972 Type 1a YA 1000 - YY 9999 (216,000 P)
1972 Type 1a Y/A 10-000 - Y/B 39-801 (119,802 P)
(TOTAL 434,802 P)
1974-75 BASE
1974 Y/A 1000 - Y/F 54-499 (548,500 P)
1976-80 BASE No Y/I seen.
1976 Type 1: Wide dies Y/A 00-001 - Y/F 29-979 (529,974 P)
(77?)Type 2: Thin dies Y/F 52-098 - Y/J 19-650 (267,550 P)
(Y/F 30-001 or 35-001?)(TOTAL 819,642 P)
1981-2009? BASE No I,O,Q seen. Y/T, Y/W omitted.
1981 Type 1: Border Y/L 00001 - Y/X 90638 (890,630 P)
1997?Type 1a Y/A A0001 - Y/A B5172 (15,171 P)
1999?Type 2: No border Y/A J0211 - Y/B A7705
2009?-23 FLAT GRAPHIC BASE
1/13/09 "FEB 10" YBB0002 - YBP9803 (129,790 P)
All bases 1981-present currently revalidated.
WEIGHT CODES ON STICKERS 1976-ON (Andree has 1976 D sticker)
1 - 9,000 lbs. E 39,001 - 45,000 lbs. M
9,001 - 12,000 lbs. F 45,001 - 51,000 lbs. N
12,001 - 15,000 lbs. G 51,001 - 57,000 lbs. O
15,001 - 18,000 lbs. H 57,001 - 63,000 lbs. P
18,001 - 21,000 lbs. I 63,001 - 69,000 lbs. Q
21,001 - 27,000 lbs. J 69,001 - 73,280 lbs. R
27,001 - 33,000 lbs. K 73,281 - 77,000 lbs. S
33,001 - 39,000 lbs. L 77,001 - 81,000 lbs. T
Special permit required for weights over 81,000 lbs.
1967-73 stickers have Y or T suffix; 1975 stickers No Serial.
Starting 1982, trucks 9,000 lbs. or less registered as passenger.
FARM TRUCK (All dated unless noted; all 1968 debossed)
1956-57 T 1000 - T99-342 (98,343 P)
1958-59 T 1000 - T98-959 (97,960 P)
1960-61 T 1000 - T103-559 (102,559 P)
1962-63 T 1000 - T99-999, TA 1000 - TA 8981+ (106,982 P)
1964-65 T 1000 - T99-999, TA 1000 - TC 1160 (117,161 P)
1966-67 T 1000 - T99-999, TA 1000 - TC 3114 (119,115 P)
1968-69 T 1000 - T99-999, TA 1000 - TC 9752 (125,753 P)
1970-71 T 1000 - T99-999, TA 1000 - TD 4596 (129,597 P)
1972-73 T 1000 - T99-999, TA 1000 - TD 7966 (132,967 P)
1962-63: Dated T96-375, undated TA 8981
1974-75 Type 1: Date at bottom T/A 1000 - T/B 20-645 (118,646 P)
(75?) Type 2: Date at top T/B 25-502 - T/B 44-444 (18,943 P)
Type 1a T/B 47-864 - T/B 61-399 (13,536 P)
(TOTAL 159,400 P)
1976-80 Type 1: Wide dies T/A 00-001 - T/B 49-756 (149,755 P)
(77?) Type 2: Thin dies T/B 52-753 - T/B 88-547 (35,795 P)
(T/B 50-001?) (TOTAL 188,546 P)
1981-98 Type 1: Border T/L 00001 - T/M 92219 (192,218 P)
1999-09?Type 2: No border T/L A0769 - T/L D2838 (32,067 P)
2009?-23 FLAT BASE TLD5824 - TLE9716 (13,892 P)
All bases 1981-present currently revalidated.
LEGENDS
1921-75 No legends
1974-75 Date at bottom instead of top (except Type 2 T issues)
1976-80 No slogan, space at bottom for weight/year sticker
1981-97? Slogan bottom, space at right for weight/year sticker
1997?-09?TRUCK: Same as 1981-97.
FARM: "FARM TRUCK" bottom in place of slogan.
DIMENSIONS (All 7-figures have thinner first "1")
1950-55 7-figure 5 3/4" x 13" (Verify - 1950-52 only 12" long)
1956-61 7-figure 6" x 13"
COLORS R = Reverse colors of passenger S = Same as passenger
1921 Black/Light Blue (S) 1939 Yellow/Blue
1922 Light Yellow/Black (R) 1940 Black/Cream
1923 White/Brown 1941 Black/Red
1924 White/Green 1942 White/Blue
1925 Black/Orange 1943 TAB Black/Orange
1926 Yellow/Green 1943 PLATE Black/Orange
1927 White/Red 1944 Black/Yellow
1928 Black/Gold 1945 White/Maroon
1929 White/Maroon 1946 Black/Ochre
1930 Yellow/Blue 1947 Yellow/Black
1931 Black/Orange 1948 Black/Yellow
1932 Black/Buff 1949 Red/Silver
1933 Red/Gray 1950 Black/Yellow
1934 Black/Gold 1951 Yellow/Black
1935 White/Green 1952 White/Maroon
1936 White/Red 1953 Black/Cream
1937 Yellow/Black 1954 White/Green
1938 White/Green 1955 Black/Yellow
All baseplates, tabs and stickers are Fully Reflective 1956-on.
BASEPLATES TABS
1956-57 Black/White 1957 White/Green
1958-59 Blue/Yellow 1959 White/Blue
1960-61 Red/White 1961 Blue/Gold (R)
1962-63 Green/White 1963 White/Orange
1964-65 Black/Yellow 1965 White/Blue
STICKERS
1966-67 Black/White 1967 White/Green
1968-69 Blue/Yellow 1969 White/Black
1970-71 Red/White 1971 White/Green
1972-73 Blue/Yellow 1973 White/Green
1974-75 Orange/White (S) 1975 Black/White (S)
1976-80 Blue/White 1976 Y White/Red
1981-97? Y Blue/White T White/Olive Green
T Green/White 1977 Y White/Blue
1997?-on Blue/White T White/Black
1978-on Same as passenger
