MISSISSIPPI TRUCK PLATES

Began 1931.  Divided into 3 classes 1939:

      A = Hire Truck (Common and Contract Carrier; see Non-Passenger page)

      B = Private Commercial Truck

      C = Private Carrier Truck

1931    1-013 - 20-675   (Stone Co. began at 34-701)

1932    1-189 - 42-552

1933        1 - 23-050   (Weight class on strip 1933-36)

1934                     (Identical to 1936 except back grooves)

1935   12-186 - 33-543

1936   13-551 - 45-997   (Identical to 1934 except back grooves)

WEIGHT CLASSES (IN TONS):  (2 Tons and higher issued only from

                            Jackson, not from the 82 counties.)

1933-34 - 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 1 3/4, 2, 2 1/4, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 6, 7.

1935-38 - 1/2, 1, 1 1/2,        2,        2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5, 6, 7.

1939-48 Class A     (13) -      1,        2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5 - 10.

        Class B     (15) - 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2, 4, 4 1/2, 5 - 10.

        Class C/X/F (12) - 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2 - 10.

Weight classes 11 - 16 Tons added in all classes 4/1/1946.

Trucks taxed according to gross weight, not tonnage, starting 1949.

ALL TRUCKS  1/2 TON              1 TON             1 1/2 TON

1937     2-434 -  24-406     1-536 -   6-216     5-217 -   5-247

1938    14-390 -  17-435    44-856 -  49-314    59-885 -  69-257

PRIVATE COMMERCIAL

1939

1940

1941

1942

1943     B-288 -  B2-199    B1-235 -  B1-243     B-249 -  B1-548

1944   0B1-839 - 0B5-081   0B1-161 - 0B2-656   0B1-238 - 0B3-187

1945    B1-864 -  B8-694    B1-209 -  B5-445    B1-289 -  B1-870

1946                        B1-444 -  B4-818    B1-575 -  B1-898

1947                        B1-430 -  B1-450

1948     B-523 -            B6-291 -                            

PRIVATE CARRIER

1939 C  18-717 -                                59-688 -  72-369

1940 C   5-156 -  25-846    27-401 -  34-345    55-988 -  55-996

1941 X                       7-462 -               573 -

1942      F-81 -   F-970    F5-748 -           F16-771 -

1943    F5-056 - F25-958     F-314 -  F9-798     F-428 -  F8-656

1944   0F3-909 - F20-986   0F3-059 - 0F9-533   0F5-312 -

1945     F-559 - F24-038    F9-099 -             F-375 - F19-437

1946   F 6-868 - F24-441   F 3-038 -           F 4-090 - F 4-545

1947    F6-297 - F28-716    F2-920 -           F 4-837 - F21-148

1948                        F3-433 - F 9-855                           

1938:  3T 2-803

1939:  8-001 - 83-251 (C 2T 92-353, 5T 98-507 seen)

1941:  "Truck tags this year are divided into three classes -

        A, B and X.  Class A includes common and contract

        carriers; Class B private commercial carriers; and 

        Class X private carriers."  (Small "X" seen in UR corner)

       X 8 TON 862

1942:  Biloxi Daily Herald, 10/1/1941, "Changes in the plate[s]

       this year will include...the addition of a large 'F' to

       tags for farm trucks.  Tags for business trucks already

       are marked with a 'B' and those for trucks for hire are

       marked with an 'A'."

NO WEIGHT

No "2 TON" or higher weights seen 1942-48, so it is assumed that

the first digits denote the weight class (2 to 16).  For Class A

and B weights 2 1/2, 3 1/2 and 4 1/2, perhaps "25", "35" and "45"

were used? (none seen)

1942   8F-408                    1946   8F-875

1943   8F-198                    1947   3B-142, 3F-709

1944   2A-421 (4F reported)      1948   3B-273, 5F1-151

1945   8F-205

LEGENDS

1931-32  Vertical "MISS" left and "1931" right, "TRUCK" bottom

1933     Vertical "TRUCK" right, "1/2 T" (etc.) in UL box

1934    (Verify)

1935     Vertical "TRUCK" left, "1/2 T" (etc.) in UR box

1936     Vertical "TRUCK" right, "1/2 T (etc.) in UL box

1937     Vertical "TRUCK" right, "1/2 T" (etc.) in UL corner

1938     Vertical "TRUCK" left, "1/2 T" (etc.) in UL corner

1939-40  "A", "B" or "C" over slanted "TRK" left, "1/2 T" (etc.)

         in UL corner

1941     Vertical "TRUCK" left, "1/2 T (etc.) EX.10-31-41 X" top

         (or "A" or "B" instead of "X")

1942-48  "1/2 TON" (etc.) in place of county name (some no weight)

1949-50  "EX.10-31-49" centered top

1951     "OCT. MISS. 51" top

1952-76  Passenger design, no county name

        (County name added on "6" only 1969-76, "10" 1974-76)

1974     6 and 10 weights have "6" or "10" in UL corner

1975     10 weights have "10" in UL corner

VARIATIONS

1943-45:  Some are overstamped (some 1945 overstamped twice).

DIMENSIONS

1931-32

1949-70 FORMATS            Hyphen dropped 1965, and some 1962-63.

Private Commercial Truck  P/5  -1 - P/5 99-999

Private Carrier Truck     F/5  -1 - F/5 99-999

OVERFLOW FORMATS                                 No I,O,P,Q used.

1961-66:        After F/5 99999, A101 - C9999   (1961 A5-497* seen,

                                                 1964  C5021* seen,

                                                 1966  D 439* seen)

1967, 1969-70:  After F/6 99999, 100000 - 199999(1967 163691* seen)

1968:           After F/6 99999, J101 - S4257         (T7450* seen)

WEIGHT CLASSES (5 = 5,000 lbs., etc.)    ( ) = Number of classes.

1952-54 (25)   5, all even numbers 6 to 52

1955-58 (27)   Same as 1952-54, but 54,56 added

1959    (28)   Same as 1955-58, but 59 added

1961    (30)   Same as 1959, but 59 dropped, 58,60,65 added

1962-63 (31)   Same as 1961, but 62 added

1964-66 (36)   Same as 1962, but 65 dropped, 64,66,68,70,72,73 added

1967-77 (15)   6,10,16,20,26,30,36,40,46,50,56,60,64,72,73

By 1982 (18)   73 dropped, 74,76,78,80 added

By 1991 (27)   42,44,48,52,54,58,62,66,68 added

HIGHEST NUMBER BY WEIGHT CLASS FOR CLASSES 5 - 10:

Numbers in bold are highest assigned.

(Classes 12 - 73 listed under non-passenger)

(Classes 5,6,8 issued by county 1952-66, classes 6,10 in 1967-76)

        P/5    P/6    P/8    P/10    F/5     F/6     F/8    F/10

1949   10344   3907   8297          31132           13095

1950   11429                        26980           23300

1951   15500   7198                 54426           10528

1952   22000  10000  10000   1750   64000   23000   23000   5500

1953   22000  10000   8000   1750   70000   24000   23000   5500

1954   23000  10000   8000   1750   75000   25000   20000   5000

1955   25000  10000   9000   1750   80000   24000   17000   5000

1956   25000  10000   9000   1750   84000   23000   16000   4000

1957   25000  10000   8000   1750   88000   20000   15000   3500

1958   25000  10000   7000   1750   90000   18000   12000   2800

1959   25000   8000   7000   1500   92500   15500   11000   2600

1960                   895          91583    2951    5991

1961   29100   7550   6900   1350   A2100   15750   12150   2200

1962   30600   7750   6750   1350   B2750   15800   13250   2000

1963   31100   7750   6750   1250   B2750   15800   13250   2000

1964   31700   5500   5575   1250   B9450   14200   12750   2000

1965   34200   5325   5400   1250   C9999   12800   12275   2000

1966   32050   4900   4975   1300   C9999   10550   10625   1800

1967     -    39300    -     8700     -    154700     -    14000

1968     -    39825    -     7925     -     S4257     -    13950

1969     -    40575    -     9250     -    171250     -    14825

1970     -    45360    -    10435     -    193900     -    18065

1971     -   (by co.)  -    10040     -   (by co.)    -    17325

1972     -   (by co.)  -    10140     -   (by co.)    -    18340

1973     -   (by co.)  -    10550     -   (by co.)    -    17775

                            11391

FORMATS 1971-73 P/6, F/6

          1-101 - 82-9999         County codes same as passenger.

(1973)  25A-101 - 25A-999 added (Raymond office)

 1973   2513525 also seen (no hyphen)

1971-76

Weight classes 10-73 continued 1949-70 formats.

1974                   z = 1st number of Yazoo county assignment.

P/6     PAA 001 - PNC 001z   (277,723 S)           No I,O,Q used.

P/10    PTA 001 - PTU 177     (17,160 S)

F/6     FAA 001 - FJM 001z   (194,806 S)

F/10    FTA 001 - FTV 251     (18,233 S)

1975                           P/6 and F/6 combined to become R.

R (6)   RAA 001 - RYR 999,        R class aligned with passenger.

        001 RAA - 999 RGU                          No I,O,Q used.

P/10    PTA 001 - PTU 317     (17,300 S)

F/10    FTA 001 - FTR 251     (14,237 S)

1976                          All classes aligned with passenger.

R (6)   RAA 001 - RZM 999, 001 RAA - 999 RWA       No I,O,Q used.

P(10)   PAA 001 - PZM 999, 001 PAA - 999 PWA       No U used in

F(10)   FAA 001 - FZM 999, 001 FAA - 999 FWA       2nd position.

       (PZY 544 - 696 seen with no county name - Substitute?)

6,000 LB. TRUCKS:

1977-82 MAGNOLIA BASE  No Q used.  No I,O,U used in 2nd position.

Oct.76 "(OCT)77" Type 1:  Light green flower AA1 001 - YT6 994

1978   "OCT 78"  Type 2:  Turquoise flower   DK9 992 - SP5 651

1979   "OCT 79"  Type 1a                     FB7 420 - RM1 046

1977 Type 1 alphabetical county assignment (509,082 S) on file.

Substitute = ZZ1 001 - ZZ6 000.  (ZX2 --- reported)

Replaced 10/1/81 to 9/30/82.

1982-88 6-FIGURE TANGLED-S BASE  Omitted letters same as 1977-82.

Oct.81 "OCT 82"             AA1 001 - YV1 501

Attala AU seen.  3rd allottment (80,355 S) on file.

Replaced 10/1/87 to 9/30/88.

1988-93 7-FIGURE TANGLED-S BASE           No I,O,Q,U or 666 used.

Oct.87 "OCT 88"             8AAA001 - 8CMX149      (1,218,707 S)

Initial alphabetical county assignment to 8BEX994 (583,826 S) on

file.  Secondary random assignments to 8CKM999 on file.

Omitted series:  ANT,ANY,APE,ASS,BAD,BAG,BED,CAD.

8GHA001 - 8GHA455 = State Tax Commission.

Replaced 10/1/92 to 9/30/93.

1993-98 BLUE TANGLED-S BASE               No I,O,Q,U or 666 used.

Oct.92 "OCT 93"             AA1 001 - YT8 999

Initial alphabetical county assignment (587,822 S) on file.

Replaced 10/1/97 to 9/30/98.

1998-2003 WHITE MAGNOLIA BASE                    No I,O,Q,U used.

Oct.97 "OCT 98"             AA1 001 - WP9 999

General county letter assignment on file.

Replaced 10/1/02 to 9/30/03.

2003-08 SMALL MAGNOLIA BASE                     No O or 666 used.

Oct.02 "OCT 03"            001 AD1 - 999 YZ9

General county letter assignment on file.

Sequence:  001 AD1 - 999 AD1, 001 AD2 - 999 AD9, 001 AE1 etc.

2008-13 LIGHTHOUSE BASE                         No O or 666 used.

Oct.07                    AD1 001 - YZ9 999

County assignments same as 2003-08.

2013-19 GUITAR BASE                             No O or 666 used.

Oct.12                    AD1 001 - YZ9 999

                  Marion MM1 0508 

County assignments same as 2003-13.

2019-23 STATE SEAL BASE

1-2-19 

2024-   MAGNOLIA BUTTON BASE

1-2-24 "12 24"      Rankin   RA4 623 

10,000 LB. TRUCKS:

1977-82 RED/WHITE BASE z = 1st number of Yazoo county assignment.

                      P-001 - P-16686z

                      F-001 - F-15051z

Embossed "MISSISSIPPI" top, debossed "77" in UR box, embossed

"10" in LL corner, no county name.

Initial alphabetical county assignments (above) on file.

Verify if staggered or all October 1977-present.

1982-88 BLUE/WHITE BASE

                     P-2293 - P-32890

                     F-9278 -  F-9323

Design same as 1977-82 except no border or debossed date.

1988-93 7-FIGURE TANGLED-S BASE           No I,O,Q,U or 666 used.

P-10                9BAA001 - 9BBF999   (21,954 S)

F-10                9ADA001 - 9ADX999   (19,960 S)

"P-10" or "F-10" bottom in place of county name.

Initial alphabetical county assignments (above) on file.

Omitted series:  BAD,BAG,BAM,BAN,BAR,BAT.

1993-98 BLUE TANGLED-S BASE       No I,O,Q,U, FK, FT or 666 used.

B-10 (Property Carrier)       9BA 001 - 9BZ 999,

                              8BA 001 - 8BB 999       (22,954 S)

                                        4BS 151 seen (124,901 S)

F-10 (Farm Property Carrier)  9FA 001 - 9FZ 999       (19,961 S)

                                        5FX 262 seen  (97,068 S)

P and H classes combined to become B class.

"B-10" or "F-10" bottom in place of county name.

Progression:  9BA 001 - 9BZ 999, 8BA 001 - 8BZ 999, 7BA 001 etc.

Initial alphabetical county assignments (above) on file.

1998-2003 WHITE MAGNOLIA BASE     Assuming same omits as 1993-98.

B-10                          3BV 939, 3BV 973, 3BY 032, 4BP 001 seen

F-10                          1FR 866, 1FS 225, 1FV 442 unissued seen

"B-10" or "F-10" bottom in place of county name.

2003-08 SMALL MAGNOLIA BASE    Assuming no O, FK, FT or 666 used.

B-10                          001 1BA - 568 7BB      (151,266 S)

F-10                          001 1FA - 694 2FM       (34,625 S)

"B-10" or "F-10" bottom in place of county name.

Progression:  001 1BA - 999 1BA, 001 1BB - 999 1BZ, 001 2BA etc.

2008-13 LIGHTHOUSE BASE

B-10 "03 09"                  1AL 926, 2AH 616, 6AN 338

F-10                          2AM 317

2013-19 GUITAR BASE

B-10                          3AH 999, 3AP 840, 4AW 731

2019-23 STATE SEAL BASE

B-10                          1AB 4915

TRUCKS OVER 10,000 LBS.:

Annual dated plates issued 1977-92.  All have embossed border.

Large letter class is followed by small numeric weight class.

FORMATS 1977-92   P16   1 - P80 9999 or F16   1 - F80 9999

LEGENDS 1977-92

1977    "MISSISSIPPI" embossed top, "77" debossed in UR box

1978-92 "OCT. MISSISSIPPI 78" embossed top

       (weight class top-justified, not vertically centered 1992)

COLORS 1977-92

1977   Red/White                         1985   Green/White

1978   White/Light Green                 1986   White/Red

1979   Dark Blue/White                   1987   White/Light Green

1980   Black/White                       1988   Black/Gold

1981   Red/Yellow                        1989   Dark Blue/White

1982   Orange/Light Green                1990   White/Light Green

1983   Red/White                         1991   Black/White

1984   Black/White                       1992   White/Light Blue

OBSERVED PLATES 1977-92

1978 Stickered 1977 base  F20  325  (3500 allotted)

     Dated 1978           F20 1150

1979   F16  668

1980   P20 3311

1981   P20 2822, P26 4366, P60  306, F20 1343

1982 "DEC." instead of "OCT."  F40  247, P20 2614

1983

1984

1985   P16 3132, P80  947

1986   P16  314, F16 1584

1987   F20  518, F78   93

1988   P80 1288, F80  682

1989   P20 2349, F78   47

1990   P20 2259, P80  898

1991   P16 2931, P20 3280

1992   P16 2330, P20 2072, F16 27, F80 1586

1993:  P and H classes combined for new B class.

1993-PRESENT:  Embossed with painted border (except 2003-08),

               "MISSISSIPPI" top, no legend bottom on B class,

               "FARM" bottom on F class, smaller weight class

               numbers after large "B" or "F" left.

               Different-colored stickers than passenger issued.

1993-98 BLACK/TAN BASE

Oct. 92 "MAY 93"   B40 44, B62 16

                   F16 1918, F54 438, F56 14, F80 6389

Replaced 10/1/97 to 9/30/98.

1998-2003 WHITE/LIGHT GREEN BASE

10-1-97 "MAR 99"   B20 5561, B26 5404, B30 3109, B36 938,

                   B46 1084, B54 24, B78 1, B80 522

                   F30 147, F46 193, F48 34, F80 5544

Flat type:         B20 6570 - 6823

Replaced 10/1/02 to 9/30/03.

2003-08 RED/WHITE BASE   Flat, tangled-S font on state name.

10-1-02 "OCT 03"   B16 7555, B30 18, B40 325, B46 67, B54 1265,

                   B70 5, B78 1, B80 3590

                   F16 1708, F26 679, F36 107, F40 611, F46 12,

                  F72 116, F80 229

Replaced 10/1/07 to 9/30/08.

2008-13 BLACK/GOLD BASE

10-1-07 "NOV 08"   B16 61161, B20 54263, B26 57816, B36 50586,

                   B54 52039, B66 50555, B80 54963

                   F16 52349, F20 51804, F30 50636, F40 50482,

                   F42 50064, F46 50342, F56 50084, F72 50080,

                   F74 50060, F76 50120, F80 53607

Replaced 10/1/12 to 9/30/13.

2013-19 BLACK/WHITE BASE

10-1-12  "08 14"   B16 14914, B20 4404, B26 8588, B36 2133,

                   B50 485, B52 779, B54 1285, B60 91, B64 16

                   F16 3148, F36 416, F50 262, F54 438, F60 23,

                   F80 8088

Replaced 1/2/19 to 12/31/19.

2019-23 BLACK/GOLD II BASE

1-2-19   "11 19"   B16 22661

                   F16 993

STICKER COLORS   B TRUCK               F TRUCK

1993                                   White/Black

1994

1995             White/Orange          White/Green

1996             Red/Yellow            Black/Green

1997                                   Red/Green & White

1998                                   White/Blue

1999             Red/Blue & White      Black/Green & White

2000             Purple/Yellow & White Green/Red & White

2001             Black/Red & White     Blue/Green & White

2002             Gold/Green & White    Gold/Blue & White

2003             Purple/Yellow & White Red/Green & White

2004             Black/Blue & White    Black/Orange & White

2005             Black/White

2006             Red/Gold & White

2007             White/Blue

2008             Black/Red             (same)

2009             Black/White           (same)

2010             Black/Red             (same)

2011             Black/Orange

2012             Black/Magenta         (same)

2013             Black/Light Blue

2014             Black/Light Green     (same)

2015             Black/Red             (same)

2016             Black/Light Green     (same)

2017             Black/Red             (same)

2018             Black/Light Green     (same)

2019             Black/Yellow          (same)

2020             Black/White           (same)