MISSOURI TRUCK PLATES
Began 1922. Numbering began at 1 all years 1922-48.
6-digit expected 1932. 1934 6-digit has no hyphen.
1922 40-666* 1936 127-015
1923 48-634 1937 129-367
1924 54-056* 1938 141-144*
1925 61-690 1939 137-374
1926 68-946* 1940 153-180
1927 70-776 1941 153-825
1928 61-212 1942 Steel 172-406
1929 78-930 Fiberboard 175-750 - 183-999 (8,250)
1930 92-195 1943 TAB 150-747*
1931 96-939 1944 154-086*
1932 99-941 1945 161-423
1933 78-402 1946 177-929
1934 110256 1947 191-198, 0-114 - 09-999, 0 10-000 - 0 13-000*
1935 108-160 1948 199-543, 0 5-901 - 0 18-771, T 2-448 - T 5-770
1939: Type 1 - Flag hyphen, bolt slots 1 - 6-919
Type 2 - Small hyphen, bolt holes 16-818 - 137-374
1944: 10-000 - 19-999 on 4-digit size. (Verify 1945-46)
1947-48 Theory: After 199-999, 200-000+ wouldn't fit, so
0-1 - 09-999, 0 10-000 - 0 19-999 and
T 1-001 - T 9-999 were issued.
1949-51 BASE (Undated)
32-893 - 379-081
1952-54 BASE - LOCAL "X" 1952 - BEYOND LOCAL No "X"
23-713 - 253-095 weight slots 300-001 - 389-600
264-043 - 285-763 5 1/2" x 12",
no weight slots
289-593 - 296-730 6" x 12"
1953-54 BASE - BEYOND LOCAL
301-344 - 388-677 embossed weights (see Misc. #2)
397-703 embossed with "24" stamped over ?
505-888 - 513-661 embossed "6"
519-473 - 527-927 no weight slots
WEIGHT TABS KNOWN
1952 (to 7/28): Y, A, B, C, E, H, J, K, M, P, S, Z (weights below)
1952 (7/29 on): 6, 1/8, 2/4
1953: 6, 1/2, 1/8, 2/4, 3/0, 3/6
1954: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 54+
1952: A new law took effect 7/29/1952 with new weight classes.
New White/Maroon tabs issued only for new registrations or class changes.
1953: Weight code embossed vertically below hyphen.
Later, a Green/White vertical sticker was used instead,
weights 6, 1/2 and 1/8 seen.
1952 WEIGHT CODES
Y Under 1,500 lbs. J 22,001 - 28,000 lbs.
A 1,501 - 10,000 lbs. K 28,001 - 32,000 lbs.
B 10,001 - 12,000 lbs. M 32,001 - 38,000 lbs.
C 12,001 - 18,000 lbs. P 38,001 - 42,000 lbs.
E 18,001 - 20,000 lbs. S 42,001 - 44,000 lbs.
H 20,001 - 22,000 lbs. Z Over 44,000 lbs.
WEIGHT CLASSES
1952: Y, A, B, C, E, H, J, K, M, P, S, Z.
1952, 1953-57: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 54+.
1958-63: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 60+.
1964-83: 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 72+.
1984-ON (LOCAL): 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 72+.
1984-ON (BL): 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54, 60, 66, 72, 78, 78+.
FORMATS LOCAL BEYOND LOCAL
1955-61 1-001 - 400-000 500-001 - 825-000
1962 FB0-001 - FZ9-999, LB0-001 - LZ9-999 RB0-001 - RZ9-999
1963-65 FBA-001 - FZZ-999, LBA-001 - LZZ-999 RBA-001 - RZZ-999
1966-73 1-001 - 400-000 500-001 - 999-999
(1953-73 numbers known by weight class - see Misc. #2)
Monthly Staggered Registration began 1974, expire "JUN 74" for
weight classes 6-12 only.
FORMATS LOCAL 6 - 12 BEYOND LOCAL 6 - 12
JUN-DEC 74,76,78 \ / 6 A10-001 - Z19-999 6 A30-001 - Z69-999
JAN-MAY 75,77,79 / \ 12 A20-001 - A29-999 12 A70-001 - Z89-999
JUN-DEC 75,77,79 \ / 6 1A0-001 - 1Z9-999 6 3A0-001 - 6Z9-999
JAN-MAY 76,78 / \ 12 2A0-001 - 2Z9-999 12 7A0-001 - 8Z9-999
FORMATS LOCAL 6 - 12 BEYOND LOCAL 6 - 12
1980-97 L6 AA0 001 - ZE9 999 BL6 AJ0 001 - ZT9 999
L12 AF0 001 - ZH9 999 BL12 AW0 001 - ZZ9 999
"FEB 88" added BL6 1AJ 001 - 9ZT 999
FORMATS LOCAL 18+ BEYOND LOCAL 18+
1974-97 100-001 - 400-000 500-001 - 999-999
(No hyphen 1979-81)
(1974-97 numbers known by weight class and month - see Misc. #3)
1998-2009 RIVER BASE No D,I,O,Q,U,V used.
11-16-96 "JAN 98"
L6: 000 AA1 - 124 XA1 (AA, BA, CA, etc.) (YA rep.)(171,224 P)
L12: 000 AB1 - 238 PB5 (AB, BB, CB, etc.) (122,373 P)
BL6: 000 AC1 - 524 XR2 (AC-AS, BC-BS, etc.) (2,325,010 P)
BL12: 000 AT1 - 383 XT0 (AT-AZ, BT-BZ, etc.) (853,745 P)
(TOTAL 3,472,352 P)
No month codes on this base.
Numbers progress before letters, regardless of position.
BL9: BL9 001 - BL9 999
L18 - L72+: 100 001 - 466 000 (18 013 470, ? 097 485,
48 363 263, 72+ 465 561 seen)
BL18 - BL78+: 500 001 - 915 000 (18 522 288 - 600 388,
24 633 377 - 673 146,
26 680 509 - 698 354 seen)
TYPE 1 TYPE 2 TYPE 3
L6: - 170 TA8
L12:
BL6: 578 SG6 - 621 SG4 098 SH7 - 524 XR2
BL12: - 625 RT2 769 RW7 - 383 XT0
Description of Types: (Type 2 seen 8-2-04)
Type 1 - No debossed center sticker box, 2 corner boxes
Type 2 - Debossed center sticker box, 2 corner boxes
Type 3 - Debossed center sticker box, no corner boxes
2009-22 BLUEBIRD BASE No I,O,Q used.
6-16-08 0AA 001 - 9ZZ 999 (First letter = Month code)
(L/BL categories dropped)
BLUE MAP BLACK MAP TOTAL
JAN 0AA 001 - 0AG 414 (60,408) 3AH 711 - 9AU 751 (106,031)(179,734)
FEB 0CA 001 - 6CG 726 (66,720) 4CJ 311 - 4CZ 902 (140,578)(224,880)
MAR 0DA 001 - 4DH 487 (74,480) 8DK 364 - 5EB 084 (146,706)(245,060)
APR 0FA 001 - 1FG 357 (61,351) 8FL 743 - 1GC 759 (143,002)(251,734)
MAY 0HA 001 - 2HF 291 (52,286) 8HJ 553 - 1HY 057 (122,492)(211,036)
JUN 0KA 001 - 9KG 681 (69,675) 0KM 259 - 7LA 411 (127,141)(237,388)
JUL 0MA 001 - 6ML 551 (106,541) 1MN 349 - 6NC 279 (134,918)(256,254)
AUG 0PA 001 - 6PM 608 (116,597) 8PN 169 - 8RC 200 (130,019)(258,175)
SEP 0SA 001 - 2SM 815 (112,804) 8SR 688 - 5TD 798 (117,099)(265,772)
OCT 0UA 001 - 6UL 009 (105,999) 6UM 424 - 1VA 865 (115,430)(231,842)
NOV 0WA 001 - 9WM 671 (119,660) 9WN 776 - 5WZ 877 (96,092)(225,855)
DEC 0YA 001 - 1YJ 698 (81,690) 9YK 142 - 0YZ 420 (121,266)(220,398)
(1,028,211) (1,500,774)(2,808,128)
Numbers progress before letters, regardless of position.
HEAVY TRUCK 18 00A 1AA - 99A 5FX (135,860)
24 31A 4WD - 67A 0YS (58,299)
36 11B 0MS
54 36B 6RX
All have "DEC" in UL corner, "18" in UR corner.
Issued singly. Pairs available upon request, with "2" sticker top.
LEGENDS
1922, 1933-48 Vertical "TRUCK" prefix
1923-32 Vertical "TRUCK" suffix
1947-48 Vertical "TRUCK" after "0" + 5-digit and "T" +
4-digit overflow series
1943 TAB "T/K M/O 43"
1949-54 "MO (49) TRUCK" top (1952-54 Local has "X" embossed
above hyphen, 5-digit has blank first space)
1955, 1957 "MO 55 6 TRUCK" bottom
1956 "MO 56 6 TRUCK" top
1958, 1960 "58 MO 6 TRUCK" top
1959 "59 MO 6 TRUCK" bottom
1961, 1963, 1965 "MO 61 TRUCK 6" bottom
1962, 1964 "MO 62 TRUCK 6" top
1966 "MO (STICKER) 66" top
LOCAL BEYOND LOCAL
1967 "67 MO L TRK 6" bottom "67 MO 6 TRUCK" bottom
1968 "6 MO L TRK 68" top "6 MO TRUCK 68" top
1969, 1972 "69 TRK L MO 6" bottom "69 MO TRUCK 6" bottom
1970, 1971 "70 TRK L MO 6" top "70 MO TRUCK 6" top
1973* "6 TRK L MO 73" top "6 MO TRUCK 73" top
*some 1973 BL 30-72+ have "30 TRUCK MO 73" top
WEIGHTS 6 - 12
1974, 1979 "JUNE 6 L MO 74" bottom (or BL)
1975, 1977 "JUNE 6 L MO 75" top (or BL)
1976, 1978 "76 MO L 6 JUNE" top (or BL)
1980-97 "JUN L 6 MO" top, slogan bottom (or BL)
1998-2009 Passenger design with "L6" screened in UR corner
(or BL; BL9 is embossed)
2010-20 No legend
WEIGHTS 18 - 78+
LOCAL BEYOND LOCAL
1974 "18 TRK L MO 74" bottom "18 MO TRUCK 74" bottom
1975 "75 TRK L MO 18" bottom "75 MO TRUCK 18" bottom
1976 "76 TRK L MO 18" top "76 MO TRUCK 18" top
ALL TRUCKS (BL have no "L")
1977 "77 MO L TRK 18" bottom
1978 "78 MO L TRK 18" top
1979-81 "MISSOURI" top, "79" center, "18 L TRUCK" bottom
1982, 1992, 1994, 1997 "82 MISSOURI" top, "18 L TRUCK" bottom
1983-91, 1993, 1995-96 "MISSOURI 83" top, "18 L TRUCK" bottom
1998-2009 "MISSOURI" screened top, "18 L TRUCK" embossed
bottom, "(98)" screened in LR corner
1980-83 stickers have "L 6", etc.; 1984-97 same as passenger.
DIMENSIONS
1949-54 BASES 5 1/2" x 12 1/2"
1952-53 WEIGHT TABS 1 3/16" x 7/8"
1954 TAB
COLORS 1949-97 (S) = Same as passenger
1949-51 BASE White/Maroon (S) 1949 TAB White/Orange (S)
1952-54 BASE Maroon/White 1950 TAB Orange/White
1952 WEIGHT TAB Maroon/White (Letter) 1951 TAB Black/Yellow
1952 WEIGHT TAB White/Maroon (Number)
LOCAL BEYOND LOCAL
1953 YEAR & WEIGHT TABS White/Green PLATE White/Green
1954 TAB Yellow/Black Black/Yellow
1955 Black/Yellow Green/White
1956 Red/White White/Red
1957, 1960 Black/White White/Black
1958 Black/Orange White/Blue
1959 Yellow/Blue White/Orange
1961, 1963 Maroon/White White/Maroon (S)
1962 Green/White White/Green
1964 Yellow/Black Black/Yellow
1965 Black/Yellow Black/White
1966 Black/White White/Blue
1966 WEIGHT STICKER FR Black/Gold Black/White
1967 Black/Yellow White/Brown
1968 Maroon/White White/Black
1969 Yellow/Black Black/Yellow
1970 White/Brown White/Green
1971, 1973, 1975 FR Black/Yellow Green/Yellow
1972, 1974 FR Black/Orange Green/Orange
WEIGHTS 6 - 12
1976 PR Yellow/Black Yellow/Green
1977 PR White/Light Brown White/Black
1978 PR White/Light Blue White/Green
1979 PR White/Green White/Light Blue
1980-97 BASE PR White/Blue White/Black
WEIGHTS 18 - 78+
1976 PR White/Light Brown White/Black
1977 PR White/Light Blue White/Green
1978 PR White/Green White/Light Blue
1979-81 BASE PR White/Blue White/Black
1980 STICKER FR Red/White Red/White
1982-96 EVEN YEARS PR White/Blue White/Black
1983-97 ODD YEARS PR White/Light Brown White/Green
1983 UND. "78" STICKER Black/Yellow
1983 UND. "78+" STICKER Black/Orange
All year stickers 1981-97 same as passenger.
PAIRS
PAIRS: 1922-42, 1971, 6 - 12 1972-present, 18 - 72+ 1974-77.
SINGLES: 1943-70, 18 - 72+ 1972-73 and 1978-on.
RELATED SERIES
1. Prorate began 1963, became Apportioned 1974.
1966-70 resemble regular truck plates but different colors.
1971-73 have same colors but higher number series.
2. Farm sticker known 1983-on, 1" x 1", Black/Yellow, LL corner.
