NEBRASKA TRUCK PLATES
Truck began 1919. Law passed 4/11/1919, effective immediately
for new registrations. Renewals had to turn in 1919 passenger
plates in 1920 to get Truck plates.
1919-20 T 549 - T19145 (All are Type 2 - Thin dies, 6" tall)
1921 T775 - T18147
1922-32 FORMATS 1-T1 - 9-T9999 County codes same as
10-T1 - 93-T999 passenger all years.
Farm issued separate series 1928-29, with "F" in place of "T".
1930 #22-T1058 reported.
1931: 882 plates ordered in 10-T1000+ format.
1933-50 FORMATS (Except Commercial 1940-50 below)
COMMERCIAL FARM LOCAL
1-C1 - 9-C9999 1-F1 - 9-F9999 1-L1 - 9-L9999
10-C1 - 93-C999 10-F1 - 93-F999 10-L1 - 93-L999
1933 #11-F1048 seen with non-serif final "1", thinner "F" and
hyphen, but Otoe only registered 661 Farm Trucks in 1933.
1942-44 Farm and Local are small Trailer-size plates.
1940-43 COMMERCIAL FORMATS 1-C/A 1 - 9-C/X9999
10-C/A 1 - 93-C/X9999
1940: Each weight class starts at 1.
1941-43: Each weight class starts at progressively higher number
block, with C/A starting at 1. Each county has different
blocks.
1944-50 COMMERCIAL FORMATS 1(C/A) 1 - 9(C/X)9999
10(C/A) 1 - 93(C/X)999
1944 plate dated "4" only. No hyphen used, just a blank space
for riveted weight class tab. Hyphen added before tab space
1948-50, and top/bottom slots added for weight tab.
WEIGHT CODES 1940-51
C/A 1/2 TON C/J 4 TONS C/S 9 TONS
C/B 1 TON C/K 4 1/2 TONS C/T 10 TONS
C/D 1 1/2 TONS C/M 5 TONS C/U 11 TONS
C/E 2 TONS C/N 6 TONS C/V 12 TONS
C/G 2 1/2 TONS C/P 7 TONS C/W 13 TONS
C/H 3 TONS C/Q 8 TONS C/X 14 TONS
1951 FORMATS A(C/A) 1 - Z(C/X)9999 Farm sample = EK 398.
AN(C/A) 1 - WH(C/X)999
1952-55 FORMATS 1-( ) 1 - 9-( )9999 (1955 1-( )11111 long seen)
10-( ) 1 - 93-( )999
Weight tabs seen: 1/2, 1, 1 1/2, 2, 2 1/2, 3, 3 1/2 4, 4 1/2,
5, 6, 8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21
1956-61 FORMATS 1-1 - 9-99999
10-1 - 93-9999
1962-2017 FORMATS 1 1 - 9 99999
10 1 - 93 9999
1976-84 COMM 1/5 11592, 2/1 1623, 21 7287, 2/1 12451, 2/1 16922,
5/9 22111
FARM 2/1 165, 5/9 (all)
1994-96 COMM 2/1 10580, 5/9 17113
UNKNOWN COMM 5/9 27749
2000-02 COMM 1 97242
2003-05 No legend ZBA 001
2006-11 COMM 15-13492
2012-17 COMM 21-10970
2018-22 FORMATS COMMERCIAL LOCAL FARM
1 1A - 9 9999M 1 1? - 9 999? 1 1R - 9 9999T
10 1A - 93 999M 10 1? - 93 99? 10 1R - 93 999T
"4-20" COMM 21-18AE
(2022) No legend ZBE 580 (Local), ZBZ 263
Starting 1972, Commercial Truck plates were issued singly to truck-
tractors (#5-1 - 5-600, 10-1 - 10-450) and in pairs to other trucks
(#5-601 up and 10-451 up). The number assignments undoubtedly
varied by county. In 1976, the assignments were #10-1 - 10-250 in
singles, and #10-251 up in pairs.
Monthly staggered registration began 1/2/1976, same as passenger.
LEGENDS
1951-55 COMMERCIAL: Top and bottom slots for weight class tab
FARM & LOCAL: Vertical "FARM" or "LOCL" after county
code, no weight tab or slots
1956-61 COMMERCIAL: "C NEB.-TRUCK 56" top, slogan bottom, no
weight tabs, slots or space
FARM: "F NEB.-TRUCK 56" top, slogan bottom
LOCAL: "19 NEBRASKA 56" top, slogan bottom,
vertical "LOCL" after hyphen
1962-84: "(3 TON) TRUCK" top, vertical "COMM", "FARM" or "LOCL"
after county code
1985-2005: "(WT) NEBR TRUCK (85)" top, vertical "COMM", "FARM"
or "LOCL" after county code
(Farm also has "NOT FOR HIRE" bottom)
2005-22: "NEBRASKA" above "COMMERCIAL TRUCK", "FARM TRUCK" or
"LOCAL TRUCK" top, all flat
(Farm also has "NOT FOR HIRE" bottom)
WEIGHT TAB COLORS
1943 White/Dark Blue
1944 Black/Orange
1945-55 (Same as Pass.)
WEIGHT WINDSHIELD STICKERS
Issued 1956-60, 1961? The Interstate Commerce Commission ruled that,
starting July 1, 1961, windshield stickers would no longer be allowed
on commercial trucks.
WEIGHT STICKERS All are Fully Reflective. 2 1/2" x 1" 1963-65, 3" x 1" 1966-80.
1962 Green/White
1963-67 White/Red (3 TON to 36 TON listed 1965)
1968 White/Green
1969, 1972 White/Blue
1973 Black/White
1970, 1974 White/Red
1971, 1975 White/Green
1976/77 White/Red (37, 38, 39 TON reported)
1977-80 Same colors as date sticker
1981-on Same colors and dimensions as date sticker, issued yearly
COLORS (If different than passenger)
1944 COMMERCIAL White/Dark Blue
1952 COMMERCIAL Black/Gold
FARM & LOCAL White/Black
1964 COMMERCIAL White/Black sticker
FARM White/Blue sticker
COLORS 1976-PRESENT BASEPLATES All are non-graphic, Fully Reflective.
1976-84 Green/White 2000-02 Red/White
1985-87 Blue/White 2003-05 Black/White
1988-90 Red/White 2006-11 Blue/White
1991-93 Black/White 2012-17 Dark Green/White
1994-96 Blue/White 2018-20 Black/White
1997-99 Black/White
1972-75: Wide and thin dies seen.
1976-84: 1972 design used.
PAIRS
PAIRS: Truck 1922-28, 1930-32
Commercial 1931, 1933-34, 1938-42, 1945-51, 1954-55, 1958, 1969-2017
Farm 1928-29, 1933-42, 1944, 1946-47, 1949-55, 1958, 1969-2011
Local 1933, 1935-37, 1940, 1949, 1952, 1956(!), 1958, 1969-75
SINGLES: 1919-21, 1956-57, 1959 TAB, 1960-65
