NORTH CAROLINA TRUCK PLATES
Began 7/1/1919, expire 6/30/1920.
6-30-20 T 459 - T9-828
6-30-21 T 1522 - T14-856 (5-digit has first "1" squeezed)
6-30-22 T-600 - T-18147 (4-digit has T-9999 format)
6-30-23 T 216 - T20318 (4-digit has T 9999 format)
6-30-24 T 211 - T25-482 (4-digit has T 9-999 format)
6-30-25 T-1929 - T-25267
6-30-26 T-17741 - T-24568 (30,000 ordered)
1927 has 8 classes: 1/2 - 1 Ton, 1 - 1 1/2, 1 1/2 - 2, 2 - 2 1/2,
2 1/2 - 3, 3 - 3 1/2, 3 1/2 - 4, 4 - 5.
6-30-27 1927 1928
T-692 C - T-36561H - T-45235H HT-19573 - HT-43512
T-7814 E - T-21785E T-52807N - NT-49806 - NT-66702
T-43002F - T-43095F T-135246H - T-136856H CTs-67358 -
FTs-70026 -
GTs-70825 -
GT-74672 - GT-75864
1929 1930
Ts-21926F - TS-20781E - TS-21061E
Ts-22786G - Ts-23013G TS-22303G -
Ts-23539H - Ts-23799H TS-23289N -
T-32690H - T-49593H T-25293N - T-40422N
T-67588N - T-72400N T-44291H - T-69559H
T-80948F - T-72082G - T-83913G
T-85864H - T-85969H T-85650F -
T-86271G - T-94886N - T-95820N
T96-376N - T97-791N
T-99167N -
1931 TS = SOLID TON = PNEUMATIC
4 17443 - 17450
3 17617 - 17693 20015 - 20045
2 1/2 19279 -
2 18307 - 22965 - 22978
1 1/2 24229 - 39348, 65348
1 18755 - 40327 - 56288
1/2 18882 - 18892 63463 - 64925, 68919, 85483 - 86247
1932 [30001-TS - 31000-TS Solid Tire]
[31001-T - 80000-T Pneumatic Tire] 36670-T - 62983-T seen
1933 1934
1/2 TON 24441 - 38395, X1997
3/4 TON 43593 - 43678
1 TON 45448 - 56211 18138 -
1 1/2 TON 74884 -
2 TON 21495 - 39335
2 1/2 TON 86662 -
3 TON 41498, 87071 45290 - 46615, 55191, C1507
3 1/2 TON 83022 - 51257 - 54672
4 TON 58048 - 62920
4 1/2 TON 70055 - , B 526
5 TON 73371 - 75356
5 1/2 TON X7423 - X7483 , 55812 -
6 TON 77056 - 77646
6 1/2 TON , S4711
7 TON
7 1/2 TON 79339 -
8 TON 79402 - , X3131 - X3150
8 1/2 TON 80236 - 80245
9 TON 80369 - 80392, 82406
9 1/2 TON 80408 - 80482
10 TON S/T 97997
1935 19644 B/T - 44539 B/T, G 2105 B/T - G 2496 B/T (smaller "G")
S 1333 B/T, S 5259 D/T (full-size "S")
1936 B-1068 - B-62272
1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942
B/1 120 109 101 760 100 128 101 102 103 560 103 396
143 602 137 265 140 162 144 542 132 770 147 860
B/2 164 288 142 692 152 999 [153 901] 151 995 152 384
180 728 159 296 157 651 157 000 157 378 163 599
B/3 183 927 180 663 [176 501] 183 111 166 453
182 605 186 973 187 025 182 690
B/4 193 745 197 018 [193 581] 193 550 195 083
[193 630] 195 260
B/5 (none) [198 211]
[198 220]
(29,894) (52,113) (46,632) (45,112) (38,511) (72,097)
1935-37 Weights in lbs.: 8,000, 12,500, 16,000, 16,001+.
1938-41 Weights in lbs.: 4,500, 8,500, 12,500, 16,500, 16,501+.
1944-46: Trucks issued passenger plates in 100-001 - 200-000
series; 1945 #145-398 and 1946 #157-326 reported in
period newspapers as being truck. 1946 chart sent
to 20th Century-Fox Studios shows truck as #100-001.
1947-49: Trucks issued passenger plates in 800-001 - 980-000
series; 1948 chart shows #800-001.
1950 760-001 - 934-363 (960-000 end) (174,363)
1951 760-001 - 949-522 (970-000 end) (189,522)
1952 775-676 - 959-529 (183,854)
1953 750-001 - 954-107 (965-000 end) (204,107) (Tab slots)
1954 746-888 - 959-423 (212,536)
1955 745-001 - 965-000, Y-75822 - Y-87088 (231,267)
1956-73 FORMATS
1-S - 9999-S, 1-SA - 9999-SZ, 1-T, etc.
No G,I,O,Q used. No U used 1969-71. Assuming no U used 1966-73.
Assuming VD omitted 1971-73, as passenger omitted VD 1969-71.
1956: Bolt holes 5025-T.
1957: Bolt holes 7091-SY, bolt slots 913-SZ - 1224-TA (20,310)
1959: Bolt slots 3960-T.
1960: Bolt slots 5026-SZ, bolt holes 331-T - 2091-TB (21,759)
1956 5491-T (235,468) 1965 9283-TJ (319,252)
1957 1224-TA (241,200) 1966 6781-TN (346,747)
1958 4515-T (234,492) 1967 7593-TR (367,557)
1959 5000-TA (244,976) 1968 8927-TV (398,888)
1960 2091-TB (252,066) 1969 2816-TY (422,774)
1961 8700-TB (258,675) 1970 9940-VA (459,895)
1962 4323-TD (274,296) 1971 2578-VE (482,530)
1963 9158-TE (289,130) 1972 2063-VK (522,011)
1964 4244-TH (304,214) 1973 7874-VS (587,816)
1974-PRESENT AA-1001 - KZ-9999 No G,I,O,Q,U used.
1974 DF-5670, DX - DY-6496 (635,426) Non-Passenger Prefixes:
1975 DL-8579 (655,507) DV,EX,FA-FZ,HD,HP,LA-LF,
1976 DS-4224 (696,147) MD-MF,NC,PA-PZ,RA-RF,RS,
1977 DZ-7722 (744,640) SA-SZ,TA,TP,VF,VP,WA-YZ,ZA.
1977: Steel DR-2900, Aluminum DT-9797 - DZ-7722 (33,922)
TRUCKS UP TO 5,000 LBS.:
1978-83 BASE
1978 CA-1001 - KA-3552 (911,451) (No FA-FZ used)
Monthly Staggered Registration began 7/1/1980, same as passenger.
Replaced during 1985; discontinued, passenger plates issued since.
TRUCKS OVER 5,000 LBS.:
STARTING NUMBER
1978-95, ODD YEARS 1997-2005: AA-1001
EVEN YEARS 1996-2004: CA-1001
1978 BL-1167 (270,137) 1992 BP-6585 (302,552)
1979 BK-1854 (261,825) 1993 BP-5275 (301,242)
1980 BJ-5985 (256,957) 1994 BR-4715 (309,681)
1981 BJ-7792 (258,764) 1995 BK-9204 (269,175)
1982 BJ-2123 (253,095) 1996 DP-8070 (304,037)
1983 BF-4900 (237,874) 1997 BT-2400 (325,364)
1984 BF-6484 (239,458) 1998 DN-2414 (289,382)
1985 BJ-6113 (257,085) 1999 BN-2939 (289,907)
1986 BK-4995 (264,966) 2000 DN-5374 (292,342)
1987 BL-8699 (277,669) 2001 BP-2821 (298,788)
1988 BK-3491 (263,462) 2002 DW-3879 (344,841)
1989 BN-9703 (296,671) 2003 BN-7544 (294,512)
1990 BP-5494 (301,461) 2004 DZ-4502 (372,461)
1991 BN-8673 (295,641) 2005 BW-9275 (350,237)
2006-23 BASE
2006 "7 06" Type 1: Wide dies AA-1001 - FJ-5227 (994,117 S)
2015 "10 18" Type 2: Thin dies FK-5140 - JS-8601 (435,414 S)
2023 Type 2a (LN, Nx, SR, YZ, ZN-ZR, TF-TR)
(TOTAL 1,429,443 S)
Monthly Staggered Registration began 2006, expire "7 06" to "6 07".
LEGENDS
1920-30, 1932, 1936-49, 1956-73 No legend
(1929 TS - "S" under hyphen, 1930 TS - "TS" monogram)
1931 "1/2" over "TON" suffix or "4" over "TS" suffix
1933-34 "1/2" (or "8") over "TON" suffix
1935 Larger "B" over smaller "T" suffix
1950-55 "TRUCK-N.C.50" bottom
1974-75, 1977, 1979 "1974" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom
1976, 1980 "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "1976" bottom
1978-83 LIGHT TRUCK "( ) 1978 ( )" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom
1978 HEAVY TRUCK "NORTH CAROLINA" top, "19" and "78" in bottom corners
1981-2003 COMMERCIAL "19 COMMERCIAL 81" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom
2004-05 "20 WEIGHTED 04" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom
2006-23 BASE "( ) WEIGHTED ( )" top, "NORTH CAROLINA" bottom
COLORS 1974-PRESENT All are Fully Reflective.
1974-2004 EVEN YEARS Green/White
1975-2005 ODD YEARS Red/White
2006-23 BASE Blue/White
RELATED SERIES
1. "COMMERCIAL" legend added to other types EX, LA-LD, WA, XA, YA 1981-83.
2. Commercial For Hire known 1984-2004, ZB prefix.
3. Permanent Commercial began 2008, YA012360 - YA014040 reported.
