NORTH DAKOTA TRUCK PLATES

Began 1925.  Numbers began at 1 1925-79 except 1943 and 1949.

1933:  25,000 P ordered.

6-digit expected 1957.  1949 #A28-238 shown on 1949 chart.

1944 and 1951-57 single plates to be mounted on front;

1949 tab for front plate.

       FORD TRUCKS    ALL OTHER TRUCKS

1925   F 1 - F8-105      1 -

1926   F 1 - F2-912      1 - 3-318

ALL TRUCKS

1927   15-589           1935    22-167           1952    87-647

1928   15-493           1936    25-016           1953    90-652

1929   22-996           1937   T28-104           1954   T93-313

1930   12-862           1938    32-260           1955   T95-132

1931   23-991           1939    31-353           1956   T95-731

1932   19-209           1940    33-412           1957   T99-948

1933   24-844           1941    40-225

1934   30-551

          CLASS-A-TRUCK          FARM TRUCK         CITY TRUCK

1942        1 -    7-683          1 -   30-552       1 -

1943   35-001 -   36-452     35-001 -   40-208         -    96

1944        1 -    3-008          1 -   35-269       1 -

1945        1 -    5-720          1 -   38-270       1 -  1614

1946       Y1 -   Y5828          Z1 -  Z41907       X1 -

1947      A-1 -  A12-452        B-1 -  B44-797*      1 - 1-187

1948      A 1 -  A17-617        B 1 - B 50-962       1 -   136

1949  A27-814 -  A30-111   B 60-011 - B 70-574

1950      A 1 - A 19-624*       B 1 - B 61-499*      1 -   598

1951      A 1 - A 16-766        B 1 - B 65-313       1 -   230

VARIATIONS

1937-40:  1-3-digit has hyphen before number.

1938:  27-130 - 27-398 have "TRUCK" suffix, not prefix; 21-998 normal.

1943:  Some plates restamped from 1942.

1948:  A16-696 normal hyphen, A17-617 high hyphen.

1950:  A 2-034 aluminum, B 12-541 - B 60-599 steel.

1953:  Tab holes    T59-225

       No tab holes T80-308 - T80-617

1954:  Type 1 - T89-567 (Types same as pass.)

       Type 2 - T91-348 - T93-313

1958-61 BASE                     Passenger tabs believed issued.

1958 Type 1 No "TRUCK" legend           T 1 - T98-697

1958 Type 1 Vertical "TRUCK" left    101761 -

1958 Type 2 Vertical "TRUCK" left    102472 -  111208 (8,737 P)

     Type 3 Vertical "TRUCK" center 113 320 - 122 550 (9,231 P)

     Type 4 Vertical "TRUCK" left    125698 -  128096 (2,399 P)

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Galvanized steel, beaded, 2 tab slots

Type 2 - Galvanized steel, beaded, 1 tab slot

Type 3 - Galvanized steel, scotchlite, 1 tab slot

Type 4 - Unknown metal, scotchlite, 1 tab slot

1962-65 BASE   1 - 145976   (1 - 140144, 144185 - 145976 no hyphen,

                                 141-561 - 142-542 hyphen)

1966-70 BASE   1 - 169852   (4-5-digits have hyphen)

1970-73 BASE   1 - 205720   (4-5-digits have hyphen)

1974-79 BASE                             (4-5-digit have hyphen)

1974 Type 1                         1 - 149947       (149,947 P)

1974 Type 2                    150060 - 212533        (62,474 P)

1976 Type 3                   214 215 - 216 312        (2,098 P)

1976 Type 4                   219 978 - 275 618       (55,641 P)

1978 Type 5                   279 149 - 319 054       (39,906 P)

                                               (TOTAL 319,054 P)

Description of Types:  (Note:  Order different than passenger)

Type 1 - North Dakota dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA"

Type 2 - North Dakota dies, round "O" of "DAKOTA"

Type 3 - Arkansas dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA", off-white

Type 4 - Arkansas dies, round "O" of "DAKOTA", off-white

Type 5 - Arkansas dies, square "O" of "DAKOTA", snow-white

1980-83 BASE              Number 000 follows 999 in each series.

1980     Type 1:  Dated "80"     TAA001 - TNB376     (300,376 P)

1980     Type 1a                 TTT001 - TTT637         (637 P)

"DEC 86" Type 2:  Undated        TND603 - TPG791      (49,189 P)

"OCT 87" Type 3:  No box         TPH684 - TPT854       (9,170 P)

                                               (TOTAL 362,491 P)

No I,O,Q used in 3rd position.

Discontinued for trucks under 10,000 lbs. 7/16/1984 when

Roosevelt base began, but 1980-83 bases validated through

November 1988.

Trucks under 10,000 lbs. began Monthly Staggered Registration 1984.

Passenger plates issued 1988-present for all trucks.

LEGENDS

1925-36  No legend, reverse or different colors

1937     No legend, T prefix

1938-41  Vertical "TRUCK" prefix

1942-45  "CLASS-A-TRUCK", "FARM-TRUCK" or "CITY-TRUCK" top,

         "NORTH-DAKOTA" bottom, vertical "42" right

1943 W/S STICKER  "TRUCK" or "FARM TRUCK"

1946     No legend, Y, Z or X prefix

1947-51  No legend, A or B prefix, or vertical "CITY" left

1952-53  Vertical "TRUCK" prefix

1954-57  No legend, T prefix

1958-61  T prefix or vertical "TRUCK" left or center

1962-88  Vertical "TRUCK" prefix

COLORS

1925   Black/Turquoise      1930-36   Reverse of Passenger

1926   White/Maroon         1937-45   Same as Passenger

1927   White/Dark Blue      1943 WINDSHIELD STICKER   Black/Red & White

1928   White/Green          1946      Black/Silver

1929   Orange/Black         1947-88   Same as Passenger