VIRGINIA TRUCK PLATES
Began 1922. Numbers began at 1 or T-1 all years 1922-72.
1941: 74,000 assigned.
1922 22615 1939 T58-938* 1958 T208-761*
1923 22630 1940 T72-398* 1959 T199-663*
1924 27933 1941 T73-000* 1960 T212-539*
1925 34-981 1942 T91-045 1961 T218-296*
1926 41-059 1944 T87-184* 1962 T217-471*
1927 T45-427 1945 T84-417* 1963 T231-749*
1928 T-46-295 1946 T87-999 1964 T240-480*
1929 T59-368 1947 T85-218 1965 T250-081*
1930 T56-278* 1948 T91-977 1966 T268-885*
1931 T59-182* 1949 T90-534 1967 T282-727*
1932 T69-804* 1950 T184-097* 1968 T294-731*
1933 T58-715* 1951 T253-548 1969 T317-048*
1934 T63-891* 1953 T214-631* 1970 T328-134
1935 T63-714* 1954 T239-341* 1971 T367-386*
1936 T64-206* 1955 T222-244* 1972 T402-762*
1937 T63-753 1956 T228-548*
1938 T53-090 1957 T191-322*
1943 TAB [486601 - 487900 assigned to Staunton]
1952 TAB 87734 - 191337
OVERFLOW SERIES
1946 TA8-915, TK5-774
1947 TA8-612, TK8-481, 11-T - 11-240T
1948 193-T - 49-157T*
1949 T106-251 - T184-068*
VARIATIONS
1928, 1931-32, 1934: 4-digits have 2 hyphens. (Verify 1929-30, 1933)
1942-43: Type 1 - Steel T-1 - T64-515
Type 2 - Fiberboard T80-669 - T91-045 (10,377)
1946: Type 1 - Steel T-1 - T31-384, TA2-461
Type 2 - Aluminum TA8-915, TK4-966
1946-47: TA, TK believed to be overflow after T99-999.
1947-48: T suffix for overflow after T99-999 or TK9-999.
1949-68: All plates have thin dies, including lower numbers.
1971: Type 1 - No painted border T-1 - T362-842
Type 2 - Painted border T366-632 - T367-386 (755)
1972: Type 1 - White/Black, bolt slots T-1 - T399-000
Type 2 - Black/White, bolt holes T399-001 - T402-762 (3,762)
(memo dated 1-25-73)
1973: Type 1 - Steel, slots, black back PBU-475 - PLX-588,
AA-1544 - AP-1625
(Type H - Steel, holes, white back PHC-988 - PHF-175)
Type 2 - Steel, slots, white back PND-584 -
Type 3 - Aluminum, holes, unptd. back PPL-222 - PSW-831
1974: Type 1 - Steel, white back PAX-210 - PSE-440,
T 9-360 - T110-703
Type 2 - Aluminum, unpainted back PTB-390 - PTG-305
1973 Blue/White, annual, "19 VIRGINIA 73" top
Under 5,500 LBS.: PAA-101 - PUA-813 (331,545 P)
5,500+ LBS.: AA-0001 - AR-6852 (146,838 P)
No I,O,Q used. PHA-PHZ, HA-HC = Truck For Hire.
Reserved series under 5,500 lbs.: T 425 (T 215 steel, holes, white back)
1974 Blue/White, annual, "MAR. VIRGINIA 75" top
Under 5,500 LBS.: PAA-101 - PUX-849 (349,561 P)
5,500+ LBS.: T-1 - T164-334 (164,334 P)
Light trucks discontinued 1975, issued passenger plates.
1976-79 PLAIN BASE Short or wide "VIRGINIA" top.
1975 "MAY 76" T176-251 - T451-901 (275,651 P)
Monthly Staggered Registration in effect as of 1976.
As of 1981, trucks up to 7,500 lbs. issued passenger plates;
trucks over 7,500 lbs. issued undated plain T prefix plates.
Reserved series T-1 - T-600.
Numbers over T700-000 reserved for quarterly plates.
Replaced during 1979.
1980-2024 POWER UNIT BASE "VA TRUCK P" top, sticker(s) bottom.
1979 "JAN 80" Type 1 TA 1 - TA91-333 (91,333 P)
1980 "JUL 80" Type 2 TB4-231 - TC17-393 (113,162 P)
1981 "JUL 81" Type 3 T/C 29-442 - T/E 7-046 (177,603 P)
1982 "APR 83" Type 4 T/E 20-585 - T/N 27-457 (706,866 P)
1993 "APR 94" Type 5 T/N 32-696 - T/X 99-999 (767,297 P)
2012 "AUG 13" Type 5a T/X100-000 - T/X255-205 (155,206 P)
(TOTAL 2,052,872 P)
Description of Types:
Type 1 - 1949-75 thin dies, non-reflective, painted border,
wide legends
Type 2 - As Type 1, but thin legends
Type 3 - 1980-92 square dies, reflective, painted border,
tiny prefix
Type 4 - As Type 2, but large prefix
Type 5 - 1992-on ornate dies, reflective, no painted border
No I,O,Q used. T/H, T/R omitted, reserved for other types.
T/V 1-118, T/X 4-432 have hyphen, T/W 6335 no hyphen.
Last single sticker seen: "OCT 97"
"NOV 98" seen as separate month and year stickers in corners.
2007-22 PERMANENT TRUCK BASE
7-20-07 10-218 T/A - 16-180 T/B (95,962 P)
LEGENDS TAB COLORS
1922-23 "TRUCK" bottom 1943 Black/Yellow
1924 "TRUCK-VA.-24" top 1952 White/Red
1925 "TRUCK-VA.25" bottom
1926 "TRUCK-VA-26" top
1927-72 No legend, T prefix or suffix
POWER UNIT STICKER COLORS 1980-99 All are 1" x 4 3/4".
Black Serial OCT 86, SEP 87.
EVEN YEARS ODD YEARS
JAN Yellow/Red Red/Yellow
FEB White/Green Green/White
MAR White/Blue Blue/White
APR Yellow/Black Black/Yellow
MAY Yellow/Blue Blue/Yellow
JUN White/Red Red/White
JUL Yellow/Green Green/Yellow
AUG White/Black Black/White
SEP Yellow/Blue Blue/Yellow
OCT White/Red Red/White
NOV Yellow/Black Black/Yellow
DEC White/Green Green/White
