Hotshot Trucking Compliance Kit, USDOT Number Company Name GVWR Decal Bundle for Pickup and Dually Doors, Hot Shot Truck Lettering Set
Everything a hotshot rig needs on the doors — sized for pickup and dually panels
$54.95+
- One kit marks one truck — both doors
- Laid out for pickup and dually door panels
- Free digital proof before we cut
- Commercial-grade outdoor vinyl (5+ yr)
Our guarantee: Cut right or we remake it free. Free digital proof before we cut anything.
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FREE U.S. shipping · Ships from Las Vegas, NV
Built for hotshot operators: the full door stack — company name, USDOT number and GVWR — sized for a pickup or dually door instead of a Class 8 cab panel.
Why hotshots need this
If you run for-hire interstate at 10,001 lbs or more combined (truck plus loaded trailer — which is nearly every hotshot setup), the federal marking rule applies to you the same as it does to a semi: your legal name and USDOT number on both sides, in letters that contrast sharply with the background and are legible from 50 feet in daylight (49 CFR §390.21). "It's just a pickup" has never once worked at a scale house.
Sized for your doors, not a semi's
A hotshot door has less flat panel than a Class 8 cab, and a dually adds body lines. Send a photo of your door with your order and we lay the whole stack out on it to scale — name up top, USDOT and GVWR beneath, everything clear of handles and creases. You approve the proof before we cut.
What you get
Two of each element — company name, USDOT number, GVWR line — enough for both doors of one truck. Add your MC number in the box at no extra charge if you run one.
How it works
- Add to cart and type your details in the text box above the Add-to-cart button.
- We email you a proof, laid out to scale on your door photo, usually same day.
- You approve it. Then we cut. Nothing gets cut before you say yes.
Free digital proof (usually same business day). Free U.S. shipping. Ships 1–2 business days after proof approval from Las Vegas, NV. Orders of 30+ sets with multi-color logos ship in 3–5 business days.
Options
| Kit | Standard — $54.95 |
|---|---|
| Letter Height | 2 Inches · 3 Inches |
| Color | White · Black · Red · Silver · Gray · Yellow · Blue |
Setting up a hotshot rig's doors
This kit is for pickups and duallies pulling goosenecks or bumper-pull flatbeds, including operators who swap trailers often but keep the same truck.
Why the trailer changes the answer
The federal test in 49 CFR 390.5T doesn't stop at the pickup. For interstate work it looks at the combination too, rating or actual loaded weight, whichever is greater, with 10,001 lbs as the line. That is how a rig can need door markings when the truck alone would not. Once yours does, the marking lives on the truck, not the trailer: your legal name or single trade name as on your MCS-150, plus USDOT and your number, on both doors (49 CFR 390.21T). Our hotshot DOT requirements guide walks through the weight math and the in-state rules.
What a hotshot door typically shows
- Company name on top, exactly as filed.
- USDOT 1234567 directly under it.
- MC number if you hold operating authority. It is not part of the federal marking rule, but many for-hire carriers display it by custom.
- GVWR line, also not part of the federal rule; operators add it so the rating is readable at a glance.
- Unit number if you run more than one truck.
Fitting the stack on a pickup door
The flat band below the window decides your letter height, so measure it before you choose 2 or 3 inches. Center the stack on that flat area rather than on the door outline, keep it clear of the handle pocket and mirror mount, and on a dually keep every line off the flares. Leave roughly half a letter height between lines so each one reads on its own from across a lot. Our house practice is at least 2-inch numbers and 3-inch names when the panel allows; that is shop practice, not a federal number.
Selling or trading the truck
Take your name and number off before the truck leaves your hands; the next owner isn't you. Our guide to removing old truck lettering covers it.