A handyman does fifty things; the truck has room for five. Pick the five that get the call and let the number do the rest.
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Example text for a handyman business (a made-up company; 555 numbers are placeholders). Real text, so you can read it the way a customer would.
A handyman pickup with a toolbox and a ladder rack is light and comfortably under the federal marking line; the question only comes up when you add a utility trailer with a load of lumber or a small skid steer, because the combined rating of truck plus trailer is what the rule looks at. For most handyman setups the checker will tell you that nothing is required, and the lettering is purely about getting calls.
The federal rule (from the same verified data as our checker): name and USDOT number on both sides of the power unit from 10,001 lbs (49 CFR 390.21T(b)(2)); other triggers in the federal box below.
Verified 2026-07-23 · next review 2026-10-21
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These are the handyman vehicle-marking rules we have read in the state's own statute or regulation. States not listed: we have not verified a rule for them (our research notes list which ones were checked).
| On the vehicle | Business name and contractor's license number, in or on each commercially registered motor vehicle used in the construction business, in a clearly visible location, at least 72-point type or 3/4 inch high and wide. |
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| On the vehicle | The registration or certification number must be conspicuously and legibly displayed with that name, text or artwork. Vehicle signage itself is not mandatory; local governments may add a competency/license number requirement. |
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| On the vehicle | The licensee's name and license number on each commercial motor vehicle registered under the licensee's name, letters and numbers approximately 1 1/2 inches high. |
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Permanent vinyl for a dedicated work truck; it's cheaper per year, it never slides, and it looks like a business. Magnets for a truck that's also the family vehicle, or while you're deciding whether the business sticks. We make both.
Only if your state licenses the work you do and has a vehicle rule for licensees: California and Nevada put the name and license number on every licensee's commercial vehicle, and Florida requires the number alongside any contractor name or artwork on the truck. All three are quoted below. If you work under a state's small-job exemption, there is no number to show, and you shouldn't imply one.
Almost never: a pickup with tools is far under the federal weight line. Towing a loaded trailer is the only common case worth running through the checker above.
Five, maybe six, chosen for the work you want more of. Put the rest on the website the QR points to.
Yes. The tailgate takes the phone number and a one-line pitch; it's the sign your customer's neighbors see while the truck is backed into the driveway.
Fleet pricing from 15 vehicles, matched layouts across every unit, unit numbers included, one proof for the whole batch.
See fleet & volume pricing →General information, not legal advice. Each rule above shows the date we last verified it against the cited source; the state agency has the final word.
