Gideon Nicksic
Wisconsin has issued license plates to various types of trucks since 1918. Since 1940 most truck plates have been divided into light truck and heavy truck categories.
This page includes the following license plate types:
In addition, other related types are issued to other truck types that are shown on other pages.
These types are listed on the heavy trucks page:
Other types used on semi trucks are shown on the apportioned/semi truck page.
Truck plates were first issued in 1918. 1918 and 1919 plates used a "WIS" designation, in contrast with passenger plates which used a single letter "W" to identify the state.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2052 6601 |
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| 19 | 3263 10342 |
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| 20 | 11459 16156 |
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| 21 | -32- 15-815 |
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| 22 | -31- 23-897 |
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| 23 | 2910 26-361 |
In July 1923, weight classes were added to truck plates. About 6,000 trucks over 6,000lbs had to reregister, while new registrants for trucks under 6,000lbs were issued truck plates in the A, B, and C weight classes.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 12,000 |
E 20,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F >20,000 |
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| 23 | A82 |
C55 C152 |
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| F 7 | ||||||
| 24 | A428 A16-516 |
B 1330 B16-619 |
C 3074 |
D 3755 |
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| F 2 | ||||||
| 25 | 178A 24-296A |
9-723B 18-304B |
2-431C 4-857C |
5-526D |
99E |
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| 26 | A 799 A 33-778 A 35-298 |
B 4-014 B 24-678 B 26-132 |
C 8-785 C 8-991 |
D 1-022 D 5-282 D 6-562 |
E 1-355 E 2-873 |
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| F 717 | ||||||
| 27 | 1-420A 36-044A |
2 B 15-585B |
5-759C 10-836C |
2 D 5-553D |
952 E | |
| 28 | A 254 A 39-255 |
B 891 B 14-705 |
C 2-774 C 20-485 |
D 960 D 9-431 |
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| 29 | Old font | 933A 16-124A |
564B 4-200B |
2-742C |
8 D 9-755D |
3-278E |
| New font | 23-189A 39-445A 39-469A |
16-562B 19-724B 20-604B |
17-254C 19-895C 21-231C |
12-406D 17-709D 18-146D |
3-635E | |
| 30 | A 1-245 A 34-995 A 37-572 |
B 452 B 17-912 B 19-408 |
C 738 C 6-727 C 18-100 |
D 1-460 D 16-620 D 19-213 |
E 132 E 3-301 |
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| F 1-358 |
In 1930, truck plates were issued on a July-June cycle, and weight classes shifted.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
E 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F >10,000 |
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| 30 31 | A9232 A46351 |
B2454 B21548 |
C11766 C19298 |
D17623 D22449 |
E147 |
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Weight classes above F were added in 1931.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
E 10,000 |
F 12,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G 14,000 |
H 16,000 |
J 18,000 |
K 20,000 |
L 22,000 |
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| M 24,000 |
N 36,000 |
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| 31 32 | A6193 A53558 |
B1344 B20698 |
C17035 |
D9495 D22939 |
E178 |
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Full-size plates were issued beginning in 1932. Additionally, in 1934, farm truck plates were introduced, replacing most A weight class truck plates. 39 40 base plates used two colors for their plates, with blue on yellow plates being issued to A-D weight class trucks and weight classes beyond D using white on green plates. Sometime around late 1939 to early 1940, quarterly truck plates were introduced for heavy trucks and are shown in the heavy trucks page.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
E 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F 12,000 |
G 14,000 |
H 16,000 |
J 18,000 |
K 20,000 |
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| L 22,000 |
M 24,000 |
N 36,000 |
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| 32 33 | 195 A 49-989 A |
207 B 17-716 B |
2-533 C 13-282 C |
444 D 14-734 D |
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| 33 34 | 1-361 A 48-978 A |
7-313 B 20-033 B |
1-831 C 13-364 C |
2-181 D 9-232 D |
4-590 E | |
| 387 H | ||||||
| 34 35 | 1-845 A 4-153 A |
302 B 12-334 B |
4-393 C 10-676 C |
3-124 D 17-011 D |
6-055 E | |
| 35 36 | 8-792 A | 660 B 9-660 B |
3-900 C 10-298 C |
14-193 D |
4-638 E | |
| 52 F | ||||||
| 36 37 | 912 A 8041 A |
3827 B 15-441B |
192 C 14-607C |
9854 D 19-650D |
5804 E | |
| 37 38 | 104 A 5325 A |
5440 B 19-848 B |
371 C 8749 C |
124 D 16-990 D |
4088 E | |
| 4648 F | ||||||
| 38 39 | 5 A 7489 A |
1180 B 24-711B |
663 C 8256 C |
6775 D 17-517D |
2284 E 7426 E |
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| 1166 H | ||||||
| 39 40 | 3089 A 6655 A |
4924 B 21-448B |
618 C 1649 C |
3621 D |
964 E 4137 E |
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| 1330 F | 1026 H | |||||
In 1939, truck plates began to split off into light truck plates and heavy truck plates; in 1940, an entirely new, distinct type was issued for heavy trucks, while 39/40 base plates only had two different colors for the different plate classes. 41 42 and 44 45 base plates both had a "NOT FOR HIRE" caption, and the 42-43 base was made on a smaller plate base to save metal during WWII.
From the 40 41 base onward, light truck plates started at x25-001, with x being the weight class.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 41 | A27-041 A30-921 |
B27-198 B50-642 |
C31-016 |
D29-884 D37-395 |
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| 41 42 | 25-197A 30-124A |
29-468B 46-814B |
27-240C 33-910C |
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| 42-43 | 25861A 30264A |
41000B 49527B |
25573C 31918C |
30552D | |
| 44 45 | A28 434 | B31 530 B46 634 |
C32 173 |
D31 985 |
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| 45 46 | A26 803 A31 568 |
B52 980 B53 987 |
C33 823 C35 760 |
D32 079 D37 530 |
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| 1948 | 34461 A | 63668 B 76627B |
40551 C 47996 C |
45047 D | |
| 1951 | A 31789 | B 34745 B 74438 |
C 29981 C 44788 |
D 26556 |
In 1952, the expiration month shifted to December. There is a D weight class plate from 1952 known without a dash, and it's unknown if it's a variation or error plate. 1963 base plates switched between having tab slots and not having them twice.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | A29-692 A30-050 |
B33-476 B73-230 |
C33-786 C45-665 |
D27182 D34-277 D38-159 |
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| 54 | A25-526 A25-881 |
B38-856 B61-580 |
C26-499 C29-961 |
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| 55 | Large Plate |
A27-210 A28-192 |
B29-095 B75-074 |
C34-055 C48-728 |
D35-925 |
| Small Plate |
B77-370 |
C50-851 C51-471 |
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| 57 | A27-075 |
B30-062 B67-642 |
C29-173 C41-570 |
D32-220 | |
| 58 | A25-780 A26-276 |
B25-482 B64-028 |
C29-819 C47-513 |
D28-088 D33-578 |
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| 59 | A26-137 A27-395 |
B35-941 B65-714 |
C35-885 C46-401 |
D30-730 D35-723 |
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| 60 | A27-531 A27-755 |
B30-472 B67-225 |
C31-406 C45-061 |
D26-358 | |
| 61 | A25-683 A26-410 |
B26-726 B68-081 |
C40-571 C46-814 |
D27-698 D35-925 |
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| 62 | A27-663 A28-052 |
B32-500 B66-401 |
C41-024 C50-801 |
D31-966 D35-877 |
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| 63 | Tab Slots | A25-247 A28-634 |
B45-375 B69-320 |
C37-531 C52-538 |
D35-265 D36-070 |
| No Tab Slots | B71-939 |
C54-011 |
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| Tab Slots | B73-421 |
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| No Tab Slots | B76-498 B81-439 |
C56-203 C58-838 |
D40-000 |
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| 65 | A26-263 A28-125 |
B86-579 B87-251 |
C38-938 C44-827 |
D39-486 |
In 1967, the first reflective base of plates was issued. Numbering for each weight class started at x 1, with x being the weight class. A couple slot positioning and groove length variations are known.
From the 1967 base to the 1970 base, both light trucks and light trucks for hire started their plate configurations at x 1, meaning that D weight class plates would start at D 1 for both plate types, the only difference between the plates being what stickers they were issued and, for 3-4 digit plates, serial positioning, making unstickered plates difficult to identify.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Full Groove Slot LR |
B 109 | |||
| Full Groove Slot UL |
B 4200 | ||||
| Full Groove Slot LR |
A 1060 A 3918 |
B19-138 B49-207 |
C 48 C53-402 |
D 96 D10-533 |
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| Partial Groove |
B56-321 |
D14-400 D20-877 |
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| Full Groove | B59-928 B78-134 |
In 1970 another series of reflective license plates were issued. Unlike previous bases, there were several variations of date positioning, stamping techniques, and groove lengths, switching back and forth between stamping styles and other variations frequently. The 70 and 74 base plates had two different stamping styles, one normal stamping style and one "crude" stamping style, which has a less crisp stamping and slightly different fonts on a few numbers.
Once a weight class reached x99-999, a double letter series was issued, using stacked letters of BB and CC once the single letter series was exhausted.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 70 | Date LL Full Groove |
A 1259 A 3137 |
B 5152 B79-240 |
C10-118 C24-646 |
D 3669 D20-273 |
| Date LL Partial Groove |
B81-719 B83-475 |
C36-16n C38-246 |
D23-831 D26-540 |
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| Date LL Full Groove |
B87-799 |
C44-468 C61-196 |
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| Date LL Partial Groove |
C62-107 |
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| Date LL Full Groove |
C70-873 C72-302 |
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| Date LL Partial Groove |
B93-101 B98-714 |
C79-444 C86-533 |
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| Date LL Full Groove Crude Font |
C90-842 C91-678 |
D32-027 D35-443 |
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| Date LL Full Groove |
C97-288 C98-403 |
D36-560 D36-596 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove |
BB10-283 BB24-224 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove Crude Font |
BB26-492 BB28-409 |
CC10-968 CC18-696 |
In 1974, yet another base of truck plates was issued. 1974 Wisconsin truck plates are beyond complicated, with variations in stamping style, groove length, and date positioning known, which frequently switched between variations like they did in the 70 base. The expiration cycle changed from December to January in 1975, with stickers skipping from December 1975 to January 1977. To make things even more complicated, in 1978, weight classes shifted, moving the D weight class to heavy truck plates and making A weight class truck plates much more common. This threw the weight classes on truck plates off to inaccuracy, so to remedy the new problem Wisconsin issued three different sticker colors for January 1979, with a green sticker being used for lighter trucks, a white sticker being used for heavier trucks, and a blue sticker being used for new registrations, with the blue stickers having the weight of the truck embalzoned on it. 1980 stickers used the same system of printing the weight of the truck on the sticker, so only one color of sticker was needed. However, it is unknown how well this system was managed, with earlier A weight class plates sometimes getting "6500" stickers.
It appears that numbering started at x10-001, with x being the weight class. As with the last base, once a weight class reached 99-999 a stacked double-letter series was issued, with B99-999 going to BB10-001 and C99-999 going to CC10-001. However, both weight classes exhausted the double letter series, with CC99-999 being followed by CA10-001, and BB99-999 being followed with BC10-001, and eventually CA99-999 being followed by CB10-001.
Lastly, the earlier plates used an embossed "74" date designation, while the newer plates after the weight class change of 1978 used a debossed "79" date. Both bases were used through January 1980.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Date LL Crude Font Full Groove |
A12-926 A13-869 |
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| Date LL Crude Font Partial Groove |
B10-561 B77-733 |
C14-260 C99-682 |
D16-185 D44-658 |
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| Date LL Full Groove |
B84-502 |
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| Date LL Partial Groove Crude Font |
B86-337 B92-211 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove |
A15-491 |
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| Date LR Full Groove |
A16-022 |
D50-404 D58-532 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove Crude Font |
CC14-276 CC22-530 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove |
BB11-267 BB99-966 |
CC27-526 CC33-338 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove Crude Font |
CC33-528 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove |
CC33-713 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove Crude Font |
CC34-186 |
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| Date LR Partial Groove |
CC40-469 CC99-865 CA10-343 CA61-739 |
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| 79 | Date LR Partial Groove |
AA10-607 AA48-952 |
BC10-521 BC54-433 |
CA76-278 CB11-029 |
In 1980, a new base of plates was issued. Early plates used an embossed "JAN" designation, however in 1984 truck plate expirations were staggered throughout all 12 months of the year, with many plates receiving a second, differently-colored 1984 sticker and all plates receiving month stickers. Later plates omitted the stamped "JAN" designation.
Later in the series, several variations started as the stamping of Wisconsin plates was in a state of transition. First, the slot was removed around 1985, then the stacked letters were shortened in height, and finally a borderless variation was issued briefly before the 1988 base was issued.
There is a run of error plates in the BE series that didn't have a dash, and it appears about 6,000 plates were made without a dash.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 4,500 |
B 6,000 |
C 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81 | JAN Slot |
AA16-034 AB87-577 |
BA12-907 BD29-143 |
CA15-823 CC19-352 |
| No Month Tall Letters |
AB92-392 AC24-655 |
BD44-066 BD60-150 |
CC22-235 |
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| No Slot Tall Letters |
AC35-323 AC88-796 |
BD65-570 BE24-537 BE30516 BE35785 BE38-058 |
CC27-873 CC49-850 |
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| Short Letters Border |
AC94-778 AD38-827 |
BE43-214 BE78-841 |
CC50-879 CC68-964 |
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| No Border | AD40-834 AD43-956 |
BE79-241 BE82-763 |
In 1987, a new base of truck plates was issued. From 1988 onward plates received passenger stickers, as opposed to the special truck stickers that were issued before. Plates were revalidated to 2001, with a few plates being revalidated to early 2002.
Some stamping variations have been noted, with two different fonts known for the letters, with one being more squared than the other. Narrow font plates were issued briefly in late 1994.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 4,500 |
B 6,000 |
C 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Round Letters | AA14-275 AE75-910 |
BA12-833 BE95-185 |
CA12-794 CB95-677 |
| Square Letters | AE79-656 AE83-662 |
BE96-695 BG97-396 |
CB99-023 CC10-007 |
|
| Round Letters | AE85-910 |
BH10-746 BH17-398 |
CC16-601 CC17-182 |
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| Square Letters | AE99-271 AH63-389 |
CC28-273 CC39-643 |
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| Narrow Font | AH64-400 AH72-900 |
BH21-191 |
In 1995, a new red on white graphic base was issued. These plates were issued to new registrants only, and older tan colored plates continued to be used until the current base was issued beginning in 2000. The 1995 base was the last base of light truck plates to have the weight class of the truck coded into the serial number.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 4,500 |
B 6,000 |
C 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Narrow Font | AH73-001 AJ36-414 |
BH26-924 BH69-117 |
CC41-080 CC57-837 |
| Normal Font | AJ37-948 AN69-000 |
BH83-048 BM34-237 |
CC59-070 CD75-322 |
In 2000, the current base of truck plates was issued. Numbering started at 100001 and ran through 999999 in 2004, then numbering went from AA1001 to AV9999, then skipped to DG1001 and continued on from there. The series between AV and DG was skipped to avoid confusion with temporary plates at the time.
In 2023, the earliest all-numeric plates began being replaced in Wisconsin's new rolling replate cycle.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 00 | Avery Sheeting |
100631 999847 AA7304 AV7776 |
| 3M Sheeting | DL5625 MM3404 |
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| Avery Sheeting | MX6178 UM2927 |
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| Prismatic Sheeting | UU3767 VB2522 |
Duplicate truck plates were issued starting by 1927, but likely started in 1925. Like the name suggests, they were duplicate plates for trucks.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
E 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F >10,000 |
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| 27 | 45 A |
3 E |
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| 28 | ||||||
| 29 | D 29 |
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| 30 | ||||||
| 30 31 | ||||||
In 1932, weight classes presumably shifted. Plates up to 1939 have been seen, and reportedly 39/40 base duplicate truck plates have been found.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 3,000 |
B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
E 10,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F 12,000 |
G 14,000 |
H 16,000 |
J 18,000 |
K 20,000 |
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| L 22,000 |
M 24,000 |
N 36,000 |
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| 31 32 | A 45 | C 54 |
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| 32 33 | ||||||
| 9 F |
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| 33 34 | ||||||
| 34 35 | ||||||
| 35 36 | ||||||
| 1 G | ||||||
| 36 37 | ||||||
| 37 38 | ||||||
| 38 39 | ||||||
| 47 F | ||||||
| 39 40 | ||||||
Disabled truck plates were one of many types of disabled license plates issued in Wisconsin, first being issued in 1984, dated 1985.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | No Slot Border |
DIS1078 DIS1166 |
| No Slot No Border |
DIS1240 DIS1248 |
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| 88 | DIS1752 DIS3215 |
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| 94 | DIS 3650 DIS 4193 |
In 1998, disabled truck plates were discontinued and replaced with standard disabled plates. However, disabled "truck" plates can still be identified with their weight class stickers.
Disabled veteran truck plates are one of many types of disabled veteran license plates. Like disabled truck plates, they were first issued in 1984, dated 1985. They were likely discontinued in 1998 along with most other disabled subtypes, however no plates beyond 1991 have been found yet.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | No Slot Border |
VET1030 |
| No Slot No Border |
VET1125 | |
| 88 | VET1001 VET1153 |
Farm truck plates were first issued in 1934, which most A weight class truck plates at the time were reregistered as farm plates. Multiple bases had slight variations, such as different dash types and plate sizes, different ordering of the caption wording, and even plate shapes.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 34 35 | 877 49-930 |
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| 35 36 | Large Plate Horizontal Dash |
860 48-056 |
| Small Plate Vertical Dash |
55-251 56-707 |
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| 36 37 | 3102 48-847 |
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| 37 38 | 8498 48-923 |
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| 38 39 | 8796 46-377 |
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| 39 40 | Short Dash | 15-153 47-655 |
| Long Dash | 51-087 57-047 |
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| 40 41 | 23-884 63-161 |
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| 41 42 | "FARM TR'K" | 1293 52-748 |
| "TR'K FARM" | 61-904 | |
| 42-43 | 12818 64194 |
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| 45-6 | 21932 49817 |
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| 1948 | Round Corners Large Font |
4003 104302 |
| 1950 | Square Corners Skinny Font |
105-758 106-079 |
| 1951 | Aluminum | 457 |
| Steel | 14518 77477 |
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| Aluminum | 87392 94702 |
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| 52 | 16-838 85-108 |
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| 54 | Steel | 59676 77530 |
| Aluminum | 80147 | |
| 55 | Large Plates | 1 89464 |
| Small Plates | 91907 95729 |
|
| 57 | 568 79143 |
In 1958 farm truck plates started adhering to the colors and replacement cycles of light truck plates.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 58 | 32872 74205 |
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| 59 | 1 80856 |
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| 60 | Groove | 919 |
| No Groove | 3001 86043 |
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| 61 | 680 84100 |
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| 62 | Slot LL | 1179 |
| Slot UL | 2707 82066 |
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| 63 | Tab Slots | 15870 88719 |
| No Tab Slots | 90889 100-171 |
|
| 65 | 5899 108318 |
In 1967, a new reflectorized series of plates was issued.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 67 | 10983 130210 |
|
| 70 | Full Groove | 2 124230 |
| Partial Groove | 134819 139183 |
|
| Full Groove | 140532 148583 |
|
| Crude Stamp | 150 223 155 435 |
|
| 74 | Full Groove | 7256 181776 |
| Partial Groove | 191055 208615 |
|
| Full Groove | 211723 213315 |
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| 81 | Slot | 2751 163999 |
| No Slot | 172827 176810 |
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| 88 | 21731 70103 115-393 116-nnn 125712 141442 |
Around 1994, new graphic plates were issued. Numbering started at 1001F and likely ran through 99999F before the narrow font was introduced. Around 140001F the new graphics used on the 2000 base of plates was used, however the text remained red until 2008.
The current series of black text plates was issued starting in 2008. Earlier plates issued between 1994 and 2004 were replaced in 2008, while plates issued from 2004 to 2008 were replaced gradually around 2010-2014. Numbering for the current base started at 200001F and went to 318450F before inexplicably skipping to 348451F. Plate numbers from around 351000F to 352500F were right aligned for unknown reasons, and a few hundred plates around the 355 block were issued with the "FEB" to the right instead of the left.
As of April 2024, farm plates reportedly should still have used Avery sheeting; it is currently unknown when the sheeting will change over to the new prismatic sheeting.
| Base | Variation | Confirmed Ranges |
Expected Ranges |
|---|---|---|---|
| 94 | Wide Font | 3362F 99004F |
1001F 99999F |
| Narrow Font 3M Sheeting |
105256F 116609F |
100001F 120000F |
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| Old Graphics Avery Sheeting |
129527F 131373F |
120001F 140000F |
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| 04 | New Graphics Avery Sheeting |
140014F 146404F |
140001F 150000F |
| New Graphics 3M Sheeting |
152210F 161386F |
150001F 161566F |
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| 10 | 3M Sheeting Centered |
202197F 302504F |
200001F 305000F |
| Avery Sheeting Centered |
306nnnF 318435F 348nnnF 350882F |
305001F 318450F 348451F 351000F |
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| Avery Sheeting Right Aligned |
351219F 352078F |
351001F 352500F |
|
| Avery Sheeting Centered |
355482F 361786F |
352501F 371998F |
Disabled farm truck plates were issued at least in 1984, dated 1985. Like most other disabled subtypes, very few examples of these plates have been found and I'm unaware of when these plates were discontinued.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | DIS1166 |
Dual purpose farm plates were issued from 1978 to 2004. They were used on trucks used for farm and non-farm purposes, hence the name.
1978 base plates had many variations of month stamping. Some plates used an embossed "FEB," while most plates used an embossed "JAN," while other plates still used an embossed "JAN" that is stamped over a "FEB" designation. It appears to be separated by weight class.
Numbering started at xZ 1001 for each weight class, with x being the weight class. When a format was exhausted, for example C weight class plates reaching CZ 9999, the second letter went to Y, with the second letter progressing in reverse alphabetical order.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 4,500 |
B 6,000 |
C 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 78 | "FEB" | AZ 1916 AZ 2925 |
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| "JAN" | AZ 3405 |
BZ 2018 BZ 7268 |
CZ 1132 CZ 3545 |
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| 81 | AZ 2223 AZ 6024 |
BZ 3237 BY 8209 |
CZ 1051 CZ 7226 |
In 1992, the X weight class was added, in the middle of the 88 series. The second letter progression was Z, Y, W, and V in that order for each weight class. The series was discontinued in 2004, with plates back to 1988 being revalidated to 2009.
Plates with the new 2000 base graphics were issued for a very short time before plates were discontinued in 2004.
| Base Weight |
Variation | A 4,500 |
B 6,000 |
C 8,000 |
X 12,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Border | AZ 2197 | BZ 3430 BY 1654 |
CZ 1232 CZ 2732 |
(none) |
| No Border | AZ 5928 AZ 6152 |
BY 2914 |
CZ 5095 CZ 5494 |
(none?) | |
| No Border Dash Error |
AZ-6972 | BY-4366 BY-4665 |
(none?) | ||
| No Border | AZ 9789 AZ 9861 |
BY 6116 BW 3153 |
CZ 6279 CZ 8700 |
XZ 1005 XZ 1087 |
|
| Narrow Font | BW 3481 | CY 1511 CY 1768 |
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| 94 | AY 2362 AY 3519 |
BW 4533 BV 3089 |
CY 4413 CY 8079 |
||
| 04 | AY 4759 | BV 3821 | CY 8599 |
Disabled dual purpose farm is one of many different types of disabled plates in the state of Wisconsin. So far only one 1981 base plate has been found, along with a 1988 base plate that's likely a prototype given the "1234" number. If any actual plates were issued after 1981, they probably were discontinued after 1998 and replaced with normal disabled plates like all other disabled plate subtypes.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 81 | No Slot Border |
DIS7001 |
| 88 | Prototype Seen |
Disabled veteran dual purpose farm was one of many different types of disabled veteran plates issued in Wisconsin. Absent anything new to say, I will repeat the same point as the previous type and say I know basically nothing about these plates and have no idea when they were first issued or when they were discontinued.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 88 |
Dual purpose vehicle plates were issued to trucks with slide-in camper units from 1977 to 2004. Like dual purpose farm plates, dual purpose vehicle plates were validated to 2009.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | 77 Dated | 600070 633728 |
| Undated No Slot |
636288 |
|
| Undated Slot |
636579 | |
| 80 Dated? No Slot |
638870 639093 |
|
| No Groove | ||
| 88 | Bolt Holes D H |
600427 624155 |
| Bolt Holes U E |
624699 626067 |
|
| 94 | 626005 631970 |
At this point I'm starting to wonder if there are disabled veteran light truck for hire plates because there are so many types of disabled plates. Disabled Dual Purpose vehicle plates are disabled plates for dual purpose vehicles.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | No Slot Groove |
DIS5002 |
Yes, these exist. As you may have guessed by the absolutely ridiculous amounts of disabled subtypes already mentioned previously, disabled veteran dual purpose vehicle plates are disabled veteran plates for dual purpose vehicles.
| Base | Variation | Ranges |
|---|---|---|
| 77 | No Slot Groove |
VET5001 |
Dairy truck plates were issued from at least 1960 to 1964. They are identical to light truck plates, but used numbers from 5001 to 25-000 in the B, C, and D weight classes. So far only two 63 base plates have been found, both being numbered under 5100 for their respective weight classes, so these appear to be very rare plates.
| Base Weight |
Variation | B 4,500 |
C 6,000 |
D 8,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | ||||
| 61 | ||||
| 62 | ||||
| 63 | C 5067 | D 5085 |
