(a) In addition to the requirements in title 49 C.F.R. § 390.21, every motor carrier vehicle shall be marked as specified in subsections (b), (c), and (d).
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Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-202.6

  • Gross vehicle weight rating: means the value specified by the manufacturer as the loaded weight of a single vehicle. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-201
  • Motor carrier: as used in this part means any person who owns a motor vehicle used in, or engages in the transportation of persons or property by motor vehicle on the public highways in the furtherance of any commercial, industrial, or educational enterprise. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-201
  • Motor carrier vehicle: means any motor vehicle or vehicle, including integrally mounted equipment and specially constructed motorized equipment, used by a motor carrier to transport passengers or property on the public highways. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 286-201
(b) The marking shall display the following information:

(1) The name or trade name of the motor carrier or company operating the motor carrier vehicle;
(2) If the name of any person other than the operating motor carrier or company appears on the motor carrier vehicle, the information required by paragraph (1) shall be displayed and preceded by the words “operated by”;
(3) The gross vehicle weight, gross vehicle weight rating, or gross combination weight rating; and
(4) Other identifying information may be displayed on the motor carrier vehicle if it is not inconsistent with the information required by this subsection.
(c) The marking shall:

(1) Appear on both sides of the motor carrier vehicle;
(2) Be in letters that contrast sharply in color with the background on which the letters are placed;
(3) Be readily legible during daylight hours, from a distance of fifty feet (15.24 meters) while the motor carrier vehicle is stationary; and
(4) Be kept and maintained in a manner that retains the legibility required by paragraph (3).
(d) The marking may be painted or permanently affixed on the motor carrier vehicle.
(e) A motor carrier or company operating a motor carrier vehicle under a rental agreement having a term in excess of thirty calendar days shall meet the requirements of this section.

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