As a truck driver, you’re undoubtedly familiar with the numbers and letters displayed on your truck’s door. Understanding these details is crucial not only for maximizing your vehicle’s performance but also for ensuring safe and legally compliant operation. This guide from Xe Tai My Dinh will help you decode truck door stickers accurately and easily.
What Information Do Truck Door Stickers Convey?
The information displayed on truck doors, often referred to as “truck logos” or “truck decals,” is more than just decoration. They contain essential data directly related to the vehicle’s operational capabilities and regulatory compliance. These details provide information about the vehicle’s load capacity, including the maximum permissible gross vehicle weight, allowable cargo weight, and the maximum number of passengers (if applicable). Additionally, truck decals may include information about the vehicle owner, contact phone number, transportation company address, and other relevant details.
Thanks to these details, drivers can quickly understand the truck’s load capacity without needing to immediately consult registration documents. This is especially useful when determining the appropriate amount of cargo to transport, preventing overloading, which can be dangerous and illegal.
Truck door stickers provide vital information about weight limits and ownership.
Mastering the meaning of these details, along with the relevant legal regulations, is essential. It not only empowers drivers in their work but also prevents unnecessary legal risks during truck operation.
Regulations Regarding Truck Door Sticker Display
According to the Ministry of Transport (GTVT) regulations, displaying “truck logos” or information decals on trucks is mandatory. This regulation is implemented to ensure information transparency, support transport management, and enhance road safety. Here’s a breakdown of the key aspects of this regulation:
Illustration of the regulatory-required placement of information stickers on a truck door.
Appendix 26 of Circular 63/2014/TT-BGTVT clearly specifies the requirements for displaying information on truck doors. According to this, truck decals must be placed in a readily visible location on the door, including the following details:
- Name of the transport company and cooperative logo (if applicable): Helps identify the managing entity and transport brand.
- Contact phone number: Used for contact and operational management.
In addition, critical information regarding cargo weight must also be clearly displayed on the vehicle decal:
- Permissible Cargo Weight (Load Capacity): This is the maximum weight the vehicle is allowed to carry cargo according to regulations.
- Vehicle’s Empty Weight: The weight of the vehicle when it is not carrying cargo or passengers.
- Maximum Permissible Gross Vehicle Weight (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating): This is the maximum weight of the vehicle when in operation, including the vehicle’s empty weight and cargo. This information is the sum of the vehicle’s empty weight and permissible payload, and it is specified in the Vehicle Inspection Certificate (CNKĐ). Exceeding the permissible GVWR will result in severe penalties in accordance with legal regulations.
How to Read Truck Door Stickers
To decode truck door stickers accurately, you need to understand the meaning of each symbol and number, as well as its position on the decal. Here’s a detailed guide on how to interpret the most common details:
- “3N” (or other numbers with the letter “N”): This indicates the maximum number of people allowed in the truck cabin (including the driver and co-driver). For example, “3N” means the truck is allowed to carry a maximum of 3 people.
- Contact phone number: Usually clearly displayed for communication with the transport company.
- Vehicle Weight (Mass): Typically, weight information is displayed in the following order from top to bottom:
- Top: “Permissible Payload” or “Cargo Weight Allowed” – For example: 7000 kg, 9.3T, 15 tons.
- Middle: “Empty Weight” or “Unladen Weight” – For example: 5000 kg.
- Bottom: “Maximum Permissible Gross Vehicle Weight” or “Gross Vehicle Weight Rating” – For example: 12000 kg, 18T, 24 tons.
- Transport company name and logo: Usually printed in an easily recognizable location to identify the company managing the vehicle.
Guide to reading weight limits, passenger capacity, and transportation company information on vehicle decals.
Penalties for Incorrect or Missing Truck Door Stickers
Violating the regulations on displaying information on truck doors will result in administrative penalties according to current regulations. Article 28 of the decree clearly states the penalties for failing to display or inaccurately displaying required information on the vehicle doors.
Specifically, the penalties for failing to display or inaccurately displaying the following information are:
- Name of the transport company
- Contact phone number
- Vehicle’s empty weight
- Permissible cargo weight
- Maximum permissible gross vehicle weight
The administrative penalties are as follows:
- For individuals (drivers): From 1,000,000 VND to 2,000,000 VND.
- For transport businesses (companies, cooperatives): From 2,000,000 VND to 4,000,000 VND.
Information on administrative penalties for violating regulations on displaying information on truck doors.
Important Note: The information on penalties is for reference only. Specific penalties may change according to the latest legal regulations. To ensure compliance, drivers should regularly update their knowledge of the latest legal information from official sources.
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