Why do so many semi trucks have Oregon license plates?

10-21-2007

Everywhere I travel, even on the East Coast MOST trucks have Oregon license plates. No one ever seems to know the answer why. But then again, I don't know any truck drivers!

EagleAutosports · 05-01-2008

It depends on what the company is, the company is based out of a certain state and all their trucks will have corresponding plates.

Amp · 05-15-2008

Yup, I have truck drivers in my family and there's a lot of companies in Oregon.

BlackNBlue · 05-15-2008

How many are in Oregon? Those trucks are everywhere...

tripleblack · 05-20-2008

Some states insist on a truck purchasing their tag and displaying it in order to operate in that state, even when they are based elsewhere and only enter that state once in a while. It occurs to me that the rules for Oregon may be very strict.

The other idea is more strange, ie, that registering the truck in Oregon saves them money (there is a reason most freighters that ply the ocean are flagged in places like Liberia, and it has to do with no questions asked and cheap rates).

I will start to take note of this in the future, though.

10-21-2007	#1 (permalink)
erosenmusicman Guest Posts: n/a	Why do so many semi trucks have Oregon license plates? Everywhere I travel, even on the East Coast MOST trucks have Oregon license plates. No one ever seems to know the answer why. But then again, I don't know any truck drivers!

05-20-2008	#5 (permalink)
tripleblack Moderator Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 31	Truck Tags Some states insist on a truck purchasing their tag and displaying it in order to operate in that state, even when they are based elsewhere and only enter that state once in a while. It occurs to me that the rules for Oregon may be very strict. The other idea is more strange, ie, that registering the truck in Oregon saves them money (there is a reason most freighters that ply the ocean are flagged in places like Liberia, and it has to do with no questions asked and cheap rates). I will start to take note of this in the future, though.

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EagleAutosports Site Administrator Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Mebane, North Carolina, USA Posts: 229	It depends on what the company is, the company is based out of a certain state and all their trucks will have corresponding plates.

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Amp Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 24	Yup, I have truck drivers in my family and there's a lot of companies in Oregon.

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BlackNBlue Junior Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 22	How many are in Oregon? Those trucks are everywhere...