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Heavy trailers, tractors and trucks

Most heavy vehicle registration plates may expire at three-month intervals or annually in December. Two stacked letters are stamped on the left. The top letter on the left indicates the registered gross weight. They receive a combined month and year sticker. Place the sticker to the right of the plate number.

Applicable plate types: 

• Apportioned (IRP)* - APO
• Farm (Heavy) - HFM
• Farm (Trailer) - FTL
• Special X - SPX
• Tractor - TOR
• Trailer (Heavy) - TRL
• Trailer (Transferable) - TRL
• Truck (Heavy) - HTK

* Apportioned vehicle (IRP) plates receive a weight sticker only.

These registration plates also receive a restricted use sticker, which is placed above the month/year sticker.

• Farm truck tractors
• Vehicles transporting bulk liquid dairy products
• Vehicles transporting raw forest products
• Grading, ditching, excavating or hauling vehicles
• Special mobile equipment

Questions about the content of this page:
Bureau of Vehicle Services, bur-veh-services.dmv@dot.state.wi.us
Last modified: March 12, 2009