10/23/09

Montana

TRUCK

1976 bicentennial base:  This design began in 1976, designed in honor of the U.S. bicentennial, and ran until 1990 (1991 expiration).  The plate number has the county code (see "county code" page) at the left, followed by a dot separator and the plate number.  The difference between passenger plates and truck plates is that truck plates have a "T" following the county number.  After 1976, the plates were renewed with annual stickers, such as "77", "78", or "79".  Later in 1979, plates received stickers expiring on December 31 of the year of renewal, such as "12-31-79".

1991 "Big Sky" base:  This design began in 1991 ("92" sticker) and ran to 1999 ("2000" sticker) when it was replaced by the "2000" design.  The plate number has the county code (see "county code" page) at left followed by a dot separator and the plate number.  The difference between passenger plates and truck plates is that truck plates have a "T" following the county number.  This includes single digit county numbers ("1" through "9") where truck plates had a "T" instead of a "P" for "passenger" following the plate number.

2000 (blue/reflective multicolored) Yellowstone County vg $2.00 (actual plate)

"2000" base:  This design was issue beginning in 2000 to commemorate the turning to year 2000 and includes in the design a faint "2000" at the top of the plate above the state name.  The plate was phased in upon the vehicle's renewal with the owner receiving new plates with "01" stickers.  Like previous designs, the county number was followed by a "T" for "truck" before the dot separator, then the plate number in "A00000" format for single digit counties and "A0000" format for two-digit county numbers (no leading zeros for either formats).  The plate was produced in embossed format in the beginning, but about mid-2003 ("2004" expiration stickers), was produced with flat plate numbers.

2001 (black/blue & white) Deer Lodge County embossed natural exc $2.00 (actual plate)

2002 (black/blue & white) Ravalli County embossed vg $2.00 (actual plate)

2002 (black/blue & white) Granite County embossed natural exc $2.00 (actual plate)

2003 (black/blue & white) Deer Lodge County embossed natural exc $2.00 (actual plate)

2003 (black/blue & white) Jefferson County embossed natural vg $2.00 (actual plate)

2005 (black/blue & white) Granite County embossed vg $2.00 (actual plate)