Under what circumstances does the RMV require commercial plates on a vehicle?
The Registry of Motor Vehicles controls the answer to this question. There are three possible reasons the Registry requires a commercial plate on your truck: 1) the gross vehicle weight of your truck is 10,000 pounds or more; 2) your vehicle has a business sign on the side or the back of the cab (this includes magnetic signs); or 3) you are using this vehicle for delivering merchandise, used for hire to plow, or to transport tools, supplies, materials or equipment to and from job sites in the bed of the vehicle or on the top or side of the vehicle. OR: Any vehicle with more than 4 wheels on the ground. Any pickup truck or cargo van owned by a partnership, trust or corporation.
