§478.  Trucks to bear name and address of owner or lessee; exceptions

A.(1)  All interstate motor carriers registered with the Interstate Commerce Commission which operate on the highways shall bear the name or trade name of the motor carrier under whose authority the vehicle is being operated.  Such a name or trade name shall be placed on the outside of both truck doors and may be placed thereon by any means permitted by R.S. 32:651.

(2)  All other trucks operated on the highways shall bear the name and address or equivalent identification of the owner or lessee.  Such a name and address shall be placed on the outside of both truck doors and may be placed thereon by any means permitted by R.S. 32:651.  

B.  The requirement provided for in Subsection A of this Section shall apply to only those trucks licensed and registered for four thousand pounds or more and which are used for commercial purposes.  

Amended by Acts 1960, No. 421, §1; Acts 1970, No. 301, §2; Acts 1982, No. 408, §1; Acts 1984, No. 734, §1.