Vtg 1980's truck license plate - original paint

Regular trucks

The Truck legend resumed after a ten year absence, and was embossed at the bottom of the plate.  The serial format was once again Cx-00000 until this was exhausted in 1982; then serial format 00000-Cx was issued on this base until partway through the CD series.  Un-stickered plates used in 1978, 1979 stickered plates, and 1980 stickered plates cannot be distinguished between light and heavy truck usage, unless they also have subsequent month-year expiration stickers.  May expiration stickers were only isused to heavy trucks over 26,000 pounds G.V.W., while expiration stickers for months other than May indicate a light or medium truck under this weight.