(A) (1) All motor trucks or truck tractors, except as provided in division (C) below, of more than 5,000 pounds registered weight and all towing or platform bed wrecker road service vehicles in operation upon the public highways of the city shall have the name, city and state or the registered logo or emblem of the registered owner of the vehicle and lessee of the vehicle if the vehicle is being operated under lease, painted or permanently attached on each side of the cab on a motor truck or truck tractor in letters of not less than three inches in height, not lower than the bottom edge of the door; except that, motor trucks with closed van bodies may place the information on each side of the van body not lower than the bottom edge of the cab door.
(2) This information shall be in sharp color contrast to the background.
(B) Except for towing or platform bed wrecker road service vehicles, the identification requirements of division (A) above may be met through the use of removable devices which meet the requirements of division (A) above. These devices shall be of durable construction and securely attached to each side of the motor truck or truck tractor. The removable devices shall be attached so that the identification is in a horizontal position.
(C) This section shall not apply to trucks eligible for and equipped with farm license plates.
(Prior Code, § 22.1-58) (Ord. 885, passed 7-16-1990)