The Massachusetts Department of Transportation/Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) states that if your vehicle is defined as a "commercial vehicle" then that vehicle must be registered with commercial plates (aka truck plates). The RMV defines commercial vehicles as the following:
“ANY MOTOR VEHICLE WHICH IS NOT A PRIVATE PASSENGER MOTOR VEHICLE, ANTIQUE MOTOR CAR, MOTORCYCLE, TRAILER, SEMI-TRAILER, AUTO HOME, HOUSE TRAILER, TAXICAB, AMBULANCE, HEARSE, LIVERY VEHICLE, BUS, SCHOOL BUS OR PUPIL TRANSPORT VEHICLE.”
This includes:
As you can see from above, you must know what the definition of a Private Passenger vehicle is in order to determine if the vehicle is defined as a Commercial vehicle. The definition of a Private Passenger vehicle is
A) Any vehicle which has a weight rating of 6,000 pounds or less or is a sport utility vehicle or passenger van, or which is a pickup truck or cargo van of the ½ ton, ¾ ton or 1 ton class (per the manufacturer), or a vehicle used solely for official business by a college or university police department
B) A pickup truck or cargo van that is registered or leased to an individual and is used exclusively for personal, recreational or commuting purpose
C) Any vehicle not described elsewhere by the Mass DOT/RMV rules, 540 CMR
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