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Nebraska License Plates

Nebraska presently issues most plates in pairs and annual renewal date stickers are still being used on many types in 2026. By the start of Nebraska’s next license plate cycle in 2029, the state could issue drivers only a rear-facing license plate and allow multiyear registrations. These changes were passed in 2025 by Legislative Bill 97.

Apportioned plates are issued to Nebraska-based trucks and buses operating in more than one jurisdiction under the International Registration Plan (IRP). Power unit IRP plates are produced in flat black on white six-digit regular (highs 97419 7-12-05 MJ, 139553 6-27-12 DW, 209312 12-31-19 moini, 434706 7-18-26 MJ), Crete (high C29121 7-14-26 MJ) and Werner (W24553 6-30-17 and W43228 7-18-26 MJ) versions. None of these plates use stickers. See the Permanent Trailer bucket as those plates are also offered in the same versions.

Passenger plates follow a numerical prefix county allocation system except for counties 1, 2 and 59 which use a 3-alpha/3-numeric system. Andy DeCeunynck advised that county level plates -- outside of 1,2 and 59 -- did not use the letters I, M, O, Q, W or X. Around 2021-2022, Nebraska started using M and W on county coded plates with X reserved for trailers.

Standard Passenger Plates

Non-passenger Plates

Permanent Trailer

316713

Manny Jacob - Jul 18 ’26

This is the post-2004 flat, regular permanent semi-trailer plate used by most large truck companies.

Additionally, Crete Carrier/Shaffer Trucking and Werner Enterprises have their own plates via Nebraska's Corporate Fleet and Apportioned Plate Program. Crete/Shaffer has a "C" suffix and Werner has a "W" suffix on their trailer plates.

Crete/Shaffer highs: 35234C (2025-08-09), 35791C (2026-07-18 MJ)

Werner high: 47183W (2026-08-16)

Specialty Plates

Retired Series