Arizona Trip Permit for Trucks
The Arizona temporary trip permit: what it costs, how long it lasts and how it compares with neighboring states.
AZ, reviewed October 2026
The short answer for Arizona
In Arizona, the Single-Trip Registration/Motor Carrier/Use Fuel Permits (96-hour) costs $5 and is valid for 4 days. A fuel permit is listed at $16.
Buy it from the issuing agency: official Arizona trip permit page. Running more than one state? Add Arizona to the trip permit cost estimator.
What to know before you buy
Registration permit is per axle per 50 miles; 5-axle = $5 for 1-50 mi, $10 for 51-100 mi, etc. Motor carrier permit $12 (0-50 mi) or $48 (over 50 mi). Use fuel permit $16 (0-50 mi) or $65 (over 50 mi); applies to diesel vehicles over 26,000 lb GVWR with more than 2 axles. Expires after 96 hours or on leaving the state.
Arizona against its neighbors
The states a truck crosses next to Arizona on the main freight corridors, with the same figures for each. A state without a confirmed figure says so.
| State | Permit | Trip fee | Fuel permit | Valid for | Rules |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona (this page) | Single-Trip Registration/Motor Carrier/Use Fuel Permits (96-hour) | $5 | $16 | 4 days | Oversize rules |
| California | Nonresident Commercial Vehicle Trip Permit (REG 41) / California Fuel Trip Permit | Not confirmed | $30 | Not confirmed | Compare |
| New Mexico | Trip tax permit (issued at Ports of Entry / online trip permit) | Not confirmed | Not confirmed | 2 days | Compare |
Where Arizona sits among 24 states
Ranked against the 24 states on this site with a confirmed trip permit fee and validity. States with the same value share a position.
| Measure | Arizona | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Trip permit fee | $5 | 1 of 24, lowest first |
| Validity | 4 days | 7 of 24, longest first |
Arizona at a glance
A trip permit covers registration and fuel tax for a short run. It does not authorize an oversize or overweight load; that is a separate permit with its own conditions.
| Legal height | 14 ft 0 in |
|---|---|
| Legal length | Single vehicle 40 ft; semitrailer in tractor-semitrailer 57 ft 6 in; truck-semitrailer combination 65 ft overall (A.R.S. 28-1095, with exceptions); each unit of doubles 28 ft 6 in. |
| Legal gross weight | 80,000 lbs |
| Oversize travel hours | Loads over 10 ft wide, 14 ft 6 in high, or over 120 ft long move from 30 min before sunrise to 30 min after sunset; night movement from 3:00 a.m. allowed for 10-16 ft wide / 14 ft 6 in-16 ft high loads on non-holiday nights with required escorts (R17-6-401, 402); metro curfews apply over 10 ft wide. |
| Weekend travel | Saturday and Sunday movement allowed on non-holiday weekends for loads 10-16 ft wide (R17-6-402), subject to route Table 4 and escort requirements. |
Plan the rest of the trip
- Not sure a trip permit is the right fit? Read trip permits versus IRP and IFTA.
- Hauling oversize or overweight? See the full Arizona oversize guide and the Arizona pilot car requirements.
- Check holiday travel restrictions before you plan a run around a holiday weekend.
Sources
- https://azdot.gov/mvd/services/enforcement/commercial-vehicle-permits/general-permit-information/single-trip-permits
- https://azdot.gov/mvd/services/enforcement/commercial-vehicle-permits/general-permit-information/oversizeoverweight
- https://azdot.gov/mvd/services/enforcement/commercial-vehicle-permits/holiday-travel-restrictions
- https://azdot.gov/sites/default/files/media/2022/08/17-06HolidayRestrictions.pdf
- https://apps.azsos.gov/public_services/Title_17/17-06.pdf
- https://azdot.gov/sites/default/files/2023-12/table-4-road-restriction-info.pdf
- https://www.azleg.gov/ars/28/01095.htm
Fees and validity for Arizona, reviewed October 2026. Fees change and this is not legal advice; the agency's own page controls.