Pulled over for no rear tag in Arizona

Far as I know the ONLY time you are required to run 2 plates 1 each on front and rear in any state is when it is a straight truck or a straight truck/ trailer combo without a fifthwheel.

 

This is what it says. As usual it’s confusing guvment jibber jabber that sets it’s citizens up for failure!

 

The AZ DOT Officer issued you a bogus warning ticket.

I would stop in the scalehouse in Yuma and have a talk with his supervisor.

 

I always like how they say “except provided in paragraph yadda yadda” but than they never show them and you can never find them.
Set up’s for failure so you can never ever be within the law.

 

Be creative, print up a bogus form using graphics from your states DMV site, copy and paste, then below write something "It is customary for (STATE) to issue only one plate for a commercial vehicle and it is to be displayed on the front of a semi tractor." Then throw some official phone numbers on there and a DMV address, throw this in your permit book and just keep it handy. I know for a fact that Ohio actually has a form stating they only issue one plate, so I kinda "created" my own based on their form, I've heard of these ridiculous stops so I wanted to be prepared should it ever happen. And yes, you should definitely talk to his supervisor.

 

I was pulled over in Nogales, given an inspection, and issued a violation for "mudflap sailing in wind". Complete ticky-tack BS.

 

Yeah, I've heard about AZ's bogus mudflap stops too, like "flap not long enough", and during those stops for one plate or mudflaps a duct taped Century goes by with a green hood, white fairings, red door, bungee cords holding his tank fairings to the frame, and just barely enough tread left on the tires to even call them a tire.

 

The next step is to determine two things:

1) How many tags were officially provided for your vehicle. Your company should be able to do that.

2) Determine exactly what the state requirement is for the power half of a class-A commercial combination vehicle.

I tried to contact the AZ DOT, but their webpage does not allow anyone but AZ license holders to submit requests for information.

Here's the link, if someone with a AZ CDL-A wants to see if they can get data.

ADOT - Contact ADOT