Owned trailers & where they are allowed

Every state has its own rules regarding trailers. Here is a list of which trailers are allowed in which states. Updated for Montana/1.45

Introduction

Every state in ATS has its own rules for trailers. Some trailers, especially the longer, articulated ones, are only permitted in a few states.

I got all this information directly from the game, by owning a garage in every state, and then buying a trailer. If a trailer is permitted in a state, it can be placed in a garage in that state.

I will add information about new states from new DLC once I can actually buy them.

No mods or workshop content were used. This guide only applies to the base unmodded game.

Updates to this guide

• 10 August 2022: Updated guide for 1.45 & Montana DLC.
  
• 8 September 2021: Updated guide for 1.41 & Wyoming DLC.
  
• 12 November 2020: Updated guide for 1.39 & Colorado DLC.
  
• 16 July 2020: Updated guide for 1.38 & Idaho DLC.
  
• 22 January 2020: Added spread axle trailers, minor updates to guide text.
  
• 7 November 2019: Updated guide for 1.36 & Utah DLC.
  
• 18 July 2019: Published first version of guide. Compatible with 1.35 & Washington DLC.

States & Trailers

An X means it's permitted.

Type	AZ	CA	CO	ID	MT	NV	NM	OR	UT	WA	WY
Single 53ft spread	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Single 53ft 4-axle spread	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Single 53ft rear tandem	X		X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Single 53ft front tandem	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Single 3 axle, taglift	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Single 4 axle, taglift	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
Single 4 axle, steerable	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
STAA Double	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X	X
B-Double				X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Rocky Mountain Double			X	X	X	X		X	X	X	X
Turnpike Double			X		X	X			X
Triple			X	X	X	X		X	X

Exceptions:

• Lowboy trailers count as special transport and can be used and stored anywhere.
  
• The 53 foot triple axle container carrier is not allowed in California.

As you can see, California is a bit odd when it comes to 53 ft trailers. They are permitted, as long as the trailer's turning radius is small enough. In practice, this means that spead axles and sliding tandems set all the way back are forbidden, as is the 53 foot triple axle container carrier. Everything else is fine.

All single trailers shorter than 53 ft have no restrictions, regardless of tandem or spread axle setting.

The 1.36/Utah update removed the 28 ft doubles, I guess they got merged with STAA doubles. Also, B-doubles and turnpike doubles now have a variant with an additional axle, but this doesn't affect where you can use them. B-doubles can now be used in Nevada.

The 1.39/Colorado update also added custom lowboy trailers. These can always be used in any state since they count as special transport.

The 1.45/Montana update seems to have made no changes to other state. In Montana all trailers are allowed. There is a new branded trailer DLC but I don't have that so I haven't been able to test it. I'm assuming that the length and wheel configurations determine the restrictions, and not the brand of the trailer.

New DLC regions will be added once I can buy them.

Thanks and have fun!

Thanks for reading and have fun.


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[Ewo]

To be honest I'm not sure. I got this information just from trying out different trailers and seeing in which states the game lets me store them, so it may not make complete sense for real trailers.

I suspect it's about turning radius, but the rules might also be based on how the trailer's weight is distributed over its axles.

Maybe if you have the trailers with lift axles, when you're doing a job that starts or ends in California, you're only given loads light enough so that the axle is always lifted, so it doesn't affect the turning radius.

[bri_hn]

By the way, talking about California laws, so other laws may be different.

[bri_hn]

I'm taking a look at the 3 and 4-axle versions of the 53' trailer, and if we count the lift axles in for those, the kingpin-to-rear axle length is greater than 40'. Do we exclude lift axles when calculating the KTRA length?

[Ewo]

Could be, if it's a change introduced in the Texas DLC. I haven't bought that DLC yet.

[Atlantic Antic]

Pretty sure I just got fined for having a triple in CO?

[ob1wG!]

From my observations, TX is the same as AZ. I see it doesn't allow any doubles larger than STAA but does allow 2-axle rear, 2-axle spread, and 4-axle spread 53'.

Feel free to verify as IIRC the trailer purchase screen will list valid states for a configuration regardless of whether you own that state (unless the trailer is valid everywhere, then it won't list any states).

[JAÐÐEY]

Any update on TX? Haven't bought it yet

[Ewo]

I'll update this guide once I can buy the Texas DLC

[aran1ce]

Does anyone know what trailers are not legal in Texas

[BJWyler]

Thank you!