By Haul Handbook editorial team· Updated Oct 4, 2026
Alaska does not take part in the International Registration Plan, so it issues no apportioned plates or cab cards. Every commercial vehicle that enters Alaska needs Alaska registration. A truck that is not registered in Alaska and is validly registered elsewhere can buy a 30-day certificate of temporary registration (TRT): $350 for a truck or truck tractor and $10 for a trailer (AS 28.10.152). TRTs are sold online through myAlaska, at the Tok Weigh Station, or at the Tok DMV. Permanent Alaska registration of a vehicle used for commercial purposes costs an annual fee by unladen weight, from $90 to $331 (AS 28.10.421(h)).
Alaska IRP administration
- Agency
- No IRP agency. Permanent registration: Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles. 30-day temporary registration for out-of-state commercial vehicles (TRT): sold through myAlaska under the DOT&PF Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement services, at the Tok Weigh Station, or at the Tok DMV.
- Office
- Tok DMV and Tok Weigh Station (temporary registration in person); Commercial Vehicle Compliance Section, DOT&PF Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Compliance, 11900 Industry Way, Building M, Suite 2, Anchorage, AK 99515
- Process
- The State of Alaska does not participate in IRP, and all commercial vehicles entering Alaska must obtain Alaska registration, available at the Tok DMV. A vehicle without permanent Alaska registration may instead buy a temporary registration if it has current registration in another state or province and the company's USDOT (MCS-150) number has been updated within the last 24 months. Unregistered vehicles that go beyond Tok face citations and may be liable in any incident.
- Fee structure
- No apportioned fees. A certificate of temporary registration is $350 for a truck or truck tractor, $350 for a commercial bus, and $10 for any other commercial vehicle including a trailer or semitrailer; it is valid 30 days, can be bought again after an earlier one expires, and is not refundable (AS 28.10.152(b) to (d); TRT instructions).
- Fees: permanent registration
- Vehicles used for commercial purposes pay an annual registration fee by actual unladen weight: up to 5,000 lb $90; over 5,000 to 12,000 lb $134; over 12,000 to 18,000 lb $258; over 18,000 lb $331 (AS 28.10.421(h)). A trailer or semitrailer used for commercial purposes pays a one-time $20 fee at initial registration (28.10.421(i)). Registration not done by mail, online, at an emissions station or at a contract office adds $10 (28.10.421(a)(2)).
- Cab card
- Not applicable: Alaska issues no IRP cab card. The temporary registration certificate states its issue and expiration dates (AS 28.10.152(b)), and the driver carries a printed copy (TRT instructions).
- Process: online steps
- At my.alaska.gov, create an account, choose View Your Services, then Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement under Businesses, then Temporary Truck/Trailer Registration; enter customer information, pay, and print the TRT (the review page is not valid for travel). The driver must produce a copy of the TRT on request and must stop at all open weigh stations.
- Process: statute
- AS 28.10.152(a) and (b): a commercial vehicle registered outside the state that enters Alaska and is not registered under another provision of the chapter must be temporarily registered; the operator shows proof of valid registration in another jurisdiction and any other documentation the department requires by regulation. AS 28.10.121(a): a nonresident's commercial vehicle must be registered when its commercial use begins, except as allowed under AS 28.10.011, 28.10.131(c) and 28.10.152.
To work through your mileage inputs, calculate each jurisdiction’s share of your fleet miles. The estimator apportions any full-year fees you enter; it does not contain state fee schedules or issue an official quote.
More Alaska IRP rules
- Contact: office
- Commercial Vehicle Compliance Section, DOT&PF Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Compliance (the division whose myAlaska service sells the temporary truck/trailer registration)
- Contact: portal
- myAlaska (https://my.alaska.gov), Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Temporary Truck/Trailer Registration
- Contact: note
- Alaska has no IRP office. The phone is the number printed on the division's Commercial Vehicle Compliance Section page, which links the temporary registration and its instructions, and it matches the division main line on the cover of the division's 17 AAC 25 compilation. No email for temporary registration is published; swoop@alaska.gov belongs to the oversize/overweight permit office and is not used here. Permanent registration is handled by the Alaska DMV (the Tok DMV is named for entering vehicles), whose commercial-vehicle page could not be read this pass.
Base jurisdiction, renewal, and audit in detail
The rules that decide whether Alaska can be your base jurisdiction, what qualifies, and what happens at renewal and audit. Each one is sourced.
- Base jurisdiction rules: Summary
- Alaska cannot be an IRP base jurisdiction because it is not a member. How an Alaska-based fleet registers for travel into IRP jurisdictions (trip permits or registration in a member jurisdiction) is set by those jurisdictions and the IRP Plan, which was not readable this pass (irponline.org returned a Cloudflare challenge).
- Qualifying vehicles: Summary
- Every vehicle driven, moved or parked on a highway or public parking place in Alaska must be registered unless an AS 28.10.011 exception applies; one exception covers vehicles on roads not connected to the land-connected state highway system or to a highway with average daily traffic above 499 (28.10.011(10)). An unladen commercial vehicle making one continuous trip by a noncircular route may move under a department special permit for up to 10 days without registration (AS 28.10.151(a)(4)).
What the Alaska share of the fee is built from
An IRP bill is the base jurisdiction's own registration fee for the vehicle, apportioned by mileage, plus the same for every other jurisdiction on the cab card. These are the Alaska inputs to that calculation, each with its official source.
- Permanent registration
- Vehicles used for commercial purposes pay an annual registration fee by actual unladen weight: up to 5,000 lb $90; over 5,000 to 12,000 lb $134; over 12,000 to 18,000 lb $258; over 18,000 lb $331 (AS 28.10.421(h)). A trailer or semitrailer used for commercial purposes pays a one-time $20 fee at initial registration (28.10.421(i)). Registration not done by mail, online, at an emissions station or at a contract office adds $10 (28.10.421(a)(2)).
Temporary registration (TRT)
A commercial vehicle registered in another state or province that enters Alaska must be registered here. The quick route is a certificate of temporary registration under AS 28.10.152, with separate prices for power units and trailers. It requires current registration elsewhere and a USDOT record updated within the required window, and it is not refundable. A new one can be bought after the last one expires.
Buy it at my.alaska.gov under Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, at the Tok Weigh Station or at the Tok DMV. Print the certificate itself, since the review page is not valid for travel.
Permanent Alaska registration
A truck based in Alaska registers with the DMV each year. Vehicles used for commercial purposes pay an annual fee by unladen weight bracket, and a commercial trailer pays a one-time fee at first registration. Registering in person rather than by mail or online adds a small charge.
Who is exempt
Vehicles used only on roads not connected to the state highway system, or to a busier highway, are exempt from registration. An empty commercial vehicle on one continuous trip can move under a short special permit.
Alaska-based fleets leaving the state
Alaska cannot be an IRP base jurisdiction. How an Alaska fleet registers for travel into IRP jurisdictions is set by those jurisdictions and the IRP Plan, which this guide could not read this pass, so the page records it as an open question.
Reach the Alaska IRP office
Account problems, supplement filings and credential replacements all route through the office that holds the account. Everything below is the agency's own published channel; where it publishes no phone line, the note says so rather than pointing at a permit vendor's number.
- Office
- Commercial Vehicle Compliance Section, DOT&PF Division of Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Compliance (the division whose myAlaska service sells the temporary truck/trailer registration)
- Account transactions
- myAlaska (https://my.alaska.gov), Measurement Standards and Commercial Vehicle Enforcement, Temporary Truck/Trailer Registration
- Notes
- Alaska has no IRP office. The phone is the number printed on the division's Commercial Vehicle Compliance Section page, which links the temporary registration and its instructions, and it matches the division main line on the cover of the division's 17 AAC 25 compilation. No email for temporary registration is published; swoop@alaska.gov belongs to the oversize/overweight permit office and is not used here. Permanent registration is handled by the Alaska DMV (the Tok DMV is named for entering vehicles), whose commercial-vehicle page could not be read this pass.
What pairs with IRP
The same interstate operation that needs apportioned plates almost always needs an IFTA license through Alaska, and heavy power units owe the federal Form 2290 heavy vehicle use tax before plates renew. To compare how other states run IRP, see the national IRP registration table.