License Plate: American Truck Simulator
In American Truck Simulator, license plate designs are assigned based on state or Government body.
Summary
Each state in-game broadly issues four kinds of plates, with the specific eligibility for each varying:
- Regular passenger plates, assigned to most car traffic.
- "Apportioned" plates, which are assigned to commercial vehicles, including trucks. The term "apportioned" refers to legal arrangements that allow commercial vehicles registered in one state to be recognised as such by other states.
- Trailer plates, attached to vehicle trailers.
- Police and government plates, assigned to Police vehicles alongside other government fleets. These are sometimes referred to as "exempt" plates, indicating that the vehicle is exempt from usual registration fees and taxes.
Arizona
Arizona passenger plates have the sequence AAA####.
Truck apportioned plates have the format of AA #####, in which the first letter will always be 'A'.
Trailer plates have the format ##### A, in which the letter will always be 'A'.
Government plates read G ###AA.
California
Regular passenger plates are based on the current 1994+ series and follow the format of #AAA###. This plate design is also used by non-commercial trailers, with the format 1AA####.
Apportioned plates are labelled as Cal Apportioned, and are formatted as AA#####.
Commercial truck trailers are registered with "permanent trailer" plates, and are labelled as California Perm Trailer with the format or either 1AA#### or 4AA####.
Government plates are labelled as CA EXEMPT, and follow a seven number format: #######.
Colorado
Colorado plates are based on the 2015+ series. Most plates follow one of two formats: AAA A## or ### AAA.
Apportioned truck plates feature a red on white design. They can feature one of two formats: ###AAA or AAAA##.
Trailer plates follow the same format as passenger vehicles, and are marked by a 'TRL' prefix.
Government vehicles are marked by a 'GVT' prefix.
Idaho
Idaho passenger plates feature a county code, followed by five digits.
Apportioned truck plates begin with A, followed by a random letter and up to four numbers.
Apportioned trailer plates feature four numbers, followed by T and a random letter.
Police exempt plates begin with P.
Idaho State Police vehicles begin with ISP.
Kansas
Passenger plates are ### AAA.
Truck plates have a PWR prefix followed by six numbers (######).
Trailer plates feature a 'Trailer' prefix followed by six numbers (######).
Exempt plates are plain with an X#### sequence.
State Troopers have a special design with a three digit number (###).
Ambulances have an "EMS" plate with four numbers (####).
Fire trucks have a "Firefighter" plate with five numbers (#####).
Montana
Montana plates feature a one or two number county code, followed by numbers and a letter. The total number of numbers on the plate will always be six (# #####A or ## ####A).
| County | Code |
|---|---|
| Billings | 3 |
| Bozeman | 6 |
| Butte | 1 |
| Glasgow | 20 |
| Glendive | 16 |
| Great Falls | 2 |
| Havre | 12 |
| Helena | 5 |
| Kalispell | 7 |
| Laurel | 3 |
| Lewistown | 8 |
| Miles City | 14 |
| Missoula | 4 |
| Sidney | 27 |
| Thompson Falls | 35 |
Truck apportioned plates have the format PA#####.
Trailer apportioned plates have the format T#####.
Exempt plates have a unique design but follow the same format as passenger ones.
Cars of the Montana Highway Patrol have a special plate with the format MHP ###.
Nebraska
Passenger plates have two formats: AAA ### or ##-A###.
Buses and coaches have a 'Bus' plate styled as ##-###.
Apportioned plates consist of five numbers
Trailer plates have a ##-A### format.
State Trooper vehicles feature a triple-digit number.
Other police vehicles feature a City Government plate with a five-digit number.
Ambulances and fire engines have a County Government plate, also with a five-digit number.
Nevada
Nevada plates have the format ### A##.
Coaches have their own apportioned plate variant, lacking the 'Apportioned' text and carrying the format ##### P.
Apportioned truck plates have the format ##### A.
Trailer plates have a five number sequence (#####), with "PT" engraved on the right side.
Exempt plates read "EX" on the side, followed by five numbers (#####).
New Mexico
Passenger plates have an ### AAA format.
Apportioned truck plates have the format A ####, with an 'IR' tag on the left.
Freight Trailer plates have an #### A format, with an 'FT' tag in the gap.
Government plates have the format G #####.
Oklahoma
Passenger plates have the simple AAA-### format.
Truck apportioned plates have a six number format, in which the second and third letter can be a letter (######, ##A###, #A####, or #AA###).
Trailer plates have the format AA-####.
Oklahoma Highway Patrol plates have the sequence (OHP ###).
Police plates have the prefix "CI", followed by five letters (#####).
Oregon
Passenger plates use the 2004+ design, with the format ### AAA.
Apportioned truck plates are white and reference the Oregon Department of Transportation. They feature the format YAAA###, in which the first two letters will always be "YA".
Trailer plates are classified as for 'heavy trailers', and are yellow with a 'HV' marking followed by a five digit number (#####).
Police plates are classed as 'publicly owned', featuring an 'E' for exempt marking followed by a six digit number (######).
Texas
Texas passenger plates feature an AAA #### format.
Texas apportioned plates read as R## ####.
Truck trailer plates have the format ###B ###.
Plates of Texas Highway Patrol vehicles feature the emblem of the organisation, followed by five numbers (#####).
Other government vehicles, including non-THP police vehicles and other emergency vehicles, feature exempt plates with the format ### ####.
Utah
Utah plates have the sequence A## #AA.
Truck plates begin with the letter 'Z', followed by six letters (Z######).
Trailer plates feature six letters followed by a letter (######A).
Exempt plates have six letters, with an imprinted 'EX' on the right (######).
Washington
Passenger plates have the format AAA####.
Apportioned plates have an identical base. Truck plates have the format #####RP, while trailer plates have the format #####TR.
Exempt plates feature "XMT" lettering on the side, and have an #####A format.
Wyoming
Passenger plates contain a county code followed by five numbers (## #####).
| County | Code |
|---|---|
| Casper | 1 |
| Cheyenne | 2 |
| Cody | 11 |
| Evanston | 19 |
| Gillette | 17 |
| Jackson | 22 |
| Laramie | 5 |
| Rawlins | 6 |
| Riverton | 10 |
| Rock Springs | 4 |
| Sheridan | 3 |
Both apportioned truck and trailer plates have the format A #####, in which the letter will always be "A". Truck plates read 'APPORTIONED', while trailer plates read 'COML TRAILER'.
Government plates have the format G #####.
Miscelaneous
During the Christmas Winterland Event 2023, trailers picked up within Winterland have a unique registration plate reading XMAS 23.
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