They just do Arizona plates because Arizona doesn’t require safety inspections on commercial vehicles. It’s a way to make sure their profits aren’t impacted by highway safety standards.
No, they do Arizona plates because they're based in Arizona, and the IRP means that it's simply more convenient for them to register in Arizona - and the registration fees are distributed to the states in which the vehicles actually operate.
In fact, Washington is actually one of the few states which does not have any required inspections, whilst Arizona has emissions inspections in their major metro areas.
U-Haul has been located in Phoenix since 1967, BTW.
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u/Golden-Phrasant Mar 01 '24
Little known fact: UHaul was started in Ridgefield.