ALASKA

Registration of delivery trucks not required until 1932, using

passenger plates 1932-47.  Truck began 1948.

1948    T/K 252 - T/K 590               (339)

1949    T/K 171 - T/K 892               (722)

1950   T/K C104 - T/K C993, T/K 1031    (891)

1951   T/K C354 - T/K C942, T/K 1071    (590)

1952      50074 - 64650              (14,577)

BASEPLATES                                 TABS

1953-55 "53"  60219 - 81551  (21,333)      1954    WT66982 -   WT71642  (4,661) 

        UND.  82017 - 90948   (8,932)      1955    WT62154 -   WT75215 (13,062)

                       (TOTAL 30,730)

1956-57  T/K 217 - T/K 34422 (34,206)      1957  TR 004873 - TR 014420  (9,548)

1958-59   T/K 47 - T/K 29752 (29,706)      1959    TK11955 -   TK17909  (5,955)

1960-61  C 2-019 - C30-560   (28,542)      1961     C00001 -    C23708 (23,708*)

1962-65     (See below)                    1963    TK 4138 -   TK 5165  (1,028)

                                                   LT 1501 -   LT 7783  (6,283)

1952-55:  Issued to all trucks, trailers, tractors and buses.

          Less than 3,501 lbs. = $15, 3,501 - 12,000 lbs. = $25,

          12,001 - 18,000 lbs. = $50, 18,001+ lbs. = $75.

1960-61:   C = All comm. trucks, and private trucks over 3,500 lbs.

              (Lighter trucks were issued passenger plates.)

1962-73:  TK = Commercial and private trucks over 3,800 lbs. (4,000

               lbs. 1968-73).

          LT = Commercial and private trucks 3,800 lbs. or less

              (4,000 lbs. or less 1968-73).

               Effective 1/1/1971, also issued to private pickup

               trucks up to 6,000 lbs.

1962-65 BASE               T/K                             L/T

Dated "62", slots        24 - 17-934 (17,911)            66 - 26-542 (26,477)

Undated, no slots                                    27-012 - 27-821    (810)

Dated "62", no slots 18-082 - 18-483    (402)        29-333 - 31-990  (2,658)

                              (TOTAL 18,460)                  (TOTAL 31,925)

                           TK                             LT 

1966-67               TK 24 - TK13975 (13,952)        LT 13 - LT32456 (32,444)

1968-69                TK 2 - TK12629 (12,628)         LT 5 - LT31620 (31,616)

1970-75 BASE

 "70"                 TK 13 - TK10521 (10,509)        LT 67 - LT32416 (32,350)

"71-70"             TK11517 - TK15804  (4,288)      LT50022 - LT62896 (12,875)

"71-72"             TK16282 - TK20172  (3,891)      LT63331 - LT76976 (13,646)

 "73"                                               LT76712 - LT85968  (9,257)

                                (TOTAL 20,160)                  (TOTAL 68,297)

       COMMERCIAL TRUCK             NON-COMMERCIAL TRUCK

1973   MA-1164 - MA-1475    (312)   AA-1006 - AA-3113                     (2,108)

1974   MA-1003 - MC-3862 (21,860)   AA-3870 - AC-9907, AD-9234 - AE-2019 (25,824)

1975   MC-4060 - MD-4899  (9,840)   AD-5758 - AD-7986, AE-2607 - AF-5169 (13,792)

                   (TOTAL 30,900)                                  (TOTAL 49,170)

1973:  LT overlaps 1972 order.

1974:  MA overlaps 1973 order.

1976-82 BASE                                  No H,I,O,Q,S used.

1976      "76"    Type 1       1000 AA - 1919 AN      (99,920 P)

1977      "77"    Type 2       2120 AN - 2463 AR      (18,344 P)

1978      "78"    Type 3       3226 AR - 4882 AU      (19,657 P)

1979    "JUL 80"  Type 4       1446 AV - 5972 AY      (31,527 P)

                                               (TOTAL 175,973 P)

Description of Types:  Type 1 - Debossed "76" in UR corner

                       Type 2 - Debossed "77" in UR corner

                       Type 3 - Debossed "78" in UR corner

                       Type 4 - Undated

TA-TE, TW-TY = Trailer, some have "COMMERCIAL" at bottom.

Monthly Staggered Registration began 1979, "SEP 79" to "AUG 80",

same as passenger.  Replaced May 1981 to April 1982.

"ATC" STICKERS   Foil 1976-77.  Black Serial all years.

1976   Silver/Red                   1979

1977   Silver/Blue                  1980

1978   Black/Orange                 1981   Black/White

1982-98 BASE                                      No I,O,Q used.

5-1-81  "MAY 82"  Type 1      1000 BA - 9358 BZ      (188,359 P)

        "DEC 86"  Type 2      1250 CA - 9963 CJ       (80,714 P)

                  Type 1a     1404 CK - 9990 DS      (233,587 P)

                                               (TOTAL 503,991 P)

Description of Types:  Type 1 - Irwin-Hodson dies

                       Type 2 - Polyvend dies

Omitted suffixes:  BM, BS, DL-DP.

PH-PJ = Non-commercial Trailer, no legends.

SA-SL = Commercial Trailer, some have "COMMERCIAL" at bottom.

Discontinued January 1998, but currently revalidated.

Passenger plates issued to trucks since 1998.

LEGENDS

1952     "ALASKA-1952-C-TR." top, "WT." below flag

1953-55  "C-TR. ALASKA 53" top, "WT." below flag

1956-72  No flag or totem pole

1973-98  Painted border, no slogans or graphics

COLORS   (R) = Reverse colors of passenger

1956-57 BASE  White/Blue      (R)  1961 TAB   Dark Blue/White (R)

1958-59 BASE  Gold/Dark Blue  (R)            (FR)

1960-61 BASE  White/Dark Blue (R)

1974-75 MA-MZ SERIES  PR  Gray/Black

1976-82 BASE          FR  Red/White

1982-98 BASE          FR  Dark Blue/Gold