DOT SAP Evaluation in Arizona — 11 Providers Listed

Arizona sits on two of the busiest cross-country lanes in the West, I-10 through Phoenix and Tucson and I-40 across the north through Flagstaff and Kingman, with I-17 tying them together. Produce out of the Nogales port of entry and the warehouse belt around Phoenix keep both local and long-haul drivers busy. This page lists 11 providers in Arizona, 2 of which say on their own website they perform DOT SAP evaluations, with offices in Phoenix and Tempe. The other 9 listings are for treatment or testing, which you may need later in the process, not for the evaluation itself.

Arizona does not write its own SAP rules; no state does. The evaluation, the education or treatment plan, the follow-up evaluation and the observed return-to-duty test come from 49 CFR Part 40 and apply identically in every state. The state's part is the CDL itself. Since November 18, 2024 (FMCSA), the Arizona Department of Transportation's Motor Vehicle Division must downgrade the license of a driver in prohibited status within 60 days, and it is the office that restores the commercial privilege after a negative return-to-duty test.

Video evaluations count in Arizona. The rule that allows them (49 CFR §40.291) is federal, and the only state question is whether the SAP's license reaches a driver sitting in Arizona; ask before you book. A SAP across the line in California, Nevada, Utah and New Mexico is also an option, in person or by video, under the same licensing question. The one step that always needs a collection site is the observed return-to-duty test; everything up to it can often be done from home.