Arkansas oversize load permits
Arkansas allows 14'0" unpermitted, which 20 states do. The other 26 cap at 13'6" — so a 14-foot load legal here needs a permit the moment it crosses into most of them.
Arkansas permit requirements
The same seven sections for every state, so two states can be compared without re-learning the layout.
Permit required above
Exceed any one of these in Arkansas and the load needs a permit. No overall cap on a tractor-semitrailer — the 53'6" semitrailer, measured with the load on it, is the trigger. The front cap is a separate rule and sits outside that measure. Overall length binds at the escort thresholds (100'). A trailer longer than 53'6" re-activates the state's 60' overall cap. Permigo files it for a flat $20, with the state's own fee billed at cost.
Front overhang is capped at 3'. Exceed it and Arkansas requires a permit. The rear is capped too, just not separately: ARDOT Rule 3.G.3.d measures the trailer including any load projecting from the rear, so a tail spends the 53'6" trailer figure — a 48' trailer gets 5'6", a 53' trailer gets 6", and a full 53'6" trailer gets none. A load projecting forward between the cab and the trailer is expressly excluded from that measure.
Filed from Houston, TX. A permit agent answers +1 (786) 494-6912, 7am–7pm CT, 7 days; no card needed for a quote.
Axle limits
Escorts by road type
Police escort at the state’s discretion.
Superload above
No separate superload class published — the permit thresholds above govern.
Movement windows
| Load | Window |
|---|---|
| Oversize — any dimension | daylight only (sunrise/sunset per the National Weather Service) |
| OW-only / overlength ≤90' overall (legal trailer) | 24 hours, including holidays |
| >90' overall combinations | daylight only |
| 18'1"–20' wide | 9 a.m.–3 p.m. only |
| Weekends | allowed — except the weekend adjoining a Friday/Monday holiday observance |
| Holidays | restricted; holiday-adjacent weekend blackout applies |
Travel restrictions
Other published tables
No additional tables published for this state.
Primary source: Arkansas Highway Police — oversize and overweight permit rules (2023, PDF) ↗
Every figure on this page was checked against it on August 4, 2026.
Get Arkansas priced and filed
Send the route and a permit agent calls you back with Arkansas’s fee, any other state on the way, and one total. Filed from Houston, TX; we answer +1 (786) 494-6912, 7am–7pm CT, 7 days.
Already know the load? Start an order in FleetLynk, the filing app behind Permigo — or send the form and we set it up for you.
States that border Arkansas
Limits change at the line. One order covers every state on your route.
Arkansas oversize permits, answered
Do I need an oversize permit in Arkansas?
You need a permit in Arkansas once the load exceeds any one of these: 8'6" wide, 14'0" high, or 80,000 lb gross. There is no overall length cap on a normal tractor-semitrailer — the trailer itself is capped at 53'6" instead, measured with any rear overhang inside it. Axle limits apply too — 20,000 lb on a single axle and 34,000 lb on a tandem.
When does Arkansas require an escort?
Arkansas requires no escort below 14' wide. Above that the requirement depends on the road type as well as the dimension, which is why the same load can need a front escort on a two-lane and a rear escort on a multilane.
Can I move an oversize load at night in Arkansas?
Daylight hours only. There is no general weekend blackout. Holiday movement is restricted.
What counts as a superload in Arkansas?
A load over 16'6" wide, over 15'6" high, over 100' long, over 180,000 lb is handled as a superload in Arkansas.
How much does an Arkansas oversize permit cost?
Permigo charges a flat $20 service fee per state permit. Arkansas's own permit fee is billed at cost on the same invoice, itemised, with nothing added. Call +1 (786) 494-6912 and we will price your exact route.
What happens if I move without an Arkansas permit?
Moving above Arkansas's limits without a permit is a violation, not a paperwork gap. The load can be stopped at a scale or by a trooper and held until a permit is issued, the fine is set by Arkansas and the citing officer, and a pattern of violations follows the carrier's safety record. If you are not sure the load needs one, when you need an oversize permit walks through the triggers.
Which kind of Arkansas permit do I need?
Most moves take a single-trip permit: one load, one route, a set number of days. Many states also sell annual or blanket permits for loads that stay within routine dimensions; whether Arkansas does, and for which loads, is on the state's own permit page. A superload is permitted separately and reviewed by the state — the thresholds are in the answer above. Permigo files whichever kind the load needs at the same $20 flat fee; what Arkansas itself charges is on the cost guide.
Is an Arkansas oversize permit the same as an Arkansas truck permit?
No. A "truck permit" usually means the paperwork a truck needs to cross Arkansas at all — a trip permit, a fuel permit (IFTA) or IRP plates — which the state's motor-carrier office issues. An oversize or overweight permit covers one load that exceeds Arkansas's legal size or weight, and that is what Permigo files.
Also useful: when you need a permit, pilot car requirements by state, and the interactive map of all 48 states.
Moving through Arkansas?
$20 flat per state permit, the state's fee at cost. A permit agent answers, 7am–7pm CT.