Arkansas trucking permits
Trip, fuel and oversize/overweight permits for Arkansas — what the state requires, how it prices them, and how to get them filed.
How Arkansas prices a permit
In Arkansas, what you pay turns on how heavy the load is and how far over legal it measures. Distance does not enter into it — a four-mile clip of the corner costs the same as running Arkansas end to end.
States do not use a common formula. Arkansas charges on dimension bands and a charge per unit of weight over the limit, depending on the permit and the configuration:
- dimension bands
- Length, width and height are read together against a set of bands, and the band you land in sets the fee.
- a charge per unit of weight over the limit
- You pay for each increment above the legal weight, so a small overage costs proportionally little.
What Arkansas permits cost
The state's own fee, plus what we charge to prepare and file it. Your total depends on the trip, so the quote is the number that counts — these are the floors we hold on file.
| Permit | Arkansas fee | Our fee |
|---|---|---|
| Trip Permit | from $35 | $29 |
| Fuel Permit | by weight, axles and distance | — |
| Oversize / Overweight | by weight, axles and distance | $39 |
A handling fee applies to each permit line. Nothing is charged until you have seen the total.
Fees and limits on this page were last checked in September 2026. States change fee schedules, legal limits and office hours without notice, and some fees depend on details we only know once you tell us the trip. Arkansas is the authority, not this page — treat these as a guide and the quote as the number.
When you need an oversize permit in Arkansas
Width and gross weight are federal everywhere — over 102 inches wide or 80,000 lbs and you need a permit in Arkansas and in every other state. What changes at the state line is height, trailer length and what the axles may carry.
- Height
- 13' 6"
- federal baseline 13' 6"
- Semi-trailer length
- 53'
- federal baseline 53'
- Tandem axle
- 34,000 lbs
- federal baseline 34,000 lbs
Arkansas holds to the federal figures on all three, so a load legal on the interstate is legal here.
Overhangs, single and tridem axles and the full table are on the Arkansas regulations page.
The Arkansas permit office
Who issues the permit, when they are open, and where they take applications. We deal with them so you do not have to — but if you would rather call them yourself, this is the desk.
Oversize/ Overweight
- Phone
- (501) 569-2381
- Weekday hours
- Mon–Fri 6:00 AM–4:30 PM
- Portal
- State permit portal
Temporary Trip (IFT)
- Phone
- (501) 682-4653
- Portal
- State permit portal
Crossing more than Arkansas?
Most trips need permits in more than one state. Pick another, or price the whole route at once.