Permit Rules for the Movement of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles on the Arkansas State Highway System, 27 CAR pt. 111

In 2025, the 94th General Assembly of the State of Arkansas enacted two pieces of legislation impacting the proposed rules. The first, Act 256, changed the definition of a mobile home for permit requirement purposes, and was part of the Arkansas Department of Transportation’s legislative package. The second, Act 700, changed the applicability of permit requirements for a farm machinery equipment dealer. In addition, several general and technical corrections were made to update the rules from a 2018 version and provide clarity.

A public hearing was held on May 13, 2026. The period expired May 14, 2026. The agency provided the following public comment summary: Commenter Name: Kent Hendrix COMMENT: Changing the permit tech hours of operation from 6:00 a.m. to the undefined “normal business hours” may create a hardship for contractors and others who need to move oversize equipment. ArPars online permitting often does not return a valid route and requires a tech to override simple routing issues. For example, say we determine late in the day that an excavator needs to be moved to another job. That load needs to leave at daylight, not 8:30 a.m. If the load is going across US 270 at Prattsville or US 64 at Vilonia, ArPars will fail that route and a tech must override the failure. RESPONSE: The normal business hours remain the same and begin at 6:00 am and end at 4:30 pm. Contact was made with commentor to discuss. Grant Wise, an attorney with the Bureau of Legislative Research, asked the following questions and received the following responses: 1. 27 CAR § 111-101(16)(C) – This subdivision references Arkansas Code § 25-35-210. Was § 27-35-210 perhaps intended? RESPONSE: Agree, typographical error. 2. 27 CAR § 1

• Rule packet: E.1.a ADT SHC Permit Rules for the Mvmt of Oversize and Overweight Vehicles on the Ark St Hwy System and Acts 256 and 700 of 2025
• ALC summary agenda Aug 20, 2026
• ALC agenda Aug 20, 2026
• ALC meeting video Aug 20, 2026
• Arkansas Register, September 2026