27 CAR § 111-207 – Overlength movement

(a) If a semitrailer or trailer, laden or unladen, does not exceed fifty-three feet six inches (53' 6"), there is no overall length restriction, and the vehicle is considered to be in compliance with the length law.
(b) If a semitrailer or trailer, laden or unladen, exceeds fifty-three feet six inches (53' 6"), but the overall length of the vehicle and semitrailer or trailer does not exceed sixty feet (60'), the vehicle is considered to be in compliance with the maximum length limit pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-208.
(c) If a semitrailer or trailer, laden or unladen, exceeds fifty-three feet six inches (53' 6") or the overall length of the combination vehicle, trailer, and load exceeds sixty feet (60') and neither the truck, trailer, nor load can be reduced in length, the following provisions apply:
1. (1) A permit shall be obtained before the vehicle can make a movement unless the exceptions provided in Arkansas Code § 27-35-208(d)(1)(A) and (B) are applicable;
2. (2) If the overall length of the truck, trailer, and load combination does not exceed ninety feet (90') and neither the vehicle, trailer, nor load exceeds the maximum width or height as provided in Arkansas Code §§ 27-35-206 and 27-35-207, the vehicle may travel at any time on a twenty-four-hour, seven-day-a-week basis by obtaining a permit;
3. (3) If the overall length exceeds ninety feet (90'), the vehicle shall travel only during daylight hours and on days not listed as holidays in 27 CAR § 111-106(f);
4. (4)
  1. (A) Trailer measurement shall include any load projecting from the rear.
  2. (B) Loads projecting from the front of the trailer between the tractor cab and trailer will not be included in the measurement of the trailer length;
5. (5) A permit shall be obtained in advance of any movement of a vehicle if the length of the load upon the vehicle when operated alone or the load upon the front vehicle of a combination of vehicles extends more than three feet (3') beyond the front wheels of the vehicle or beyond the front bumper of the vehicle if it is equipped with a bumper;
6. (6) No permit will be issued for any vehicle with a front overhang in excess of twenty feet (20'); and
7. (7) Vehicle combinations in which the length of the trailer or trailers/semitrailer or semitrailers are in compliance with the maximum length limitations as provided in Arkansas Code § 27-35-208 and no other over-dimensional permit is required are not required to have an escort.
(d) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-210, a semitrailer or trailer unit, unladen or with load, operating in combination with a truck tractor unit, which exceeds the length as provided in Arkansas Code § 27-35-208, but does not exceed fifty-seven feet (57'), may be issued a permit valid for a single trip or for a one-year period for a fee of five hundred dollars ($500).
(e)
1. (1) No overlength permit shall be issued for an overlength truck tractor-semitrailertrailer combination.
2. (2) Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-208:
  1. (A) The maximum legal length for a semitrailer or trailer used in a truck tractorsemitrailer-trailer combination manufactured prior to December 2, 1992, is twentyeight feet six inches (28' 6");
  2. (B) The maximum legal length for a semitrailer or trailer used in this combination manufactured after December 1, 1982, is twenty-eight feet (28'); and
  3. (C) If either trailer or semitrailer used in a truck tractor-semitrailer-trailer combination exceeds the applicable maximum legal length but the overall length does not exceed sixty-five feet (65'), an overlength permit is not required.