Pursuant to Arkansas Code § 27-35-210, special overweight permits may be issued to certain five-axle vehicles transporting cross-ties from their first point of processing to the point at which they undergo creosote processing under the following conditions:
- (1) The five-axle vehicle must be licensed with an Arkansas "K" (Class 7) license;
- (2) The permitted vehicle may not have a loaded weight exceeding thirty-six thousand five hundred pounds (36,500 lbs.) on either of the two (2) tandem axle configurations;
- (3) The one-way mileage of the loaded trip shall not exceed one hundred (100) miles;
- (4) No more than five (5) of these special permits may be issued to the same person during the same calendar year;
- (5) No portion of the loaded trip may be on any part of the federal interstate highway system; and
- (6) The fee for each one-year permit shall be one hundred dollars ($100).