Arkansas Oversize Load Signs, Flags And Lights

What Markings Apply To An Overdimensional Load?

Rule 3.D specifies plainly legible OVERSIZE LOAD signs across the front and back of the loaded vehicle. The sign uses durable material, yellow background, black letters at least 10 inches high and a 2-inch stroke. The same section requires 18-inch red or fluorescent orange flags on all four load corners.

For a purchasing check, compare the letter stroke on the actual banner. A stock banner made for a state with thinner strokes may have the familiar wording and still miss this Arkansas detail. Locate the freight’s real corners after loading.

Does Every Overweight Permit Require A Banner?

No. Rule 4.H explicitly says oversize load signs are not required for an overweight-permitted vehicle/load whose width, height and length remain within the stated legal limits.

Apply the exception to the complete combination, not just the cargo. A heavy machine may be legal width while its trailer is not. Ask dispatch which dimension or weight caused the permit, and retain the answer with the permit review so an overweight-only exception is not extended to a different rig.

How Are Arkansas Escort Markings Different?

Rule 6 specifies an OVERSIZE LOAD escort sign. For a manufactured-home escort, the front and rear wording includes the width rounded up to a whole foot, such as OVERSIZE 14 LOAD. The escort carries two 18-inch solid-red roof flags and uses an unobstructed roof-mounted rotating or strobe amber light.

Tell the escort dispatcher whether the assignment is a manufactured-home movement. An equipment sheet prepared for ordinary freight may omit the width-in-message requirement. Check that the roof sign and flags do not block the light’s view.

Does That Escort Light Specification Cover The Truck?

The ordinary overdimensional movement section requires tail and signal lamps that meet applicable state/federal standards. Escort rotating/strobe specifications are set separately in Rule 6.

Label each line of the departure sheet with the vehicle it governs. A description of an escort’s strobe output does not establish the load vehicle’s complete lighting obligations, especially for a specially authorized night movement or a manufactured home. Resolve those conditions from the actual permit attachments.

How Can RouteAll Help With This Movement?

Import the Arkansas permit into RouteAll and review the authorized road sequence for this vehicle and load. Keep the overweight-only or manufactured-home equipment determination alongside it. RouteAll’s route review does not certify a sign’s two-inch stroke or replace the escort’s equipment check. Get RouteAll For Permit Route Review.

Before You Roll

Classify the permit as overdimensional or legal-dimension overweight, measure the sign stroke and confirm the load’s four corners are marked. Identify any manufactured-home escort wording before the crew arrives. Keep the exact permit category with the equipment checklist.