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Arkansas RV length limits
Arkansas's limits for motorhomes, trailers, triple towing and height, quoted from its own law. Enter your rig to check it.
The law in Arkansas
Motorhome: Arkansas's length law sets limits for a single truck and a bus and does not name motorhomes.
"(a) No single truck operated on the highways of this state, unladen or ... with load, shall have an overall length in excess of forty feet (40')."
Trailer: 53 ft 6 in
"(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."
Overall combination: No overall limit
"(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."
Triple towing: Allowed
"(f) No motor vehicle shall be operated on the highways, roads, or ... streets of this state with more than two (2) trailing vehicles."
Height: 14 ft
"27-35-207. Height of vehicles. ... load, shall not exceed a height of ... (14'), unless a greater height is authorized by a special permit issued"
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"upon the highways of this state shall not have a total outside width, unladen ... or with load, in excess of one hundred two inches (102"), excluding certain ... safety devices as designated by the state, unless a greater width is"
27 CAR § 111-207, Overlength movement (Code of Arkansas Rules), checked November 2026.
What do you drive?
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel in Arkansas. Yes. Your truck and trailer is within Arkansas's length limits.
Truck and trailer or fifth wheel · Arkansas
Within the limitsYes. Your truck and trailer is within Arkansas's length limits.
Add your height to check it against Arkansas's 14 ft limit.
Trailer length
WithinYours 32 ft · limit 53 ft 6 in"(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."
Overall length
WithinYours 52 ft · no overall limit"(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."
Width: 102 in (8 ft 6 in)
"upon the highways of this state shall not have a total outside width, unladen ... or with load, in excess of one hundred two inches (102"), excluding certain ... safety devices as designated by the state, unless a greater width is"
"excluding certain ... safety devices as designated by the state"
"It shall not be necessary to obtain a permit, and it shall be lawful to move any motor home or camping trailer in excess of the maximum width prescribed under § 27-35-206 if the excess width is attributable to a noncargo-carrying appurtenance that extends no more than six inches (6'') beyond the body of the vehicle."
More from Arkansas's law
"(a) No single truck operated on the highways of this state, unladen or ... with load, shall have an overall length in excess of forty feet (40')."
"LENGTH: Determined by trailer length as required by law."
Source: 27 CAR § 111-207, Overlength movement (Code of Arkansas Rules), checked November 2026.
Also read on: Act 307 of 1997, Arkansas General Assembly (SB 209), reprinting Arkansas Code 27-35-208, Length of vehicles, as amended · Act 650 of 2017, Arkansas General Assembly (SB 415), reprinting Arkansas Code 27-35-206, Width of vehicles (width) · Act 871 of 2021, Arkansas General Assembly (HB 1418), reprinting Arkansas Code 27-35-207, Height of vehicles (height) · Act 1021 of 1993, Arkansas General Assembly (HB 1830), which added 27-35-208(f), the two-trailing-vehicle rule · ArDOT Permit Rules (2023), Table of Legal Dimensions and Weight Limits (height and length lines; linked from ardot.gov) · Arkansas General Assembly act search (exact phrase "27-35-208", "27-35-206", "27-35-207", all sessions 1987 to 2026), used to find every act amending these sections · Arkansas Department of Labor and Licensing, Title 27 towing statutes, reprinting the permit section on motor home and camping trailer appurtenances (width)
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