Arkansas oversize/overweight permit bonds.
From $100.
The bond the ARDOT Highway Police Permit Section requires for certain oversize or overweight moves on the State Highway System — and for setting up a monthly permit charge account. The Permit Section sets the amount; premiums start at $100, with your exact price shown at the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
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How much does an Arkansas oversize/overweight permit bond cost?
1% of the bond amount, from $100. Enter your amount in the calculator for the exact price.
Three steps. One sitting.
No underwriting queue for the standard permit bond — enter your amount, pay, and file with the Permit Section. Here is the whole thing:
Apply online
Your business details, the bond amount the Permit Section required, and the effective date — that is the application.
Issued on the spot
No credit check up to $100,000.
File with the Permit Section
Submit the executed bond to the ARDOT Highway Police Permit Section. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist on them.
What it is and who needs it.
What the permit bond actually covers
Arkansas DOT issues permits for moving loads that exceed legal size or weight on the State Highway System, through its Highway Police Permit Section. For most single-trip overweight or oversize permits, no bond is required — but a bond is required in a few specific situations under the permit rules.
One is the movement of houses in excess of twenty feet in width, which requires a $5,000 surety bond filed with the Permit Section, for damages that may result from the move. Another is a monthly permit charge account, which you can set up by posting a surety bond — a minimum of about $1,000 — so the Department bills you rather than collecting per permit.
The bond stands behind damage to highways, facilities, or property from the move, or the charges on your account. Whatever amount the Permit Section sets, premiums start at $100, with your exact price shown at the application. No credit check up to $100,000.
You need this bond if you are
Claims, renewal, filing, and what sets the price.
If a claim is made
A claim comes from the party the bond protects, the obligee named on the form, when the duty the bond guarantees is not met.
The surety investigates and pays a valid claim, up to the bond amount. You then repay the surety: a surety bond is a guarantee of your performance, not insurance for you.
Renewal and term
The premium covers a one-year term from the effective date you choose.
Renew before the expiry date to keep the bond in force: the license, permit or contract it backs expects continuous coverage.
How to file it
File with the Permit Section. Submit the executed bond to the ARDOT Highway Police Permit Section. Wet-ink originals mailed whenever they insist on them.
What sets the price
The premium is 1% of the bond amount, $100 minimum: the amount the obligee sets moves the price, not your business profile.
No credit check up to $100,000. Above that, the carrier may run a soft pull, which never affects your score.
Where a check runs, it decides approval; the rate is the same for everyone approved.
One application, issued on the spot.
Submit the application with the bond amount the Permit Section set — the executed bond is generated instantly, ready to file.
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