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Arkansas Truck Accidents

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations (Title 49, Parts 350-399) govern all vehicles engaged in interstate traffic.

There are some situations where a tractor-trailer or other commercial motor vehicle is involved in only intrastate travel. For example, an appliance store in Little Rock may own a truck that only makes in-state deliveries.

The Arkansas Department of Public Safety has adopted Title 49, Parts 382-384 and 390-399 of the federal regulations.

If you want to learn about the federal laws that apply to all over-the-road trucks, click here.

The following provisions are an overview of Arkansas laws that affect trucks operating only in Arkansas:

Driver Qualification:

Arkansas has adopted Part 391 of the Federal Regulations with the exception of Sec. 391.11(b)(1) for intrastate drivers, which states that the drivers must be at least 21 years of age. In Arkansas they can be 18.

Hours of Service:

Arkansas has adopted Part 395 of the Federal Regulations with one exception. The maximum driving and on-duty requirements do not apply to intrastate commodities or farm supplies for agricultural purposes if the transportation is limited to an area within a 100-air-mile radius from the source of the commodities or distribution point for the farm supplies when such transportation occurs during planting and harvesting seasons.

Crash reports are available from:

Arkansas State Police
Attn. Accident Records
One State Police Plaza Drive
Little Rock, AR 72209
(501) 618-8130

If you have been involved in a truck accident in Arkansas, click here for more information or to ask any questions you have.

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"If each time a rig is inspected it is done in an identical fashion the driver will be less likely to omit a key element of the process during a future inspection."

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Arkansas Cities:

  • Little Rock
  • Springdale
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  • Fort Smith
  • Conway
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  • North Little Rock
  • Rogers
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  • Fayetteville
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  • Hot Springs
  • Pine Bluff
  • Jonesboro
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    Major Arkansas Interstates:

  • I-30
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  • I-440
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  • I-40
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  • I-530
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  • I-55
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  • I-540
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