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ARKANSAS MOVING GUIDE
Before your home moves, get the plan in order.
A highway permit, an acceptable destination, and the right installation contractor solve different parts of the move. Check each before setting a delivery date.
Do you need a moving permit?
For a typical mobile home move, the carrier needs a special permit from the Arkansas Department of Transportation. The state rule provides an exception for units no wider than 8 feet and no longer than 60 feet. For moves requiring a permit, each single continuous movement of each unit needs its own permit.
Ask the carrier to confirm the unit measurements, permitted route, travel dates, escorts, and any other conditions. A highway transport permit does not establish that your destination is approved for placement or occupancy.
What the width rules actually say
The published Arkansas rule requires an emergency permit for units wider than 16 feet 6 inches, subject to department approval. It says no special permit is issued under that rule for a unit wider than 18 feet. Discuss the width of each transported section with the mover, rather than using only the assembled width of a double-wide.
Travel time affects the schedule
Arkansas rules restrict manufactured home travel at night, on Sundays, and on listed holidays. Additional limits apply to certain widths and roads, including rush-hour limits for homes over 12 feet wide on two-lane highways, with stated seasonal and Saturday exceptions. The permit and current agency guidance should control the actual schedule.
Do not treat a preferred weekend or same-day delivery as confirmed until the carrier checks the route and restrictions.
Transport and installation are separate responsibilities
Arkansas licenses manufactured home installers. The installer rules prohibit installing a manufactured home for use in the state without the required certification. Confirm that whoever performs installation and anchoring holds the required current credentials; a company that only hauls the home may use a separate installer.
- Ask for the installer’s business name and license details.
- Verify credentials with the Arkansas Manufactured Home Commission.
- Ask who supplies the installation instructions and site requirements.
- Get anchoring, leveling, inspections, and finish work clearly assigned.
Your pre-move checklist
- Confirm ownership documents, permission to move, and any lender or seller requirements.
- Ask the destination park or local planning office whether this home may be placed there.
- Have a mover assess the home’s condition and transport equipment.
- Check both sites for driveway access, turning room, obstructions, and ground conditions.
- Assign responsibility for disconnecting utilities and removing attachments.
- Confirm who obtains the transport permit and any required escorts.
- Identify the installer and the work needed before occupancy.
- Keep a written quote, scope, schedule, and payment terms.
Older homes need an individual assessment
HUD’s federal manufactured housing standards date to June 15, 1976. A home built before that date needs extra attention, but that date alone is not a blanket rule that every older home can or cannot be moved. Ask the destination and the mover about acceptance and condition. Do not pay for a home assuming it will qualify.
What this guide does not determine
This guide is general planning information, not a permit approval, installation plan, legal opinion, or finding that a particular home is safe to move. The carrier, installer, destination authority, and relevant agencies need to confirm the requirements for your job.
Sources and further reading
- Arkansas permit application rules
- Arkansas movement restrictions
- Arkansas installer licensing
- HUD manufactured housing homeowner resources
Source review: November 11, 2026. Requirements and published estimates can change. Ask the mover and the relevant agency to confirm what applies to your home and route.
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