General Definitions

Department

Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department

Arkansas Highway Police Division of Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department

Permit Section of Arkansas Highway Police Division of Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department

Arkansas Highway Commission (AHC)

A member of the Arkansas Highway Commission

Director of the Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department

Chief of the Arkansas Highway Police Division

An established procedure pertaining to a specific activity of the Section, Division, Department or Commission.

A document issued by the Permit Section which gives the bearer permission to move an oversize vehicle laden or unladen along specific routes during a specified period of time with certain restrictions; said document having been issued under the authority given to the Arkansas Highway Commission through Legislative Acts.  When used in this publication the terms "permit" are synonymous.

For purposes of this publication, the following terms are considered synonymous:

• Load

• Vehicle with load

• Laden

• Vehicle and/or cargo

• Vehicle and cargoes.