Arkansas Weigh Stations & Ag Inspection

When Arkansas makes you pull in

Any officer with reason to believe you're overweight can order you onto portable or fixed scales (Ark. Code § 27-35-108). Commercial rigs report at open Arkansas Highway Police stations; base overweight fines start near $10 to $20 for a small overage and climb per pound, rising with each conviction in a year (§ 27-35-202). Willfully dodging a scale doubles the penalty. Fixed stations, mobile teams, and roadside pads mean a closed scale is no free pass. PrePass and Drivewyze bypass open stations.

Stations, bypass, and inspection

• Who must stop: Over a weight threshold
• Where the stations are: Arkansas Highway Police run fixed weigh stations on I-40 (West Memphis/Lehi), I-30, I-55 and I-49, backed by a fleet of mobile units and roadside weigh pads. Hours vary. A closed fixed scale isn't a clear corridor: AHP mobile teams and weigh-in-motion work the gaps.
• Bypass: PrePass and Drivewyze both operate in Arkansas. PrePass ties into weigh-in-motion at sites such as Lehi on I-40; Drivewyze covers fixed stations and mobile patrols. Green bypasses an open scale; red or no signal means enter.
• Ag / border inspection: No highway produce or ag inspection checkpoints. The Arkansas State Plant Board handles plant quarantines off the road; weigh stations enforce weight and safety.
• Fine for passing an open station: There's no flat failure-to-stop fine, but willfully avoiding a scale doubles your overweight penalty (Ark. Code § 27-35-202). Base overweight fines start near $10 to $20 for a minor overage and climb on a per-pound scale as the overage grows, with higher per-pound rates for repeat convictions within the same calendar year.

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