Mover licenses in
Arkansas
Arkansas licenses or registers movers working inside the state statewide.
Get a written estimate, confirm the company name matches the paperwork, and ask how it covers loss or damage. Your state's consumer protection office can tell you what applies. Find your state's office (opens official site).
Ask the licensing office directly: Arkansas Department of Transportation, Intrastate Authority (Legal Division) (opens official site).
Moving to another state?
Interstate movers are registered with the federal government, not the state. Search the company in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's mover database, which also shows complaint history.
Search interstate movers (opens official site) FMCSA's Protect Your Move (opens official site)
What the license should say
In Arkansas you may see one of these:
- Household goods carrier intrastate authority
- For-hire carrier moving household goods wholly within Arkansas.
The rule to know
All for-hire motor carriers moving property in Arkansas intrastate commerce must apply for Arkansas intrastate operating authority.
If something goes wrong
Household goods carriers must file proof of public liability and property damage insurance with ARDOT.
Before you sign
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