Apportioned plates are issued to trucks and buses operating in more than one jurisdiction under the International Registration Plan (IRP). Arkansas produces IRP plates in various truck weight class series (C,D,H,K) but date stickers appear to have been dropped in the early-2020s.
Brian Menius - Apr 10 ’26
2021 numbering reached 999 ZZZ and changed to ABC 12D format
2006 issue - black on blue fade, white center diamond, top state name and bottom "The Natural State" in darker red, issued from KPG suffix until 2021, low 135 KPH, see History tab for high.
1996 issue - same as the 1979 colors, letters moved to suffix, 001 AAA through KPF suffixes, high 914 KPF.
1989 issue - blue on white, white state name in large red band across top, red on white "Land of Opportunity" at bottom, issued from the POS through ZZZ-999 prefixes.
1979 issue - red on white, blue state name top and bottom "Land of Opportunity", issued from GED through POR prefixes.
Arkansas passenger bases are valid back to 1979:
Passenger plates are also used for several types denoted by a bottom sticker indicating use such as Public Property, Operation Iraqi Freedom Veteran and Fleet Vehicle.
Quinn Iuliano - Aug 30 ’25
Reverted to blue on white in the 400-series during 2021.
Changed to black on white by 262540 in 2009.
Embossed blue on white confirmed up to 251029.
Matt Reilly - Aug 26 ’24
Black on yellow
Willow Caldwell - Sep 14 ’24
Two-letter prefix changed to suffix in 2015.
Martin Houle - Mar 29 ’23
Observed on U-Haul trailers.
Willow Caldwell - Feb 26 ’25
"Perm Trailer" along the bottom.
Quinn Iuliano - Oct 26 ’25
6,001 to 19,000 lbs GVW. B is constant.
There used to be a Class 1 truck (up to 6,000 lbs GVW) plate with an A prefix. It ceased after 1968 and vehicles were switched to standard passenger plates.
Ross Day - Oct 3 ’24
20,001 to 40,000 lbs GVW. C is constant.
Unstickered plate C 220266 had embossed "APPORTIONED" along bottom.
Willow Caldwell - Aug 31 ’24
40,001 to 56,000 lbs GVW. D is constant.
Dated-1998 plate D 312378 embossed "APPORTIONED" along bottom.
Julian Andujar - Jan 22 ’26
56,001 to 60,000 lbs GVW. E is constant.
Ross Day - Oct 3 ’24
60,001 to 68,000 lbs GVW. H is constant.
Plates H511x and H 507390 (circa 2005) embossed "APPORTIONED" along bottom.
Luke Robinson - Jul 10 ’25
68,001 to 73,280 lbs GVW. J is constant.
Luke Robinson - Jul 10 ’25
73,281 to 80,000 lbs GVW. K is constant. The majority of plates in this weight class are apportioned.
Plates K 754965 (2003), K 765588 (2009) and K 771260 (2009) all embossed with "APPORTIONED" along bottom.
Lucas Kannou - Apr 16 ’25
"Arkansas Cattlemen" screened along bottom.
Hunter Belvedresi - Aug 26 ’24
This is one of two "Committed to Education" plates.
Quinn Iuliano - May 18 ’25
The successful Arkansas Ducks Unlimited specialty plate has appeared in a total of three designs since the 1990s. The first design had the logo screened at far left on a white plate background but is no longer issued. The next two current designs have a fully graphic background with either a flying mallard at left or a standing wood duck at right. Flying mallard plates have red numbers while wood duck plates feature them in green.
Do all three graphics share the same number series or should they be tracked in separate buckets?
Kent Dickerson - Oct 22 ’09
Game & Fish plates are available in numerous designs that include Ivory Billed Woodpecker, Black Bear, Black Lab, Butterfly, Deer, Elk, Hummingbird, Largemouth Bass, Mallard Duck, Rainbow Trout, and Wild Turkey.
John Kerestes - Jun 24 ’07
Green ribbon with red heart on right side of ribbon - stacked O/D flat with embossed numbers in black - "Become an Organ Donor-Give Hope" slogan on base in black - Arkansas in red