Arkansas

Arkansas The Natural State
Location Details
Type	State
Accessible	Yes
Game(s) Featured in	American Truck Simulator
Number of accessible cities	10 (9 of which are new, 1 of which is the extension)
Time zone	CDT (UTC-5)
Also known as	Arkanzas Арканзас Arkanzasa Arkanzasas Arcanas
Publishing Information
Form	DLC
Platform(s)
Release Date	16 September 2024
Suggested Price	$11.99, £9.99, €11,99
DLC Features
State(s)	Arkansas
Features	(see article)
Speed Limits
Freeway	70-75 MPH (112-120 km/h)
Undivided Highway	70 MPH (120 km/h)
Urban Area	60-65 MPH (96-120 km/h)
Map

"Located in the south-central region of the United States, the state is a nature wonderland with three national forests, many State Parks, nearly 9,000 miles of pristine streams and rivers like the Arkansas and Mississippi, as well as the ever-stretching Ozark and Quachita mountain ranges. While hauling cargo, you will be able to not only see some of these beautiful landscapes and areas, but travel through a variety of large and small towns and cities, where you'll find industries, landmarks and more." — American Truck Simulator - Arkansas Steam store page

Arkansas is a state of the United States, which is featured in American Truck Simulator as a map expansion DLC. It has been released on 16 September 2024. It is the fourteenth map of DLC involving map expansions, but the thirteenth paid one.

The state is bordered by Louisiana to the south, Texas and Oklahoma to the west, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east and Missouri to the north.

DLC Features

• 10 explorable cities including Little Rock, Fort Smith, Fayetteville and Pine Bluff.
• See several landmarks unique to Arkansas such as the historical centre of Hot Springs with its Bathhouse Row and National Park, iconic art murals, the majestic Arlington Hotel, courthouses, churches and more.
• Enjoy trucking through 10 scenic towns (settlements)
• Discover a variety of different viewpoints across Arkansas
• See the famous Arkansas and Mississippi rivers which run through the State.
• Drive across the impressively large Emmitt Sanders Lock and Dam, which has been in operation since December 1968!
• Deliver to unique industries such as the Nuclear One power plant, and custom built River Port & Timber Harvest depots.
• Experience the new dynamic loading and unloading of logs onto your trailer.
• Discover the hidden treasures of Arkansas' countryside, forest, swampland, viewpoints, road network and more.

Release History

• 22 June 2023: Update 1.48 adds an inaccessible city of Texarkana (AR), adjacent to Texarkana (TX), as a part of the Texas map expansion DLC. A blog post on 15 June 2023 announced the addition.
• 1 August 2023: There are some roads in the Oklahoma DLC that lead to Arkansas in an unfinished rough manner which may signify that the state is in early development.
• 6 September 2023: Blog post teasing a new state with in-game screenshots that are located in the state of Arkansas.
• 12 September 2023: A blog post to officially confirm that Arkansas will be the next state after Nebraska with a few new screenshots, alongside the release of its Steam Store Page.
• 8 December 2023: A blog post about new landmarks and areas in Arkansas.
• 18 January 2024: First blog post about Cities in Arkansas.
• 11 February 2024: A blog post about Weigh Stations, Rest Areas & Welcome Centres in Arkansas.
• 28 February 2024: A blog post about Truck Stops in Arkansas.
• 18 March 2024: Second blog post about Cities in Arkansas.
• 14 April 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' Vegetations.
• 8 May 2024: A blog post about Hot Springs, Arkansas.
• 24 May 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' scenic towns.
• 4 June 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' Road Networks.
• 21 June 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' Water Bodies.
• 11 July 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' Arts.
• 26 July 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' Custom Made Depots.
• 30 July 2024: A blog post about Little Rock, which is the state capital of Arkansas.
• 9 August 2024: Update 1.51 Open Beta is released and it includes more new roads towards and within Arkansas.
• 12 August 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' Industries.
• 17 August 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' Gameplay preview which has been uploaded to SCS' official YouTube channel.
• 21 August 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' new Special Transport routes.
• 26 August 2024: A blog post about Arkansas' hidden gems and new cargoes to haul.
• 2 September 2024: SCS made an announcement on their social medias that on the 3rd September, 2024, they will have a first Arkansas gameplay livestream on their Twitch TV and YouTube channels.
• 3 September 2024: SCS made a first Arkansas gameplay livestream on their Twitch TV and YouTube channels.
• 4 September 2024: A trailer video is released on SCS' YouTube channel, alongside a blog post that officially announces the release date for Arkansas.
• 15 September 2024:
  • 12:00 CET: SCS made an announcement on their social medias that on the 16th of September, 2024, they will have a special Arkansas release livestream on their Twitch and YouTube channels.
  • 16:00 CET: SCS makes a special Arkansas release livestream on their Twitch and YouTube channels.
  • 19:10 CET: A blog post to officially announce that the Arkansas map expansion DLC has been released and is now available for Steam purchase.

Cities

• There are 10 cities featured in the Arkansas map expansion (9 of which are new, another 1 extends the city from the previous DLC).
• Note: Little Rock is in italic lettering since it is the state capital of Arkansas.

El Dorado	Fayetteville	Fort Smith
Harrison	Hot Springs	Jonesboro
Little Rock	Pine Bluff	Springdale
Texarkana

Suburbs

Suburbs on this wiki are defined as separate cities in real life that are shown as part of larger cities in-game.

• Jacksonville (suburb of Little Rock)
• North Little Rock (suburb of Little Rock)
• Van Buren (suburb of Fort Smith)

Scenery towns

Scenery towns on this wiki are defined as cities or communities that are unmarked on the map.

• Ashdown
• Blytheville
• Conway
• DeQueen
• Hamburg
• Hardy
• Lake Village
• London
• Magnolia
• Prescott
• Russellville
• Siloam Springs
• Turrell
• West Memphis

Roads

Interstates

There are seven accessible Interstate Highways:

Interstate 30	Interstate 40	Interstate 49	Interstate 55
Texas - Little Rock (I-40)	Oklahoma - Tennessee	Texarkana (AR 151) - US 71, I-40 - Missouri	Tennessee - Missouri
Interstate 530	Interstate 540	Interstate 555
Pine Bluff (US 65 / US 79) - Little Rock (I-30)	Fort Smith (Oklahoma - I-40)	Turrell (I-55 / AR 77) - Jonesboro (US 63)

There is one inaccessible Interstate Highway:

Interstate 440
Little Rock (I-30)

US Highways

• US 63
• US 64
• US 65
• US 67
• US 70
• US 71
• US 79
• US 82
• US 167
• US 270
• US 412

State Highways

TBA

Early Adopters' Reward

For early adopters of the DLC, having a profile connected to a World of Trucks account and making any delivery using the External Contracts or External Market TO or FROM Pine Bluff will make the players eligible for the adorable and fluffy White-tailed Deer fawn plush for their truck cabin.

Achievements

Main article: American Truck Simulator Achievements

Icon	Name	Description
	The Natural State	Discover at least 8 cities in Arkansas
TBA	I Saw Arkansas	View cutscenes from at least 8 viewpoints in Arkansas
TBA	Paper Trail	Complete 3 deliveries of Logs to Chuck & Jack's, and 3 deliveries of Wood Shavings to Page & Price Paper, within Arkansas
TBA	Spa City	Complete a delivery to 5 different companies in Hot Springs

Viewpoints

Released in update 1.51, the Arkansas DLC features viewpoints. 10 viewpoints have been added. The locations of the viewpoints are:

• Arkansas Nuclear One
• Fayetteville
• Fort Smith
• Harrison
• Hot Springs
• Lake Village
• Little Rock
• Magnolia
• Norfolk Lake
• Pine Bluff Lock & Dam 4

Gallery

TBA

Trivia

The old Arkansas DLC's Steam header

• On the 28th of August 2024, SCS updated the steam header of the Arkansas DLC. It now features the Mack Pinnacle in the background.

See also

• Official microsite for the expansion
• Real-life information of Arkansas

The States of American Truck Simulator
Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Idaho - Iowa - Kansas - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Mexico - Oklahoma - Oregon - Texas - Utah - Washington - Wyoming

Arkansas
Cities	El Dorado - Fayetteville - Fort Smith (Van Buren) - Harrison - Hot Springs - Jonesboro - Little Rock (Jacksonville, North Little Rock) - Pine Bluff - Texarkana - Springdale List of scenery towns in Arkansas
Highways	Interstate 30 - Interstate 40 - Interstate 49 - Interstate 55 - Interstate 530 - Interstate 540 - Interstate 555 US 63 - US 64 - US 65 - US 67 - US 70 - US 71 - US 79 - US 82 - US 167 - US 270 - US 412 TBA