New Mexico Administrative Code
Title 18 - TRANSPORTATION AND HIGHWAYS
Chapter 19 - MOTOR VEHICLE PROCEDURES, LICENSES, PERMITS
Part 8 - SIZE AND WEIGHT OF VEHICLES AND LOADS
Section 18.19.8.88 - ESCORT VEHICLE EQUIPMENT
Current through Register Vol. 35, No. 18, September 24, 2024
A. An escort vehicle shall have two rotating, flashing, strobe or LED amber lights on top of the vehicle at the vehicle width or at a width not to exceed eight feet. The amber lights shall be of sufficient intensity to be visible at a distance of at least 500 feet in normal sunlight.
B. An escort vehicle shall display a bright yellow sign at least five feet wide by 12 inches high with black lettering reading "OVERSIZE LOAD". The letters shall be at least one inch thick by 10 inches high.
C. An escort vehicle shall be equipped with two red or florescent orange flags when escorting a load. The flags shall be square or rectangular and no less than 12 inches on any one side.
D. The required flags and sign shall be mounted on the front bumper of a front escort vehicle, on the rear bumper of a rear escort vehicle, or on the roof of the front or rear escort vehicle, whichever position provides the greatest visibility for the motoring public.
E. An escort vehicle and the escorted oversize vehicle shall be equipped with two-way radios for direct communication between the two vehicles at all times.
F. An escort vehicle shall be equipped with at least one fire extinguisher of minimum size, with a capacity of two and one-half pounds carbon dioxide or dry chemical type, or an extinguisher of another type having equivalent or better extinguishing capacities. Extinguishers shall be mounted so as to be readily accessible for use.
G. An escort vehicle shall have on board at all times the safety equipment specified in Section 66-3-849 NMSA 1978 relating to flares and other warning devices.
H. An escort vehicle shall have on board all the equipment required for flagmen, as provided in 18.19.8.99 NMAC.
I. An escort vehicle shall be equipped with two outside rear view mirrors, one on the driver side and one on passenger side of the vehicle.
J. An escort vehicle shall carry at all times the escort vehicle map developed and maintained by the DOT.