Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024
(a)
"Oversize
Load" sign. All oversize vehicles and loads moving under permit must
have the regulation "Oversize Load" sign attached to the front of the towing
vehicle and on the rear of the load or towed vehicle, whichever extends the
farthest. The "Oversize Load" signs shall not be displayed on a vehicle that is
of legal dimensions. Regulation "Oversize Load" signs must meet the following
requirements:
(1)
Color. The
sign shall consist of a yellow background with black lettering.
(2)
Size. The sign shall be at
least five (5) feet long and at least fourteen (14) inches high. The letters
shall legible from a distance of at least fifty (50) feet and shall be at least
eight (8) inches high using a one and one-eighth (1 1/8) inch wide brush
stroke.
(3)
Placement of
sign. The sign mounted on the rear of the load or the towed vehicle
whichever extends the farthest must be as high as practicable from ground
level. For manufactured homes, the sign must be no lower than five (5) feet
from ground level. If an escort vehicle is required, the regulation "Oversize
Load" sign shall be mounted either on the roof or on the front of the escort
vehicle, if movement is on two-lane highways or super two-lane roadways, or on
the rear or on the roof of the escort vehicle, if movement is on multi-lane
roadways.
(4)
Wording.
The wording shall state "Oversize Load".
(5)
Sign material. The sign
shall be made of a durable material.
(b)
Warning flags. All overwidth
and overlength vehicles and loads moving under permit, excluding extra-length
vehicle combinations, shall be marked by warning flags. All loads which
overhang the rear of the vehicle or trailer by four (4) feet or more shall be
marked by warning flags. Warning flags must meet the following requirements:
(1)
Color. Each flag shall be a
solid red or fluorescent orange.
(2)
Size. Each flag shall be at
least eighteen (18) inches by eighteen (18) inches.
(3)
Placement of flags. Flags
shall be placed at the four (4) corners of the vehicle or load and on the
extremities of the vehicle or load, if applicable, in the following manner:
(A)
Front. Two (2) flags
required: a flag shall be fastened to each front corner or extremity of the
vehicle or load, whichever extends the farthest, if the width requires the
vehicle or load to be permitted.
(B)
Rear.
(i)
Overwidth. Two (2) flags
required: a flag shall be fastened to each rear corner or extremity of the
vehicle or load, whichever extends the farthest, if the width requires the
vehicle or load to be permitted.
(ii)
Overlength. If the rear
overhang of the load extends beyond the end of the vehicle by four (4) feet or
more:
(I) One (1) flag required: a flag shall
be fastened at the extreme rear of the load if the width of the load projection
is two (2) feet or less.
(II) Two
(2) flags required: a flag shall be fastened to each rear corner of the load if
the width of the load projection is more than two (2) feet.
(C)
Side.
Flags required: A flag shall be fastened in such a manner so as to mark any
extremity of size which is wider than the front or rear of the vehicle or load,
whichever is wider.
