Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Transportation
Title R909 - Motor Carrier
Rule R909-2 - Utah Size and Weight Rule
Section R909-2-15 - Nighttime Travel Provisions
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 909-2-15
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The movement of oversize loads at night will be allowed under the following conditions:
(a) except as provided under
Subsection (1)(b), loads may not exceed 12 feet wide on secondary highways, 14
feet wide on the interstate system, or 14 feet 6 inches high on
highways;
(b) except as provided in
Subsection (3), loads exceeding 12 feet wide, 105 feet overall length, or 10
feet front, or rear overhang are required to have one certified pilot escort on
the interstate system and two certified pilot escorts on secondary
highways;
(c) loads exceeding 92
feet overall length are required to have proper lighting every 25 feet, with
amber lights to the front and sides of the load marking extreme width, and red
to the rear; and
(d) nighttime
travel authorization does not supersede adverse weather
conditions.
(2) The division may authorize exceptions to the nighttime travel provisions based on mitigating circumstances.
(3) Notwithstanding Subsection (1)(b), a tow truck towing vehicles with a total length of up to 120 feet or 10 feet wide may travel during hours of darkness and does not require a certified pilot escort.
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