New York Codes, Rules and Regulations › Title 17 - DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION › Chapter IV - Highways › Subchapter C - Highway Use And Maintenance › Part 154 - Special Hauling Permits › Subpart 154-1 - Nondivisible Load Permits › Section 154-1.8 - Minimum requirements for all special permit vehicles

Current through Register Vol. 46, No. 28, July 10, 2024
The following requirements shall apply to all vehicles
						requiring a special hauling permit.
(a) Vehicles and over legal width. A warning
					 sign shall be attached to the front and rear of the permitted vehicle. Vehicles
					 shall display red or orange fluorescent flags of at least 18 inches square, on
					 staffs, located at the extremities of the vehicle/load. The diagrams below
					 indicate the correct placement of the flags.
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(b) Vehicles greater than 12 feet in width. A
					 warning sign shall be attached to the front and rear of the vehicle. On other
					 than four lane or divided highways the over width vehicle shall be preceded by
					 a certified escort vehicle. On four lane or divided highways the over width
					 vehicle shall be followed by a certified escort vehicle.
(c) Over-length vehicles. For vehicles over
					 65 feet in length, a warning sign shall be attached to the front and rear of
					 the vehicle. On other than four lane or divided highways, vehicles over 80 feet
					 in length shall be preceded by a certified escort vehicle.
(d) The use of a certified escort vehicle in
					 the rear in lieu of a warning sign may be required if the use of such vehicle
					 would provide more effective warning or would be more convenient to the
					 permittee.
(e) No vehicle operating
					 under a special hauling permit may travel on a road or cross a bridge if the
					 gross vehicle weight exceeds the posted limit.
(f) Overhead wires, cables, signal or traffic
					 lights, limbs of trees or overhead structures shall not be disturbed without
					 first obtaining permission from the owners thereof and movements shall not be
					 commenced until after such consents are obtained.
(g) Operations.
(1) Special permit vehicles operating on four
					 lane or divided highways shall be driven in the right-most lane for traffic,
					 except the right lane must exit. Vehicles on two lane highways shall pull off
					 of the pavement whenever possible to allow traffic from both directions to
					 pass. Permit vehicles shall be driven as nearly as practicable entirely within
					 a single lane and shall not be moved from such lane until the driver has first
					 ascertained that such movement can be made with safety.
(2) Special hauling permit vehicles must
					 travel at least 2,000 feet apart unless specified on the permit.
(3) Loads must be adequately secured to the
					 vehicle.
(4) No movements are
					 allowed upon any highway when the visibility is limited by atmospheric or other
					 conditions so as to make travel hazardous for any vehicle. No travel is allowed
					 when any person, vehicle or highway is not clearly discernible at a distance of
					 1,000 feet. No travel is allowed when the surface of the highway is made
					 hazardous by rain, sleet, snow or ice. No travel is allowed when the surface of
					 the highway is made hazardous by fog, flood or wind. During such periods,
					 vehicles may be halted by the Department of Transportation, State Police or
					 other authorized agency and ordered removed from the highway.