Simplify Your Oversize/Overweight Loads
Width
10’ and under - No Escort Required
10’1” – 12’6” - Front Escort on 2 Lane Routes
12’7” – 14’ - Front Escort on 2 Lane Routes
Rear Escort on Interstate & 4 Lane Routes City
Limit Travel Restrictions
13’6” - up - Front Escort Required
Rear Escort Required
City Limit Travel Restrictions
Height
15’1” – UP - Front Escort with Height Pole
Length
75’1” – 90’ - Light on Rear Required
90’1” – 120’ - Rear Escort Required
City Limit Travel Restrictions
120’ – up - Front and Rear Escorts Required
The escort vehicle must be a vehicle weighing more than 2,000 pounds with a manufacturer’s gross vehicle weight rating less than 18,000 pounds and must be properly licensed. It is to be used to escort one or more other permitted vehicles, when required, due to the size or character of the permitted vehicle(s) or load, in accordance with the conditions set forth in a permit issued by the TDOT Permit Office.
Signs or placards identifying the name and telephone number of the business operating the escort vehicle must be attached in a conspicuous place on both the right and left sides of the vehicle. The signs or placards shall be at least 8” x 12” in size.
All escort vehicles must be equipped with either a rotating amber light or a strobe type amber light which is visible from at least 500 feet and has a horizontal placement which shall be visible from all directions, 360º.
Escort vehicles shall display bumper mounted or roof mounted yellow sign(s) reading “OVERSIZE LOAD” with black letters a minimum of 10 inches high and 1 ½ inch wide brush stroke, which must be visible from the front and rear.
Signs shall be of durable wood or metal construction. Heavy canvas or cloth signs, otherwise meeting the same requirements, will be permitted if they can be securely fastened to the escort vehicle against a flat surface backing up the entire area of the sign.
Signs shall be in a good state of repair, clean and readable at all times.
Two flags, either red or fluorescent orange in color and at least 18 inches square in size, shall be mounted at approximately 40º to 70º angle on the escort vehicle’s roof rack.
During escort operations, all escort vehicles shall have the following equipment on board, and such equipment shall be in working order:
Source of information: https://www.tn.gov/tdot/central-services/oversize---overweight-permits/regulations---policies.html
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