Section 38-06-02-02 - Flagging, sign, lighting, and mirror requirements1. All overdimensional vehicles and loads must have minimum eighteen-inch by eighteen-inch [45.72-centimeters by 45.72-centimeters] red or bright orange flags displayed on the traffic sides front and rear.2. When the overall length of an overdimensional movement exceeds seventy-five feet [22.86 meters] in length. when a movement is overwidth. or when the overall length of an overdimensional movement exceeds seventy-five feet [22.86 meters] in length and the movement is overwide, there must be a minimum twelve-inch by sixty-inch [304.8-millimeters by 1524-millimeters] oversize load sign on the front or roofline of the towing vehicle, and the rear of the vehicle/load. The lettering must be black on yellow background. Letters must be at least eight inches [203.2 millimeters] high with one-inch [25.4-millimeters] brush stroke. When the movement is overlength only, exceeding seventy-five feet [22.86 meters] in overall length. a long load sign that is a minimum twelve inches by sixty inches [304.8 millimeters by 1524 millimeters] in size may be used in lieu of the oversize load sign. The lettering must be black on yellow background. The letters must be at least eight inches [203.2 millimeters] high with one-inch [25.4-millimeters] brush stroke. The sign must be covered or removed when the movement is not overdimensional.3. A motor vehicle must have two outside mirrors, one on each side, to reflect to the driver a rear view of the roadway for a distance of no less than two hundred feet [60.96 meters].4. Between a half hour after sunset and a half hour before sunrise, a permitted overwidth vehicle or load must be equipped with the society of automotive engineers-approved class 1 lights and reflectors, in addition to those required in North Dakota Century Code chapter 39-21 and Code of Federal Regulations, title 49, part 393.a. One rotating or two flashing amber lights shall be mounted above the cab and visible from the front and rear for a distance not less than five hundred feet [152.4 meters], under clear atmospheric conditions at night. If the lights on the cab are not visible to the rear, additional flashing amber lights are required at the rear.b. Clearance lights must be visible from the front, rear, and side, marking the outermost portion of the vehicle and load which extends beyond eight feet six inches [2.5908 meters].c. Vehicles must be capable of traveling at the posted highway speed unless otherwise noted on the permit.N.D. Admin Code 38-06-02-02
Effective January 1, 1988; amended effective February 1, 1999; April 1, 2008; July 1, 2013.Amended by Administrative Rules Supplement 2016-359, January 2016, effective 1/1/2016.General Authority: NDCC 39-12-02
Law Implemented: NDCC 39-12-02