Current through September 2, 2024
Section 39.03.01.104 - EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PERMITTED VEHICLES01.Brakes. Brakes will meet the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations and be maintained to the Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards No. 121 in effect when the commercial motor vehicle was manufactured.02.Lighting For Loads Traveling In Low Visibility. Those over-width vehicles and/or loads traveling thirty (30) minutes after sunset to thirty (30) minutes before sunrise or when general visibility is less than five hundred (500) feet will be required to display lights to mark the vehicle and/or load extremities. These lights are in addition to the clearance lights required on legal-size vehicles when traveling at night.a. The lights may be flashing or steady burning.b. Lights visible from the front of the oversize vehicle and/or loads and the extremities in the middle or near the front of the oversized vehicle and/or load will be amber.c. Lights visible from the back of the over-width vehicle and/or load and the extremities near the back of the oversized vehicle and/or load will be red.03.Lights on Rear Overhang. Lights are required when the rear overhang exceeds the end of the trailer by four (4) feet or more to show the maximum width of the overhang. Overhang lighting should be as follows:a. If the overhang is two feet (2') wide or less, only one (1) light is required on the end of the overhang.b. If the overhang is over two feet (2') wide, two (2) lights are required on the end of the overhang.04.Flagging For Overhang On Vehicles Or Loads. Warning flags are required on all over-width vehicles and/or loads, and when the rear overhang exceeds the end of the trailer by four feet (4') or more. Warning flags must: a. Have a minimum size of eighteen inches (18") by eighteen inches (18"); andb. Be red or fluorescent orange in color.c. If the overhang is two feet (2') wide or less, only one (1) flag is required on the end of the overhang. If the overhang is over two feet (2') wide, two (2) flags are required on the end of the overhang to show the maximum width of the overhang.05.Signing. Oversize load signs will be required on all vehicles and/or loads exceeding legal width. Signs will not be displayed when the vehicle is empty and of legal dimensions. Signs will meet the following requirements: a. A minimum of twelve inches (12") high by five feet (5') wide and eight inch (8") high letters, one inch (1") stroke width and black letters on yellow background.b. Signs will be displayed on the front or the roof top of the towing vehicle and the rear of the oversize load, or on the front and back or the roof top of self-propelled oversize vehicles.06.Axles. All axle types adjacent to an axle grouping, which exceeds the applicable weight allowance in Section 49-1001 or 49-1004, Idaho Code, must be fully deployed while operating on State roadways.Idaho Admin. Code r. 39.03.01.104