Section 1680-07-01-.20 - SIGNS AND MARKINGS ON MOVEMENTS(1) All movement exceeding ten feet (10') in width and/or seventy-five feet (75') in length shall bear information signs reading "OVERSIZE LOAD" as further provided below.(2) Adequate markings shall be provided to outline the extremities of the load. (a) Overwidth and/or overlength movements shall bear a sign reading "OVERSIZE LOAD" mounted on the front and rear of the movement.1. Signs shall be at least seven feet (7') long and eighteen inches (18") high. The background shall be yellow and the lettering black. Letters shall be at least ten inches (10") high with a one and one-half inch (11/2") stroke width. Each letter shall be solid. Gaps within the stroke of a letter are not permitted.2. Signs shall be durable wood or metal construction. Heavy canvas or cloth signs, otherwise meeting same requirements, will be permitted if they can be securely fastened to the movement against a flat surface backing up the entire area of the sign.3. Signs shall be in a good state of repair, clean and readable.(b) Any motor vehicle having a load or vehicle component which extends more than four inches (4") beyond the sides of the vehicle or more than four feet (4') beyond the rear of the vehicle shall have the extremities of the load marked with a red or fluorescent orange flag, not less than eighteen inches (18") square, at each point where a lamp is required by Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations under 49 C.F.R. § 393.11, Table 1.(c) Additional Requirements for Overwidth Movements.1. Red or fluorescent orange flags shall be fastened to the load (front and rear) at the top and bottom of each side which is widest. Flags shall extend from the load in such a manner as to be visible to traffic approaching from both the front and rear. If the widest part of the load is between the top and the bottom, flags shall be placed at this point both front and rear.2. All warning flags shall be of solid red or fluorescent orange color and at least eighteen inches (18") square.(d) Additional Requirements for Overlength Movements. In addition to required signs described in (2)(a) of this rule, red or fluorescent orange flags shall be conspicuously displayed at the extreme rear end of overlength loads.
(e) Additional Requirements for Nighttime Movements. For any motor vehicle issued a special permit that has a truck-tractor and semitrailer combination carrying a load in excess of width or length limitations set forth in Rule 1680-07-01-.01(2), the load shall be marked as follows for movements between one-half (1/2) hour after sunset to one-half (1/2) hour before sunrise:
1. On each side of the projecting load, one (1) red side marker lamp, visible from the side, located so as to indicate maximum overhang; and2. On the rear of the projecting load:(i) Two (2) red lamps, visible from the rear, one (1) at each side; and(ii) Two (2) red reflectors, visible from the rear, one (1) at each side, located so as to indicate maximum width.Tenn. Comp. R. & Regs. 1680-07-01-.20
Original rule filed July 1, 1982; effective August 2, 1982. Repeal and new rule filed October 31, 1985; effective November 30, 1985. Repeal and new rules filed June 19, 1991; effective August 3,1991. (Formerly numbered 1680-02-02-.18). Rule has been assigned a new control number from 1680-02-02-.20 filed and effective February 1, 2003. Amendments filed February 14, 2018; effective 5/15/2018.Authority: T.C.A. § 55-7-205.