Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-307 - Projecting Vehicle or Load

A. The Department shall issue a class A special permit, as required under Section R17-6-201, for transporting a vehicle or load that projects from either side of the vehicle:

1. Two feet or less, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of less than 12 inches; or

2. Three feet or less, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of 12 inches or more.

B. The Department shall issue a class C special permit, as required under Section R17-6-211, for transporting a vehicle or load that projects from either side of the vehicle:

1. More than two feet, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of less than 12 inches; or

2. More than three feet, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of 12 inches or more.

C. Unless the Department requires additional escort vehicles under R17-6-306 or R17-6-412, Table 4, a permittee or driver of a vehicle or load projecting excess overhang shall have escort vehicle accompaniment as follows:

1. A front escort vehicle if the front load projection is longer than 20 feet, or

2. A rear escort vehicle if rear projection is longer than 20 feet.

1. Over 20 feet in length of front overhang requires a front escort;

2. Over 20 feet in length of rear overhang requires a rear escort; and

3. Over 20 feet in length of overhang at both the front and rear of a vehicle requires a front and rear escort.

D. A permittee or driver of a projecting vehicle or load with more than a four-foot front or rear overhang shall:

1. Attach warning flags to the vehicle or load as provided under R17-6-302 and Illustration 1, for daylight operation; or

2. Attach safety lighting to the load as provided under R17-6-304 and Illustration 4, for nighttime operation.

E. An integral component or components removed from a loaded primary object may be transported on the same vehicle bearing the primary object provided the component or components do not cause the hauling vehicle to exceed a size or weight permitted for the primary object.

Notes

Ariz. Admin. Code § R17-6-307

New Section made by final rulemaking at 9 A.A.R. 665, effective April 8, 2003 (Supp. 03-1). Amended by final rulemaking at 19 A.A.R. 2486, effective September 7, 2013. Amended by final rulemaking at 28 A.A.R. 1264, effective 7/8/2022.