(c) Identification.

1. (1) The escort vehicle shall have the name and address of the company/owner on each door, plainly legible and visible to the motoring public at a minimum distance of fifty feet (50').
2. (2) Well known company logos are acceptable.
3. (3) Logos/names shall reflect what is shown on the documentation used for proof of insurance that shall be carried in the vehicle.

(d) Signs.

1. (1) An escort vehicle accompanying an over-dimensional load, except one (1) accompanying a manufactured home unit, shall display signs which state "OVERSIZE LOAD".

2. (2)

   1. (A) An escort vehicle accompanying a manufactured home unit shall display signs on the front and back with the message, "OVERSIZE (width in feet rounded up to the nearest whole foot) LOAD".
   2. (B) An example of the sign is "OVERSIZE 14 LOAD".
3. (3) Signs shall be constructed of a durable material with a yellow background and black letters of a two-inch stroke and a minimum height of ten inches (10").

(e) Safety Equipment. All escort vehicles must be equipped with:

1. (1) A ten-pound Class BC dry or equivalent chemical type fire extinguisher;
2. (2) Four (4) fifteen-minute burning flares, light sticks, or triangles; and
3. (3) Any other device required by the Permit Section.

(f) Lighting.

1. (1) All escort vehicles must have operating either a rotating amber light or a strobe-type amber light.

2. (2) The specific requirements for each type of light are as follows:

   1. (A) Rotating light:

(i) Incandescent or halogen bulb lamps capable of emitting a minimum of thirty-five thousand (35,000) total candlepower factory certified;

1. (ii) Steady beam of light emitted;

   1. (iii) Minimum lens height of six inches (6"); and

      1. (iv) Horizontally visible from all directions (three hundred sixty degrees (360°));

   2. (B) Strobe light:

      1. (i) Strobe type light source capable of emitting a minimum of five hundred thousand (500,000) total candlepower, factory certified;
      2. (ii) Flashing light capable of a minimum of eighty (80) flashes per minute;
      3. (iii) Minimum lens height of three and one-half inches (3 1/2"); and
      4. (iv) Horizontally visible from all directions (three hundred sixty degrees (360°)); and

   3. (C) Placement:

      1. (i) The rotating or strobe light shall be mounted on top of the escort vehicle; and
      2. (ii) In order to ensure three-hundred-sixty-degree visibility, the light shall in no way be obstructed from view by any signs or appurtenances on the vehicle.

(g) Flags.

1. (1) There shall be two (2) solid red flags, eighteen inches (18") square, mounted other than vertical or horizontal atop the escort vehicle, preferably at a forty-degree to seventy-degree angle.

2. (2)

   1. (A) These flags shall not extend more than six inches (6") on either side of the vehicle and be no more than eight feet (8') in width between flags.
   2. (B) Flags shall be mounted in line with the warning lights.

(h) Clearance bar. For overheight loads, the escort vehicle shall have a clearance bar of some design attached to the escort vehicles to warn of any clearance problems of the load being escorted.

1. (i) Communications. All escort and towing vehicles shall be equipped for two-way radio communication between vehicles.

(k) Escort vehicle placement.

1. (1) Any vehicle that exceeds fifteen feet (15') in height is required to have one (1) escort vehicle equipped with a clearance bar that extends six inches (6") above the permitted height preceding the load, unless otherwise specified on the permit.
2. (2) If a permitted vehicle requires two (2) escort vehicles, one (1) escort vehicle shall travel in the front and one (1) escort vehicle shall travel behind the vehicle/cargo, unless otherwise specified on the permit.
3. (3) Escort placement is specified in 27 CAR § 111-201 et seq., 27 CAR § 111-401 et seq., 27 CAR § 111-601 et seq., and 27 CAR § 111-701 et seq.