1. (1)(a) As specified in Table 3 and this Subsection (1), a motor carrier shall be accompanied by a pilot or police escort.

   1. (b) A motor carrier shall follow the most stringent requirement that applies in Table 3.
   2. (c) The number of police escorts required is determined by the Utah Highway Patrol and is based on the area, time, difficulty of travel, and applicable state and local rules, laws, and ordinances.
   3. (d) For an overhang greater than 20 feet, a motor carrier shall have a pilot escort vehicle positioned to the front for front overhangs and to the rear for rear overhangs.
   4. (e) The division may require a motor carrier to have more pilot and police escorts than required by Table 3.
   5. (f) A tow truck towing vehicles may travel outside daylight hours without a certified pilot escort if the total length is 120 feet or less and the total width is 10 feet or less.

   6. (g) The escort requirements in this section apply only to non-divisible loads.

      Table 3Load Dimensions Requiring Pilot and Police EscortsDaylight Hours on a FreewayDaylight Hours on a Secondary HighwayNon-DaylightHours on aFreewayNon-Daylight Hours on a Secondary HighwayGreater than:14' in width; or120' in length; or20' of overhang1 pilot escortGreater than:12' in width; or105' in length; or20' of overhang1 pilot 12' to 14' in width1 pilot escortUp to 12' in width1 pilot escortGreater than:16' in width; or16' of height2 pilot escortsGreater than:14' in width; or120' in length; or16' of height2 pilot escortsGreater than:14' in width; or105' in length; or14'6" of height; or10' of overhangNot authorized during non-daylight hoursGreater than:12' in width; or105' in length; or14'6" of height; or10' of overhangNot authorized during non-daylight hoursGreater than:20' in width; or175' in length; or 17'6" of height2 pilot escorts and at least 2 police escortsGreater than:17' in width; or175' in length; or 17'6" of height2 pilot escorts and at least 2 police escortsGreater than:14' in width; or105' in length; or14'6" of height; or10' of overhangNot authorized during non-daylight hoursGreater than:12' in width; or105' in length; or14'6" of height; or10' of overhangNot authorized during non-daylight hours

2. (2) During non-daylight hours, motor carriers are required to have additional lighting as follows:

   1. (a) any load must have marker lights indicating extreme width using amber lights on the front and side and red lights to the rear;
   2. (b) loads exceeding 92' in overall length shall have lighting every 25 feet;
   3. (c) front or rear overhang exceeding 20 feet from the front or rear bumper of a vehicle, or from the center of the closest axle in the absence of a bumper, must have a rotating or flashing beacon visible from a minimum of 500 feet, and must be displayed at a minimum height of four feet above ground;
   4. (d) tow vehicle headlights must be operated on low beam, day or night, as an additional warning to traffic;
   5. (e) front overhang of more than three feet shall be marked with a steady, amber marker light; and
   6. (f) rear overhang exceeding four feet shall be marked with red clearance lights.

3. (3)(a) If the division determines that extenuating circumstances apply, the division may authorize exceptions to this section or require additional safety measures.

   1. (b) Any exceptions authorized by the division shall be noted on the permit.

KEY: permits, safety regulations, size and weight, trucks

Date of Last Change: March 16, 2026

Notice of Continuation: April 30, 2024

Authorizing, and Implemented or Interpreted Law: 72-1-201; 72-7-406; 72-9-303; 41-1a-102; 41-1a-231; 41-1a-1206; 72-7-402; 72-7-404; 72-7-407; 72-9-301; 72-9-502