NOVA SCOTIA OVERSIZE PERMITS & ESCORTS INFORMATION
PERMITS: Permits
are valid for three days. Must be ordered prior to entering the province.
OPERATING
TIME: Daylight travel, plus night travel is allowed on most other
loads, but there may be escort requirements in addition to special lighting.
Daylight hours only when height exceeds 14 feet. No Sunday or holiday travel
for any overwidth loads.
RESTRICTED
TRAVEL: Loads exceeding 12 feet in width or 82 feet in length are not
allowed to move 3:00 pm. Friday until Monday morning. Vehicles/loads exceeding
14 feet wide or 82 feet long may not move between the hours of 7:00 – 9:00 am
or 4:00 – 6:00 pm.
EQUIPMENT
REQUIREMENTS:
Tractor
Wheelbase: Tractor wheelbase, from center of steer axle to center of
drive axles, has been changed to a maximum of 283 inches. This applies as long
as the overall tractor trailer length does not exceed 75 feet, the trailer
maximum length is 53 feet, and the trailer wheelbase (center of kingpin to
center of trailer axle group) does not exceed 41 feet.
LEGAL
DIMENSIONS
Length:
·
53′ semi-trailer
·
75′ overall
Overhang:
·
3′ front
·
6′ rear
Width: 8’6″
Height: 13’7″
Weight:
·
Steer – 14,300
·
Single – 20,020
·
Tandem – 39,682
·
Tridem – Depends on axle spacings
ROUTINE
PERMIT LIMITS
Length: 100′
Width: 18′
Height: 15’8″
Weight:
·
Single: 25,000
·
Tandem: 50,000
·
Tridern: 65,000
Note: loads
exceeding these dimensions, allow at least seven working days
ESCORTS
Length: Over 82′
– 2 escorts
Overhang: Over
9’9″ rear overhang – 2 escorts
Width:
·
Over 10′ – 1 escort
·
Over 14′- 2 escorts
Height: Not
specified
Note: Some
routes may impose additional escort requirements
SIGNS,
FLAGS & LIGHTS: Fluorescent red flags must be at the extremities of the load
when width exceeds 9 feet, or overhang exceeds 3′ feet in front or 6’6″ in
rear. “D” warning signs at front and rear of vehicle are required when width
exceeds 10′, height exceeds 14′, length exceeds 75 feet, or overhang exceeds 3′
in front or 6’6″ in rear. Amber revolving or strobe warning light is
required on cab roof when width exceeds 9′, length exceeds 75 feet, or overhang
exceeds 3′ in front or 6’6″ in rear.
Get Your Permit Today
Call: 224-998-3880