Can you put those flashing wideload lights on your truck?

I’m required to have strobe lights becuase I work construction. Only to be used on site and entering and leaving highway. No you cannot runaround the streets with strobe lights on unless you have a permit for a wide load. It’s a 350 dollar fine if you forget to turn your strobes off. Ask me how I know. This should be a no brainer question. But hey

 

Oh one of you guys with the tall stick comments. How bout whatever stick length is comfortable to you. Has nothing to do with looking cool. Only to you becuase you aren’t fortunate enough to own a w900 or 379.

 

They like to turn on the 4-ways when it rains. Not because they are going slow, just because it's raining.

 

I've owned a 94 w900b 425 cat, bought brand new w900l in 2000 with a c15 and bought a brand new w900l in 03 with a c16 that I put 1.3 mill on and sold it in December and bought my Dads 96 378 because he retired after 47 years of O/O so I could get away from ELD. I've never drove a truck that I didn't own, period.
If you have a tall stick it is for the cool factor. Which is fine with me, whatever floats your.

 

That seems to be the new thing in NY to. Ridiculous

 

That may be true for you, but I did once see a cascadia with a tall shifter, complete with a scary skull on top! The best part, it wasn’t an actual tall shifter, just a skull on a stick zip tied to the factory shifter.

THAT guy was definitely a tool, Can we all agree on that?

 

Back when I was towing, the rule (what the company told me, anyway) was if the towed vehicle had wheels on the ground (i.e. on the wheel lift) you ran the beacons...but if they were off the ground (vehicle on the deck), then you turned them off while driving. I was young & dumb, and just took their word for it. Made sense, though, so never bothered looking it up. Haven't towed in 17 years, though...things may have changed since then.

 

...because nothing says "comfort" like reaching a foot and a half over your head to grab the shift lever. Almost as ridiculous as those ape-hangers on a motorcycle...

 

Depends on the state you are in. Example, New Mexico requires beacons on when wheels are on the ground, as does Connecticut. Pennsylvania prohibits it unless you have loose parts or otherwise are creating a hazard.

I would like to see a national rule to deal with warning light use as well as color. Up north blue is a courtesy light for volunteer firefighters but down south it is for law enforcement. Out in NM blue is permissible on tow trucks, Kansas allows blue and red on tow trucks. Much better if it were a Federal standard to avoid confusion when travelling.