States that require signage for just over weight

@Caterpillar Cowboy, I got the straight scoop. Carol in the Port was telling my son that you could not run beacons unless in a construction zone, etc. She was thinking of construction trucks hauling gravel etc. to a job, that are not oversize. It is not required to run beacons with an oversize, but there is certainly nothing wrong with it. Actually, you may be required to run beacons over a specified width, or if a pilot car is required - not sure on that - but I'll just keep doing like I always have.

 

@Oxbow Yep I spoke with Anna a couple of weeks later, and we got that all straightened out. Some of those gravel trucks that had been running through there around that time it would have been a good idea to let them leave their beacons on though! Have you guys been working in my neck of the woods I think I saw some of your outfits this afternoon.

 

Yeah, I was hauling some pit run from Evans to a driveway up Butler Cr. Probably haul some over the hill tomorrow as Evans is closed.

 

The only problem with that is the green book says you need the red flags if more than 6" of overhang or something like that. No you don't need the banners but you do need the flags.

 

Four inches on the sides and four feet over the rear.

§393.87 Warning flags on projecting loads.

(a) Any commercial motor vehicle transporting a load which extends beyond the sides by more than 102 mm (4 inches) or more than 1,219 mm (4 feet) beyond the rear must have the extremities of the load marked with red or orange fluorescent warning flags. Each warning flag must be at least 457 mm (18 inches) square.

(b) Position of flags. There must be a single flag at the extreme rear if the projecting load is two feet wide or less. Two warning flags are required if the projecting load is wider than two feet. Flags must be located to indicate maximum width of loads which extend beyond the sides and/or rear of the vehicle.​

[70 FR 48054, Aug. 15, 2005]

eCFR — Code of Federal Regulations​