Work pics

I never had any issues with my modified d sign. And it's been bolted to the moose bumper for over two years

 

Simply pointing out that someday someone will think it's worth a big ticket. Especially if you get into a fender bender.

 

I concur with PB. If you were in NB with that sign, they'd eat you alive. Dumb, I know, but law. I hated doing over dim thru NB because of the DOT. There's doing your job, then there's simply being a nuisance. Some over dim haulers in NS and NB started doing that with their signs 20 years ago, and DOT let the fad catch on before they hosed everyone with fines. I even had one like that for running NY and NJ so it wouldn't get stolen. Let us know how long you get away with it for .......

 

For instance, in Alberta it's ILLEGAL to use a D sign unless you are over 10 feet wide and that doesn't include load securement devices or lights. Unless you have an overlength permit that specifies the D sign even if your width is legal..

Beacon lights are not required until you are over 11 feet wide.

If over 8' 7" wide you just need "Flags by Day and lights by Night" until you exceed 10 feet. I'll find the reg and post it.

 

Last week. Up in Northern Alberta:

 

Once upon a time I got pulled over just north of Swan Hills for running my beacons because the CVE officer thought the bin I was hauling was not wide enough to warrant their use. Fortunately he was wrong by about one inch.

I guess he shouldn't have let me hold the end of the tape.

The real reason I had the beacons on was because it was daytime, but the fog was so thick in places on Highway 32/33 that you couldn't see past the hood at times. I just wanted to be as visible as possible.

 

Conditions of a permit normally keep you off the road when experiencing bad weather conditions.

 

This was back in the early 80s working for an oilfield service company. Permits? We don't need no stinkin' permits.

Bad weather just meant the roads were probably clear of traffic.

I honestly have no idea what was required at the time. I know I didn't get any kind of violation/citation so whatever paperwork was required, I must have had it.

I don't remember ever filling out a log either. And we ranged pretty far-and-wide.

 

Hauling salt

 

Our Coronado leaving the harbor with a load of salt.