Another season begins slowly with volumes down but this latest economic boost (growth of 1.2% in the first quarter!) tells us the future looks bright for the shipping industry. Signs of increasing consumer confidence are evident as we are starting to see sales of boats, swimming pools, machinery and auction equipment.
If you’re not already using the Wideload Shipping phone app you will want to. It works on both iPhone and Android phones and is available in the itunes and Google play store; simply search “Wideload Shipping” and click install.
If you wish to search by state, try searching with the state/province name abbreviation or fully spelled out in your search. This will show all loads/customers shipping to/from this state/province. Be sure to leave us feedback!
Remember PiloTrac.com is just a click away anywhere on the site and in the phone app. Clicking on any of the links to pilot cars will take you to a live map with live pins in it. Simply click the pin for contact information.
Driver nutrition. This is a serious topic.
Drivers need balanced nutrition and healthy choices to stay “heart smart” and alert on the road. Truck stops and Road-side diners think more about their profit margins than being consumer conscientious.
We’ll be reporting much more on this topic throughout the summer to help drivers live longer, healthier lives… stay tuned!
Other quick reminders:
Check rig brakes, air and all fluids.
Inspect all signs, flags and brackets/holders.
Check all lights, turn signals and strobes.
Inspect safety equipment flares and extinguishers.
Check radio equipment, electronics, etc.
Make sure driver safety vest, jobsite hard hat’s in good shape, fits your driver and is in the cab handy.
If your drivers do not have TWIC cards, get them. There’s no reason you should miss out on work over something so trivial. Need a TWIC card? Need TWIC cards?.
We expect a solid season with driver safety at the top of the list and driver nutrition to follow. Please consider these issues as they promote a healthy, sustainable and profitable company.
Carriers we’ve got a whole new loadboard and phone apps coming soon.
Good news! As we told you last year we would complete the live pilot car system (PiloTrac – pilotrac.com) and then give the carrier loadboard a makeover with additional features. We’ll if you haven’t noticed we’ve done just that! The loadboard now has a whole new look and more features. One of the ones is the archive system. Now when a direct customer posts a load it will be placed in our archives so you can market that customer at a later date if you wish. More functionality has been added the the actual posting system as well. Now get ready for this; look for the phone app to show up in Apples iTunes store next week. Yep, that’s right. Simply install the free app on your phone, enter your username and password and you are connected to the system. Now you can take WideloadShipping.com with you and have access to the loadboard as well as the pilot car directory, regulations for all of North America and more… The app will be available in the Google Play store as well as Amazon Underground for those of you using Android based phones as well in the later part of next week.
Next on the list is a complete makeover for the directory. Those of you who are sporting your company in our oversize and heavy haul trucking directory will have a whole new look and make your company not only look better but attract more customers as well as the coding will be state of the art drawing the search engines even nearer than they already are. If you don’t know about our oversize trucking and heavy haul carrier directory consider this; even a premium listing is only $100 a year. That’s .27 a day! Direct customers that have freight they consider on the more private side of things like the DOD, Hollywood industry, NASA and many more that do not wish to publicly post their freight will go to the directory and call you direct. Worth it’s weight in gold!
Look for more great additions soon. We will send out notifications as soon as the phone apps are released and until then have a safe trip on the road drivers!
Finally, it looks like the 2016 heavy haul and oversize trucking season is beginning to start. While freight volumes are still on the low side we can tell by the consistency of loads being posted that the season will start very shortly. This won’t come soon enough for many companies as the 2015 oversize trucking season was very short lived with freight volumes extremely low. Economic indicators for 2016 look fair as the wind power industry continues forward with its expansion (although not as big as in previous years). That’s not to say it’s time to go trailer shopping just yet but it does look like we should have a decent year. While the heavy haul trucking industry certainly needs a boost, the oversize trucking industry needs it terribly bad with so many other companies dependent upon oversize freight in order to operate. Companies like the entire pilot car industry as well as specialized equipment manufacturers that cater to and service the industry. Over the past few decades we’ve learned that the pilot car industry can be very flexible as well as resilient and can recover from freight shortages pretty quickly considering. Whereas the heavy haul industry suffers much longer from a short term financial blow as equipment costs add so much more money to a companies operating costs and overhead.
So what do we think about 2016 and freight volumes?
In general we think 2016 will be a difficult year for this area of the specialized trucking industry. While we’re not predicting record breaking highs in freight volumes it is our general thought that 2016 will bring some much needed relief as existing construction projects are already on the table. Companies that wish to have this work will need to brush up existing advertising as well as create new avenues.
Here are a few noteworthy items about 2016 freight volumes:
Existing wind energy jobs in WY, KS, OK and East TX will continue. However, quite a few projects are now being built in other parts of the world as well as sea. This hurts us as far a wind energy equipment shipping goes.
This is an election year and consumer spending is down so far. Another issue is the candidates. Nobody is real certain where the candidates will be as far as decision making once someone is elected. You know just as well as us these candidates will say anything to get elected but once in office have a whole new story. It’s hard for companies that create huge projects to forecast what their capabilities are for new construction projects. So not a lot is expected to hit the table for this year. This hurts us as well.
The US has too many heavy equipment surplus items that need to be sold. That heavy equipment will come up in the auctions this year so shipping from the auctions to the ports will be good in 2016 with the over all freight volume getting some help from this area.
The US government has a huge inventory of old surplus airplanes and parts in the Arizona desert. Much of this equipment will be sold this year which will also help the over all freight volumes.
It’s going to be another tough year folks. The companies that will earn the most money in 2016 are the ones that are advertising savy.
If you’re looking for a equipment shipping quote from multiple carriers just click on the button above!
British Columbia DOT shipping regulations. Limitations, rules and laws for trucking oversize and over weight loads on the roads and highways in the Province of British Columbia.
British Columbia. The official Coat of Arms.
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Trucking & pilot car directory. Locate trucking companies and pilot cars in British Columbia:
Legal load limits. British Columbia legal load limits:
Length: 14.65 meters (48.06′) from the kingpin to the rear most portion of the trailer. No combinations in length over 23 meters (75.45′) overall without a permit. Width: No shipment may travel if in excess of 2.6 meters in width (without a permit) unless it is a shipment of hay which is limited to 3.1 meters (122″) or rear view mirrors which are limited to 30 cm (11.8″)on each side additional, auxiliary devices are allowed 30 cm (11.81″) and tires are allowed an additional 10 cm. Height: No shipment may travel if larger than 4.15 meters (163″) in height without a permit. Weight: Single axle: 9,100 kg (20,062 lbs) and the same for tandem and tridum axles. A tridem pole trailer: gross weight on any two adjacent axles in a tridum axle group must not exceed 17,000 kg (37,478 lbs). The maximum licensed gross vehicle weight of a vehicle or combination of vehicles must not exceed 63,500 kg* (139,994 lbs) without a permit (see; en B.C Regulation 95/2006, s. 3.)* THIS AMOUNT SEEMS EXCESSIVE. THIS IS THE NUMBER OUR RESEARCH PRODUCED. See; reference link below in “notes” under “maximum gross weight”. Notes: Not matter what a permit states if there is a sign posted on a highway or road that contradicts your permit the sign will take precedence over the permit so you must immediately stop traveling and get clarification. Section reference: Copyright Queens Printer Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. Overhang: 1m in front and .061 – which seems a little odd to us as the rear maximum seems short. Please contact the BC DOT to verify.
Routine trucking permits. Oversize and overweight trucking permits that are routinely issued by the British Columbia DOT routinely:
Length: 27.5 meters (90 feet, 2 and 43/64 fourths on an inch) in the maximum length for a routine permit in B. C. Width: 4.4 meters (14 feet, 5 and 15/64 fourths of an inch) is the maximum with you will get from BC DOT on a routine permit. Height: There is no number provided. The British Columbia DOT permit office wants to assess every load that is over height based on intended routing. Weight: This is the same as height. They will not give you a solid number for routine. We are going to suggest 63,500 kg (134,994 lbs) since we had trouble locating what we feel was a reasonable maximum limit above for “legal loads limits”. we sure welcome your comments below. Overhang: 6.5 meters (21 feet, 3 and 29/32 seconds of an inch) for routine permits for overhang.
NOTES: If your shipment is oversize AND overweight you will be required to have two separate permits.
Superload information- extraordinary loads. British Columbia superload information:
Superloads in British Columbia or “extraordinary loads” are defined by the DOT any shipment that is in excess of 85,000 kilograms GVW in weight, 4.4 meters (14 feet, 5 and 15/64ths of an inch) in width, 4.88 meters (16 feet and 1/8th inches) in overall height. Depending on your route you may not be classified as a “Superload” as the British Columbia DOT has pre-approved designated routes. You can find more (limited) information on super or extraordinary loads here.
Permitted travel times & restrictions. British Columbia DOT travel times and restrictions for oversize and overweight trucking:
The rule of daylight is defined as 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset in B. C. No travel is allowed after 2 PM on Friday until 12:01 AM on Monday for any load in excess of 3.8 meters (12′ 6″) in width. If your shipment is over 3.5 meters (11′ 6″) in width you are only allowed to travel during daylight hours only with the exception of the Peace River region. For holiday travel restrictions you may not travel after 2 PM on the day before the holiday and after 12:01 on the day after the holiday. Holidays are New Years day, Provincial day, Good Friday, Victoria day, Canada day, Family day, Labour day, Thanksgiving day, Remembrance day, Christmas day and Boxing day.
When pilot cars are required. British Columbia DOT requires a pilot car (escort vehicle) to accompany your shipment if you are in excess of any of the following dimensions or weights:
Length: For shipments in excess of 27.5 meters (90′) in length you will be required to have 1 rear pilot car (escort vehicle) on all roads. For shipments over 27.5 meters (90′) in length 1 front pilot car/escort and 1 rear pilot car/escort is required. Width: Shipments in excess of 3.5 meters (11′ 6″) wide you will be required to have 1 front pilot car on two lane roads or 1 rear pilot car/escort on multiple lane roads. In some cases a beacon light may be substituted. In many cases night travel is granted at 304.8 cm (10′ wide). If granted night travel you may be required to have 1 pilot car/escort in the front if your shipment is over 3.2 meters (10′ 5 and 63/64 fourths of an inch”) in width. Shipments that are over 3.5 meters (11′ 5 and 51/64 fourths of an inch”) wide up to 4.4 meters (14′ 5 and 15/64 fourths of an inch) require 1 front pilot car/escort vehicle. Shipments that are over 3.5 meters (11′ 5 and 51/64 fourths of an inch”) wide are permitted to travel at night only. Height: Depending on your route the BC DOT permit office will determine if you are required to have a pilot car/escort vehicle. Weight: Weight is on a case by case basis. As long as your shipment can maintain the minimum required speed limit you will probably not be required to have a pilot car/escort by the British Columbia DOT permits office. Overhang: If you are have more than 6.5 meters (21′ 3 and 29/32 seconds of an inch) of overhang you will be required to have 1 rear pilot car/escort.
Pilot car certifications. Pilot car (escort vehicle) certifications and requirements for operating in British Columbia:
Pilot car/escort vehicle operators at this time are only required to: 1.) have a valid drivers license and 2.) be over 18 years of age. We are getting reports that a certification program is in the works but at the time of this update (March 2, 2014) these above 3 requirements are all that is needed to operate a “pilot car” or “escort vehicle” within the Province of British Columbia (see comments below for more information). Your vehicle is required to have a lighted sign box that is a minimum of 180 cm x 35 cm x 10 cm (72″ x 14″ x 4″), have 2 – flashing lights mounted on the top of the sign box on each side with 2 amber strobe or rotating lights a minimum of 203 mm (8″) mounted between the flashing lights on top of the box as well.
The minimum acceptable size for a rotating amber light is 15 cm in diameter and for strobe lights 11 cm in diameter. Either type of lamp must emit light flashes in 360 degrees.
The sign box must light up and be visible from a minimum distance of 200 meters. The sign box must have either a red and white D sign or a yellow with black lettering stating “OVERSIZE LOAD”, “WIDE LOAD”, OR “LONG LOAD”. If you have the “D” sign your letter must be no less than 20 cm (8″) in height with a 4 cm (1 5/8″) line thickness. If you have the yellow sign your lettering must be no less than 20 cm (8″) with a 4 cm (1 5/8″) line thickness. The sign box must be mounted on the top of the vehicle and covered when not in operation. You are also expected to have the following items inside of the vehicle: CB radio or high powered 2-way radio, first aid kit, fire extinguisher type A, B & C of at least a 2 liters, 3 reflective road triangles, 3 traffic cones, reflective vest (worn while working), slow/stop sign, 3 red or orange safety colored flags no less than 40 x 40 cm (16″ x 16″), nose cone flashlight and a hard hat.
Shipment, truck & trailer markings. Truck, trailer and shipment required signs, banners and flags:
All trucks that are hauling oversize or overweight loads must have a strobe, flashing or rotating amber light mounted to the roof that is visible from 360 degrees at a minimum distance of 200 meters (656′). All 4 outermost corners of the overall shipment and any obtrusive points must have flags mounted to them that are safety red or orange in color no less than 40 cm x 40 cm (16″ x 16″) and have the flags exchanged for lighting if moving during the night. A sign stating the nature of the load; “OVERSIZE LOAD”, “WIDE LOAD” or “LONG LOAD” must be mounted to the front and rear of the overall shipment. Signs must be a minimum of 12′ in height and 6′ in width with a yellow background and black letting with lettering thickness no less than 4 cm (1 5/8″) thick.
British Columbia DOT & other information. British Columbia DOT contact and other useful information:
British Columbia DOT – Central Permit Office Telephone help line: 800-559-9688 or the have districts so click on area for phone and info. Hours: 5 AM until 10 PM including all holidays – PACIFIC TIME ZONE.
The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the British Columbia Province DOT Permits office before commencing movement.
Oversize trucking and advertising. Technology in 2016 demands strategic advertising…
It’s certainly no secret that the Internet dictates who is going to get work and who is not going to get work. This is why oversize trucking companies and heavy haulers have got to play the same game everyone else does in order to get new customers. What were going to talk about in this letter is life skills for your company. It doesn’t matter whether you are currently using wide load shipping.com or not. Many of these roles in fact most of them apply to the way the Internet works in general and how search engines operate. However, the first thing I’m going to talk about is how to maximize your use of the WideloadShipping.com load board or your company. After that, we’ll go over the the oversize and heavy haul trucking company directory and how it’s more beneficial to your company then you may know.
There’s no time like the present.
Since were right about in the middle of the absolute slowest time of the year now is a good time to implement some of these strategies for your company so you can be fully ready to optimize your production for the 2016 shipping season. As you know it’s all about getting new customers so if new customers are what you need then new customers is what you will get. Let’s take a look at our load board and think about the way that most companies use it. If you’ve got a truck that hauled a load out to the middle of nowhere you’re definitely going to be more at the taking of brokered load just so you can get anything to get your driver rolling towards the yard and making a profit. With that said you’re probably just glancing through all the load to see what you can get quickly. Understandably so. But let’s take a look at the big picture here and that’s in landing what will call the “million-dollar customer”. Many companies are able to get that customer just by using the system on a day-to-day basis. However, what we suggest is maximizing your exposure in order to do this you’re going to want to at least communicate with direct customers that have freight that is within your weight class and within your transit lanes whether you can cover the load are not. In doing so not only are you helping to keep your trucks moving but you’re making new connections as well. Here’s how we suggest you do that.
Sharpen your pencil and work smarter, not harder.
Sharpen your pencil out and create an introductory template for your company that you can mail out to potential customers. Simply leave the “Dear Whoever” named place blank. That way you can easily insert the customers name into that spot. So what you’re going to want to do is send this email template to any customers who post loads in the system that are attractive to you. Once again, that have freight that is again within your weight class and the shipping lanes that you service. You’re going to find out that most of our customers would rather have the phone number of a company that they can trust to call and say hey trucking company here’s what we have what do you think were looking at? Rather than having the go to wide load shipping.com and plugging in all of their information on the load. It’s convenient for them to do it this way because they get instant results in speaking with you. Your email template will offer this opportunity for them to do so. This is how you optimize every cent you spend with us the and will also undoubtedly ensure you get that “million-dollar customer” much sooner than you would if you were just working the system for your open dates. Also, you can have your sales team give the customer a follow-up call as well as sending them the promotional email. However we do suggest that the salesperson is very soft and the content they are selling to the customer. The high pressure pushy sales tactics as you know don’t go very far these days and people tend to find it more annoying than anything else. We’ve got a few newer brokerage companies now that I won’t mention that have 2.000 and experienced kids that do nothing but call all day long and sell garbage. I will say the first letter starts with the T that’s it. Moving right along.
Information about the word “auto” and the web.
This brings us to our final topic in this newsletter which is the WideloadShipping.com oversize and heavy haul carrier directory. First of all I want you to understand that this is not intended to be a sales email to try to get you to put your listing in our directory. As I’m sure you aware we send out very few emails. It’s merely a good example that is right here of how things work. Realistically our directory will not make your telephone ring off the hook. However, having a company listing in our directory will do some pretty cool things for your company and here’s why. The way the search engines work and part of the way they determine who is going to be at the top of their list is by looking at what sites are linked to them. They figure if a lot of other sites are connected to your website by a link that people are telling other people there is valuable information there. Especially if the site that has the link on it contains related content. In this case equipment moving companies, oversize trucking companies and heavy haul shippers as well as regulations and pilot cars and all that good stuff is perfect. It’s a good example of one of the most valuable links there is. There’s another factor, how long has the website that is linked to your site been online and how much traffic do they get? In fact, a link to your site from a “link farm” or any other site that does not have good quality relevant content on it can actually harm your site and make it drop in search results. So you do want to be careful where you put links to your website at. You don’t just want to put is many links as you possibly can which is what “auto-link” posters and “auto-bloggers” do. This is a horrible thing to do to your own site and can be almost impossible to fix. Not only do you have to contact the owner of each site to request that the link be removed but you also have to motivate them to actually do the work involved with removing it. So, there’s no sense in bothering with that in the first place, it’s poison. Anytime you see the word “auto”, run in the opposite direction!
There’s more than meets the eye.
So with that said what a lot of people don’t realize is the link that you pay either 70 or $100 for depending if you want basic or premium is worth a lot more than that. If you were to contact an SEO expert (search engine optimization) and hire them to move your website up in the search engine results it would cost you at minimum $500 a year but realistically in between $900 and $1200, something that you can do on your own right here or with any other good quality directory. Ours has been published since 2003 so it’s history is nothing more than an extra plus for you. I can guarantee you 100% if you place a listing in our directory once it is re-indexed by the search engines your own website move up in the search results a minimum of 20 positions within 20 days if you take the time to add a well written (300 word minimum) keyword description about your company and the services you provide. Just so you know once again this is not an upsell by any means but for 2016 if you do purchase three states in our directory we will give you the fourth one for free. What you can expect besides your own website moving up in position is a few good quality customer calls a year that have good quality freight but are usually on the secret side of what they are shipping. These types of customers tend to be ones that do not want to publicly post their shipments because they may involve the department of defense, NASA, the treasury, the Hollywood industry and so forth. One thing you should consider in your online campaign other than being thrifty with your company money is the 300 word minimum description I mentioned above. It’s important that you don’t post the exact same information on other websites. This is called “duplicate content”and does not help you nearly as much as original content will.
Again I want to stress that this is not a sales email but rather an informational one. These tactics apply to all content related websites on the Internet. So by all means look for places where you can add your company information free. It’s getting harder to find that these days but it is possible. Also remember that you never want to associate yourself with a company that says that they can get your website more traffic and is using an auto poster to do that. The risk is simply too high and we have seen the results of such campaigns first-hand on other projects that we have managed. Treat your website as you would your own baby because that’s exactly what it is and it will slowly grow. It is up to you to determine if it will grow poorly or with high achievements. Remember that each thing you do contributes to the amount of money you will make not only over the course of this year but years to follow as well.
We welcome you to join in and post your questions, comments and any concerns you may have at the bottom of this page which is posted online here. We look forward to not only serving you now but also in the future!
Remember our new pilot car directory (PiloTrac) is live and geo-location based so you can locate pilot cars based on their location and equipment type. It’s also free with no signup required, just click and call!
Save money DIY trucking permits. Oversize and over-weight.
Getting your own oversize trucking permits in Michigan is easy. DIY trucking permits.
No doubt about it if you’re looking to make some cuts in this economy so your company can operate more efficiently you are barking up the right tree. With technology advancements the way there are state DOT offices started looking for ways they could save money and they found it. Have a computer issue a oversize or overweight trucking permit rather than a human being that needs money and insurance. Of course this isn’t something your current trucking permit provider really wants you to know, or they will minimise it. But the truth is you can get them from the state just as easy as you can from them. Remember, it’s the same information. The trucking permit company just forwards it along with their fee of $30 to $60 so they’re making money. If you need 10 states, well you get it. It adds up quick and your company stands to save tens of thousands of dollars a year, that’s why you are here. So…
You can quickly get set up with Michigan DOT and might already be.
Yes that’s correct. In order for the trucking permit company to get permits for you they have to send in your insurance and DOT authority so if you been issued a permit from Michigan you are already in their system. One way or the other were going to find out. So you can start by following these directions:
Save money DIY trucking permits. Oversize and over-weight.
Do it yourself (DIY) Massachusetts oversize trucking permits are easy.
Get ready for this. If you are reading this then you are on your way to saving yourself a potential huge chunk of money on a monthly basis and surely yearly. Oversize trucking permit providers don’t want you to know this so they’re not doing to tell you. In todays digital world it easy for anyone to get trucking permits. Back in the day is was hard and took a lot of work so you had to have a permit agent but these days it’s different. A lot different. Basically the state DOT office MASSDOT realized that is they could have a computer take care of the trucking permits for them then they could cut a few jobs and save a lot of money and they did. Now, all the trucking permit company does it forwards your information straight over to the state, tacks on $30 to $60 and says thanks! It’s their business. All of this is just another spoke in the wheel for a trucking company that is moving oversize and heavy haul loads but once you get used to it you will sure be happy you did as you’ll save thousands if not much more.
You can start getting your trucking permits going in just a few minutes.
So yea, it’s really that easy. We’ll show you how to get your trucking company hooked up and self issuing permits in just a few easy steps. Just follow the links below:
Get your trucking company registered in the MASSDOT online truck permit system here – click the “register now” link to get your company rolling. If you would like you can view the fees.
Kick back and relax. MASSDOT state permit software is trying to get you approved at this very moment.
It’s hard to believe it’s that easy but it is. There are still a few states like TN and a few others that require you to have a bond and all of that but for the most part they’re a thing of the past. If you would like to share this with others simply click the green button above. If you would like to share your expertise or experience with MASSDOT with our other viewers please do so below. Thanks for using our service!
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These are the Arkansas State DOT shipping regulations, limitations, rules and laws for the trucking of oversize and over weight loads over the roads and highways in the state of Arkansas.
Arkansas State trucking regulations for heavy haul.
Arkansas State Regulations – Oversize Shipping, Trucking and Transport permits
Arkansas State DOT Trucking Information.
Physical address:
Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department
10324 Interstate 30
Little Rock, AR 72203
Email: ahppermit@arkansashighways.com Help: telephone line: 501-569-2381 order permits by phone from 6 am to 4:30 pm M-F. Fax: 501-568-1565 Hours: Monday – Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm Central Time Zone
Click here for the Arkansas State DOT website for oversize and overweight hauling permits.
Legal Loads: Length: There is currently “no set maximum” for vehicles. Trailer length maximum is 53’. Width: 8’ 6” wide. Height: 13’ 6” tall. Weight: 80,000 lbs. GVW, 20,000 single, 34,000 tandem. Overhang: 3′ in the rear and 6′ in the front.
Routine over-weight, oversize shipping, trucking and transport permits: Length: Since STATE NAME has no said length restrictions you overall length approval will depend on your proposed route. Width: 16′ on four lanes roads and highways and 15′ on two lane roads and highways. Height: 15′ is about the most you can get away with on routine permits and main routes. Anything taller than that off of the main roads should prepare to have a route survey performed. Weight: STATE NAME is somewhat difficult in weight determination. If you are over 120,000 lbs or have any extremely heavy axle groupings you will be considered a super-load. All applications for permits will a computer analysis done with anything that fails being then evaluated by the district bridge supervisor for further review. If you are under 100,000 pounds and main road routing proposed you will probably get permitted routinely. Remember this however; anything for any amount of time can happen in this state when extreme weights are considered. Overhang: It doesn’t get much better than this; 30′ rear and 15′ front for overhang.
Travel times and restrictions:
No weekend travel is permitted in STATE. You can request to travel on the weekend when you are applying for your permit however. They have been known to grant weekend travel to loads that are say 14′ in width or a little on the heavy side but do not count on approval. Travel is not permitted on the following holidays: New Years day, Good Friday, Memorial day, Independence day, Labor day, Thanksgiving day and Christmas day. The permit office is also closed on these days as well.
Pilot Car and Escort vehicle information: Length: If load is 75′ to 95′ on a 2 load road you will need one rear pilot car (escort). Width: 10′ 6″ to 12′ wide on a 2 lane road requires 1 front pilot car. On a 4 lane road up to 12′ wide requires no escorts. When load is 12′ 1″ to 14′ wide 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort) is required on all 2 lane roads and 1 rear on all 4 lane roads. For loads 14′ 1″ – 15′ wide 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort) is required. 15′ 1″ to 16′ wide on 2 lane requires 2 front pilot cars (escorts) and 1 rear pilot car (escort). On 4 all lane roads 1 front and 2 rear pilot cars (escorts) are required. If you do have a permit for weekend travel you will be required to have a police escort. Districts and Parkways may require additional escorts as well. Vehicles traveling with a width of over 14′ wide will not be allowed to travel on Fridays except on Parkway. Maximum width allowed on the Parkway is 16′ and must be accompanied by police escort if over 15′.
Height: If height of load exceeds 15′ a front high pole card is required.
Weight: Check with the State of to see if your weight class will require a pilot car/escort. Overhang: If front over hang is over 10′ on 2 or 4 lane roads 1 front pilot car (escort) is required. If rear overhang exceeds 10′ on a 2 or 4 lane road one rear escort is required.
Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements: All pilot cars/escort vehicles must display a bumper or roof mounted “OVERSIZE LOAD” sign visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle. Sign must be at least 5′ long and 12″ in height, yellow in color with black letters no less than 10″ tall and 1 1/2″ in width. Vehicle must have 2 safety flags red or orange in color and be a minimum of 18″ of length and/or height mounted at a 40 to 70 degree angle on all 4 corners of the vehicle. Company identification signs must be placed on both sides of the pilot car (escort vehicle) displaying the name of the company, phone number and be placed on both the left and right hand sides of the vehicle. These signs must be no less that 8″ tall x 12″ wide and identity writing must be plainly legible. Vehicle must be equipped with a horizontally mounted rotating (or strobe) amber colored flashing light which must be visible from a 360 degree angle from a minimum of 500 feet. Vehicles must be equipped with a CB radio or 2-way communication device, 2 – 5 pound fire extinguishers type A, B and C, a sign with the word “STOP” on one side and “SLOW” on the other with dimensions of no less than 18″ in diameter with a minimum of 6″ letters. A red safety colored flag with handle no less than 18″ square, 3 reflective emergency road triangles or 18″ traffic cones, 2 OVERSIZE LOAD banners (yellow with black lettering) and a safety colored (red, orange, yellow or lime green) vest, jacket or shirt (used while directing traffic).
For a vehicle to qualify; all pilot car/escort vehicles must have a gross weight over over 2,000 pounds but also have a manufacturers gross weight rating of less than 26,000 pounds.
These are the Yukon Territory DOT shipping regulations, limitations, rules and laws for the trucking of oversize and over weight loads over the roads and highways in Yukon Territory.
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Yukon Territory trucking regulations for oversize and overweight shipping.
Physical address:
British Columbia does permits for Yukon Territory.
British Columbia Ministry or Transportation.
Attn: Oversize trucking/transport permits office.
PO Box 9055 STN PROV GOVT
Victoria, BC V8W 9E2
Email: extraordloads.dc@gov.bc.ca Help telephone line: 800-559-9688 Fax: 250-784-2280 Hours: Monday – Friday 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Pacific Time Zone
Click here for the Yukon Territories website for oversize and over-weight hauling permits.
Legal Loads: Length: Trailer length maximum is 53’. Overall length can be up to 75′ 4″ long. Width: 8’ 6” wide. Height: 13’ 7” tall. Weight: 13,000 steer axle, 20,000 single axle, 36,300 tandem axle, 52,800 tridem axle. Overhang: no limits, is only restricted by the overall length of load; 75′ 4″
Routine over-weight, oversize, shipping, trucking and transport permits: Length: Since Yukon Territory has no said length restrictions you overall length approval will depend on your proposed route. Width: 16′ on four lanes roads and highways and 15′ on two lane roads and highways. Height: 15′ is about the most you can get away with on routine permits and main routes. Anything taller than that off of the main roads should prepare to have a route survey performed. Weight: Yukon Territory allows for 29,700 lbs on a single axle, 50, 600 lbs on a tandem axle and 63,800 lbs on a tridem axle. Overhang: Route specific as determined in overall length above.
Notes: Anything over the above is more than likely is a superload. Here is the latest superload information. Lights, flags and signs: Lights are required in positions of flags at night. Flags are to be positioned on all 4 corners of outer most extreme corners. Signs should read “WIDELOAD” for wide loads and “LONG LOAD” for long loads. Loads that are both wide and long you should have OVERSIZE LOAD” banners but a “WIDELOAD” banner may be used.
FROST & THAW LAW RESTRICTIONS: Yukon Territory does have spring weight restrictions and the roads and highways are dependent on conditions. Overall weight reductions may be imposed up to 50% reductions have been noted. Check with Yukon Territory permit office for clarification.
Travel times and restrictions: Travel is permitted 24/7 with the following imposed maximums in Yukon Territory; 10′ 6″ in width, 14′ 6″ in height, 82′ in length. If load exceeds these dimension daylight only travel is permitted. No travel on Sunday is permitted, and no travel during the summer months (last Friday in June until the second Monday and September) after 2 pm. On Fridays and Saturdays you may resume travel at 4 am the following morning. Holiday restrictions vary so refer you your permit or or contact the Yukon Territory permit office for clarification.
Pilot Car and Escort vehicle information: Length: If load is over 85′ 5″ long you need one rear pilot car (escort), over 101′ 9″ long requires 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort). Width: If over 10′ 5″ wide 1 rear pilot car (escort) vehicle is required (beacon light may be substituted if not on highway 97). Over 11′ 5″ requires one rear pilot car (escort), over 12′ 6” requires 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort). Height: If t all depends on your route. Height in case by case basis for pilot cars (escort). Weight: Check with Yukon Territory DOT to see if your weight class will require a pilot car/escort. Overhang: If over 21′ 4″ past the last axle in overhang you are required to have one rear pilot car (escort vehicle).
Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements: All pilot cars/escort vehicles must display a bumper or roof mounted “OVERSIZE LOAD” sign visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle. Sign must be at least 5′ long and 12″ in height, yellow in color with black letters no less than 10″ tall and 1 1/2″ in width. Vehicle must have 2 safety flags red or orange in color and be a minimum of 18″ of length and/or height mounted at a 40 to 70 degree angle on all 4 corners of the vehicle. Company identification signs must be placed on both sides of the pilot car (escort vehicle) displaying the name of the company, phone number and be placed on both the left and right hand sides of the vehicle. These signs must be no less that 8″ tall x 12″ wide and identity writing must be plainly legible. Vehicle must be equipped with a horizontally mounted rotating (or strobe) amber colored flashing light which must be visible from a 360 degree angle from a minimum of 500 feet. Vehicles must be equipped with a CB radio or 2-way communication device, 2 – 5 pound fire extinguishers type A, B and C, a sign with the word “STOP” on one side and “SLOW” on the other with dimensions of no less than 18″ in diameter with a minimum of 6″ letters. A red safety colored flag with handle no less than 18″ square, 3 reflective emergency road triangles or 18″ traffic cones, 2 “OVERSIZE LOAD” banners (yellow with black lettering) and a safety colored (red, orange, yellow or lime green) vest, jacket or shirt (used while directing traffic).
The information contained in these pages is research information primarily for use by oversize and overweight trucking company drivers, dispatchers and pilot car companies. While every effort is put into maintaining the accuracy of this information you must absolutely verify this information with the Yukon Territory DOT Permits office before commencing movement.
