Yukon Oversize and Overweight Permits
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Wide Load Shipping understands the shipping regulations in Yukon and will ensure your load is accompanied by the right permits and pilot cars. Learn more below.
Yukon Oversize Load Restrictions and Limits
The following are the weight and size limits that are allowed in Yukon Territory.
- Length: The trailer length maximum is 53’. Overall length is up to 75′ 4 feet long.
- Width: 8’ 6 feet.
- Height: 13’ 7 feet.
- Weight: 13,000 steer axle, 20,000 single axle, 36,300 tandem axle, 52,800 tridem axle.
- Overhang: No limits, only restricted by the overall length of load: 75′ 4 feet.
Routine Over-weight and Oversize Shipping, Trucking, and Transport Permits in Yukon Territory
Shipping permits must accompany loads that are above the following weight and dimensions.
- Length: Depends on your proposed route.
- Width: 16 feet on four-lane roads and highways and 15 feet on two-lane roads and highways.
- Height: 15 feet, and anything taller than that off 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.
Frost and Thaw Law Restrictions in Yukon
Yukon Territory has spring weight restrictions, and the roads and highways depend on conditions. Overall weight reductions may be imposed up to 50% reductions have been noted. Check with the Yukon Territory permit office for clarification.
Travel Times and Restrictions in Yukon Territory
- Travel is permitted 24/7 with the following imposed maximums in Yukon Territory; 10′ 6″ in width, 14′ 6″ in height, and 82′ in length. If the load exceeds these dimensions, only daylight travel is permitted.
- Travel is prohibited on Sundays and after 2 p.m. during the summer months (from the last Friday in June until the second Monday in September).
- On Fridays and Saturdays, you may resume travel at 4 am the following morning.
- Holiday restrictions vary, so refer to your permit or contact the Yukon Territory permit office for clarification.
Pilot Car and Escort Vehicle Information in Yukon Territory
If a load is above the following weight and dimensions, it must be escorted by a pilot car/escort vehicle.
- Length: If the load is over 85′ 5 feet 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 feet 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), and over 12′ 6” requires 1 front and 1 rear pilot car (escort).
- Height: It depends on your route. For pilot cars (escort), height is determined on a case-by-case basis.
- Weight: Check with the Yukon Territory DOT to see if your weight class requires a pilot car or escort.
- Overhang: If over 21′ 4 feet past the last axle in the overhang, you must have one rear pilot car (escort vehicle).
Pilot Car and Escort Vehicle Requirements in Yukon Territory
- All pilot cars and escort vehicles must display an “OVERSIZE LOAD” sign on the bumper or roof, visible from both the front and rear of the vehicle.
- The sign must be at least 5′ long and 12″ in height and yellow with black letters no less than 10″ tall and 1 1/2″ in width.
- The vehicle must have two safety flags, red or orange, and be a minimum of 18 feet in length and 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 company’s name and phone number and on both the vehicle’s left and right-hand sides. These signs must be no less than 8″ tall x 12″ wide, and identity writing must be legible.
- The 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 a handle no less than 18″ square, 3 reflective emergency road triangles or 18″ traffic cones, 2 “OVERSIZE LOAD” banners (yellow with black lettering), a safety-colored (red, orange, yellow, or lime green) vest, jacket, or shirt (used while directing traffic).
Oversize and Overweight Load Hauling Services in the Yukon Territory
There are a few exceptions to these over-dimensional vehicle permits in the Yukon Territory.
- Fire-fighting equipment or other equipment is driven by or for the government, in response to an emergency.
- Vehicles registered as farm vehicles under the Motor Vehicles Act, or are towed farm implements exempt from registration under the Motor Vehicles Act, and are being driven between one-half hour before sunrise and one-half hour after sunset.
IMPORTANT: Carriers must call ahead with all information concerning weights and dimensions and ask for a travel number. Depending on load weight and dimensions, the analysis will take at least 3 business days (excluding weekends and statutory holidays) to prepare.
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Wide Load Shipping is the best company to work with whenever you need permits or pilot car services in Yukon. We also offer safe and affordable hauling services to both individuals and businesses.
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