R17-6-307. Projecting Vehicle or Load

A. The Department shall issue a class A special permit, as required under Section R17-6-201, for transporting a vehicle or load that projects from either side of the vehicle: 1. Two feet or less, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of less than 12 inches; or 2. Three feet or less, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of 12 inches or more. B. The Department shall issue a class C special permit, as required under Section R17-6-211, for transporting a vehicle or load that projects from either side of the vehicle: 1. More than two feet, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of less than 12 inches; or 2. More than three feet, if the projecting portion of the vehicle or load has a thickness of 12 inches or more. C. Unless the Department requires additional escort vehicles under R17-6-306 or R17-6-412, Table 4, a permittee or driver of a vehicle or load projecting excess overhang shall have escort vehicle accompaniment as follows: 1. Over 20 feet in length of front overhang requires a front escort; 2. Over 20 feet in length of rear overhang requires a rear escort; and 3. Over 20 feet in length of overhang at both the front and rear of a vehicle requires a front and rear escort. D. A permittee or driver of a projecting vehicle or load with more than a four-foot front or rear overhang shall: 1. Attach warning flags to the vehicle or load as provided under R17-6-302 and Illustration 1, for daylight operation; or 2. Attach safety lighting to the load as provided under R17- 6-304 and Illustration 4, for nighttime operation. E. An integral component or components removed from a loaded primary object may be transported on the same vehicle bearing the primary object provided the component or components do not cause the hauling vehicle to exceed a size or weight permitted for the primary object.