ARM 18.8.511A
ARM 18.8.511A. WHEN FLAG VEHICLES ARE REQUIRED
Cite as Mont. Admin. R. 18.8.511A
(1) Unless otherwise specified in statute or this chapter, flag vehicles are required for vehicles operating under special permit if one or more of the following conditions apply:
(a) when traveling on interstate highways:
(i) width over 16.5 feet, one rear flag vehicle;
(ii) length over 120 feet, one rear flag vehicle;
(b) when traveling on noninterstate highways:
(i) width over 12.5 feet, to and including 16.5 feet, one front flag vehicle;
(ii) width over 16.5 feet, one front and one rear flag vehicle;
(iii) length over 110 feet, one rear flag vehicle.
(2) A vehicle or load not equipped as required in ARM 18.8.510B must use one front and one rear flag vehicle for all travel.
(3) If a vehicle or load is not required to have a flag vehicle for interstate travel, and the permitted load is not subject to ARM 18.8.602, no flag vehicle is required for a radius of two miles of an interstate interchange.
(4) Flag vehicles must be within 1,000 feet of the permitted vehicle or load.