OAR 734-082-0036
Warning Lights for Motor Vehicles Transporting Overwidth Loads

(1)

Except as provided in section (3) of this rule and in addition to any other lights required by law, an overwidth motor vehicle or a motor vehicle transporting an overwidth load shall be equipped with warning lights when:

(a)

Width exceeds 10 feet and the motor vehicle is operating on a two-lane highway; or

(b)

Width exceeds 12 feet and the motor vehicle is operating on a four-lane highway.

(2)

The warning lights shall be mounted on the towing vehicle above the roof of the cab, be clearly visible from 500 feet, have a minimum of 30 flashes per minute and be either:

(a)

Two flashing type amber lights as widely spaced laterally as practical; or

(b)

Revolving type amber light(s); or

(c)

Amber type strobe light(s) with 360 degree visibility.

(3)

An overwidth motor vehicle or a motor vehicle transporting an overwidth load is exempt from the warning light requirements when operating with a minimum of two pilot vehicles on all highways.

(4)

End load lights described in ORS 816.290 (End load lights) are required when visibility is less than 500 feet due to darkness, snow, mist, rain, dust, smoke, fog or other atmospheric conditions, and when a load extends beyond the rear of the load carrying part of the vehicle four feet or more.

Source: Rule 734-082-0036 — Warning Lights for Motor Vehicles Transporting Overwidth Loads, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=734-082-0036.

734–082–0001
Scope 734–082–0002
Duration 734–082–0003
Fee 734–082–0004
Permits Issued 734–082–0005
Definitions 734–082–0006
Acceptance of Permit 734–082–0009
Fire Apparatus Authorization 734–082–0010
Tires 734–082–0015
Weight for Single Non-Divisible Loads 734–082–0016
Weights for Multiple Non-Divisible Loads 734–082–0020
Width 734–082–0021
Days of Travel and Peak Traffic Hour Restrictions 734–082–0023
Weather Restrictions 734–082–0025
Height 734–082–0030
Overhang 734–082–0035
Pilot Vehicle(s) 734–082–0036
Warning Lights for Motor Vehicles Transporting Overwidth Loads 734–082–0037
Warning Signs and Flags Required 734–082–0039
Self-Propelled Fixed-Load Vehicles 734–082–0040
Combination of Vehicles 734–082–0045
Trailer Provisions 734–082–0050
Load Length 734–082–0051
Commodities Authorized by the Permit 734–082–0053
Primary and Secondary Haul 734–082–0055
Approved Routes for Authorized Combinations of Vehicles 734–082–0060
Chief Engineer’s Authority 734–082–0070
General Permit Provisions 734–082–0080
Emergency Verbal Authorization 734–082–0085
Special Variance Permits During Periods of National Emergency

Last Updated

Jun. 8, 2021

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Original Source: Rule 734-082-0036 — Warning Lights for Motor Vehicles Transporting Overwidth Loads, https://secure.sos.state.or.us/oard/view.action?ruleNumber=734-082-0036 (last accessed Jun. 8, 2021).