Oversize convoy arrangements: rules by state and province

Authorization, escort coverage, separation, signage, and traffic-management requirements for multiple oversize vehicles travelling as a convoy.

19 facts from 2 places, each quoted from the agency that sets it.

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Must convoy travel be expressly authorized by the permit, and which vehicles may participate?Nothing on file answers this yet.

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Maximum time interval, in minutes, after which drivers in a convoy must facilitate passing by other vehicles.

Whether drivers in a convoy must facilitate passing by other vehicles at specified intervals or at the first safe opportunity.

Whether convoy travel must be expressly authorized by the permit.

Minimum distance, in metres, that must be maintained between two oversize vehicles travelling in convoy under the same permit.

Ontario
10,000 m (32808′ 5″)
General rule 10,000 m (32808′ 5″), with 2 other cases.
Quebec
30,000 m (98425′ 2.5″)

Whether a person must be designated as the person responsible for the convoy when oversize vehicles travel in convoy.

Whether the last vehicle in a convoy must be equipped with a sign or rigid surface meeting specified standards.

Not stated in Ontario.

Maximum number of oversize vehicles that one escort vehicle may accompany when traveling in convoy.

Not stated in Ontario.

Maximum number of oversize vehicles that one escort vehicle may accompany when travelling in a convoy.

Quebec
2 count
For special travel permit; except class 7 permit where travel in convoy must be expressly authorized.

Not stated in Ontario.