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Vehicle standards and equipment

Physical eligibility requirements for escort vehicles and the signs, lights, communication equipment, warning devices, and clearance-checking equipment they must carry.

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Escort vehicle equipment required (In words)

Equipment that an escort vehicle must carry or display, such as flashing lights, reflectors, warning signs, flags, a fire extinguisher, traffic cones, spare bulbs, or a flashing arrow board.

  • New York

    Three emergency triangles and/or flares. Triangles must be in accordance with FMVSS 571.125.

    3 more cases.

  • Ontario

    one or more flashing yellow warning lights placed on the roof of the escort vehicle

    16 more cases.

  • Quebec

    flares, lamps or reflectors visible up to a minimum distance of 300 m

    1 more case.

Escort vehicle lighting required (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle must be equipped with specified warning lights, such as flashing yellow lights visible from all directions or a yellow light bar meeting the applicable SAE standard.

Escort vehicle warning devices required (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle must carry warning devices such as flares, lamps, or reflectors visible from a specified distance.

Escort vehicle oversize load sign required (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle must display signs with the words OVERSIZE LOAD either on the front and rear or on the roof facing both the front and back of the vehicle.

Not stated in Quebec.

Escort vehicle orange flags required (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle must display orange coloured flags on each side.

Not stated in Quebec.

Escort vehicle roof warning light required (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle must have amber lighting on its roof visible on a 360 degree basis, consisting of either a rectangular bar positioned across the width of the vehicle or two warning lamps, one on each side of the roof, that qualify as Class 1 warning lights according to SAE Standard J845.

Not stated in Quebec.

Number of traffic cones or reflectors required on escort vehicle (Measures)

Number of traffic cones or portable reflectors that an escort vehicle must carry.

Not stated in Quebec.

Number of escort vehicle insignias required (Measures)

Number of department-mandated insignias that must be displayed on each escort vehicle.

Not stated in Quebec.

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