Escort operating duties and traffic control in Quebec

Rules for conducting an escort operation, including spacing, communication, traffic management, protective clothing, incident reporting, and post-operation duties.

7 facts, each with the passage it comes from, quoted from 2 official sources.

Where to apply

Where an application for Escort operating duties and traffic control is submitted in Quebec.

Email · Sûreté du Québec
Équipe du transport hors normes, par courriel
transportshorsnormes@surete.qc.ca
Complete form SQ-3140 and send it with a copy of the special road permit issued by the MTMD. A delay of 48 working hours between the date of the application and the required transport date is required, and the agreement must be signed beforehand.

Start with a question

Open a question to read the facts on file that bear on it.

What spacing, radio-contact, document-carrying, and lighting-use rules apply during an escort operation?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.
When must an escort facilitate passing or help the load pull off the roadway to release following traffic?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.
When may an escort direct traffic or close a highway, and what procedures and flagging distances apply?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.
What high-visibility clothing and hand-held stop signs must an escort use?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.
What accident-reporting and sign-removal or light-shutoff duties apply?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.

Facts

7 topics

Escort vehicle communication required (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle driver must be able to communicate by two-way radio with the escorted vehicle, police, and other escort vehicles.

Yes

Escort vehicle documents required (In words)

Documents that the escort vehicle driver must carry, such as a written copy of the permit information, the escort operator's certificate of nomination, or proof of certification.

a document containing the information referred to in paragraphs 16, 17 and 20 of section 4

Minimum distance between escort and escorted vehicle (Measures)

Minimum distance, in metres, that must be maintained between an escort vehicle and the escorted vehicle or convoy.

100 m328′ 1″

Maximum distance between escort and escorted vehicle (Measures)

Maximum distance, in metres, that may be maintained between an escort vehicle and the escorted vehicle or convoy.

300 m984′ 3″

Escort vehicle headlights on required (Yes or no)

Whether the escort vehicle must operate with its headlights on while escorting.

Yes

Minimum escort following distance (Measures)

Minimum distance, in metres, that an escort vehicle must maintain from the escorted vehicle or convoy.

100 m328′ 1″

Escort vehicle

Maximum escort following distance (Measures)

Maximum distance, in metres, that an escort vehicle may maintain from the escorted vehicle or convoy.