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Vehicle standards and equipment in Quebec

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

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

Where to apply

Where an application for Vehicle standards and equipment 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.

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  • What weight, axle-count, and wheelbase limits apply to an escort vehicle?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.

  • What signs, insignias, flags, and warning lights must an escort vehicle display?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.

  • When is a height probe required, and how far above the load must it extend?Nothing on file for Quebec answers this yet.

Facts

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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.

  • In general

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

  • In general

    2 yellow lights, spaced a minimum of 1 m apart, with a 360º range of action, or 3 yellow lights of which the centre one has a 360º range of action and the other 2, spaced a minimum of 1 m apart, are flashing

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.

Yes

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.

Yes

Maximum gross vehicle weight of escort vehicle (Measures)

Maximum gross vehicle weight rating permitted for an escort vehicle.

4,500 kg9,921 lb

Maximum gross weight of escort vehicle (Measures)

Maximum permitted gross vehicle weight rating, in kilograms, of a vehicle used as an escort for an oversize load.

4,500 kg9,921 lb

Escort vehicle

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