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Nova Scotia
https://511.novascotia.ca/en/mobile/
https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/regs/mvwd.htm
<div class="entry-content"> <div class="post-heading"> <h1>Nova Scotia Oversize Permits</h1> </div> <h2 style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">NOVA SCOTIA OVERSIZE PERMITS & ESCORTS INFORMATION</span></h2> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">PERMITS</span>: Permits are valid for three days. Must be ordered prior to entering the province.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">OPERATING TIME</span>: Daylight travel, plus night travel is allowed on most other loads, but there may be escort requirements in addition to special lighting. Daylight hours only when height exceeds 14 feet. No Sunday or holiday travel for any overwidth loads.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">RESTRICTED TRAVE</span>L: Loads exceeding 12 feet in width or 82 feet in length are not allowed to move 3:00 pm. Friday until Monday morning. Vehicles/loads exceeding 14 feet wide or 82 feet long may not move between the hours of 7:00 ? 9:00 am or 4:00 ? 6:00 pm.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS</span>:</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Tractor Wheelbase</span>: Tractor wheelbase, from center of steer axle to center of drive axles, has been changed to a maximum of 283 inches. This applies as long as the overall tractor trailer length does not exceed 75 feet, the trailer maximum length is 53 feet, and the trailer wheelbase (center of kingpin to center of trailer axle group) does not exceed 41 feet.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">LEGAL DIMENSIONS</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Length</span>:</p> <ul><li>53? semi-trailer</li><li>75? overall</li></ul> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overhang</span>:</p> <ul><li>3? front</li><li>6? rear</li></ul> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Width</span>: 8?6?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Height</span>: 13?7?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weight</span>:</p> <ul><li>Steer ? 14,300</li><li>Single ? 20,020</li><li>Tandem ? 39,682</li><li>Tridem ? Depends on axle spacings</li></ul> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ROUTINE PERMIT LIMITS</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Length</span>: 100?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Width</span>: 18?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Height</span>: 15?8?</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Weight</span>:</p> <ul><li>Single: 25,000</li><li>Tandem: 50,000</li><li>Tridern: 65,000</li></ul> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span>: loads exceeding these dimensions, allow at least seven working days</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">ESCORTS</span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Length</span>: Over 82? ? 2 escorts</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Overhang</span>: Over 9?9? rear overhang ? 2 escorts</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Width</span>:</p> <ul><li>Over 10? ? 1 escort</li><li>Over 14?- 2 escorts</li></ul> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Height</span>: Not specified</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">Note</span>: Some routes may impose additional escort requirements</p> <p><span style="font-weight: bold;">SIGNS, FLAGS & LIGHTS</span>: Fluorescent red flags must be at the extremities of the load when width exceeds 9 feet, or overhang exceeds 3? feet in front or 6?6? in rear. "D? warning signs at front and rear of vehicle are required when width exceeds 10?, height exceeds 14?, length exceeds 75 feet, or overhang exceeds 3? in front or 6?6? in rear. Amber revolving or strobe warning light is required on cab roof when width exceeds 9?, length exceeds 75 feet, or overhang exceeds 3? in front or 6?6? in rear.</p> </div>
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