Escort Vehicle Policy

Typically, escort vehicles are required when any load exceeds:  

• 4.60 m in width for daytime travel
• 3.7 m in width for night travel
• 30.0 m overall length

Pilot Vehicles and Signs

Where conditions of an oversize or overload permit prescribe that pilot vehicles, signs, or lights be provided by the permittee, the standards for equipment as set forth in Part IX of the Vehicle Weights and Dimensions on Classes of Highways Regulation (M.R.575/88) shall be complied with, unless otherwise prescribed by the conditions of the permit.

Night travel may be allowed up to 4.45 m wide and 30 m long. Typically, a load in excess of 3.7 m wide requires escort vehicles both front and rear.

NOTE:
The information on this web page should be used as a guide only.

Information contained in this website is of a general nature only and should not be considered a legal authority. The reader's interpretation and application of this information shall be the reader's sole responsibility. It is the responsibility of the motor carrier to consult the regulations for the exact requirements before transporting loads

Please refer to Manitoba Regulation 575/88 as amended, from time to time for specific details on legal size weights and dimensions control.

Escort vehicles must be equipped as per Part IX of the Vehicle Weights and Dimensions on Classes of Highways Regulation (M.R. 575/88)

Please contact Permit Services at (204) 945-3961 for your specific permit requirements.

NOTE:
Remember that night travel is allowed up to 4.45 m wide and 30 m long. If a load is over 3.7 m wide, escorts are required both front and rear. An exemption to the night travel policy involves house trailers and grain bins. They can travel up to 5.0 m wide on four lane divided highways only, with one escort vehicle to follow the load.