IP 14 // SASKATCHEWAN VEHICLE DIMENSIONS Travel Restrictions Unless otherwise specified on the Permit: 1.No Travel permitted for loads or vehicles exceeding 3.35 m (11 ft.) wide or 25.0 m (82 ft.) long; i. after 3:00 p.m. until midnight on Fridays during the summer period commencing the Friday prior to Canada Day and ending on Labor Day, after 3:00 pm on any Length •12.5 m for a straight vehicle (other than a combination day prior to a Public Holiday or any Friday after 3:00 of vehicles or A, B or C trains)•23 m for a combination of pm when the following Monday is a Public Holiday or on December 23rd when Christmas falls on a Sunday vehicles•25 m for A, B or C train subject to any of the following restrictions ii .on Sundays or Public Holidays Width iii. on December 23, 24, 26, 27, 31 and January 2 2.6 m when Christmas or New Year’s Day fall on a Sunday iv .no travel when exceeding 3.05 m(10’) wide when Height visibility is reduced to less than 1 000 m or when high4.15 m ways are slippery In addition to the overall dimensions vehicles must 2. direct crossing of a Provincial Highway is allowed on Sundays and Public Holidays if a flag person is in comply with the following: attendance during the crossing 3. travel for over dimension loads is subject to structural Maximum semi-trailer length - 16.2 m clearance on provincial highways Maximum wheelbase on a semi-trailer - 12.5 m 4. over dimensional loads restricted from travel on FriMaximum wheelbase on a tractor - 6.2 m( days at 3:00 p.m. may resume travel at 12:00 midnight manufactured after June 1988) providing the load does not exceed the maximum diMaximum box length on an A, B or C-train - 20 m mension for Night Travel, as identified in Requirements Maximum tridem axle spread on a B-train - 3.1 m for Night Travel section below. Maximum hitch offset - 1.8 m Maximum kingpin setback - 2.0 m Maximum dimension for Night Travel, as identified Minimum trailer wheelbase - 6.25 m in Requirements for Night Travel section below: Permit Condition Guidelines for Provincial FOR WIDTH Highways Exceeding 2.60 m (8’6”) TWO LANE HWYS. Red flags/lights on the extremities This is a basic guide for permits that are required for of the load thatoverhang the side or rear of the vehicle. the movement of loads exceeding the legal limits. The MULTI LANE HWYS.Red flags on the extremities of the information provided is subject to The Highways and load thatoverhang the sides or rear of the vehicle. Transportation Act,1997 and “The Vehicle Weight and Dimension Regulation, 1999”. Where conflicts may Exceeding 3.05 m (10’) arise, this information will be superseded by the appropriate legislation. The prime concerns when issuing TWO LANE HWYS. Dimensional Signs required at the rear only in addition to theabove. permits are the safety, convenience of the public and MULTILANE HWYS. Signs required front and rear in protection of the province’s highways and structures addition to the above. Special precautions are required when vehicles are allowed to travel while exceeding legal weights and Exceeding 3.3 m (10’10”) dimensions Permits are issued for non-divisible loads based upon bridge and highway capacities. Permits for TWO LANE HWYS.A least one amber flashing or rotating beaconmounted on the truck in addition to the overweight are issued at 10 kg per mm width of tire on the steering axle and at 9 kg per mm on all other axles. above. MULTILANE HWYS.*Aminimum of one amber flashing Operators requiring permits for extremely heavy loads should apply for these permits well in advance to avoid or rotatingbeacon visible for 200 m in addition to the delay, as time is required to review structural capacities above. Width 2.60 m (8’6”) to 5.0 m (16’4”) along the desire/requested routes Vehicle Dimensions Over dimensional permits are generally available for non-divisible loads and are subject to certain conditions. A vehicle cannot be operated or moved without a permit if it exceeds the following dimensions:
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