OD lighting requirements?

YOu won't see much in the way of 5 foot light bars. Maybe they just don't go to NM.

Lights are one of them tricky subjects. 2 states that I know of require a permit just to have them installed.

I've been seeing a lot more installed in the bumper or the inside front of the hood. Lately.

As for the load itself. ARound the western parts. You need the parameters of the load lit up. If you're driving at night.

4 feet overhang or greater just requires a red light bar at end of load.
A red on each front corner of load. Middle of load. Amber rear corners of load. For wide loads.
CA I think has a distance requirement so you might need more reds. I think. I"ve only hauled 1 load and that was a few years back. And if i remember right. They only require the left side.
Wy wants the usual red at end of rear overhang. And the sides of overhang lit up also.

In daytime it's mostly just flags. Night it's mostly 2 reds on each side and 1 yellow on each side in the back.

That's just your standard oversized. Probably different requirements with supersized.

 

CanOworms.....

 

Some states don't require flashing lights...so it depends where you are going to running in the first place.

Don't be one of these morons that run flashing lights in these states....it just shows incompetence.

 

I run 2 strobes on the roof of the truck and 4" round or 6" ovals facing back on the back of my trailers.

Some states like Florida want 360° visibility for the lights on the rear of the trailer. I've run some oversize down there and they haven't bothered me yet. Simple way to comply with that is a light on a piece of board that you can nail to the nail strips in the deck and a plug connected to your running lights.

Nevada and Georgia require an Amber light permit. GA is $3 a year and they give you a sticker for your windshield. NV is $2 a year and is just a piece of paper you should keep in the truck.

No states require anything like a 60" light bar.

 

I wouldn't call it incompetence but it will get you a nice ticket.

Ga requires a permit to run an amber light. Pa would write you a ticket if you run it when not required. Florida will also give you a ticket for running banners when not required.

 

No...some states...and province of Ontario will ticket you for running them when not required....some areas see them as a distraction. N yes it does show incompetence because that means they lack the ability to read a permit....some states require them at only a certain size....so why pretend like you have a load that's bigger than you actually are.

 

How bout when your crossing multiple state lines in a matter of hours? I do what the most stringent permit requires unless it's deemed unlawful in black and white on said permit and haven't lost a minute of sleep over it.