Pilot Car Regulations
Northwest Territories Pilot Car Regulations
Guidelines for Northwest Territories pilot car, escort car, and flag car regulations. Always confirm current requirements with the permit office.
Verify before you move: This information comes from our previous website and hasn't been re-checked yet. Rules change often — always confirm with the
Northwest Territories permit office before you dispatch.
Width
Any vehicle exceeding 3.2(10' 6")
- > Lights at night, lights and/or flags during the day on all extremities.
- >Over dimensions sign on the front and the rear of load vehicles
- >Preceded by one escort vehicle (does not apply to vehicles hauling between Alberta N.W.T. border and Hay River)
- >Display one or two rotating amber light(s) on top of the truck tractor cab. (this ONLY applies to vechiles hauling between the Alberta/N.W.T. and Hay River.
Any vehicle exceeding 3.85(12' 7")
- >Lights at night, lights and/or flags during the dayon all extremities.
- >Over dimension sign on the front and the rear of the load vehicle(s)
- >Display one or two rotatating amber light(s) on the top of the truck tractor cab.
- > Preceded by one escort/pilot vehicle.
Any vehicle exceeding 4.45m (14' 7")
- >Light at night, lights and/or flags during day on all extremities.
- >Over-dimension sign on front and rear of load vehicle(s)
- >Display one or two rotating amber light(s) on top of the truck tractor cab.
- > Preceded by one escort/pilot vehicle.
- >Followed by another escort vehicle.
Length
- Straight truck trailer combination exceeding 21 m (68'10")
- > Permit required.
- Truck tractor semi-trailer combination exceeding 25 m (82')
- > Permit required.
Pole truck, maximum length 26 m (85' 3")
- Any vehicle exceeding 29 m (95' 1").
- >Followed by one escort/pilot vehicle
- >Permit required.
Height
Any vehicle exceeding 4.2 m (13' 9")
- > Permit required
Front Projection
- Projection exceeding, 3 m (9' 10" ) from Steering axle.
- > Lights at night, light and/or flags during the day on the projection.
- > Permit required
Rear Projection
- Projection exceeding 1.5 m (4' 11") from rear of vehicle.
- > Lights at night, lights and/or flags during the day on the projection.
- >Can NOT exceed effective overhang.
- >NO permit required
Side Projection
- Any load exceeding 15 cm (6") from the side of the vehicle.
- > Lights at night, lights and/or flags during the day on the projection.
- > NO permit required.