Pilot Car Regulations
Saskatchewan Pilot Car Regulations
Guidelines for Saskatchewan pilot car, escort car, and flag car regulations. Always confirm current requirements with the permit office.
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Saskatchewan permit office before you dispatch.
TRAVEL TIMES/CONDITIONS:
- Time: Continuous travel allowed Mon-Sat if load doesn’t exceed 12’ W, 95’ L or 16’ H. Day travel only if load exceeds 12’2” W, 96’2” L (specialized equipment) or 82’1” L (semi-trailer w/ overhang), 16’1” H or 9’11” overhang beyond trailer. Unless permit specifies otherwise, no travel is permitted Sundays or holidays if load is over 9’11” W or 75’5” L. 7/1-Labor Day travel is not allowed after 3 pm Friday then resumes Saturday.
- Visibility- No travel allowed if load is over 9’10” W or 75’6” L and visibility is less than 3,280’ or when road surface is slippery.
- Spring Weight Restrictions: For secondary highways only, usually from 3/15-4/1 (depending on weather) air pressure of tires should be 350 lbs./Inch width of tire & 390 lbs./Inch width of tire on steering axle rather than the typical 500 lbs./Inch width of tire.
- Holidays: No travel on: New Year’s Day, Good Friday, Easter Monday, Victoria Day, Canada Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, Remembrance Day, Christmas Day, Boxing Day.
- Any Friday if the following Monday is a holiday or the day before a holiday .
- 12/23 if Christmas Day is on Sunday
- 12/24 & 12/31
- When Christmas & New Year’s Day fall on Sunday no travel allowed 12/24, 12/26, 12/27, 12/31, or Jan. 2 if the load is over 9’10” wide or 75’6” long.
Other Travel Prohibitions:
- Weekends: No travel allowed 3 pm-12 am for loads over 10’6” wide or 75’6” long-
- Fridays during summer from Friday before Canada Day until Labor Day.