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Oversize Loads

In many instances, a person driving along a highway will see an 18-wheeler preceded and followed by cars with flags and flashing yellow lights. These are the escort vehicles for oversized loads. Oversized loads are loads on 18-wheelers that are longer, wider, or heavier than average loads and so require a special permit.

The permits issued for oversized loads are issued by the state in which the load is travelling. These permits are issued by each state in which the load will be travelling. This means that a load travelling through multiple states must have a permit for each state through which it is travelling.

In addition to the permit, oversized loads are required to have flag cars announcing their presence to drivers in front of and behind the oversized load. This is an effort to minimize the risk that a car may not realize that the load is oversized.

These escort vehicles are also important for ensuring that other vehicles don’t try to pass the oversized load in an area that is too narrow. Most frequently, this is on a bridge or overpass of some sort where there is no shoulder for the truck to use to enable others to go around the vehicle.

Oversized loads can be anything from heavy machinery and cranes to pieces of houses and windmills. In many instances, the weight isn’t the problem so much as the length and width of the object.

Contact a Texas Truck Accident Lawyer

If you have been injured in an accident with an oversized load on an 18-wheeler, contact the Texas truck accident attorneys of Williams Kherkher at 1-800-220-9341 to discuss your situation and to determine your legal options.