[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 49, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 49CFR393.87]

[Page 432]
 
                        TITLE 49--TRANSPORTATION
 
                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
 
PART 393_PARTS AND ACCESSORIES NECESSARY FOR SAFE OPERATION--Table of 
Contents
 
              Subpart G_Miscellaneous Parts and Accessories
 
Sec.  393.87  Warning flags on projecting loads.

    (a) Any commercial motor vehicle transporting a load which extends 
beyond the sides by more than 102 mm (4 inches) or more than 1,219 mm (4 
feet) beyond the rear must have the extremities of the load marked with 
red or orange fluorescent warning flags. Each warning flag must be at 
least 457 mm (18 inches) square.
    (b) Position of flags. There must be a single flag at the extreme 
rear if the projecting load is two feet wide or less. Two warning flags 
are required if the projecting load is wider than two feet. Flags must 
be located to indicate maximum width of loads which extend beyond the 
sides and/or rear of the vehicle.

[70 FR 48054, Aug. 15, 2005]