Historical textIn force on Oct. 1, 2004Source: annual CFR editions 1996–2004
§ 393.87 Flags on projecting loads.
Wording first on file in the 1996 annual edition, superseded by the 2005 annual edition.
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49 CFR § 393.87 — Flags on projecting loads.. Text in force on October 1, 2004. This wording effective October 1, 1996 to October 1, 2005. Source: govinfo, 2004 edition, https://www.govinfo.gov/app/details/CFR-2004-title49-vol4/CFR-2004-title49-vol4-sec393-87. Retrieved from FMCSR.com, https://fmcsr.com/reg/393.87?asof=2004-10-01, on October 26, 2026. Unofficial compilation; verify against the official source.
Any motor vehicle having a load or vehicle component which extends beyond the sides more than 4 inches or more than 4 feet beyond the rear shall have the extremities of the load marked with a red flag, not less than 12 inches square, at each point where a lamp is required by Table 1, § 393.11.
[53 FR 49401, Dec. 7, 1988]
Amendment history
2 distinct wordings on file since Oct. 1, 1996- [70 FR 48054, Aug. 15, 2005]
- [53 FR 49401, Dec. 7, 1988]
A new entry appears whenever the regulatory words change between government snapshots. Day-precise from the eCFR (2017 onward); before that, one snapshot per annual CFR edition (revised as of October 1). Bracketed citations are the Federal Register history printed with the section.