WAC 296-865-30005   Truck operation.  

     You must:

     • Make sure truck drivers operate equipment at a safe speed at all times for roadway conditions.

     • Make sure truck drivers either:

     – Sound their horn before starting to back and intermittently during the entire backing operation;

     OR

     – Have a working automatic reverse signal alarm that is audible:

     ▪ Above the surrounding noise level;

     AND

     ▪ No less than fifteen feet from the rear of the vehicle.

     • Make sure, during the backing of trucks where vision is obstructed, a signal person is stationed at a point giving a clear view of the rear of the truck and the operator of the truck at all times.



[Statutory Authority: RCW 49.17.010, 49.17.040, 49.17.050, 49.17.060. 05-17-059, § 296-865-30005, filed 8/10/05, effective 10/1/05.]