Pilot Car and Route Surveying Services Provider in Louisiana

Pilot car and escort vehicles in the state have to be registered by Louisiana Revised Statutes or Reciprocal Agreements and comply with the following rules;

• In the state, closed vans, buses, campers, motor homes, and motor-driven cycles cannot serve as escort vehicles. 
• Pilot cars require two “OVERSIZE LOAD” signs measuring 7″ long x 18″ tall with black lettering 10″ high and 1.5″ thick on a yellow background. The signs should be available but are not required to be mounted on the escort vehicle. 
• The vehicles must have a regulation-compliant  360-degree, amber emergency warning lamp that can be strobe, bar, revolving, or stationary. Where dome-type lamps are used, they should have a lens measuring a minimum of 9″ in diameter and 4″ in Height. 
• Two red or orange fluorescent flags, 18″x18″,  are required to be mounted atop the vehicle, in line with the warning lamps, at a 45-degree angle and should not extend more than 6″ to either side of the vehicle.
• All pilot cars and escort vehicles must be equipped with a 2-way CB radio for constant communication with the load.
• Both front doors must have identification signs showing the vehicle’s name, address, phone number, and city of the company or owner.
• Other requirements include two rear-view mirrors, four 15-minute burning flares, two red or orange fluorescent hand-held flags, four 18″x18″ red or orange fluorescent flags, and one 10 lb BC dry or equivalent fire extinguisher.