Move your oversized load with Wide Load Shipping and let our team of experts handle it. We offer comprehensive pilot car services with a proven safety track record in Maine. Oversized loads can be challenging to move around, especially in urban areas. Our drivers are experienced and well-versed in navigating most urban metros’ narrow and windy roads. We also offer our customers complementing services like disassembling where necessary cranes for loading, unloading, and hauling vehicles. Apart from pilot cars, oversized loads require permits and insurance to move on public roads, the acquisition of which we handle. Pilot cars are required to ensure that the safety and integrity of road infrastructure are maintained. They travel ahead or behind over-dimensional loads to warn other motorists and maintain the following distances. Whether your load is going for a short or cross-country trip, our services have you covered. With Wide Load Shipping, you can transport any load, including excavators, mobile home units, and wind turbine blades. Book now!
If your shipment is over any of the following dimensions, you must have a pilot car or escort vehicle as guided by the Maine DOT office. If the highway is divided, a single pilot car or escort vehicle is positioned at the rear of the vehicle. If the highway is undivided, a single pilot car or escort vehicle is positioned at the front of the truck and trailer. During transit, 18-inch by 18-inch flags must be posted on all four corners of oversized loads. The regular escort vehicle requirements in Maine are;
Every state has various regulations that a vehicle must satisfy to serve escort duties. In Maine, these requirements include;
Max Dimensions: 29FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 11.5FT Height
Max Weight: 45,000LBS
Max Dimensions: 53FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 11.5FT Height
Max Weight: 48,000LBS
Max Dimensions: 53FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 11.6FT Height
Max Weight: 150,000LBS
Max Dimensions: 53FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 8.5FT Height
Max Weight: 48,000LBS