Pilot Car and Route Surveying Services in New York

In New York, for a vehicle to serve as an escort vehicle, it must satisfy the following;

• Pilot and escort vehicles shall be in safe operating condition and have a minimum wheelbase of at least 100 inches unless otherwise authorized by the New York State DOT.
• Warning signs at least 5′ long and 12″ high, with letters at least 8″ tall, must be mounted on the front and rear of the escort vehicle’s roof.
• A warning light bar between 43″ and 52″ long, 10″ and 13″ wide, and 4″ and 8″ high, consisting of at least four flashing or strobe lights, must be mounted on the roof, perpendicular to the length of the vehicle, and have 360-degree visibility from at least 1,000 feet. All exterior vehicle lights must be lit during escort operations.
• As the NYSDOT mandates, a proper insignia (magnetized, peel-and-stick sign, painted) must be placed on the driver’s side door and the front passenger’s side door. 
• All pilot cars and escort vehicles must have a two-way radio that meets Federal Communication Commission standards is mandatory in each escort vehicle, a cellular telephone in either the escort vehicle or the permitted load vehicle, 
• Three emergency triangles, three emergency flares, a fluorescent orange vest with certified escort insignia on the left chest, a STOP paddle, two 18″ by 18″ red or fluorescent orange flags on staffs, and a class 5BC (or larger) rated fire extinguisher.