Pilot Car and Route Surveying Services in Oklahoma

For a vehicle to qualify as a pilot car in the state of Oklahoma, it must meet the following:

• The state’s Pilot and escort vehicles must be either pickup trucks with a quarter-ton load capacity or automobiles with a gross vehicle weight of at least 2000 pounds. They must also be licensed in Oklahoma or any other state to provide interstate escort services.
• “OVERSIZE LOAD” signs must be at least 5′ long and 1′ high, with a yellow background and black print-quality letters at least 10″ tall and 1.5″ inches thick. They must also be mounted appropriately to the load and the escort’s location. 
• A sign with the name and city of the escort company or the vehicle owner’s name is required on each side of the vehicle. 
• A rotating or flashing amber beacon or light bar at least 10″ in diameter and 8″ tall must be mounted on top of the vehicle and have visibility of at least 500 feet. 
• Red flags (12″x12″) angled upward at a 45-degree angle must be attached to the cab and rear corners of the vehicle. 
• All pilot cars and escort vehicles must be equipped with 2-way radio capabilities transmitting at least a half-mile, one height pole, four 15-minute flares, two red hand-held flags or four reflective triangles; a standard 18″ “STOP”/” SLOW” paddle sign; one orange hard hat, one fluorescent orange vest, one flashlight with two D-cell batteries, one full-size spare tire with jack and lug wrench, and one 10 lb. BC fire extinguisher or one 2-5 lb. chemical fire extinguisher.