Pilot Car and Route Surveying Services in South Dakota

Pilot car and escort vehicle requirements in South Dakota are as follows:

• All pilot car/escort vehicles must have a gross weight of over 2,000 pounds and a manufacturer’s gross weight rating of fewer than 26,000 pounds.
• All pilot cars/escort vehicles must display a bumper or roof-mounted “OVERSIZE LOAD” sign visible from both the front and rear of the Vehicle. The sign must be at least 5′ long and 12″ in height, yellow with black letters no less than 10″ tall and 1 1/2″ in width.
• The Vehicle must have two red or orange safety flags and be a minimum of 18″ in length and height mounted at a 40 to 70-degree angle on all four corners of the Vehicle. 
• Company identification signs must be placed on both sides of the pilot car (escort vehicle), displaying the name of the company and phone number, and they must be placed on both the left and right-hand sides of the Vehicle. These signs must be no less than 8″ tall x 12″ wide, and identity writing must be legible. 
• The Vehicle must be equipped with a horizontally mounted rotating (or strobe) amber-colored flashing light, which must be visible from a 360-degree angle from a minimum of 500 feet.