Pilot Car and Route Surveying Services in Wisconsin

Wisconsin requires vehicles operating as pilot cars to be certified by the state. To be approved for escort duty, they must meet the following requirements:

• All pilot cars/escort vehicles must have headlights turned on with hazard lights when moving a load, per Wisconsin state shipping regulations.  An amber light must also be turned on and NEVER used when not escorting.  
• Each vehicle needs two red or orange flags mounted on each side of the vehicle, no less than 18″ square. 
• Pilot cars must have an OVERSIZE LOAD sign mounted on the vehicle’s roof, clearly visible from the front and rear.  This sign needs to be yellow with minimum dimensions of 12″ in height and 60″ in length with black letters no less than 1 1/2″ thick and 10″ in height.  
• Drivers must be a minimum of 18 years of age and have a state-issued escort vehicle operator’s license.  
• The vehicle must be equipped with two horizontally mounted rotating (or strobe) amber-colored flashing lights no less than 4″ in diameter, visible from a 360-degree angle from a minimum of 500 feet.
• Vehicles must have a CB radio or 2-way communication device and 5-pound fire extinguishers type A, B, and C.  A sign hand help signs with the word “STOP” on one side and “SLOW” on the other with dimensions of no less than 18″ in diameter with a minimum of 6″ letters.