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Pilot Car and Route Surveying Services in Wyoming

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Wyoming Pilot Car Services

Wide Load Shipping offers affordable pilot car services in Wyoming. We are available to answer your questions about oversized loads at your convenience. We pick up and deliver loads across the state and out of state. Our drivers have experience in urban settings and the long rural routes common in the state. Oversized transport falls under various regulations, which attract hefty fines when not complied with. Our services cover every part of the process to ensure all details. We handle paperwork like permits, insurance, and consent letters from utility companies. For loads that require police escorts, we contact the state department to book vehicles. Pilot cars escort oversized loads on public roads to warn other motorists and prevent damage to road infrastructure. They are a legal mandate in all states. We ship a wide range of oversized loads in Wyoming. It includes large agricultural machines, mobile homes, aircraft parts, wind turbine blades, and dozers. Book our pilot car services in Wyoming today. 

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When Are Pilot Cars Needed in Wyoming?

Below are the standard requirements for when a load needs pilot cars in Wyoming:

  • Length: If a shipment is over 110′ long, you will require one front and one rear pilot car (escort).
  • Width: If a shipment is over 14′ in width, you must have one front and one rear pilot car (escort).
  • Height: It all depends on the proposed routing.  If the load height exceeds 15′, you will “probably” be required to have a front high pole escort, but not positively. If the height is 17′, you will likely be required to have a high pole escort in the front of the load.  
  • Weight: Check with the Wyoming Port to see if your weight class requires a pilot car or escort.
  • Overhang: There are no specified limits. They like to see this for themselves at the ports. If your load is secure and safe-looking but not too long overall and has flags/amber lights, you may not be required to have a pilot car.

Wyoming Pilot Car Requirements to Operate

  • No motorcycles are allowed to perform escort duties.
  • The vehicle must be equipped with a horizontally mounted rotating (or strobe) amber-colored flashing light no less than 4″ in diameter, which must be visible from a 360-degree angle from a minimum of 500 feet. 
  • 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 10″ in height, yellow with black letters no less than 8″ tall and 1 ” in width.  
  • The vehicle must have two safety flags, red or orange, and be a minimum of 12″ in length and height mounted at a 40—to 70-degree angle on the top middle section of the vehicle.  
  • Vehicles must have a CB radio or 2-way communication device,  at least 1 – 5 pound fire extinguishers type A, B, and C, three reflective emergency road triangles, and extra flags.

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Double Drop Deck Trailer

Max Dimensions: 29FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 11.5FT Height

Max Weight: 45,000LBS

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Step Deck Trailer

Max Dimensions: 53FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 11.5FT Height

Max Weight: 48,000LBS

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Removable Gooseneck Trailer (RGN)

Max Dimensions: 53FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 11.6FT Height

Max Weight: 150,000LBS

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Flatbed Trailer

Max Dimensions: 53FT Length, 8.5FT Width, and 8.5FT Height

Max Weight: 48,000LBS

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Oversize Load Route Surveying Services in Wyoming

Conducting a route survey is a crucial step when transporting oversized loads, ensuring the safety of the load and protecting road infrastructure. It involves our team driving the proposed route to assess factors such as narrow roads, overhead utility lines, low clearances, bridge weight limits, and railway crossings. We work closely with utility companies to arrange temporary relocation of power lines or traffic signals if needed. Where relocation is unnecessary, they provide a letter of consent or a representative to accompany the transport.  We coordinate with rail companies to arrange railway crossings to prevent conflicts with train schedules. By performing comprehensive route planning, we can deliver cargo on time while safely navigating Wyoming’s unique terrain and conditions. Weather, traffic flow, and local travel restrictions are always factored into our planning to avoid delays while moving. Some of the critical heavy haul routes in Wyoming include:

  • I-25: connecting Colorado to Montana.
  • I-80: An east-west corridor through southern Wyoming, ideal for interstate transport.
  • I-90: linking Wyoming with South Dakota and Montana.
  • US-287: A vital connection from I-80 to central and northern parts of the state.

Contact Wide Load Shipping for a custom price estimate and route plan in Wyoming.