Can someone help me out? RE:Pilot/Escort vehicles

[NHHunter]

Can someone help me find a link to rules/laws involving pilot/escort vehicles? I am from NH and I have a load that requires an escort to take from NH to northern Maine. And my company says that another truck w/ a 40' flatbed w/ a standard load is OK for an escort. I dont think so but Id like to see something in writing to show them

[vavega]

NH rules for oversized vehicles pg. 30 no mention of maximum size, just minimum size.

maine rules scroll down to section 4.3 #2. once again minimum size is stated, nothing on maximum.

good luck! how oversized is it?

[edit] maybe you should look into the placarding issues. if i remember right, the escort vehicle has to be placarded with oversize signs. seems incongruent to me to placard a normal sized load. [/edit] :wink:

[NHHunter]

Its 80ft, the biggest question I have is can another class A vehicle be used as a pilot vehicle for the oversized load.

we have 2 loads to deliver, 1 being the oversized and another a standard 40' flatbed load. Can the other truck be the pilot vehicle or do we need a separate vehicle?

[DaveP]

Call the NH, and Maine state DOT offices and ask them directly.