MICHIGAN PILOT CAR COMPANY NEAR YOU
Nationwide Transport Services offers pilot cars for various projects, no matter the complexity. Whether it is multiple oversized loads or remote delivery and pickup points, we will handle it for our customers. Our pilot cars have safely escorted oversized loads across the Great Lake state and have had a high client satisfaction rate for years. Michigan has over 80 harbors and 1,300 public boating access, making it a boating hub. Our drivers have experience guiding boats, industrial equipment, and agricultural machines through the state's urban and rural areas. We also provide our customers with complementary services like cranes for loading, towing, and permit acquisition.
Pilot cars follow or lead oversized and overweight loads as a safety measure. They are a legal requirement in every state across the country. Our pilot cars are equipped to meet requirements in all 50 states to simplify interstate shipments for our customers. Pilot cars serve as a warning tool for other motorists and guide the load to avoid dangers on the road. In some cases, police escorts are mandated in addition to civilian escort cars.
Michigan Escort Vehicles Requirements
Pilot cars and escort vehicles must be pickup trucks or passenger cars. It must have an "OVERSIZE LOAD" sign, measuring five ′ wide by one ′ tall, and at least one rotating or flashing amber light installed atop the vehicle visible from at least 500′. We ensure our pilot vehicles have safety equipment, signage, and flags. When the rear overhang exceeds 4 feet, the rearmost point of the load must display a flag during the day and a red light or lantern at night. Overwidth or over-length loads require flags at each corner of the load and on the widest point on each side when the load extends past the corner flags.
When is a load regarded as an "Oversized Load" in Michigan? When the dimensions are or exceed:
- Width: 8 feet 6" or 8 feet on non-designated highways
- Height: 13 feet 6"
- Length: 65 feet for truck-Semi-trailers
- Overhang: 3 feet at the front, and for the rear, any length up to the maximum legal vehicle length.
Contact Nationwide Transport Services today to acquire Michigan's most reputable pilot cars. Our versatile services allow you to customize them to fit your specific project. To reach us, call (877) 278-3135.
Why Choose Our Oversize Load Escort Services in Michigan?
Nationwide Transport Services has over 14 years of experience escorting oversized loads of all dimensions and weights. Book our services today for safe, timely, oversized load escort services in Michigan.
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Oversized and Overweight Regulations in Michigan
Escort or pilot cars are required for heavy-haul or oversized loads if:
Length:
- Loads between 90 feet and 100 feet require one rear pilot car.
- Loads over 100 feet require a rear pilot car escort.
Width:
- Loads over 12 feet wide require one front escort car on two-lane roads and one rear pilot car on four-lane roads.
- Over 14 feet wide loads require one front and one rear pilot car on all roads.
Height:
- Over 14 feet 5 inches high, loads require one lead pilot vehicle with a height pole.
- Over 15 feet high, loads will require one front escort car with a height pole and one at the rear.
Weight:
- A pilot car is unnecessary for overweight loads if the vehicle can maintain minimum speeds.
Overhang:
- Overhangs over 15 feet require one rear pilot car.
