Florida Pilot Car and Escort Vehicle Services

Name: Florida Pilot Car and Escort Vehicle Company
Brand: Heavy Haulers
Rating: 5 (57231 reviews)

Find verified and experienced pilot car and escort vehicle companies in Florida below.

(800) 908-6206

We Provide The Best Pilot Cars in Florida

Ask the Heavy Haulers team for a pilot car, and you'll be put in contact with a reliable, trustworthy escort car delivery expert. We have a pilot car directory with qualified, experienced, and fully insured pilot car companies in Florida. Your trusted pilot car company will arrive on-site ready to travel alongside your oversized equipment. Our pilot car and escort vehicle services integrate perfectly into any oversized load-moving project, allowing you to seamlessly move it to a new location.

Our escort vehicles serve every location in Florida, from major cities to remote pickup points, and we even accompany your oversized equipment out-of-state. With over a decade of experience in hauling oversized loads, we know what it takes to coordinate pilot cars for oversized load transports in Florida.

Thanks to our statewide network of dedicated escort vehicle transport providers, our escort vehicle service is readily available to anyone looking for a pilot vehicle in Florida. We can quickly arrange for oversized delivery permits, suitable pilot cars, and plan an effective delivery route to make your move stress free. Let’s get started!

Reliable Pilot Car Companies in Florida

Many oversized load deliveries in Florida require escort vehicle services to ensure a safe journey. If your delivery route involves either 2-lane or 4-lane highways, you'll need an appropriate escort car transport traveling alongside your equipment. We provide you with escort vehicle services that match your requirements. Our escort vehicles are all GVW licensed, with bumper or top-mounted oversized load signs relevant driver detail signs, and include all safety equipment necessary, including fire extinguishers, safety jackets, reflective triangles, traffic cones, height poles, and flags. For pilot car and escort vehicle delivery services that don't leave anything out, book our pilot car services.

We provide more than suitable escort vehicles. We ensure that the escort vehicle operator meets Florida's state requirements for pilot vehicle transport. You'll need a qualified driver who has completed the NSC Defensive Driving course or someone with a valid commercial driver's license. Your chosen driver must also have completed the Florida Department of Transport's Pilot/Escort Flagging course and kept their qualification up to date. Sometimes, you'll also need a Florida law enforcement officer in an enforcement car. Leave your request to our pilot car transport company and we'll handle the process for you! Call today!

Pilot Car Services Offered By Heavy Haulers

Heavy Haulers provides top pilot car services in Florida. Partner with Heavy Haulers for the following escort vehicle services:

• Bucket Truck Services
• Chase Cars
• High Poles/Height Poles
• Pilot Car Flagging
• Lead Escort Cars

• Rear Escort Cars
• Route Surveys
• TWIC Port Escorts
• Super Load Escorts

Call and speak with one of our expert pilot car specialists to find the right service for your oversize load! (800) 908-6206

PILOT CARS AND ESCORT VEHICLES NEAR ME IN FLORIDA

Florida is a versatile state known for its vast beaches. But it also has plenty of country, orange trees, and rugged swamp terrain. Heavy Haulers offers oversized load transport services everywhere in Florida. We also have pilot cars ready to go. Our escort vehicles are available for oversized, wide, and even super loads. Whether you're crossing Alligator Alley or heading into Orlando, we've got the best pilot car service available. So, if you're in Florida and need pilot cars "near me, " call us!

When Do I Need a Pilot Car or Escort Vehicle for My Florida Shipment?

Width:
- • Over 12 feet: 1 pilot car or escort vehicle required.
- • Over 14 feet: 2 pilot cars or escort vehicles required.
- • Exceeding 15 feet: Police escort and a minimum of 2 pilot cars or escort vehicles may be required.

Length:
- • Over 95 feet: 1 rear pilot car required.
- • Overhang exceeding 20 feet past the center of the rear axle may require 1 pilot car.

Height:
- • Over 14 feet 6 inches: 1 escort vehicle required.
- • Over 16 feet: 2 pilot cars or escort vehicles required.
- • Excess of 15 feet: Written route survey mandatory.

Overhang:
- • Rear overhang up to 20 feet past the center of the rear axle may require 1 pilot car or escort vehicle.

Additional Guidelines Based on Load Dimensions:
- • Over 95 ft. in length and 14 ft. 6 in. in height requires one escort.
- • Over 250 ft. in length and 16 ft. in height requires two escorts.

Oversize/Overweight Load Flags/Banners/Signs/Lights Requirements for Florida

Oversized Load Banner Regulations:

"OVERSIZE LOAD" signs are mandatory for all oversized loads to be displayed at the front and back of the vehicle.
Size: 7 feet long, 18 inches high.
Background: Yellow.
Letters: 12 inches high and 1.5-inch stroke.

Flag Requirements:

Flags are obligatory for all oversized loads.
Flags must be clean, either red or fluorescent orange, and at least 12 inches square.
On permitted vehicles, flags should be positioned to wave freely on all four corners of over-width loads and at the extreme ends of any protrusions, projections, or overhangs.

Warning Lights: Color and Placement:

A rotating, strobe, or flashing amber light, visible for 500 feet, must be mounted on the vehicle to alert approaching traffic of potential safety hazards.

Travel Time Restrictions for Overdimensional and Overweight Loads in Florida

Travel is allowed from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset.
Saturday travel (possibly Sunday) is permitted from half an hour before sunrise until noon if the load is under 14 feet wide and under 14 feet 6 inches tall.
Request "weekend travel" when applying for a permit; however, it's not allowed on New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, or Christmas.
Days before and after these holidays may have restrictions, especially during observed 4 or 3-day weekends.
Heavy haul shipments without escorts or pilot cars can travel continuously.