Escort Vehicle Driver Training

Fundamentals of the Program

An escort vehicle is one that is used to escort trucks with loads or convoys of vehicles.  It serves as a forward or rear warning device to the general public and is required for certain over-dimensional or overweight loads.  Escort vehicles are also referred to as flag or pilot cars.  Attendees for this class must have a valid driver’s license from the jurisdiction in which they live.

After successfully completing the 8-hour Escort Vehicle Driver Training class, students will be issued a certificate and will be prepared for the exam at the DMV.  The cost of the DMV exam is $25.00.

Our class teaches participants the skills and knowledge for the following:

• Enhance the safety of the traveling public
• Enhance the safety of the people involved in the movement of the over-dimensional load
• Prevent damage to the highway and road system, such as overhead obstacles and road shoulders
• Prevent damage to the load being transported
• Reduce undue delay to the normal flow of traffic
• Assure continuation of the industry’s safe transportation record
• Prevent increases in insurance costs for the trucking companies due to loss claims
• Avoid costly damage suits
• Encourage uniform escort operations