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Oklahoma Pilot Car Regulations

Guidelines for Oklahoma pilot car, escort car, and flag car regulations. Always confirm current requirements with the permit office.

Verify before you move: This information comes from our previous website and hasn't been re-checked yet. Rules change often — always confirm with the Oklahoma permit office before you dispatch.

Road conditions

When Permit Is Needed

  • Over 8'6" wide, over 13'6" high, trailer over 53' long

Special Information Needed

  • Type of trailer, registered wt of tractor
  • Used mobile homes starting/stopping in OK need HUD#

Times Of Movement

  • 1/2 hour before sunrise to 1/2 hour after sunset 7 days a week
  • Travel prohibited on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving & day after, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day
  • Curfews: Movement not allowed on the interstate system in Oklahoma, Tulsa & Cleveland counties from 7-9am & 3:30-6:30pm M-F (not Sat & Sun)

When Pilot/Escort Vehicle is Required http://www.oar.state.ok.us/oar/codedoc02.nsf/frmMain?OpenFrameSet&Frame=Main&Src=_75tnm2shfcdnm8pb4dthj0chedppmcbq8dtmmak31ctijujrgcln50ob7ckj42tbkdt374obdcli00

2-lane highways:

  • Width over 12' up to 14'-1 front
  • Width over 14' 2 (front & rear)
  • Over 80' long-1 front
  • Over 100' long-2 (front & rear)
  • Height 15'9” or over-2 (front & rear)

Multi-lane highways:

  • Width over 12' up to 16'-1 rear
  • Width over 16' (on all highways and roads)-2 (front & rear)
  • Height 15'9” or over-2 (front & rear)
  • Height 15'9” or over must contact all public utilities and railroads along the route in advance of the move.

Mobile homes & boats on 2-lane highways & roads:

  • Over 80' long- 1 pilot
  • Width over 12' but not over 14'-1 front
  • Width over 14' but not over 16'-2 (front & rear).

On multi-lane highways:

  • Width over 14' but not over 16'-1 rear

Requirements for Pilot/Escort Vehicle

  • General: Pickup truck not less than ¼ ton rated load capacity or an automobile not less than 2000 lb.; properly licensed in OK or licensed in any other state if providing interstate escort services
  • Signs: “OVERSIZE LOAD” sign (5’ x 12”) w/ black letters (10” high x 1 1/2” brush stroke) on yellow background mounted in an appropriate location (determined by the load & location of escort)
  • Lights: Rotating or flashing amber beacon or flashing amber light bar system mounted on top (visible 500’); 10” in diameter min. X 8” high; Flags: red flags 12” square min. attached to standards angled upward at 45 degree angle; mounted on cabe and to uprigt standards on rear corners of vehicle
  • Additional equipment: 2-way radio transmitting over a distance of ½ mile min.; height pole; 10 lb. BC fire extinguisher or 2-5 lb. chemical fire extinguisher; 4-15 min. flares; 2 red hand-held flags or 4 reflective triangles; display on each side of vehicle w/ the name/city of escort company, the owner of vehicle, or both; a standard 18” “STOP”/”SLOW” paddle; orange hard hat; fluorescent orange vest; flashlight w/ 2 D-cell batteries; full-size spare tire w/ tire jack & lug wrench

Requirements for Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operator

  • Everyone who drives an escort vehicle for hire in the state of OK must be certified by DPS; must maintain a valid insurance policy issued by a surety or insurance company currently authorized to issue policies in OK; shall provide not less than $1,000,000 combined single limit coverage for bodily injury and/or property damage as a result of the operation of the escort vehicle, the escorted vehicle, or both (doesn’t apply to any operator who operates only in intrastate/interstate commerce into or through states which don’t have escort vehicle certification or residents of another state which has a reciprocal agreement recognizing escort vehicle operator certifications issued by that state). Such certification shall be exempt from the insurance requirements. Oklahoma has entered into reciprocal
  • compacts and agreements with the following states for the purpose of recognizing escort vehicle operator certifications issued by those states: Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Minnesota, North Carolina, Utah, Virginia and Washington.
  • Dept. of Transportation Permits Office-Hours: 7:00a.m.-4:30p.m. CT (closed during noon hour)
  • Dept. of Public Safety
  • OS/OW Permits Division
  • P.O. Box 11415
  • Oklahoma City, OK 73136
  • 877-425-2390; fax: 405-424-0943
  • http://www.dps.state.ok.us/ohp/chapter14.pdf