Pilot Car Equipment, step by step instructions on how to get it done quickly.
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- Опубліковано 29 сер 2024
- This video is a full overview, step by step, of the equipment that is required to perform a successful pilot car business or operation. Learn how to run a profitable Pilot Car and Oversize Load Escort Business. Get help to determine what is the required Pilot Car equipment for you. Pilot Car Driver Training and Pilot Car Setup.
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Required Pilot Car Equipment
(3) 36” Orange Traffic Cones with 4” and 6” reflective collars. Per the regulations you need 3 but buying 3 individual ones is more expensive than buying the 4 pack. amzn.to/3VjDNAg
(2) 18” Reflective Stop/Slow paddle. amzn.to/2TEAHp0
(9) Reflective Traffic Triangles. 3 packs each with three triangles. amzn.to/32RqMAU
(8) Glow Sticks. I have not found packs with 8 sticks. However the glow sticks featured here are the required ones and inexpensive. amzn.to/2TlTVke
(2) Oversize Load Banners. amzn.to/49W03EU
(1) Class 3 Orange Safety Vest.amzn.to/49W09fK
(1) Orange Hard Hat. amzn.to/330fiLv
(1) 10 lbs ABC Fire Extinguisher. amzn.to/2PNd3Wb
(1) 5 lbs ABC Fire Extinguisher. amzn.to/39z2uhD
(2) Handheld CB Radio. amzn.to/2TlGcKg
(1) 6” Red/Orange Traffic Wand. amzn.to/3aDsqsz
(1) First Aide Kit. amzn.to/2TlhD0c.
(1) Flashlight that uses “D” cell batteries with a minimum 1 1/2” lens width. amzn.to/2VMejwC
(3) Spare Batteries “D” cell. Required for Flashlight. amzn.to/2PHd4er
(2) 24” Square Red Flags on 36” staff. amzn.to/3TE8BKG (per regulations you only need 2 but I have not found a 2 pack. This link takes you to a 4 pack -- 2 spare ones does not hurt)
(8) 18” Red/Orange Load Flags. This link features a pack for 4. You must order 2 of these packs to be in compliance. amzn.to/3cpDVW9
(1) Pair of Steel Toe Boots. Waterproof, Oil Resistant, Electrical Hazard safe, Slip Resistant: amzn.to/3x08JeV
(1) Pilot Car Oversize Load Sign and Rack. amcpilotcarsup...
(1) Amber Light-bar. Excellent Light-bar. 50,000 hrs lifespan for $270!!! amzn.to/2wrRYd9
(1) CB Radio. amzn.to/2vCV6CX
(1) CB Radio Speaker. amzn.to/39pmTFw
(1) CB Radio Antenna. Two excellent versions:
Little Wil = small antenna - amzn.to/4chmypk
Stryker SR A 10 = large antenna - amzn.to/3ICgxpL
You can buy the CB radio equipment at a truck stop or via above links. The installation stores do not care where you bought it. They are only concerned with installation.
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Very good video sir. Thank you for taking the time to show us each individual item needed, as well as providing a list with links to purchase all of it.
Glad it was helpful!
I thank you for you doing for the pilot cars in the newcomers I I appreciate this one more than others because you get word to the facts if all the newcomers that is watching your video
Thank you!
Thank you sir for all your hard work.
I'm putting together a business plan for a Pilot Car business, and having the costs from Amazon at my fingertips is very helpful.
Excellent and I wish you good luck!
Thanks for the detailed description and visual demonstration.
You are welcome!
You are so thorough. Thank you so much!!
thank you -- if you have any other questions let me know and I try to include it in a video.
Hi Herbert this is Dan Brown from ATS
Hi Dan! How is it going? Where are you?
Sir, you just made my life a whole lot easier! Thank you from a newcomer👍
Happy to help!
Thank you!
You're welcome!
Thank you
You're welcome
Thank you very much for sharing all this tips…you are so kind…I really appreciate you sir ✌️🤠
Always welcome
Thanks
Welcome
Good vid thanks
You are welcome!
Great information man thanks
You are welcome!
I have that same rack! Where did you get your flags from? I haven’t seen a flag that uses that fitting yet
I got it from Barneys Pilot Car Supply Oregon.
Thank you for this detailed list
Glad it was helpful!
Did you go to Roadmaster Drivers School in Fontana, CA around 4 years ago.
I swear we had to share a hotel at the Red Roof Inn in Ontario CA. You had magnesium powders you stirred up before bed.
Looks like we are taking the same roads
Yes man! that was me! Are you in the pilot car business?
❤ thanks
Welcome!
Thanks for this informative video. I read where some people also have a FM radio handheld (similar to a CB radio) it's a much clearer signal. Only issue is you have to get two. One for the truck driver and one for you.
I got the equipment. Now I need to find someone to ride along with and then to start going out on my own.
Yes these radios are better but (aside from the fact that you need to give one to a trucker) if you are driving in a group of oversize loads nobody else can hear you and that could be a problem.
The FM radio is definitely a better communication instrument BUT it is a radio that may not be used by the trucker. If the trucker uses the FM radio he will have one mounted in his truck. He will ask (or require) you to have one. So, having FM capabilities in your pilot vehicle is definitely a PLUS and might make all the difference in whether or not you work on that day. The FM REQUIRMENT should be communicated to you by your broker if you're using a broker. After you have established yourself as a pilot car owner operator you will know who uses FM and who doesn't. But FM is growing in popularity and it is not that expensive to equip your vehicle with one. GOOD IDEA TO BE FM CAPABLE!
Great information! Thank You.
You are welcome!
AWESOME, thank you
You're welcome!
Thank you.
You're welcome!
Thank you very informative ❤️‼️‼️
You. are welcome!
How can a pilot car business get government contracts? And how? Thanks Herb, YOUR VIDEOS ARE AMAZING!
No sure Derricke. I never had a government contract. The military sometimes deals in oversize loads (mostly tanks) but a rarely see them requiring pilot cars. The military hires the carriers directly and the carrier will hire the pilot car if he needs one. However if there is anyone in the audience who has more data on that I'd be happy to learn about it.
Great video
Thanks!
Do you need a certain flash pattern for the light bar
no, the pattern is up to you
I’m curious what the hauling truck needs to Carry as well?
Yes they have certain things they have to carry which is similar to what the pilot car carries.
You said the amber light needs to be a "mix" between 43" and 52"... does that mean that at least 1 state requires lights to be at least 43" and at least 1 state requires the lights not to exceed 52"? I know here in Missouri lights are not required and in Kansas next door they require only 8" in diameter so 43" or more seems like a lot .. thanks for the help
I am just getting started myself, and I am not 100% sure of this. But I think the requirement in most states is either a single 8" light , some states may be two 8 " light. Or you can use a light bar instead of two lights. Min size is 43" and maximum is 52" , most pilot drivers are just using the light bar's now. Somebody correct me if I a wrong.
@@StumpyVanLife I looked it up, and it's only New York that has the 43" to 52" length requirement. Everywhere else appears to be either no requirement or at least 1 light being at least 8" (most states less) in diameter. So everywhere but New York one light that is 8" in diameter, or any lightbar made (because no lightbar is less than 8" in length OR diameter).
@@justinnodler1942 Good to know, thanks for sharing your results.
I think it is New Mexico and Utah not sure about Colorado. In any case what I noticed is that they don't really go by inches when they check. They just want it to go across the roof. They don't care if it is off by something like 5 inches on each side.
No you are right about this. I also just answered justin nodler on this.
The rack you have highlighted is no longer available. You need to upgrade this video to a 2024 version.
I upgraded it and added the rack. If there is more please let me know.
Herbert what's the name of that light bar that you said you found on Amazon cheaper?
the video EQUIPMENT STEP BY STEP has the link in it to the amazon light bar.
Can you work for a company that provides the car and equipment
Yes you certainly can. You will find them on facebook. Go to any of the facebook groups for pilot cars and you will see companies looking for pilot car drivers.
In most cases, do we use our own car? Or is it most of the time of using a vehicle of the company? And how old can a car be that we use?
Watch all my videos. I have covered these questions. Click on the video tab and go to the oldest video and watch and you will find out exactly my evolvement and my experience.
Where do you get a high pole from
Barney Pilot Car Supply Oregon, AMS Pilot Cars Texas. Or just google "wonder pole", "rattler pole" and you will find others that sell these poles.
I was wondering were you can get certified
Watch the video WATCH THIS BEFORE THE FIRST STEP. Then watch all the other videos I have done. If you are serious about getting into this business watch all videos. These videos give you the consecutive progress of myself on how to get into this business and remain in it.
How often are the cones actually used?
Use of everything (including retained cleanliness) is all dependent on skill and experience. If you never use your cones, fine, but you’re probably not learning anything, nor paying attention. Also, practice setting up triangles on your spare time, and don’t be like those lazy n00bs who set them 10 to 20 feet apart. Do it properly.
I use them about once a week. Whenever the trucker sits at a place where cones are needed (even at a truck stop or a parking place) I offer my cones and the trucker often accepts them even if he has his own. But there is also a standard use for cones and that is laid out in the pilot car certification class.
So you never put a link in for where you obtained your minivan rack and sign . I would love to know that it's exactly what I'm looking for
I am sorry, here is the link: www.pilotcarsuperstore.com/rt-iii-std-signrack-for-lightbar?tracking=5e3f0d5c8df9e.
@@herbertschwarzgruber7013 where can u get the part that connects the microphone handle to the roof of the car that’s retractable?
@@mattkenseth171 most truck stops or radio stores have the retractor for the mic cord. Under 20$ if I recall.
How well do you like the Cobra 29 LX CB radio?
It is good and it is the one I have. However, everyone (literally) tells me the Classic is better.
Good stuff! Getting started January 2022. Would you recommend pick up truck or car?
I used to have a video on this which I took down because it was such a shitty video. I personally drive a Toyota Sienna 2007 and this car is very very reliable. Pick up trucks are great too. They have many advantages but I would not drive anything but a F150. Get one used. You don't need a 4 wheel drive. This is the only pick up I would trust. The biggest pain in the neck is having a car that is not reliable. Ford and Toyota are the only reliable cars in my book.
Does the light bar come with the rack or did you get it separate?
Yes, these two items are separate.
that light remote switch you have inside the van, does that switch comes with the light rack?
Also, can you do a video just on the light rack it self, how you set it up, is there different models, i went to the website and it didnt give to much detail, how did you put the flags on there too, does the light rack come with the poles for the flag? When i went to your Amazon link in the description, it didnt came with poles for the flags. Thank you in Advance.
Yes David the there is a remote switch that you will have inside the car. It is not a true remote - it is a switch that connects by cable to the light bar.
Yes I can do a video on this to give more details. For now let me tell you that the light bar and the rack for the oversize load sign are 2 separate items. The rack has a mechanism that will hold flags and when you buy the rack you will get it with a set of 2 flats (total 4 flags - 2 as spare flags). The amazon link will only take you to the lightbar and link for the oversize load sign rack will take you to Barnes Pilot Car. I hope this helps you a bit more on this.
@@herbertschwarzgruber7013 thank you for your reply
Hi Herbert me and my wife are going to get our Utah Pilot/Escort Drivers License. How would we get into the business of it, after we get our Licenses.
Thank you .
Sorry he never answered you. Did you get started ok?
@@tankscrittersandurbanhomes5579 me and my wife are waiting till the first of the year so we can buy everything for the trucks we have. So we ca. write it off on our company taxes. But other than that i work as a Diesel Mechanic i been escorting for my company from el paso tx to Colorado every other week . We got experience and still learning moreas we go.
@@cesarvaldez601 where at in colorado? I live in colorado. I just ran a crusher from LA veta to deming nm and back
@@tankscrittersandurbanhomes5579 ohhh really you come allthe way to Deming NM thats where im from lol and we go from El Paso TX, to Pueblo CO , Colorado Springs CO and other places around there.
@@cesarvaldez601 I live in Pueblo. I'd love to meet up with you some time. Let me know what you think.
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Industry is dead no loads in 3 weeks after starting a pilot car business
Ok Karl, where are you located? What have you tried so far?
The industry isn't dead, your just impatient and have no clue how to run a business. If you think you're going to be busy right away and have clients, you're a fool. Learn how to run a business and you might be successful.
I wouldn't waste time or money setting up your vehicle for all 50 states. I would concentrate on the region you are working in. Very few pilots will travel cross country. It's too expensive. Most will do hand offs to other pilots. The only ones I have seen willing to travel cross country are the ones doing super loads and that's a different certification process altogether. Your average trucking company isn't going to pay for a pilot to travel cross country with them when doing hand offs to others is much cheaper and more cost effective. They also probably aren't going to pay for your dead head miles either. As for the equipment, I think he doesn't do a proper job explaining, also all of his looks brand new. You don't need 36" traffic cones, 28" is the minimum for highway use specified by the MUTCD. You don't need flags or a stop/ slow paddle (flags for traffic control are daytime use only) since your pilot car certification doesn't include flagger certification. You are not allowed to flag or control traffic unless you have a flaggers card, and that IS a national requirement. If you have a flaggers card, and are planning on doing flagging as well; a) you better be charging for it and b) you need a whole set of different equipment, including signs. You don't need to spend the money on a lightbar, you can use mini bars or beacons. No state requires lightbars. Every state does have requirements on light output though so you have to make sure your lighting equipment complies with their requirements. You better not be buying any warning lights off of Amazon. If your a business and your buying cheap and unreliable equipment, you might as well just put up your "out of business" sign, because you won't last. I would hate to work with this guy. His accent is so thick he would be hard to understand on a radio.
Wow, you are really spreading misinformation. You keep saying "no state requires..." so ill just talk about one state, New York state. A certified escort is authorized for flagging. In fact "The flag person can only be a certified escort driver" AND " must be equiped with a paddle reading "STOP" in white letters with red background."
ALSO: "the REQUIRED warning light bar shall be a minimum of 43 inches and a maximum of 52 inches long, a minimum of 10 inches and a maximum...." this is all straight out of the current handbook.
You don't know what you are talking about.
Wrong, Washington state Pilot certification also includes flagging. And Washington pilot certification is accepted in every state that requires certification, except NY. They think they are special and do not reciprocate with any other state. But most states require that the P/evo flag traffic if the load has to stop on the side of the road , such as a breakdown.