pilot car
Convoy's warning scout
A pilot car is a vehicle that escorts oversized loads on highways, warning other drivers and guiding the truck safely through traffic.
Pilot cars typically display flags, signs, and flashing lights, traveling ahead of or behind the load: The wide load required two pilot cars, one in front and one behind.
- escortOne who accompanies another
- escort serviceHired accompaniment provider
- convoyGuarded traveling group
- lead vehicleForemost in a motorcade
- oversizedExceeding typical dimensions
flagger · warning · banner · lights · highway · trucker · clearance · narrow bridge · lead · follow · hazard · construction · permit · route · CB radio · two-way radio · flagman · road crew
- heavy hauloversize load, oversized load, wide load, heavy hauler, escort vehicle
- road signsstop sign, yield sign, speed limit sign, warning sign, stop
- pavingbrick, bricks, asphalt, concrete, pavement
vehicle function
pilot cartractor-trailer
Cab-and-trailer cargo vehicle
semi-truck · cargo truck · freight truck · delivery truck · big rig