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PILOT CAR SERVICE

CHASE CAR ESCORT VEHICLE OVERWEIGHT VEHICLE OVERWIDTH VEHICLE
PILOT CAR

State

Colorado Department of Transportation
4201 E. Arkansas Av
DENVER , CO   80222
(303)757-9485
(800)999-4997
Extra-legal (over-weight/over-size) vehicles/loads require special permits. Various fees apply.

Link:  http://www.dot.state.co.us/truckpermits/lcvfyis.pdf
Restrictions apply to certain highway sections and times-of-day.
Pilot car operators in Colorado need to complete an application and pass a certification test at CDOT to be certified. The test costs $5.00 and the certification is good for 5 years.

Link:  http://www.dot.state.co.us/TruckPermits/rulesregsread.pdf
Escort Car must meet Department of Transportation's regulations for lighting of vehicle and signs: "Escort" required while in Colorado
If providing inter-state service, must check with other states for their regulations (e.g. New Mexico will not allow out-of-state pilot car at all; they must be New Mexico based.)
Tax authentication and Certificate of Insurance in the amount of $100,000 per person and $300,000 per accident
NOTE:  Additional permitting may be required from local governments to transport overweight and/or over width vehicles on the local level.

page last updated 8/8/05

The Colorado Revised Statutes are available on line at http://198.187.128.12/colorado/lpext.dll?f=templates&fn=fs-main.htm&2.0. You can locate a statute of interest by searching either on the citation given in the database (e.g., 18-5-307) or on a keyword or phrase.

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