Pilot wanted!!!

Sounds like you need to pay them better to answer your calls.

 

Having been a heavy hauler and also a licensed pilot car there are two sides to the
coin, I could share stories about idiots behind both loads and cars.

Big thing with pilot cars, find a reputable one and stick with them.

I was and still am pretty expensive for pilot service but pick and choose who I work with

 

Goes in cycles from what I have seen.
Wind energy gets busy, and any 'tard with a minivan and old signs calls themselves a pilot car.
Wind energy gets quiet, they go back to Walmart.
I have fired more of Corbin's idiots than anyone elses, but mainly try to pick the fone up myself to get ones I know are good.
No drivers license? No problem apparently.
No windows in your ancient minivan? Thats cool.
Truck sized, and ragged out, OD signs, on a Kia Sportage? Yep...
Thus why I only let folks I know steer me.
My current steer had never steered a blade before she picked me up 3 weeks ago. She has been EXCELLENT!
I have always said, I would rather have someone with a good attitude and no experience, than someone that has done it before, but with a crap attitude.
I cant even imagine the stories that pilot cars convey when they get together, I know I have seen some truly idiotic stuff over the years from drivers.
Martin

 

Pictures speak more than words.
Turned up to be a front escort our other blade truck.


Needless to say, FIRED.

Martin

 

I guess I've been lucky, but I've also only had a couple of loads requiring pilot cars. So far my only problem was a chatty lead car. I had to explain to her that if she wanted to talk, we could do it AFTER we parked for the night. Other than that I've had some really good men and women escorting me.

 

so he was fired because he was fond of of farm animals , especially roosters??
I dont think thats fair.
Martin, I couldnt stop laughing when I saw that.

 

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You would have to. There are quite a few states where a sub compact car like the Focus would be too small to meet state regs (New Mexico is the first one to come in mind).

Found a new issue with pilot cars. Pulled a big load out out of the north earlier this week. From previous chat with my front and rear cars, my front car was bragging about his years as a trucker and a heavy hauler. Temps were around -18 or colder. There was snow on the road in some spots. My front car panicked a couple times. When he'd panic, he would drop to 40 mph and hog the zipper. I came around him with my rear car. I then gave him the steak dinner speech. Anyways, pilot car people, listen up: when it's stupid cold outside and there's snow on the road, the snow is dry. It feels like sand. You get good traction on the stuff. If you're going to work in areas where they get a lot of snow, ice and extreme temps, you need to be able to drive in the stuff, cuz of smokey says I can go, I am going. Secondly, if you're scared, hog the fog line, not the zipper. I've never seen a heavy hauler hog the zipper. Well, the day cab ones do.