Question regarding escorts and super loads

I was totally misled by the title of this thread.....

 

Sometimes it depends on the route too. I was running under DW21 rules here in Montana and did not need escorts because I ran the interstate all the way. If I had run two lane roads, I would have needed 2 of them because I would have had to centerline all bridges at 5mph.

 

You're doing it right. You need to know about pilot cars beforehand. You need to know the superload regs beforehand. They can be completely different from OSOW regs. You dont want to be one of those guys that picks up a load, read a permit, and then find out that you need a pilot car. When you get your permit, be mindful of what it says about curfews, and speed limits. Odds of you getting caught speeding are slim, but a scalemaster (particularly Georgia and Louisiana) will ask you if you know what the speed limit is, or what time sunset is. If you do your homework, you will know. If you dont know, they're going to take a closer look. That's never a good thing when you havent done your homework.

 

Sc, Can take for ever like others have posted.
I picked up a ld. in Charlotte going to Jacksonville. Ordered Sc. Wens. Never got it by 3 pm Thurs. We had to re group and punt.
I got a permit, Thank goodness no scales open in Sc. the way I went..

 

I really thought I could bring something to the table on this topic you got me.

 

Make sure you have the articulation lock bar in, a chain on the boom and enough chains to meet your minimum requirements. It's no big deal to haul, it's about like a Cat 980 easy peasy.

 

Yep, some places are cracking down on having the lock bar in place...