Port of Tacoma

Should be someone along here shortly to help with the pilot car service.
You'll definitely need one, there's several low overpasses up I-5, especially in the Tacoma area near JBLM (military bases).

 

@RGN ?

 

Port itself would be the easy part- nothing to hit, getting there not so much. I didn't do much escort/pole stuff myself & what I did recently they used their own rigs. There is/was a guy out of Buckley that did a lot of work around the area; Snow-something (Snowrunner Pilot Car? Something like that). I'll ask around tomorrow. @catalinaflyer if he's still around might know.

New rule in WA FYI-
"On June 3, 2017, a rear pilot/escort vehicle is necessary if you are exceeding twelve feet wide, have a height that requires a front pilot equipped with a height pole, and you are traveling on a multilane highway."
[edit- might not be relevant as it's a superload @ 16'7", but good info for anyone coming up here]

 

The pilot vehicles have to be a certain. Size. A Prius is not a pilot car. So. Pilots have to be an average size min.

Guess someone had an issue seeing a Prius blown over with a height pole.(it's a joke it didn't happen at least I don't think so)

 

My post wasn't a dig at you.

Since some have abused the pilot cars, using anything with a steering wheel as well as any person who drinks Starbucks.

You will do ok the guys on here will shoot ya right info.

 

You don't want to go up I-5at that height. Going across I-90 will be much better. I know at 15'3" I had to ramp almost 10 times going up I-5. Going across I-90 there are zero obstacles. In fact there is a bridge on i-5 over a river that is only about 15'6". No real direct way around that bridge.

 

Nisqually?