Lead Pilot Car
Forward warning, lane checks, traffic advisories, route callouts, bridge approaches, and turn setup.
Lead, chase, high pole
Ponderosa Pilot Cars, powered by High Pole Command.
Escort coordination for oversize and over-height loads, with a field-tested system for clearance checks, convoy communication, hazard reporting, and clean closeout documentation.
- 24/7
- Dispatch-ready response
- 4-step
- High Pole Command workflow
- DOT
- Permit-aware planning
Moving wide, tall, heavy, or route-sensitive freight? Send origin, destination, travel date, permit notes, and high-pole height when needed for a fast escort plan.
Start intakePilot escort services
The right car, position, and protocol for the move.
Every route needs a different mix of visibility, clearance, traffic control, and communication. We set the escort plan around the load, road class, permit conditions, and real field risk.
Chase Pilot Car
Rear protection, lane-change support, traffic buffer, visibility management, and convoy condition reports.
High Pole Escort
Over-height lead support with pole setup, clearance scouting, overhead hazard callouts, and stop/hold decisions.
Permit Coordination
Permit notes, travel windows, state requirements, and job details organized before wheels start rolling.
Convoy Comms
Clear radio language, check-in cadence, hazard escalation, dispatcher updates, and driver-ready instructions.
Closeout Notes
Trip notes, photos when requested, delay logs, completed leg summaries, and follow-up items for the next move.
High Pole Command
A service system for over-height confidence.
High Pole Command is the operating playbook behind the escort. It keeps the pilot, truck, dispatcher, and route notes connected from the first intake call through the final closeout.
Build a move plan
Move status: clearance watch active
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01
Brief
Confirm load profile, permits, route, pilot positions, radios, timing, and escalation contacts.
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02
Measure
Set pole height from move requirements and verify the setup before entering clearance-sensitive areas.
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03
Command
Call overhead hazards, lane choices, slowdowns, stops, reroutes, and all-clear windows in plain language.
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04
Document
Record key route events, delays, clearance notes, photos when needed, and final leg completion.
Field-ready equipment
Built to be seen, heard, and trusted.
Amber warning lights
Oversize load signage
CB and phone communication
Permit and route notes
Traffic-control essentials
Optional photo documentation
Coverage and coordination
Regional moves, multi-state legs, and short-notice escort calls.
Share the route and permit details, and the dispatch plan can account for pilot placement, state-by-state requirements, daylight windows, construction delays, fuel stops, and handoff points.
Over-width loads
Over-height loads
Heavy-haul escort
Route-sensitive freight
Request dispatch
Send the move details and get an escort plan started.
For the fastest response, include the commodity, origin, destination, travel date, permit status, and whether the move needs lead, chase, or high pole support. Overall height is only needed for high pole.