States that Require Certification for Escorts / Pilot Cars

Colorado	Colorado   D.O.T. Main Site The main site for the Colorado DOT Business Office CDOT Permit Office 4201 East Arkansas Avenue, Room 290 Denver, Colorado 80222 Long Distance: 1-800-350-3765 Local Calls: 303-757-9539 Fax: (303) 757-9719 Email: Teresa.Carrillo@dot.state.co.us Manual ?     YES Colorado currently recognizes certification from: Florida Virginia Utah www.dot.state.co.us/truckpermits/ExtraLegalRules1999.pdf
Florida	Florida   D.O.T. Phone : 352 392-2371   ext.  298  ( For Escort Information ) E-MAIL:  Alison Kidwell  Training Specialist, Florida T2 Center Certification Requirements:  Technology Transfer Center Manual ? n/a Classes :   Technology Transfer Center Florida certification requires an ( 8 hour /1 day) class and a written exam.
Kansas	Kansas D.O.T.  Main Site Send questions and Inquiries about certification to: Jeannie Howard or Steve Zimmerman Kansas Department of Transportation Bureau of Traffic Engineering Special Permit Section 217 SE 4th Street Topeka , KS   66603 E-Mail:      Jeannie Howard      Steve Zimmerman Phone : 785 296-6947 Fax : 785 296-0893 Manual ?    YES Phone : 785 296-7400      E-Mail : Jeannie Howard Classes ?   YES For information on this course, contact: Jack Weaver        Phone : 316 833-4999 Wichita Area Technical College 201 N Water St Wichita, KS 67202-1292 For other training sites Council contact: Safety & Health Council 901 Charlotte St Kansas City, MO 64106-3034 Phone :  816 842-5223

New York	Certification Requirements Not Available Online FORM to Apply for Certification ( Adobe Acrobat Reader needed) Manual ?   YES Phone : 518 457-1155 Phone :  888-783-1685 Classes ?  NO New York D.O.T. Main Site Motor Carrier Safety Bureau NYSDOT Building 7A, Room 501A 1220 Washington Avenue Albany, New York 12232 E-mail : dcottrell@gw.dot.state.ny.us Motor Carrier Information
North Carolina	North Carolina Department of Transportation 1500 Mail Service Center Raleigh, NC 27699-1500 Phone : 919 733-2520 Fax  :919 733-9150 E-MAIL CONTACT FORM:   http://www.ncdot.org/comments.html Certification Information Online
Oklahoma	Oklahoma Department of Public Safety Size & Weight Permit Division 3600 North Martin Luther King Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73111 Phone : 405 425-7709 E-MAIL:   Dept. Public Safety Information Alternative address and phone :  Ronald G. Knox, Director Oklahoma Department of Public Safety Size & Weight Permit Division P.O. Box 11415 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma  73136-0415 Phone: 405 425-2206
Oregon	Oregon Motor Carrier Division Phone : 503-373-0000 Over-Dimension Permits 7 am - 5 pm Mon - Fri 503-373-0000 Entry to Oregon Administrative Rules Vehicle Equipment see 734_075_0035 Statute governing flagging standards Oregon State Archives 800 Summer St. NE Salem, OR 97310 Phone: 503-373-0701 Fax: 503-373-0953 E-Mail Instructions and Address for archive.

Utah	Contact form: http://www.utah.gov/contactform.html Phone: 877 9UTEGOV 877 988-3468   Manual ?   Yes, with the course Classes ?   Yes, click link above
Virginia	Virginia D.O.T. Main Site E-MAIL:   Theodore Taylor Phone : 804 786-7645 Manual ?     YES Permit Operations 1221 East Broad Street Richmond, VA 23219-2096 Classes ?     NO Remote Testing Sites :  See Manual  for Information :       Phone : 804 828-6235      Fax :   804 828-1848
Washington	Washington State Department of Transportation Vehicles Size and Weight Mailing Address: Transportation Building Washington State Department of Transportation 310 Maple Park Avenue SE PO Box 47300 Olympia WA 98504-7300 Phone : 360 704-6340 Fax : 360 704-6350 E-MAIL:  wrightji@wsdot.gov Classes ?   YES The ONLY STATE APPROVED CURRICULUM IS FROM: Evergreen Safety Council 401 Pontius Ave N Seattle, WA 98199 Phone : 800 521-0778 E-Mail  esc@esc.org

These States Require Certification or Stickers for the Escort  vehicle

Georgia	Amber/Escort Light permits are issued by: Department of Motor Vehicle Safety 2206 East View Parkway Post Office Box 80447 Conyers, GA 30013 Phone:  678 413-8786 Special hauling permits for oversized / overweight vehicles ( Trucks ) Georgia Department of Transportation Oversize Permit Unit 935 E. Confederate Ave. Atlanta, GA 30316 1-800-570-5428 Georgia D.O.T. Main site
Louisiana	Louisiana D.O.T. Main Site FOR INFORMATION CONCERNING PILOT CAR REQUIREMENTS: Weights and Standards Enforcement Phone : 225 377 7100 Fax : 225 295-8995 Louisiana DOT Headquarters PO Box 94245 Baton Rouge La   70804-9245 Phone :  225 379-1100
New Mexico	New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Dept. 1120 Cerrillos Road P.O. Box 1149 Santa Fe, NM 87504-1149 Phone : 505 827-5100 Phone : 505-827-0376
Nevada	Trucker Information Overdimensional Permits Department of Transportation 1263 South Stewart Street, Room 103 Carson City, NV 89712 Phone :  775 888-7410 Over-dimensional Permits:    NDOT     775 888-7410 Amber Light Permits:    Highway Patrol    775 684-4650

Pennsylvania requires that you carry a million dollars in insurance