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What does Pilot vehicle mean in logistics?
Short answer
A vehicle that travels ahead of or behind an over-dimensional load to warn traffic, check clearances and help it through junctions and narrow sections.
Usually required by the ODC permission for wide or long loads; police escort may also be required on some routes. Pilot crews coordinate with the route survey’s list of obstacles. Ask our desk how this applies to your consignment.
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The numbers behind this answer
- Also called
- escort vehicle
- Category
- Road
- Related terms
- ODC (over-dimensional cargo), Route survey, OWC (over-weight cargo), Hydraulic axle trailer
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