Delaware pilot car regulations
Certification: not required. Delaware's oversize permit regulation sets no escort driver certification. Escorts can be supplied by the hauler, the Delaware State Police, or others DelDOT names; bigger loads also need a State Police escort.
From Delaware's own rules and pages, checked 2026-10-24. Rules change: the state's page is the last word.
- Escort vehicle
- A single-unit vehicle no smaller than a compact car, not itself on a permit and not attached to any other vehicle. One escort per load.Source
- Sign
- On the roof (perpendicular to the vehicle, readable on both sides) or on front and rear: at least 5 feet long and 12 inches high with 8-inch letters reading "OVERSIZE LOAD". Signs must not block lights or other safety devices.
- Lights
- Low beam headlights on at all times. An amber roof light bar is not required in Delaware but may be used: 43-52 inches long, at least 4 lights, visible 360 degrees for 1,000 feet.
- Other equipment
- Visual contact and two-way radio with the permitted truck's driver.