Nebraska pilot car regulations
Certification: not required. Nebraska's permit rules (408 NAC 3) say what the escort vehicle must carry but set no escort driver certification.
From Nebraska's own rules and pages, checked 2026-10-24. Rules change: the state's page is the last word.
- Escort vehicle
- One standard-size car or truck at least 60 inches wide.Source
- Sign
- "OVERSIZE LOAD" signs on the escort vehicle, clearly visible from the front and from the rear, no less than 5 feet long by 12 inches high with 8-inch letters.
- Lights
- Clearly visible, operating yellow or amber flashing, rotating or strobe lighting on top of the vehicle, base at least 53 inches above the roadway, seen from at least 800 feet.
- Flags
- Red flags on all four corners of the escort vehicle. A flag is plain red or orange fluorescent cloth, at least 18 inches square, free of printing.
- Height pole
- A pole car is a front escort with a height pole on its front; the top of the pole must be at least 3 inches higher than the highest point of the load.
- Other equipment
- The escort may be required to keep radio contact with the driver of the permitted vehicle. Escort must stay within 300 feet of the load.