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We dropped our load this afternoon at the Climax Mine on top of Fremont Pass, north of Leadville, CO.  Now I am in Pueblo, CO, heading home.
Our load was 27 feet wide.  That means that on a typical two lane road, the load hung over each shoulder.  We ran with four escorts-two up front and [...]

We have spent the weekend in Colorado Springs, Co.  Our load is 27′ wide and therefore too wide to be allowed on the highways over the weekend.
Tomorrow, we have to drive about 50 miles back to where we left it, and then we take it up into the high mountains southwest of Denver.  That area [...]

Folks…I want to apologize for the errors on this site.  I am aware of them and have been for several weeks.
Unfortunately I am technically incapable of correcting them, and my web designer is busy with a new and exciting business venture which is taking all of her time right now.
I will resume writing daily blogs [...]

There are those people who will tell you that the pilot car industry is an easy way to make money.  Don’t believe it!
Oh, there ARE people who slap on a Wal Mart winky light, handwrite a sign and duct tape it to the door, and use a $39 CB radio and POOF! they are in [...]

Quite often, people considering our business post on the various groups, or call some of us, or email some of us, wanting to know about the pilot car business.
Of course they have all sorts of questions: can you make money at it? How much does it cost to get into it? What [...]

Today I was thinking about a colleague within the region.  He called me a couple of times last week to “pick my brain” about some oversize routes through New Mexico.  After the second call, I realized that this fellow was writng a paper (or “book”) survey.  In my opinion, that in itself is foolish…but the [...]

In our business, a key element is VISIBILITY!  If a motorist cannot see us, they cannot avoid us, or follow our directions.  I have found GLO GLOVES to be an excellent tool in controlling traffic.
When I first got into this business, I tried to figure out ways to get the attention of oncoming traffic when [...]

Tonight I learned of the death of a friend and colleague this week.  Karen Aleman (or possibly Alleman) died Tuesday evening in a rollover accident while returning from escorting an oversize load to Colorado.  I do not have any specific information about the funeral, other than it probably will be in Lafayette, LA.
Apparently, Karen was [...]

For those of you who have done route surveys, you will understand the use of the word lottery.  Sometimes, it is just the luck of the draw on which route will work out.
Today I completed one route survey and began another one.  My second survey of the day is for the exact same load that [...]

I know it is normal for us more “seasoned” folks to point out how different our childhoods were.  I hated it when I was young (a lifetime ago) and the old folks talked about how young people just aren’t taught the way they were.  Today, however, I experienced a glaring example of how differently we [...]