Posts Tagged ‘business’
Getting Set Up is the EASY Part!
So!! You’ve decided to become an oversize load escort. You’ve gone out and bought all sorts of lights and flags and signs and all the other stuff you need to escort. I’ve got news for you! Believe it or not, just getting your escort vehicle set up and your equipment set up is the easy [...]
It Takes Money to MAKE Money In This Business!
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 [...]
Do You REALLY Want To Be a PILOT CAR OPERATOR?
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 do I [...]
Use GLO GLOVES for traffic control
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 [...]
A friendship ended today
Today a friendship between me and a nearby pilot car operator ended. It ended unpleasantly because he let things build up to the point of blowing up, rather than talking to me about what upset him. He is a generous man, a good man…but it got downright ugly and ridiculous. After I invited him along [...]