Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operators Training Manual
This student training manual is the companion document for the Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operator (P/EVO) Training Course. The manual is designed to prepare individuals to fulfill pilot/escort duties safely and effectively. It includes an overview of the pilot/escort industry, requirements for P/EVOs and their vehicles, procedures for escorting oversize loads, elements of route planning, issues of driver safety, and many important related topics. It further promotes and facilitates understanding of the regulations, duties, and responsibilities of P/EVOs and provides practical information on such issues as safe maneuvering and vehicle positioning, typically required equipment and its uses, and examples of the substantial variance in rules governing P/EVOs from State to State.
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Corporate Authors:
Leidos
Reston, VA United StatesFederal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Authors:
- Hamilton, Ann
- Publication Date: 2017-2
Language
- English
Media Info
- Media Type: Digital/other
- Features: Figures; Glossary; Photos; References; Tables;
- Pagination: 140p
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Driver education; Driving; Education and training; Oversize loads; Overweight loads; Regulations; Traffic safety
- Subject Areas: Education and Training; Highways; Motor Carriers; Operations and Traffic Management; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01634735
- Record Type: Publication
- Report/Paper Numbers: FHWA-HOP-16-050
- Files: NTL, TRIS, ATRI, USDOT
- Created Date: Apr 12 2017 1:43PM