2 Colo. Code Regs. § 601-6-1.0
A Notice of Rulemaking was submitted to the Colorado Secretary of State on February 13, 2007 and published in the Colorado Register on March 10, 2007. The current Rulemaking was initiated to establish standards and procedures for third-party instructors to train and certify Colorado pilot escort drivers for and on behalf of the Colorado Department of Transportation. The third party instructors will teach course curriculum to comply with guidelines published and promoted by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, the US DOT Federal Highway Administration, and the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association in its "Pilot Car Escort Best Practices Guidelines." The Guidelines were published by the US DOT Federal Highway Administration in October 2004 as publication "FWHA-HOP-04-028" and endorsed by the Western Association of State Highway Transportation Officials Committee on Highway Transport for its member states to adopt.
Specific statutory authority for the Colorado Transportation Commission to adopt and promulgate Rules and Regulations pertaining to Transport Permits for the operation or movement of Extra-Legal Vehicles or Loads, is contained in § § 42-4-510(1)(b) and 511(1), C.R.S. Various permits issued under the law require restrictions or conditions for movement which include using Pilot Escort vehicles to accompany the movement of loads, in an effort to protect the health, safety and welfare of the traveling public. Conditions for requirements prescribed by the Department are statutorily authorized under 42-4-510(3), C.R.S.
2 CCR 601-6-1.0