authorized to direct, control or regulate traffic [or an];
(3) any employee who has been trained in traffic control
by a licensed and insured private security company and who is
acting in the scope of employment[.]; or
(4) any driver of a certified escort vehicle as defined
under section 3108 (relating to drivers of certified escort
vehicles) and who is acting in the capacity as a driver of a
certified escort vehicle.
Section 2. Title 75 is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 3108. Drivers of certified escort vehicles.
(a) General rule.--The driver of a certified escort vehicle
that is being operated to escort a super load must be certified
and licensed by the department and wear attire that complies
with 67 Pa. Code § 101.3(5) (relating to minimum attire).
(b) Criteria to be established.--Within one year of the
effective date of this section, the department shall establish
criteria for certified escort vehicles and for determining
certification and licensing of drivers of certified escort
vehicles within this Commonwealth and shall post the criteria on
the department's publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Definitions.--The following words and phrases when used
in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Certified escort vehicle." A vehicle that is operated to
escort a super load on a highway of this Commonwealth.
"Super load." A vehicle or combination or load having a
gross weight exceeding 201,000 pounds, a total length exceeding
160 feet or a total width exceeding 16 feet. The term does not
include any of the following:
(1) A building under 67 Pa. Code § 179.11 (relating to
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