HFA Pilot Car ServicesPilot Car Service in Verner, Ontario

Pilot Car Escorts & Traffic Control in Verner and West Nipissing, Ontario

How pilot car rates work – and what HFA publishes

Most pilot car companies tell you to call for a quote. HFA Pilot Car Services, based on Laurin Road in Verner, Ontario (West Nipissing, near Sturgeon Falls and the Highway 17 and 64 junction), takes a different approach: its website publishes a pricing page, so carriers can estimate the cost of an escort before picking up the phone. The business's tagline is "Precision Escorts for Oversized Transport," and its footer reads "Certified Escort • Safety First."

Published pricing (as stated on the company's website)

• Hourly rate: from $95 per hour, covering a 100 km radius with a one-hour minimum
• Beyond 100 km: a daily minimum from $285 per day plus expenses
• Running with lights and signage: $175 per hour; dead-heading: $87.50 per hour
• Per-kilometre rates: lead truck $2.25/km, chase truck $1.95/km, pole truck or pole car $2.75/km, and return home or dead-head $1.05/km
• Super loads are quoted individually

Rates can change and depend on the job, so confirm current pricing when you book.

Services

• Pilot car service – lead, chase and pole escort for oversize and over-height loads
• Traffic control – managing traffic around load movements and work zones
• Precision escorts – for high-clearance and wide-load transport

The equipment

Photos on the company's website show red and charcoal-grey Ram pickups equipped for escort work: amber roof lights, orange flags, a yellow "OVERSIZE LOAD" banner across the front, a roof antenna and a roof-mounted fire extinguisher, each marked with the HFA decal and phone number.

Booking

The company has an online booking page on its website. Phone 705-492-1426 or email hfa@hfapilotcarservices.ca to arrange an escort, and share your route, load dimensions, permit conditions and dates.

Where this fits in Northern Ontario

Verner sits where Highways 17 and 64 meet, a convenient base for loads travelling the Trans-Canada route between North Bay, Sudbury and Northern Ontario. Oversize moves in Ontario need permits that spell out when and how loads may travel and how many escort vehicles are required, so check permit conditions early.