Heavy Equipment Transport & Heavy Haul Coordination

Heavy equipment transport is not a one-size-fits-all shipment. Trailer selection, loading method, machine dimensions, weight, attachments, route restrictions, pickup access, and delivery access all affect how the move should be planned.

Elevation Transport Services coordinates each shipment around the actual equipment and operating conditions. The process begins with accurate load information, then moves through equipment selection, carrier review, route and access planning, scheduling, and delivery coordination.

This service is designed for contractors, equipment dealers, rental companies, manufacturers, farms, utilities, industrial facilities, commercial operators, and private owners moving machinery between yards, auctions, dealerships, projects, plants, and jobsites.

The correct trailer depends on the machine’s height, width, length, weight, ground clearance, operating condition, and loading environment.

• RGN and lowboy trailers: often considered for tall, heavy, tracked, or self-propelled equipment.
• Step-deck trailers: useful when additional deck height clearance is needed.
• Flatbed trailers: suitable for equipment and materials that fit standard deck and legal-size requirements.
• Hotshot and smaller equipment trailers: may fit compact machinery and lighter loads.
• Conestoga or covered equipment: may be evaluated for loads needing weather protection when dimensions permit.

Non-running equipment may require a winch, crane, forklift, loading dock, tow assistance, or another site-specific loading plan.

Loads exceeding legal width, height, length, or weight limits may require state permits, restricted travel windows, pilot cars, route surveys, signs, flags, lighting, or other support.

Permit and escort requirements vary by state and by the exact loaded dimensions. Accurate measurements are essential because the machine’s specifications can change once buckets, booms, blades, tires, counterweights, or other attachments are included.

Route planning may also account for bridge clearances, overhead wires, construction zones, seasonal restrictions, roadway weight limits, curfews, and safe places to enter or exit the pickup and delivery locations.

• Confirm the machine starts, steers, brakes, and travels as represented.
• Remove loose tools, debris, and personal property.
• Secure or remove buckets, blades, booms, mirrors, antennas, and detachable parts as required.
• Check for fluid leaks and disclose mechanical problems before dispatch.
• Reduce fuel to a safe working level unless the loading plan requires otherwise.
• Provide keys, manuals, remote controls, and operating instructions.
• Photograph the equipment before loading and document existing damage.

Heavy haul equipment needs room to enter, position, load, secure, unload, and leave safely. A location that works for a pickup truck may not work for a tractor and lowboy combination.

Before pickup, confirm gate widths, turning radius, overhead clearance, road surface, weight limits, loading hours, security procedures, and whether the site has a dock, ramp, crane, forklift, or operator available.

If the requested address cannot safely accommodate the transport equipment, a nearby equipment yard, dealership, auction facility, truck stop, or other approved meeting location may be needed.