Equipment Transport

When this service may be appropriate

Equipment transport begins with the exact machine, not a generic weight class. Dispatch must verify dimensions, actual operating or loaded weight, attachments, condition, loading access, securement points, route, permits, and current transport capability before deciding whether a job can be accepted.

• A wheeled or tracked machine with verified specifications that can be loaded, secured, routed, and unloaded within the confirmed transport system's limits
• A scheduled move between an authorized yard, jobsite, repair facility, auction, dealer, rental location, or other destination prepared to receive the equipment
• A non-running machine when its brake, steering, wheel or track, attachment, leak, and recovery conditions are fully described before dispatch
• Compact or specialty equipment that does not involve unverified hazardous materials, an active emergency, or an assumed heavy-haul capability

What to tell dispatch

• Manufacturer, model, serial or specification reference, machine type, exact operating or loaded weight, overall length, width, height, and ground clearance
• Every bucket, blade, boom, fork, mower deck, counterweight, cab, tire, track, or other attachment, including whether it can be lowered, folded, locked, or removed
• Whether the machine starts, moves under its own power, steers, brakes, rolls or tracks freely, has keys, and has hydraulic, fuel, battery, structural, tire, wheel, or track damage
• Pickup and destination addresses, gate and road width, surface, slope, overhead clearance, dock or ramp availability, loading space, ground bearing, and turnaround room
• Route and jurisdiction, tolls, bridges, posted restrictions, construction, required permits or escorts, and the receiving facility's hours and unloading plan
• Wide photographs of every side, model plate, attachments, leaks or damage, access route, loading area, and unloading area when dispatch requests them through an approved channel

Price and service limits

Equipment transport is quoted job by job. Machine weight and dimensions, attachments, condition, loading and unloading, recovery work, securement, route, mileage, deadhead, permits, escorts, tolls, waiting, personnel, and specialized equipment can affect the total. The local towing starting price does not represent an equipment-transport quote.

• No maximum weight, dimension, equipment category, trailer, carrier, deck rating, winch rating, permit capability, or current availability is promised online
• The exact transport system's manufacturer rating, axle limits, tie-down capacity, loading angle, route limits, and operator procedure must be confirmed before acceptance
• Equipment over 10,000 pounds is subject to federal heavy-vehicle, equipment, and machinery securement requirements when those rules apply; lighter vehicles and machines also have specific securement requirements
• Accessory equipment and articulated components must be lowered, restrained, or otherwise secured in accordance with manufacturer instructions and applicable rules
• Oversize, overweight, hazardous-material, contaminated, leaking, unstable, fire-damaged, high-voltage, or inaccessible equipment may require permits, emergency responders, environmental controls, or a specialized provider
• A photograph, published machine weight, or customer estimate does not replace an exact loaded configuration and on-scene verification
• No website statement promises heavy-equipment, heavy-haul, crane, rotator, hazmat, or police-directed recovery service