Heavy Equipment Hauling

Instant heavy haul quote

Calculate your heavy equipment shipment

Tell us the basics — origin, destination, and what you're moving. We pull the right trailer (flatbed, step deck, RGN, lowboy or multi-axle), price the lane, line up permits and pilot cars if it's an oversize load, and email a real number back to you. Usually within the hour.

Don't know your weight or dimensions? Just give us make, model, and year — we look up factory specs.
Oversize? We pull permits in every state on your route and coordinate escort drivers.
FMCSA-licensed broker with $75K BMC-84 bond & Lloyd's of London cargo coverage.
Auction pickups handled — Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet, dealer yards, job sites.

Heavy Equipment Quote

Price my heavy haul

Most quotes returned within the hour during business hours.

1 Route
2 Equipment
3 Contact

Where is it going?

Pickup ZIP / City

Delivery ZIP / City

Target Pickup Date

Pickup Type

What are we hauling?

Equipment Description

Operable? (drives on/off)

Length

Width

Height

Weight (lbs)

Anything over 8'6" wide, 13'6" tall, or 80,000 lbs gross is an oversize/overweight move — we handle the permits.

Make

Model

Year

Attachments / Notes

We will look up factory specs. Tell us about installed attachments since they change height, width, and weight.

Where do we send the quote?

Your Name

Company (optional)

Email

Phone

Anything else we should know?

Quotes are free and there is no obligation to book.

Or call (509) 321-4381

Heavy haul, done right

What is heavy equipment hauling?

Heavy equipment hauling is the transportation of construction, mining, agricultural, forestry, and industrial machinery that doesn't fit in a standard dry van. Most of what we call heavy haul is shipped on open-deck trailers — flatbed, step deck, RGN, lowboy, and multi-axle — because the equipment is too tall, too heavy, or too wide for legal van dimensions, and often loads from above or rolls on under its own power.

If you're shipping heavy equipment for the first time, the vocabulary stacks up fast: legal-dimension load, oversize permit, superload, route survey, pilot car, jeep and stinger, steerable trailer. Our job as a heavy haul broker is to translate that into a single number — what the move costs — and a single date — when it arrives.

Whether you call it heavy equipment transport, heavy machinery shipping, heavy haul trucking, or just "I need to move a dozer to a job site" — it's the same service, and we book it every day from our Spokane, WA headquarters.

Heavy equipment hauling on flatbed trailer

What we move

Heavy machinery we ship every week

From a compact skid steer to a multi-section drilling rig — every category of heavy equipment moves through our brokerage. Below is a sample of what's typically on our boards.

Construction

Excavators, dozers & loaders

CAT 320 / 336 / 349 excavators, D6 / D8 / D9 bulldozers, wheel loaders, motor graders, backhoes, mini excavators, skid steers, compact track loaders. Standard moves on step deck or RGN.

Lifting

Cranes, boom lifts & telehandlers

Rough-terrain cranes, all-terrain cranes, crawler cranes, scissor lifts, boom lifts, articulating booms, telehandlers (Genie, JLG, Manitou, Skyjack). Boom-down configuration and counterweight removal handled.

Mining & Aggregate

Haul trucks, drills & crushers

Articulated dump trucks, rigid-frame haul trucks, blasthole drills, rock crushers, screens, conveyors, asphalt plants. Multi-axle and disassembled-component moves with full permit coordination.

Energy & Oil/Gas

Drilling & well-service equipment

Drilling rigs, frac equipment, well-service trucks, generators, transformers, separators, mud pumps. Includes superload routing through high-density energy corridors.

Agriculture

Tractors, combines & implements

John Deere 8R / 9R series tractors, Case IH Magnum / Steiger, combines (S700, X9, Axial-Flow), sprayers, planters, balers, harvesters. Seasonal capacity with extendable trailers for long booms.

Forestry

Feller bunchers, skidders & log loaders

Tigercat, John Deere, Cat forestry equipment — feller bunchers, harvesters, skidders, forwarders, log loaders, delimbers. Pacific Northwest forestry sites, plus interstate yard-to-yard.

Specialty & Oversize

Pre-built structures & transformers

Modular buildings, prefab structures, transformers, tanks, pressure vessels, wind components, large generators. Multi-axle and Schnabel-style configurations for genuine superloads.

Light Construction

Skid steers, mini excavators & lifts

Bobcat skid steers, Kubota mini excavators, compact track loaders, scissor lifts, light towers, generators, air compressors. Hot-shot and flatbed for fast moves between job sites.

Government & Military

Tactical & municipal equipment

Federal, state, and municipal heavy equipment moves — snowplows, road graders, fire apparatus, water trucks, decommissioned tactical vehicles, port equipment. SCAC-coded carrier vetting available.

Trailers we book

Pick the right trailer for the load

The trailer makes the price. Equipment that fits on a flatbed costs a fraction of what a multi-axle move with permits and pilot cars costs. Here's the matrix.

Flatbed (53')

The default for legal-dimension wheeled equipment. Skid steers, light scissor lifts, small wheel loaders, paving rollers, generators, attachments. Loads from the rear with ramps or top-load with a crane.

Deck height: ~60" Max load height: ~8'6" Payload: ~48,000 lbs Length: 48–53 ft

Step Deck (Drop Deck)

A lower main deck after the front "step." Used for equipment taller than a flatbed allows — small excavators, telehandlers, mid-size loaders, boom lifts in transport position. Often the sweet-spot trailer for construction equipment.

Deck height: ~38" Max load height: ~10'2" Payload: ~48,000 lbs Length: 48–53 ft

RGN (Removable Gooseneck) / Lowboy

The workhorse of heavy equipment hauling. The gooseneck detaches and drops, letting tracked equipment drive on at deck level. Use for excavators 320 and up, bulldozers (D6 / D8 / D9), large wheel loaders, motor graders, drill rigs.

Deck height: 18–24" Max load height: ~11'6" Payload: 40,000–80,000 lbs Length: 48–53 ft

Double Drop & Extendable

Two-step well in the middle of the trailer to clear extremely tall equipment — large crawler cranes, oversize transformers, modular structures. Extendable versions stretch up to 80+ feet for long booms, blades, wind components.

Well height: ~22" Max load height: ~11'10" Length: Extends to 80'+ Permitting: Usually required

Multi-Axle & Jeep / Stinger

For superloads — heavy equipment exceeding 80,000 lbs gross or extreme dimensions. Additional axles (often via a jeep dolly in front and a stinger in back) spread weight to meet bridge laws. Pilot cars, route surveys, and police escorts standard.

Axles: 9–13+ Payload: 100,000–200,000+ lbs Permits: Every state on route Escorts: Pilot cars / police

Hot Shot (Gooseneck)

1-ton dually pulling a 35–40' gooseneck. Fast turnaround for smaller equipment — skid steers, mini excavators, attachments, tools, small generators. Lower deadhead minimums than full truckload.

Deck height: ~32" Payload: Up to ~22,000 lbs Length: 35–40 ft Speed: Quick dispatch

How it works

From quote to delivered

1

Tell us the load

Origin, destination, equipment specs (or make/model/year), and your target pickup window. The calculator above is the fastest path; the phone works too.

2

We price the lane

Your agent picks the right trailer, runs a permit check on the route, prices pilot cars if needed, and emails a firm number — typically within the hour during business days.

3

Dispatch & permits

Once you book, we lock in a vetted carrier (FMCSA safety scored, fully insured), pull state permits, schedule pilot cars, and run a route survey if it's a superload.

4

Track & deliver

Real-time tracking, check calls at pickup and delivery, photos of the load on deck if you ask, BOL and POD archived to your account. One invoice, no surprises.

Oversize & superload

Over the legal limit? We handle the back office.

Anything over 8'6" wide, 13'6" tall, 53' long, or 80,000 lbs gross is an oversize/overweight move. Push past 12 feet wide, 14 feet tall, or 120,000 lbs and you're in superload territory — each state's department of transportation has its own thresholds, fees, daylight-only travel rules, weekend and holiday blackouts, and bridge routing constraints.

For every heavy haul that crosses those limits, we coordinate:

State and provincial permits for every jurisdiction on the route
Route surveys for genuinely large loads — bridge clearances, low overpasses, weight-restricted spans
Pilot cars / escort drivers with the right state certifications and HP/HS qualifications
Police escorts where required by state DOT
Daylight-only travel scheduling and holiday blackout planning
Bridge law axle spacing and weight distribution

You see one line on the invoice. We see the spreadsheet.

Oversize heavy equipment transport with pilot car escort

Who ships with us

Industries we serve for heavy equipment transport

Construction

General & civil contractors

Moving fleet between job sites, picking up new auction equipment, repositioning rentals at the end of a project, delivering to a remote staging yard. We are the heavy haul brokerage you call when the load is too big for your in-house lowboy.

Dealers & OEMs

Equipment dealerships

New units off the truck at the dealer, demos to a customer's job site, used machines to a yard or auction, parts and components to a service center. Volume programs available for high-frequency dealer lanes.

Rental Fleets

Rental & leasing companies

Repositioning rental fleets on a tight schedule — Sunbelt, United, Herc, regional shops. We move equipment between branches and out to customer sites with a single account contact and consolidated invoicing.

Mining & Aggregate

Mining & aggregate operations

Haul trucks, drilling rigs, crushers, screens. Oversize and superload moves to and from active mine sites — including remote PNW and Mountain West locations where access roads matter as much as highway permits.

Energy / Oil & Gas

Energy projects

Drilling and well-service equipment, generators, transformers, frac sand silos, pressure vessels. Wind components and solar racking when those lanes are active. Superload routing with full permit and survey coordination.

Agriculture & Forestry

Ag & forestry operations

Tractors, combines, sprayers, harvesters during seasonal swings. Feller bunchers, skidders, log loaders for forestry sites across the Pacific Northwest. We know the equipment, we know the routes, and we know that timing is everything in season.

Auction Pickups

Auction & private-sale logistics

Won a unit at Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet, Purple Wave, or Yoder & Frey? We pick up from any auction yard, settle paperwork, and deliver to your job site or yard. Buyer-side and seller-side moves both.

Government

Federal, state & municipal

Public works equipment, snowplows, road graders, fire apparatus, water trucks, port equipment. SAM-registered, SCAC-coded carrier vetting on request. Surplus and decommissioning moves welcome.

Owner-Operators

Individual owners

Bought a tractor at a Saturday auction across the country? Selling a single piece of equipment? We move one-off heavy machinery loads for individuals — same vetting, same coverage, same dedicated agent.

Why us

Why ship heavy machinery with Evergreen Shippers

Asset-Based Sister Carrier

An in-house sister carrier based in Washington state means guaranteed PNW capacity when the spot market tightens. Most heavy haul brokers can't say that.

Full Insurance Stack

FMCSA-licensed broker authority, $75K BMC-84 surety bond, $1M general liability, $2M auto liability, and Lloyd's of London cargo coverage. Certificates emailed on request.

Dedicated Heavy-Haul Agent

You get a single freight agent who knows your equipment, your lanes, and your contacts — not a call-center queue. Same person, every load.

Algorithmic Carrier Vetting

Every carrier we dispatch is scored on FMCSA safety data, claims history, equipment fit, and lane performance before they ever touch your machinery.

Permit & Pilot Car Desk

State-by-state permit knowledge across the lower 48 plus Canadian provinces. Pilot car coordination and route surveys for genuine superloads.

50+ Years Combined Experience

Heavy haul, oversize, lumber, aggregate, ag, forestry, energy — our agents have lived through the loads you are shipping. Hard-won lessons baked into every quote.

Pricing factors

What drives heavy equipment shipping cost?

There is no flat rate for heavy haul — every move is priced on the variables below. The shorter version: dimensions and weight determine the trailer, the trailer determines the base rate, and the route determines whether permits and escorts add to the bill.

Distance — the obvious one. Heavy haul deadhead and fuel matter more per mile than dry van.
Trailer type — flatbed cheapest, multi-axle most expensive. Your equipment dictates this.
Permits — state-by-state fees for oversize/overweight, summed across the route.
Pilot cars / escorts — daily rates plus mileage when oversize triggers escorts.
Daylight-only travel — slower transit, more nights, more cost.
Lane direction — backhaul lanes are cheaper than headhaul lanes.
Market timing — spring/fall peaks in heavy haul, seasonality in ag & forestry.
Loading method — drives on / rolls on is cheapest. Crane loading adds time and coordination.
Insurance value — high-value equipment may require scheduled cargo coverage.

Common questions

Heavy equipment hauling FAQ

Heavy equipment hauling cost depends on several factors: distance, equipment weight and dimensions (especially whether the load exceeds legal limits of 8'6" wide, 13'6" tall, and 80,000 lbs gross), trailer type required (flatbed, step deck, RGN/lowboy, double-drop, or multi-axle), state permits and pilot-car requirements, fuel surcharges, and current market capacity. Short hauls for legal-dimension equipment can start at a few hundred dollars; oversize/superload moves with permits and escorts can run into five figures. The fastest way to get a real number is to send dimensions, weight, and ZIPs — or just the make, model, and year and we will look up the specs.

Everything from a 3,000-pound skid steer up to multi-axle superloads exceeding 200,000 pounds and 16-plus feet wide. Equipment within legal dimensions (under 8'6" wide, 13'6" tall, 80,000 lbs gross) moves on flatbed or step deck without permits. Anything over those limits is an oversize/overweight move and requires state permits, route surveys, and often pilot cars or police escorts. We arrange all of that.

No problem. Give us the make, model, and year of the machine — for example "2019 Caterpillar 320 excavator" or "John Deere 6155R tractor" — and we will look up factory specs. If you have non-standard attachments installed (counterweights, blades, buckets, augers, booms, forks), let us know and we will adjust. Used machinery often deviates from the spec sheet; if there is any doubt, we will recommend a weight ticket before pickup.

Yes. Every state and Canadian province has different rules for oversize and overweight permits, daylight-only travel, weekend restrictions, holiday blackouts, bridge and overpass routing, and pilot-car or police-escort requirements. We pull permits in every state on the route, run the route survey if needed, and coordinate pilot car operators on your behalf. You see one line on the invoice; we handle the back office.

Flatbed (53') has a deck height around 60 inches and is the standard for wheeled equipment under 8'6" tall and roughly 48,000 lbs of payload. Step deck (also called drop deck) has a lower main deck around 38 inches, raising the legal height limit to about 10'2" for the load. RGN (Removable Gooseneck) and lowboy trailers have the lowest deck — 18 to 24 inches — for very tall or very heavy machinery; the gooseneck detaches so equipment can be driven or rolled on at deck level. Multi-axle and extendable RGN trailers handle superloads, long booms, and equipment well beyond standard weight and length.

For legal-dimension loads on flatbed or step deck, transit is similar to standard truckload — about 500 miles per day. For oversize/superload moves with daylight-only travel restrictions and permitted routes, plan on 250 to 400 miles per day. A typical cross-country heavy haul with permits is 5 to 10 days door-to-door. We give a realistic transit window with every rate quote.

Yes. Evergreen Shippers, LLC operates under FMCSA broker authority with the required $75,000 BMC-84 surety bond, plus $1M commercial general liability, $2M automobile liability, and cargo coverage through Lloyd's of London. High-value heavy equipment loads can be scheduled with additional cargo coverage on request — just let your agent know the equipment's replacement value and we will confirm coverage before dispatch.

Yes — both. Tracked equipment (excavators, bulldozers, crawler cranes, drill rigs) typically rides on a steel-decked RGN or lowboy that protects the trailer surface and gives a low enough load height for clearance. Wheeled equipment (motor graders, wheel loaders, telehandlers, articulated trucks) usually moves on flatbed or step deck. Either way, the truck will arrive with chains, binders, and edge protection rated for the machine.

Every major OEM — Caterpillar (CAT), John Deere, Komatsu, Volvo, Hitachi, Bobcat, Case, JCB, Liebherr, Kubota, Doosan / Develon, Hyundai, New Holland, Kobelco, Sany, XCMG, Genie, JLG, Manitou, Skyjack, Terex, and more. The brand on the side of the machine matters less than its dimensions, weight, and how it loads onto the trailer.

Nationwide across the U.S. and cross-border into Canada and Mexico. Evergreen Shippers is headquartered in Spokane, Washington and runs heavy-haul lanes across the Pacific Northwest — Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana — every day. We pick up at job sites, dealerships, auctions (Ritchie Bros., IronPlanet), ports, rail ramps, and private yards.

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