Legacy Cranes & Equipment can manage the transportation of your superload or heavy haul shipment from start to finish, including obtaining special permits for each state – and county permits as needed, pilot cars or other escort vehicles and any additional equipment required to move your heavy haul load in a safe manner. Whether it is moving a heavy haul load across the United States or across a city, we have the specialized equipment, engineering and logistics expertise to get it there – safely, efficiently and on-time.
We are also committed to superior maintenance of our trucking fleet and cranes. Our service department consists of skilled technicians, parts professionals, and shop support staff who work daily to ensure that our fleet is the most reliable in the industry. We offer the following trucking services:
If your superload shipment or heavy haul item is not listed in the examples above please contact us at 251.445.6612 and we will let you know if we have the capacity to arrange shipment of your superload or oversize item.
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Heavy Haul Trucking
When a flatbed trailer is insufficient due to the shipment being too tall, wide or heavy, a heavy haul trucking method is your only option. Heavy haul trucking, also commonly called: superload, oversize, overweight or over dimensional. A superload is a truck tractor with an attached trailer that has an over dimensional or overweight object (the load) on it that exceeds the ordinary permit limits commonly associated with oversize or overweight loads.
Both the size and weight of a superload are regulated by the State the load is moving in and is different depending on which State it is. An oversize load (including tractor and trailer) may exceed the standard legal dimensions of 13’6″ in height and 8’6″ in width (the length varies by State). The load must be non-reducible (cannot be reduced to legal dimensions). An overweight load must consist of a single unit to be shipped that will exceed the total legal gross weight of 80,000 lbs for the truck, trailer and unit shipped.
Both the size and weight of a superload are regulated by the State the load is moving in and is different depending on which State it is. An oversize load (including tractor and trailer) may exceed the standard legal dimensions of 13’6″ in height and 8’6″ in width (the length varies by State). The load must be non-reducible (cannot be reduced to legal dimensions). An overweight load must consist of a single unit to be shipped that will exceed the total legal gross weight of 80,000 lbs for the truck, trailer and unit shipped.
Requirements for Oversize, Overweight and Superloads:
Knowing how to deal with the legal considerations, permits and the technical challenges of pulling a heavy haul load is crucial to having a successful oversized load shipment. States require that certain oversize loads have certified Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operators (P/EVO) to protect the motoring public and the oversize load. The purpose of a P/EVO is to safely escort a superload from its beginning location to its final destination without damaging the load, motorists, highways, roads, bridges, control devices, signs, wires, overhanging objects or property. Legacy Cranes & Equipment can manage the transportation of your superload shipment from start to finish.