Chicago's distribution and manufacturing shops run on CNC — and their tolerances don't get a day off. We move VMCs, HMCs, lathes, and full machine shops across the Chicago metro, lifted from the OEM's points, hauled on air-ride, and re-leveled to spec so the spindle cuts true the morning you power back up.
Chicago's industrial base — heavy manufacturing & the nation's rail hub — runs on CNC. Machining centers, lathes, grinders, and the job shops that feed them count on precision, and when one of those machines has to move it can't be muscled like a pallet. It's an instrument that holds ten-thousandths, and it has to come back online holding them.
That's the job Badass Logistics is built for in Chicago. We pull the manufacturer's lift and jacking data before a wrench turns, protect the ways, lock the axes and spindle, and move on air skates and air-ride — then set, level, and square the machine to spec. Because we run rigging and heavy haul in-house, an oversized machining center gets moved and permitted without a hand-off.
VMCs, HMCs, and transfer lines across the Chicago metro.
Flat-bed and slant-bed lathes and multi-axis turning centers across the Chicago metro.
Surface, cylindrical, and CNC grinders plus wire and sinker EDM across the Chicago metro.
Multi-machine cells and complete machine-shop moves across the Chicago metro.
Moves around Chicago run the I-55, I-80, I-90 and I-94 corridors that knit the metro's industrial belt together. A load that's legal-dimension just gets hauled; anything over height, width, or weight has to be legal on every mile. We handle the Illinois DOT oversize/overweight permitting, route survey, clearance checks, and any escorts as part of the job — so the move reaches its new floor on a compliant route the first time.
Working throughout Chicago, IL and the surrounding metro — backed by a nationwide network of 88 locations when a move crosses state lines.
Service throughout Chicago and the surrounding manufacturing suburbs — including:
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