What is heavy haul trucking?

Heavy haul trucking is the transport of loads that exceed standard legal weight or dimension limits — oversized and overweight freight that requires specialized trailers, permits, and route planning.

What trailers do you use for oversized loads?

Flatbed, step deck (drop deck), double drop and RGN/lowboy, stretch trailers, and multi-axle configurations for superloads — matched to the load's weight, height, and length.

Do you handle permits and pilot cars?

Yes. We manage state and local oversize/overweight permits, route surveys, and pilot/escort vehicle coordination so the load moves legally and on schedule.

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Heavy Haul Trucking

Oversized, overweight, over-everything. We move the loads other carriers turn down — with the right trailers, the right permits, and a route plan that gets it there legally and on time.

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Quick answer: Heavy haul is the transport of oversized or overweight loads that exceed legal limits — over 8'6" wide, 13'6" tall, roughly 53' long, or 80,000 lbs gross. Badass Logistics coordinates the right trailer, state-by-state permits, route surveys, and escorts to move your load legally across all 50 states.

If it's too big for a standard truck, it's our load

Construction equipment, industrial machinery, transformers, structural steel, drilling gear — when freight blows past legal limits on weight, width, height, or length, it needs a heavy haul specialist. Badass Logistics matches every load to the correct trailer and a permitted route, then keeps you updated from pickup to delivery.

Because the rigging lives under the same roof as the haul, we do not just truck it — we can rig it, load it, secure it, haul it, and set it down exactly where it belongs.

Oversized storage tank chained down on a step-deck trailer for heavy haul transport — A real load on our deck — tanked, chained down, and rolling.

on the deck

Loads other carriers pass on

Tanks, vessels, machinery, structural steel — if it's too big, too heavy, or too awkward for a standard trailer, it's exactly what we move. Properly secured, permitted, and routed all the way to the destination.

cargo

What we haul

If it's heavy, tall, wide, long, or just plain awkward, it's our kind of freight. The loads we move every week:

Excavators, dozers & crawler equipment
Forklifts & telehandlers
Industrial boilers & pressure vessels
Transformers & switchgear
Steel beams & structural sections
Cranes & lifting equipment

Drilling rigs & oilfield iron
Compressors & generator sets
Agricultural combines & harvesters
Modular buildings & prefab sections
Tanks & storage vessels
CNC machines & industrial machinery

equipment

Trailers & capabilities

flatbed / step deck

Open Deck

48′ and 53′ flatbeds (~5′ deck, to ~48,000 lbs) and step decks (~3′6″ main deck) for cargo up to ~10′ tall.

rgn / lowboy

Double Drop & RGN

18–24″ deck height for the tallest, heaviest machinery — detachable gooseneck so equipment drives on.

multi-axle

Superloads

Multi-axle and stretch setups spreading extreme weight legally — superloads past 150,000 lbs engineered case by case.

permits & routing

Permits & Route Surveys

State/local oversize-overweight permits and engineered routing.

pilot cars

Escort Coordination

Pilot and escort vehicles arranged where regulations require them.

tracking

Load Visibility

Status updates from pickup through delivery — no guessing.

how it works

How we move a heavy load

Load specs & quoteSend dimensions and weight; we quote the right equipment and lane.
Permits & route planningWe secure permits and survey the route for clearances and restrictions.
Pickup & securementProper loading, blocking, and tie-down for the freight.
Transit with updatesWe monitor the move and keep you posted, escorts included where required.
Delivery & unloadSafe offload at destination — and we can set it in place, too.

questions

Heavy haul FAQ

What counts as an oversized load?

Generally anything over about 8'6" wide, 13'6" tall, 53' long, or 80,000 lbs gross — limits vary by state. Past those, you need permits and specialized equipment.

Which trailer will my load need?

It depends on height and weight. Tall, heavy machinery usually rides an RGN/lowboy; lighter oversized freight often goes on a step deck or flatbed. Try our trailer selector to see which trailer fits your load and which permits apply — or just send dimensions and we'll spec it for you.

Do you handle the permits?

Yes — we manage oversize/overweight permits, route surveys, and pilot-car coordination so the move is fully legal.

Do you cover my route?

We run 88 locations and cover all 50 states. See locations →

Where we run heavy haul

Daily oversize lanes in and out of Houston, Dallas, Chicago, Atlanta, Phoenix, Los Angeles, Denver, and Charlotte — plus 40 more markets and the rural routes between them, where multi-state permit stacking is the real work. Find your city →

Got an oversized load?

Send dimensions, weight, pickup and drop. We'll quote it fast.

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Heavy Haul Trucking

If it's too big for a standard truck, it's our load

Loads other carriers pass on

What we haul

Trailers & capabilities

Open Deck

Double Drop & RGN

Superloads

Permits & Route Surveys

Escort Coordination

Load Visibility

How we move a heavy load

Heavy haul FAQ

Where we run heavy haul

Straight answers from our blog

How Much Does Heavy Haul Cost?

How to Ship an Excavator

Pilot Car & Escort Requirements

Every heavy-haul trailer

RGN Trailer

Lowboy Trailer

Step-Deck

Double-Drop & Stretch

Flatbed

Multi-Axle & Superload

Where we haul

Los Angeles, CA

Bakersfield, CA

Sacramento, CA

Portland, OR

Seattle, WA

Spokane, WA

Boise, ID

Salt Lake City, UT

Las Vegas, NV

Phoenix, AZ

Albuquerque, NM

Denver, CO

Casper, WY

Billings, MT

Fargo, ND

Omaha, NE

Minneapolis, MN

Milwaukee, WI

Kansas City, MO

St. Louis, MO

Chicago, IL

Indianapolis, IN

Detroit, MI

Columbus, OH

Cleveland, OH

Louisville, KY

Houston, TX

Dallas, TX

San Antonio, TX

Midland, TX

Oklahoma City, OK

Little Rock, AR

New Orleans, LA

Jackson, MS

Memphis, TN

Nashville, TN

Birmingham, AL

Atlanta, GA

Charleston, SC

Charlotte, NC

Jacksonville, FL

Miami, FL

Norfolk, VA

Baltimore, MD

Philadelphia, PA

Pittsburgh, PA

New York, NY

Boston, MA

Cincinnati, OH

San Jose, CA

Greenville, SC

Grand Rapids, MI

Peoria, IL

Wichita, KS