The RGN is the go-to trailer for tall, heavy equipment that rolls on under its own power. The gooseneck detaches and the deck drops to the ground, turning the trailer into a ramp — so an excavator or dozer drives straight on, no crane needed.
Quick answer: An RGN (removable gooseneck) trailer has a detachable front neck that lowers the deck to the ground so self-propelled equipment can drive on and off. Its low drop-center deck carries tall, heavy machines legally, and extra axles can be added for heavier loads.
On an RGN, the front "gooseneck" hydraulically detaches and lays the front of the deck on the ground, creating a built-in ramp. Rolling stock climbs on, the neck reconnects, and the load rides on a low drop-center deck — typically around 18–24 inches off the ground — that keeps tall machines under legal height.
A standard 3-axle RGN handles roughly 40,000–50,000 lb, and by adding jeeps and boosters we push that well past 150,000 lb for heavier machines. It's the most versatile heavy-equipment trailer on the road — which is why it's the workhorse of construction and industrial moves.
Track machines that drive on and off under their own power
Self-propelled equipment too tall for a step-deck
Rolling stock loaded without a crane
Anything that needs a low deck and a drive-on ramp
An RGN — removable gooseneck — is a heavy-haul trailer whose front neck detaches so the deck lowers to the ground as a ramp. Equipment drives on, the neck reattaches, and the low deck keeps tall, heavy machines legal.
Both carry tall, heavy equipment on a low deck. The RGN's neck detaches so machines drive on and off; a classic lowboy is usually crane-loaded and built for maximum height clearance. We pick whichever fits your machine and site.
A base 3-axle RGN handles about 40,000–50,000 lb. Add jeeps and boosters and we haul well over 150,000 lb — see multi-axle & superload transport.
Yes — we handle oversize/overweight permitting, route surveys, and pilot cars or escorts wherever the states along your route require them.
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