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Experienced Transporters For Oversize Loads – Quickly, Carefully And Cost Efficient

June 24th, 2011

If you have a house to move, an energy generating windmill, mining equipment, freshly cut logs for your mountain cabin, or just about anything that is too large or heavy for regular shipping, check out www.oversizedshipping.com. Whatever your needs for moving oversized loads they are the company to deal with. They have all the equipment necessary from cranes, rigs, and several size and type of trucks plus the expertise, experience and connections with other modes of transportation to save you time, energy, exasperation and problems.

One call or email to them and they will give you a relatively close approximate cost and time schedule due to their history in the business. When you decide to hire them, they will do a more exhaustive search for the exact price and timetable. Oversized Shipping knows all the state’s rules and regulations on oversized loads and heavy wide loads. They will safely transport your heavy haul items in whatever mode of transportation will be the most cost effect manner. They have worked with the railroads often enough to receive a volume-based discount which is passed on to their clients. If shipping during the winter, oftentimes using a barge for transport is the ideal solution. They will work with each state necessary to obtain all the required permits for over-the-road transport when heavy haul trucking is necessary and there are no other options.

They will work 24 hours a day, every day of the year in order to keep their clients happy, Oversized Shipping transports anywhere in the United States and in some Canadian areas. Everyone they deal with to transport your oversized or heavy loads are bonded, licensed and fully vetted. Their experience staff and knowledge base will get your oversize loads moved, transported correctly and arriving at the destination in a timely manner.

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State Rules Vary for Shipping Overweight Loads

October 19th, 2009

Generally, you cannot obtain a state DOT permit for a load that uses multiple pieces to make it over dimensional or overweight. For instance, you cannot put two 6’ wide generators together side-by-side to make a 12’ wide load. You cannot stack lumber 9’6” high on a flatbed trailer to make your loaded dimensions 14’6”. The same rules apply with regard to length: you will not be allowed to put multiple pieces end-to-end to create a length requiring a permit.

For overweight loads, the same general rule applies. Most overweight loads must be a single piece, with a few exceptions. Some states will require a blade or bucket to be taken off of a piece of construction equipment, but will allow those pieces to travel on the same truck with the machine itself. There are other exceptions, and these vary from state to state. You can contact the individual state and municipal transportation offices to find out their rules, or contact a qualified transportation provider.

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Project Cargo Handling – Factors That Can Cause Problems

October 12th, 2009

Moving Project Cargo out of job sites can be very challenging. Some of the factors that can cause problems are:

* Site readiness – often times, a site can be muddy, or have a narrow or unsuitable entrance. In many instances the specialized equipment used to move job site machinery has low ground clearance and the load to be hauled is wide, high or long. Thus, the entrance must be level and dry, and big enough to move wide or long equipment in and out.

* Inaccurate dimensions – Many times the owner of the freight has not even seen the commodity, or has only a rudimentary awareness of the dimensions of the material to be shipped. It is always advisable to put a professional with a tape measure on site to record the transport dimensions of the material to be shipped.

* Communication – Jobs site are often situated in rural areas with poor or no cell reception. Thus, it can be really hard to communicate with the driver or shipper during the course of loading the equipment.

You can usually count on something unexpected to occur when shipping used equipment out of a job site; no matter how prepared you think you are. The best way to remedy this is to do a lot of research and make sure there is an open channel of communication between transportation provider and customer/shipper. A qualified transportation professional should always survey the job site (when possible) to verify accessibility and measurements.

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