Heavy Equipment Transport in Delaware
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across Delaware on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Delaware at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-95
- I-295
- I-495
- Port of Wilmington
How freight moves in Delaware
Freight in Delaware runs on I-95, I-295 and I-495. Ocean and river cargo moves through Port of Wilmington. The state's economy leans on port cargo including fresh fruit, vehicles and containers, chemicals and specialty materials, poultry and Delmarva agriculture and food processing, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Delaware
- When oversize loads can travel
Delaware permits oversize and overweight loads to move Monday through Sunday from sunrise to sunset, lets loads within set size limits move from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday with prior approval, and prohibits travel on holidays including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
Delaware requires one escort vehicle for loads more than 13 feet and up to 14 feet wide, two escort vehicles for loads more than 14 feet wide, and a separate State Police escort as a third escort for loads more than 15 feet wide. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and tropical and coastal storms can flood low-lying roads along the Delaware Bay and Atlantic shoreline.
Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.
Permits by state
If the route leaves Delaware
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Pennsylvania
PennDOT · Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
New Jersey
NJDOT · New Jersey Department of Transportation
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Maryland
MDOT SHA · Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, Hauling Permits
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Cities
Heavy Equipment Transport by city in Delaware
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Delaware works, including the towns between them.
DoverKent County
Dover, the state capital, sits in central Delaware on US-13 and DE-1 and is home to Dover Air Force Base, a major military airlift base.
- US-13
- DE-1
- DE-8
NewarkNew Castle County
Newark, in northern New Castle County, sits on I-95 near the Maryland line and the DE-1 junction, on the freight corridor linking Wilmington, Baltimore and Philadelphia.
- I-95
- DE-1
- DE-896
WilmingtonNew Castle County
Wilmington is Delaware's largest city and home to the Port of Wilmington, a deepwater port at the confluence of the Christina and Delaware rivers that handles containers, fresh fruit, vehicles and other cargo, with I-95 and I-495 giving direct truck access.
- I-95
- I-495
- I-295
- US-13
MiddletownNew Castle County
Middletown, in southern New Castle County on US-301 and DE-1, has become a warehouse and distribution location between the Wilmington and Dover areas.
- US-301
- DE-1
- US-13
Heavy Equipment Transport
Trailers and machines
RGN (removable gooseneck)
The neck detaches so tracked and wheeled machines drive on at deck level.
Lowboy
A deck close to the ground for tall machines that would break the legal height on a flatbed.
Step deck
For loaders, tractors and skid steers that clear the height limit on its lower deck.
Flatbed
For attachments, smaller machines and anything loaded by forklift or crane.
Questions about shipping in Delaware
Who issues oversize permits in Delaware?
The Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT). A load over the legal limits (13 ft 6 in (4.11 m) tall, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) wide) needs its permit for the exact route, and it is arranged before pickup so the machine does not wait at the yard.
When can an oversize load travel in Delaware?
Delaware permits oversize and overweight loads to move Monday through Sunday from sunrise to sunset, lets loads within set size limits move from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday through Friday with prior approval, and prohibits travel on holidays including New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving and Christmas.
When does Delaware require escort vehicles?
Delaware requires one escort vehicle for loads more than 13 feet and up to 14 feet wide, two escort vehicles for loads more than 14 feet wide, and a separate State Police escort as a third escort for loads more than 15 feet wide.
Are there seasonal restrictions in Delaware?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and tropical and coastal storms can flood low-lying roads along the Delaware Bay and Atlantic shoreline.
Which trailer does my machine need?
The machine decides: its weight, height, width and whether it drives on. Tracked machines usually ride an RGN or a lowboy, loaders and tractors a step deck, attachments a flatbed. With the make, model and dimensions we tell you which before we quote.
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