Heavy Equipment Transport in Florida
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across Florida on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Florida at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-4
- I-10
- I-75
- I-95
- I-275
- I-295
- I-595
- JAXPORT (Port of Jacksonville)
- PortMiami
- Port Everglades
- Port Tampa Bay
- Port Canaveral
- Port Manatee
- Port of Palm Beach
- Port of Pensacola
How freight moves in Florida
Freight in Florida runs on I-4, I-10, I-75, I-95, I-275 and I-295. Ocean and river cargo moves through JAXPORT (Port of Jacksonville), PortMiami, Port Everglades and Port Tampa Bay. The state's economy leans on agriculture, citrus and produce, port trade with Latin America and the Caribbean, aerospace and space launch and construction and housing materials, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Florida
- When oversize loads can travel
Florida limits over-dimension moves to daytime hours, excludes holidays for loads wider than 10 feet, and prohibits travel when horizontal visibility is under 1,000 feet. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
Florida requires at least one escort vehicle for loads over 12 up to 14 feet wide, with two qualified escorts on narrow lanes, narrow bridges or heavily traveled roads unless the load has four warning lights, and two qualified escorts, one in front and one in the rear, for loads over 14 up to 16 feet wide. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and storms can close ports and disrupt highways along both coasts.
Seasonal residents typically arrive in late fall and return north in spring, which raises passenger-vehicle traffic on I-75 and I-95 during those months.
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 Florida
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Cities
Heavy Equipment Transport by city in Florida
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Florida works, including the towns between them.
JacksonvilleDuval County
Jacksonville is the junction of I-95 and I-10 and home to JAXPORT, one of the busiest U.S. ports for vehicles and roll-on/roll-off cargo, with the I-295 beltway and rail connections serving its terminals.
- I-95
- I-10
- I-295
- US-1
MiamiMiami-Dade County
Miami has PortMiami and Miami International Airport, leading sea and air gateways for freight to Latin America and the Caribbean, reached by I-95, I-75 and Florida's Turnpike.
- I-95
- I-75
- I-195
- I-395
OrlandoOrange County
Orlando, in central Florida along I-4 and Florida's Turnpike, is a major distribution point for the state's tourism economy and sits about 50 miles from Port Canaveral.
- I-4
- Florida's Turnpike
- SR-408
- SR-528
TampaHillsborough County
Tampa is home to Port Tampa Bay, Florida's largest port by tonnage, and I-4, I-75 and I-275 move bulk cargo, containers and phosphate products through the region.
- I-4
- I-75
- I-275
- US-41
Fort LauderdaleBroward County
Fort Lauderdale is home to Port Everglades, a major Florida port for containers, cruise ships and petroleum, connected by I-95, I-595 and Florida's Turnpike.
- I-95
- I-595
- Florida's Turnpike
- I-75
LakelandPolk County
Lakeland sits on I-4 between Tampa and Orlando and is a central Florida distribution hub, with phosphate mining and citrus operations in surrounding Polk County.
- I-4
- US-98
- US-92
- SR-570
PensacolaEscambia County
Pensacola, on I-10 near the Alabama line, has the Port of Pensacola and a large military presence in the western Panhandle.
- I-10
- I-110
- US-98
- US-90
TallahasseeLeon County
Tallahassee, the state capital, sits on I-10 in the Panhandle, the main route linking Jacksonville and Pensacola.
- I-10
- US-90
- US-319
- US-27
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 Florida
Who issues oversize permits in Florida?
The Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). 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 Florida?
Florida limits over-dimension moves to daytime hours, excludes holidays for loads wider than 10 feet, and prohibits travel when horizontal visibility is under 1,000 feet.
When does Florida require escort vehicles?
Florida requires at least one escort vehicle for loads over 12 up to 14 feet wide, with two qualified escorts on narrow lanes, narrow bridges or heavily traveled roads unless the load has four warning lights, and two qualified escorts, one in front and one in the rear, for loads over 14 up to 16 feet wide.
Are there seasonal restrictions in Florida?
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and storms can close ports and disrupt highways along both coasts. Seasonal residents typically arrive in late fall and return north in spring, which raises passenger-vehicle traffic on I-75 and I-95 during those months.
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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