Heavy Equipment Transport in Atlanta, GA
Machines picked up in Atlanta and across Fulton County, from the jobsite, the yard or the dealer, on the trailer each one needs and with the permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Atlanta, GA at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-75
- I-85
- I-20
- I-285
- I-675
- GA-400
Moving machinery in and out of Atlanta
Atlanta is where I-75, I-85 and I-20 meet inside the I-285 perimeter, and Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport and large rail intermodal and warehouse clusters make it the Southeast's main distribution hub. Machines leave Atlanta on I-75, I-85, I-20, I-285 and I-675, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a Georgia DPS permit for the exact route.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Georgia
- When oversize loads can travel
Georgia permit moves are limited to the period from 30 minutes after sunrise to 30 minutes before sunset unless the permit says otherwise, are barred on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, July 4, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day, are not valid from 6 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and may not enter the area inside I-285 except for a pickup or delivery. Source ↗
Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.
Heavy Equipment Transport in Georgia: every rule, with its source →
Distances
Heavy Equipment Transport from Atlanta to nearby cities
Straight-line distances. The road is longer, and your specialist confirms the real route.
Nearby cities
Macon, GA
about 75 miles
Dalton, GA
about 80 miles
Columbus, GA
about 95 miles
Chattanooga, TN
about 100 miles
Greenville, SC
about 140 miles
Augusta, GA
about 140 miles
Major metros
Mexico
Shipping from Atlanta to Mexico
Loads from Atlanta bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Pharr, is about 980 miles from Atlanta in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.
Questions about shipping in Atlanta, GA
Who handles permits for a machine leaving Atlanta?
In Georgia they come from the Georgia Department of Public Safety, Oversize Permit Unit (Georgia DPS), and if the route crosses other states each one issues its own. They are arranged before pickup, for the exact route.
Can you pick up at a jobsite in Atlanta?
Yes. Tell us whether there is a ramp, a forklift or a crane for loading and what the access is like; the carrier confirms it with you before arrival.
What if the machine leaves Georgia?
Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Atlanta, the closest neighbor is Tennessee: Chattanooga is about 100 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Oversize and Overweight Permit Office (TDOT). South Carolina is next, through the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office (SCDOT).
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