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Heavy Equipment Transport in Moline, IL

Machines picked up in Moline and across Rock Island 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 Moline, IL at a glance

The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.

Highways
  • I-74
  • I-80
  • I-280
Oversize permit officeIllinois Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office (IDOT)Official permit page ↗
Legal height13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)before a permit is needed
Legal width8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Maximum gross weight80,000 lb (36,287 kg) Source ↗

Moving machinery in and out of Moline

Moline is one of the Quad Cities on the Mississippi River, where I-74 crosses into Iowa, with river locks, rail service and a long history of farm and construction equipment manufacturing. Machines leave Moline on I-74, I-80 and I-280, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a IDOT permit for the exact route.

Rules of the road

What shapes a move in Illinois

  • When oversize loads can travel

    In Illinois, oversize loads up to 12 ft wide, 13 ft 6 in high and 200 ft long may move around the clock with an extra escort in darkness, loads up to 14 ft 6 in wide and 15 ft high move from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset seven days a week, larger loads move on weekdays in daylight (and until noon on Saturdays up to 16 ft wide and 17 ft high), and loads above 16 ft wide or 17 ft high move only from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on weekdays. Source ↗

Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.

Heavy Equipment Transport in Illinois: every rule, with its source →

Mexico

Shipping from Moline to Mexico

Loads from Moline bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Laredo, is about 1090 miles from Moline in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.

Heavy equipment to Mexico → The Laredo crossing →

Questions about shipping in Moline, IL

Who handles permits for a machine leaving Moline?

In Illinois they come from the Illinois Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office (IDOT), 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 Moline?

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 Illinois?

Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Moline, the closest neighbor is Iowa: Davenport is about 5 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (Iowa DOT). Wisconsin is next, through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services (WisDOT).

How fast do you reply to a quote request?

In under 10 minutes during business hours, by text or phone for a move inside the U.S., and on WhatsApp for one going to Mexico.

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