Heavy Equipment Transport in Indiana
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across Indiana on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Indiana at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-64
- I-65
- I-69
- I-70
- I-74
- I-80
- I-90
- I-94
- I-465
- Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor
- Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville
- Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon
How freight moves in Indiana
Freight in Indiana runs on I-64, I-65, I-69, I-70, I-74 and I-80. Ocean and river cargo moves through Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor, Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon. The state's economy leans on advanced manufacturing (automotive, steel, machinery), recreational vehicle and trailer manufacturing, agriculture (corn, soybeans, hogs) and pharmaceuticals and life sciences, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Indiana
- When oversize loads can travel
In Indiana, permit loads up to 10 ft wide, 110 ft long, 13 ft 6 in high and under 200,000 lb may travel continuously seven days a week, larger loads are limited to daylight hours, and no permit movement is allowed on state highways from noon on the last weekday before New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas until half an hour before sunrise the day after. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
In Indiana, an escort vehicle is required when a permitted load exceeds 12 ft 4 in wide, 110 ft long or 14 ft 6 in high, placed in front on undivided highways and behind on divided ones, with a height-stick escort in front above 14 ft 6 in tall, and some loads also need an Indiana State Police escort. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
Several Indiana counties, including Porter and Starke, adopt frost law ordinances that limit gross vehicle weight on county roads during the spring thaw, and the Starke County ordinance excludes state and federal highways.
Indiana permit loads may not operate in hazardous weather, road or traffic conditions, when visibility is under 500 ft, or when wind speed exceeds 25 mph.
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 Indiana
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Kentucky
KYTC · Kentucky Transportation Cabinet, Division of Motor Carriers
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (14 ft for car haulers)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in on Interstates, parkways and designated highways (8 ft on other roads)
Illinois
IDOT · Illinois Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Michigan
MDOT · Michigan Department of Transportation
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in on designated highways (8 ft on other roads)
Ohio
ODOT · Ohio Department of Transportation, Special 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 Indiana
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Indiana works, including the towns between them.
EvansvilleVanderburgh County
Evansville, on the Ohio River in southwestern Indiana, is served by I-69 and I-164 and by river barge traffic, with the Port of Indiana-Mount Vernon on the Ohio River west of the city.
- I-69
- I-164
- US-41
Fort WayneAllen County
Fort Wayne is Indiana's second-largest city, in the northeast on I-69 and the I-469 bypass, with truck and automotive assembly, defense electronics and a large distribution base.
- I-69
- I-469
- US-24
- US-30
GaryLake County
Gary, in Northwest Indiana on Lake Michigan within the Chicago metro, is where I-65 meets the I-80, I-90 and I-94 corridor near steel mills, rail yards and lakeshore terminals, with the Port of Indiana-Burns Harbor a short drive east.
- I-65
- I-80
- I-90
- I-94
IndianapolisMarion County
Indianapolis, the Crossroads of America, sits where I-65, I-69, I-70 and I-74 meet and is ringed by I-465, with a very large trucking and warehouse base and a major overnight air cargo hub at its international airport.
- I-65
- I-69
- I-70
- I-74
ElkhartElkhart County
Elkhart, on the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90), is the center of U.S. recreational vehicle manufacturing, so finished RVs, trailers and components leave the area by truck.
- I-80
- I-90
- US-20
- US-33
JeffersonvilleClark County
Jeffersonville is directly across the Ohio River from Louisville, Kentucky, on I-65 and I-265, and is home to the Port of Indiana-Jeffersonville and large distribution centers serving the Louisville metro.
- I-65
- I-265
LafayetteTippecanoe County
Lafayette is on I-65 about 65 miles northwest of Indianapolis and across the Wabash River from West Lafayette and Purdue University, with automotive assembly, agriculture and research employers.
- I-65
- US-52
- US-231
South BendSt. Joseph County
South Bend is in north-central Indiana on the Indiana Toll Road (I-80/I-90) near the Michigan line, with automotive, defense and manufacturing employers and close access to the Elkhart County vehicle-building cluster.
- I-80
- I-90
- US-31
- US-20
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 Indiana
Who issues oversize permits in Indiana?
The Indiana Department of Revenue, Motor Carrier Services (Indiana DOR). 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 Indiana?
In Indiana, permit loads up to 10 ft wide, 110 ft long, 13 ft 6 in high and under 200,000 lb may travel continuously seven days a week, larger loads are limited to daylight hours, and no permit movement is allowed on state highways from noon on the last weekday before New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving or Christmas until half an hour before sunrise the day after.
When does Indiana require escort vehicles?
In Indiana, an escort vehicle is required when a permitted load exceeds 12 ft 4 in wide, 110 ft long or 14 ft 6 in high, placed in front on undivided highways and behind on divided ones, with a height-stick escort in front above 14 ft 6 in tall, and some loads also need an Indiana State Police escort.
Are there seasonal restrictions in Indiana?
Several Indiana counties, including Porter and Starke, adopt frost law ordinances that limit gross vehicle weight on county roads during the spring thaw, and the Starke County ordinance excludes state and federal highways. Indiana permit loads may not operate in hazardous weather, road or traffic conditions, when visibility is under 500 ft, or when wind speed exceeds 25 mph.
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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