Heavy Equipment Transport in Des Moines, IA
Machines picked up in Des Moines and across Polk 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 Des Moines, IA at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-35
- I-80
- I-235
Moving machinery in and out of Des Moines
Des Moines, the state capital and largest city, is where I-35 and I-80 cross in central Iowa, with I-235 running through the city, making it a central crossroads for north-south and east-west truck freight. Machines leave Des Moines on I-35, I-80 and I-235, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a Iowa DOT permit for the exact route.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Iowa
- When oversize loads can travel
In Iowa, permitted oversize loads normally move only from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset, night movement is allowed for loads up to 12 ft wide, 14 ft 6 in high and 100 ft long on roads at least 22 ft wide, and no movement is allowed on Memorial Day, Independence Day and Labor Day, after noon on the preceding days, or during holiday weekends. Source ↗
Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.
Heavy Equipment Transport in Iowa: every rule, with its source →
Distances
Heavy Equipment Transport from Des Moines to nearby cities
Straight-line distances. The road is longer, and your specialist confirms the real route.
Nearby cities
Waterloo, IA
about 90 miles
Cedar Rapids, IA
about 100 miles
Council Bluffs, IA
about 120 miles
Omaha, NE
about 120 miles
St. Joseph, MO
about 140 miles
Sioux City, IA
about 160 miles
Major metros
Mexico
Shipping from Des Moines to Mexico
Loads from Des Moines bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Laredo, is about 1030 miles from Des Moines in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.
Questions about shipping in Des Moines, IA
Who handles permits for a machine leaving Des Moines?
In Iowa they come from the Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division (Iowa DOT), 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 Des Moines?
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 Iowa?
Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Des Moines, the closest neighbor is Nebraska: Omaha is about 120 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Permits Office (NDOT). Missouri is next, through the Missouri Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services (MoDOT).
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Every carrier is vetted for operating authority and insurance, and we check the certificate before every dispatch, not once a year. USDOT 3411782 · MC 1100274