Heavy Equipment Transport in Dubuque, IA
Machines picked up in Dubuque and across Dubuque 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 Dubuque, IA at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- US-20
- US-61
- US-151
Moving machinery in and out of Dubuque
Dubuque is on the Mississippi River in northeast Iowa at the meeting of US-20, US-61 and US-151, with river barge access and a heavy machinery manufacturing base. Machines leave Dubuque on US-20, US-61 and US-151, 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 Dubuque to nearby cities
Straight-line distances. The road is longer, and your specialist confirms the real route.
Nearby cities
Cedar Rapids, IA
about 65 miles
Davenport, IA
about 70 miles
Moline, IL
about 70 miles
Madison, WI
about 75 miles
Rockford, IL
about 80 miles
Waterloo, IA
about 85 miles
Major metros
Mexico
Shipping from Dubuque to Mexico
Loads from Dubuque bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Laredo, is about 1150 miles from Dubuque in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.
Questions about shipping in Dubuque, IA
Who handles permits for a machine leaving Dubuque?
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 Dubuque?
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 Dubuque, the closest neighbor is Illinois: Moline is about 70 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Illinois Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office (IDOT). Wisconsin is next, through the Wisconsin Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services (WisDOT).
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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