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Vehicle, Heavy Equipment and Freight Transport in New Orleans, LA

Pickups and deliveries in New Orleans and across Orleans Parish, coordinated by one team and hauled by carriers vetted before every dispatch.

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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

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Carrier Network
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Years in Business
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States Covered
98%
On-Time Delivery

At a glance

Shipping in New Orleans, LA at a glance

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

CountyOrleans Parish
Highways
  • I-10
  • I-610
  • I-510
  • I-310
  • US-90
Industries that ship
  • port and maritime trade
  • petrochemicals and energy
  • steel and rubber imports
  • tourism and hospitality supplies
Oversize permit officeLouisiana Department of Transportation and Development, Truck Permit Office (DOTD)Official permit page ↗
Legal height13 ft 6 in (14 ft on Interstate highways)before a permit is needed

Moving freight in and out of New Orleans

The Port of New Orleans, on the lower Mississippi River, links ocean shipping with Class I rail, I-10 and river barge service, and the metro is a gateway for Gulf Coast petrochemical and import-export freight. Carriers reach New Orleans on I-10, I-610, I-510, I-310 and US-90. Most of what moves here comes from port and maritime trade, petrochemicals and energy, steel and rubber imports and tourism and hospitality supplies.

Mexico

Shipping from New Orleans to Mexico

Loads from New Orleans bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Pharr, is about 560 miles from New Orleans in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.

Car shipping to Mexico → Heavy equipment to Mexico → Freight to Mexico → The Pharr crossing →

Questions about shipping in New Orleans, LA

Do you pick up in New Orleans, LA and the surrounding area?

Yes. New Orleans and the rest of Orleans Parish are covered for cars, heavy equipment and freight, and Houma, Gulfport and Baton Rouge are on the same lanes.

Which highways do carriers use around New Orleans?

New Orleans is served by I-10, I-610, I-510 and I-310. Carriers plan pickup windows around them and, on oversize loads, the route the permit allows.

What moves through New Orleans?

The Port of New Orleans, on the lower Mississippi River, links ocean shipping with Class I rail, I-10 and river barge service, and the metro is a gateway for Gulf Coast petrochemical and import-export freight. Its main industries: port and maritime trade, petrochemicals and energy, steel and rubber imports and tourism and hospitality supplies.

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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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