Heavy Equipment Transport in Maryland
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across Maryland on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Maryland at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-95
- I-70
- I-68
- I-81
- I-83
- I-97
- I-270
- I-495
- I-695
- Port of Baltimore
How freight moves in Maryland
Freight in Maryland runs on I-95, I-70, I-68, I-81, I-83 and I-97. Ocean and river cargo moves through Port of Baltimore. The state's economy leans on port logistics and automobile shipping (Port of Baltimore), biotechnology and life sciences, federal government and defense contracting and poultry and Eastern Shore agriculture, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Maryland
- When oversize loads can travel
In Maryland, permitted loads up to 13 ft 11 in wide, 14 ft 6 in high and 139 ft long (and up to 225,000 lb) may travel at any time, loads 14 ft wide or more are limited to 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and travel is prohibited on New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
In Maryland, one escort is required over 13 ft wide (except manufactured housing), over 85 ft long or at 14 ft 6 in high or more, two escorts at 14 ft wide or 140 ft long, and a police escort at 16 ft wide or more or 75 tons gross or more. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
A Maryland hauling permit is subject to favorable road and weather conditions and is not valid while a snow emergency plan is in effect for the area.
The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and tropical storms can affect the Port of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay corridor.
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 Maryland
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Virginia
Virginia DMV · Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, Hauling Permit Section
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
West Virginia
WVDOH · West Virginia Division of Highways, Hauling Permits (Department of Transportation)
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Delaware
DelDOT · Delaware Department of Transportation
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Pennsylvania
PennDOT · Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office
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 Maryland
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Maryland works, including the towns between them.
BaltimoreBaltimore City (independent city)
The Port of Baltimore, on the Patapsco River, handles containers, roll-on/roll-off cargo, automobiles and farm and construction equipment, with I-95, I-70, I-83 and the I-695 beltway and rail connections serving the port.
- I-95
- I-695
- I-83
- I-70
ColumbiaHoward County
Columbia, in Howard County, sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C., along I-95 and US-29, in the I-95 warehouse and light-industrial corridor.
- I-95
- MD-100
- US-29
- MD-32
FrederickFrederick County
Frederick, where I-70, I-270 and US-15 come together, is the gateway to western Maryland and a growing distribution and biotechnology center.
- I-70
- I-270
- US-15
- US-340
Silver SpringMontgomery County
Silver Spring, in Montgomery County just north of Washington, D.C., sits on the Capital Beltway (I-495), which carries traffic around D.C. between I-95 and I-270.
- I-495
- US-29
- MD-97
AnnapolisAnne Arundel County
Annapolis, the state capital on the Chesapeake Bay and home to the U.S. Naval Academy, is linked by US-50 to the Bay Bridge and the Eastern Shore and by I-97 to Baltimore.
- US-50
- I-97
- MD-2
HagerstownWashington County
Hagerstown, in western Maryland, sits at the crossing of I-81 and I-70 near the Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Virginia lines, a long-standing warehouse and trucking corridor.
- I-81
- I-70
- US-40
- US-11
SalisburyWicomico County
Salisbury is the largest city on Maryland's Eastern Shore, where US-13 and US-50 cross, and a center of the Delmarva poultry industry.
- US-13
- US-50
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 Maryland
Who issues oversize permits in Maryland?
The Maryland Department of Transportation State Highway Administration, Hauling Permits (MDOT SHA). 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 Maryland?
In Maryland, permitted loads up to 13 ft 11 in wide, 14 ft 6 in high and 139 ft long (and up to 225,000 lb) may travel at any time, loads 14 ft wide or more are limited to 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., and travel is prohibited on New Year's Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
When does Maryland require escort vehicles?
In Maryland, one escort is required over 13 ft wide (except manufactured housing), over 85 ft long or at 14 ft 6 in high or more, two escorts at 14 ft wide or 140 ft long, and a police escort at 16 ft wide or more or 75 tons gross or more.
Are there seasonal restrictions in Maryland?
A Maryland hauling permit is subject to favorable road and weather conditions and is not valid while a snow emergency plan is in effect for the area. The Atlantic hurricane season runs from June 1 to November 30, and tropical storms can affect the Port of Baltimore and the Chesapeake Bay corridor.
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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