Heavy Equipment Transport in Boston, MA
Machines picked up in Boston and across Suffolk 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 Boston, MA at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-90
- I-93
- I-95
- US-1
Moving machinery in and out of Boston
Boston sits where I-90, I-93 and I-95 meet, and Massport's Conley Container Terminal is the region's only full-service container terminal with deep-water access for large ships. Machines leave Boston on I-90, I-93, I-95 and US-1, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a MassDOT permit for the exact route.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Massachusetts
- When oversize loads can travel
Massachusetts special hauling permits carry travel-time conditions set by MassDOT, and no oversize or overweight movements are allowed on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day or Christmas Day. Source ↗
Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.
Heavy Equipment Transport in Massachusetts: every rule, with its source →
Distances
Heavy Equipment Transport from Boston to nearby cities
Straight-line distances. The road is longer, and your specialist confirms the real route.
Nearby cities
Lowell, MA
about 25 miles
Salem, NH
about 30 miles
Nashua, NH
about 35 miles
Worcester, MA
about 40 miles
Providence, RI
about 40 miles
Cranston, RI
about 45 miles
Major metros
Mexico
Shipping from Boston to Mexico
Loads from Boston bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Pharr, is about 1900 miles from Boston in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.
Questions about shipping in Boston, MA
Who handles permits for a machine leaving Boston?
In Massachusetts they come from the Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division (MassDOT), 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 Boston?
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 Massachusetts?
Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Boston, the closest neighbor is New Hampshire: Salem is about 30 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Bureau of Highway Maintenance (NHDOT). Rhode Island is next, through the Rhode Island Department of Transportation (RIDOT).
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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