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Heavy Equipment Transport in Kalamazoo, MI

Machines picked up in Kalamazoo and across Kalamazoo 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 Kalamazoo, MI at a glance

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

Highways
  • I-94
  • US-131
Oversize permit officeMichigan Department of Transportation (MDOT)Official permit page ↗
Legal height13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)before a permit is needed
Legal width8 ft 6 in on designated highways (8 ft on other roads)
Maximum gross weight80,000 lb (36,287 kg) Source ↗

Moving machinery in and out of Kalamazoo

Kalamazoo is on I-94 and US-131 in southwest Michigan, on the I-94 corridor between Detroit and Chicago. Machines leave Kalamazoo on I-94 and US-131, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a MDOT permit for the exact route.

Rules of the road

What shapes a move in Michigan

  • When oversize loads can travel

    Michigan issues oversize permits for daylight hours only (half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset), Monday through Friday, allows weekend movement of loads up to 10 ft wide, 14 ft high and 90 ft long all day Saturday and until 3 p.m. Sunday, and allows no permitted movement from noon the day before until daylight the day after six major holidays. Source ↗

Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.

Heavy Equipment Transport in Michigan: every rule, with its source →

Mexico

Shipping from Kalamazoo to Mexico

Loads from Kalamazoo bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Laredo, is about 1290 miles from Kalamazoo in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.

Heavy equipment to Mexico → The Laredo crossing →

Questions about shipping in Kalamazoo, MI

Who handles permits for a machine leaving Kalamazoo?

In Michigan they come from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT), 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 Kalamazoo?

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 Michigan?

Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Kalamazoo, the closest neighbor is Indiana: Elkhart is about 45 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Indiana Department of Revenue, Motor Carrier Services (Indiana DOR). Ohio is next, through the Ohio Department of Transportation, Special Hauling Permits (ODOT).

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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