Heavy Equipment Transport in Missouri
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across Missouri on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Missouri at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-29
- I-35
- I-44
- I-49
- I-55
- I-57
- I-64
- I-70
- I-270
- I-435
- Port of Metropolitan St. Louis
- Port of Kansas City
- Southeast Missouri Regional Port
How freight moves in Missouri
Freight in Missouri runs on I-29, I-35, I-44, I-49, I-55 and I-57. Ocean and river cargo moves through Port of Metropolitan St. Louis, Port of Kansas City and Southeast Missouri Regional Port. The state's economy leans on agriculture and food processing, aerospace and defense manufacturing, automotive assembly and suppliers and river barge and rail logistics, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Missouri
- When oversize loads can travel
Missouri oversize loads travel from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, loads up to 12 ft 6 in wide may also move at night, weekday rush-hour curfews apply in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield areas, and movement stops at noon the day before New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday periods. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
Missouri requires one escort for loads wider than 12 ft 6 in (in front on two-lane highways, in the rear on divided and other multi-lane highways), front and rear escorts above 14 ft wide on two-lane and undivided highways, and a law enforcement escort above 18 ft wide or 150 ft long. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
Oversize loads may not move on Saturdays and Sundays around the Lake of the Ozarks (May 25 through Labor Day) and Branson (May 1 through November 30) on the state routes listed in the rules.
MoDOT permits do not allow movement on snow or ice covered roads, in hazardous crosswinds or when visibility is under 500 ft.
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 Missouri
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Illinois
IDOT · Illinois Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Kansas
KDOT · Kansas Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permits (K-TRIPS)
Legal height: 14 ft (4.27 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Arkansas
ARDOT · Arkansas Department of Transportation
Legal height: 14 ft (4.27 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Oklahoma
ODOT · Oklahoma Department of Transportation, Size and Weight Permits
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Iowa
Iowa DOT · Iowa Department of Transportation, Motor Vehicle Division
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Nebraska
NDOT · Nebraska Department of Transportation, Permits Office
Legal height: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Cities
Heavy Equipment Transport by city in Missouri
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Missouri works, including the towns between them.
Kansas CityJackson County
Kansas City is a multimodal freight hub in western Missouri where I-35, I-70, I-29 and the I-435 beltway meet, with major rail yards.
- I-29
- I-35
- I-70
- I-435
SpringfieldGreene County
Springfield sits at the junction of I-44, US-60 and US-65 in southwest Missouri.
- I-44
- US-60
- US-65
- MO-13
St. LouisCity of St. Louis (independent city)
St. Louis sits on the Mississippi River where I-44, I-55, I-64 and I-70 cross, and the Port of Metropolitan St. Louis connects river barge traffic to rail and highway freight.
- I-44
- I-55
- I-64
- I-70
ColumbiaBoone County
Columbia is on I-70 midway between Kansas City and St. Louis.
- I-70
- US-63
- US-40
Jefferson CityCole County
Jefferson City is the state capital on the Missouri River, where US-50, US-54 and US-63 meet and MoDOT's Motor Carrier Services office is based.
- US-50
- US-54
- US-63
- MO-179
JoplinJasper County
Joplin is on I-44 near the Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas borders and serves the four-state region.
- I-44
- US-71
St. JosephBuchanan County
St. Joseph is on I-29 and the Missouri River in northwest Missouri, about 55 miles north of Kansas City.
- I-29
- I-229
- US-36
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 Missouri
Who issues oversize permits in Missouri?
The Missouri Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services (MoDOT). A load over the legal limits (14 ft on Interstates and designated highways (13 ft 6 in on other roads) 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 Missouri?
Missouri oversize loads travel from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, loads up to 12 ft 6 in wide may also move at night, weekday rush-hour curfews apply in the St. Louis, Kansas City and Springfield areas, and movement stops at noon the day before New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday periods.
When does Missouri require escort vehicles?
Missouri requires one escort for loads wider than 12 ft 6 in (in front on two-lane highways, in the rear on divided and other multi-lane highways), front and rear escorts above 14 ft wide on two-lane and undivided highways, and a law enforcement escort above 18 ft wide or 150 ft long.
Are there seasonal restrictions in Missouri?
Oversize loads may not move on Saturdays and Sundays around the Lake of the Ozarks (May 25 through Labor Day) and Branson (May 1 through November 30) on the state routes listed in the rules. MoDOT permits do not allow movement on snow or ice covered roads, in hazardous crosswinds or when visibility is under 500 ft.
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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