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Heavy Equipment Transport in Kansas City, MO

Machines picked up in Kansas City and across Jackson 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 Kansas City, MO at a glance

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

Highways
  • I-29
  • I-35
  • I-70
  • I-435
  • I-470
Oversize permit officeMissouri Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services (MoDOT)Official permit page ↗
Legal height14 ft on Interstates and designated highways (13 ft 6 in on other roads)before a permit is needed
Legal width8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Maximum gross weight80,000 lb (36,287 kg) Source ↗

Moving machinery in and out of Kansas City

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. Machines leave Kansas City on I-29, I-35, I-70, I-435 and I-470, and a load taller than 14 ft on Interstates and designated highways needs a MoDOT permit for the exact route.

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 ↗

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

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

Mexico

Shipping from Kansas City to Mexico

Loads from Kansas City bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Laredo, is about 850 miles from Kansas City 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 Kansas City, MO

Who handles permits for a machine leaving Kansas City?

In Missouri they come from the Missouri Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Services (MoDOT), 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 Kansas City?

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 Missouri?

Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Kansas City, the closest neighbor is Kansas: Kansas City is about 5 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Kansas Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permits (K-TRIPS) (KDOT). Nebraska is next, through the Nebraska Department of Transportation, Permits Office (NDOT).

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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