Heavy Equipment Transport in New Hampshire
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across New Hampshire on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in New Hampshire at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-89
- I-93
- I-95
- I-293
- I-393
- Port of New Hampshire
How freight moves in New Hampshire
Freight in New Hampshire runs on I-89, I-93, I-95, I-293 and I-393. Ocean and river cargo moves through Port of New Hampshire. The state's economy leans on advanced manufacturing and precision machining, electronics and defense suppliers, software and technology and healthcare, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in New Hampshire
- When oversize loads can travel
New Hampshire oversize permits are valid only in daylight hours (half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset), not on weekends except for limited exceptions, and not on a list of state and federal holidays that includes the day after Thanksgiving, while overweight-only vehicles at normal speed are not limited by day or time. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
New Hampshire requires no escort under 12 ft wide and 90 ft long, one escort from 12 ft wide (under 14 ft) or from 90 ft long, one state police escort at 100 ft long or more, and two state police escorts when the overall width exceeds 14 ft. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
New Hampshire permits are subject to seasonal and other postings on posted bridges and highways, and no permit is effective during inclement weather such as fog, heavy rain, ice, snow or wind.
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 New Hampshire
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Massachusetts
MassDOT · Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Maine
BMV · Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Overlimit Permit Unit
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Vermont
Vermont DMV · Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Operations
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 New Hampshire
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in New Hampshire works, including the towns between them.
ConcordMerrimack County
Concord is the state capital, where I-93, I-89 and I-393 meet.
- I-93
- I-89
- I-393
- US-3
ManchesterHillsborough County
Manchester is New Hampshire's largest city, where I-93 and I-293 meet NH-101 and the Everett Turnpike (US-3).
- I-93
- I-293
- NH-101
- US-3
NashuaHillsborough County
Nashua is on the Everett Turnpike (US-3) at the Massachusetts border, about 40 miles northwest of Boston.
- US-3
- NH-101A
- NH-111
PortsmouthRockingham County
Portsmouth is on I-95 near the Maine border and is home to the Port of New Hampshire.
- I-95
- US-1
- US-4
SalemRockingham County
Salem is on I-93 at the Massachusetts border and anchors a distribution corridor for southern New Hampshire.
- I-93
- NH-28
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 New Hampshire
Who issues oversize permits in New Hampshire?
The New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Bureau of Highway Maintenance (NHDOT). 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 New Hampshire?
New Hampshire oversize permits are valid only in daylight hours (half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset), not on weekends except for limited exceptions, and not on a list of state and federal holidays that includes the day after Thanksgiving, while overweight-only vehicles at normal speed are not limited by day or time.
When does New Hampshire require escort vehicles?
New Hampshire requires no escort under 12 ft wide and 90 ft long, one escort from 12 ft wide (under 14 ft) or from 90 ft long, one state police escort at 100 ft long or more, and two state police escorts when the overall width exceeds 14 ft.
Are there seasonal restrictions in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire permits are subject to seasonal and other postings on posted bridges and highways, and no permit is effective during inclement weather such as fog, heavy rain, ice, snow or wind.
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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