Heavy Equipment Transport in New Jersey
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across New Jersey 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 Jersey at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-76
- I-78
- I-80
- I-95
- I-195
- I-280
- I-287
- I-295
- I-676
- Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal (Port of New York and New Jersey)
- Port of Camden
- Port of Paulsboro
How freight moves in New Jersey
Freight in New Jersey runs on I-76, I-78, I-80, I-95, I-195 and I-280. Ocean and river cargo moves through Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal (Port of New York and New Jersey), Port of Camden and Port of Paulsboro. The state's economy leans on port and container logistics, pharmaceuticals and life sciences, chemicals and warehousing and distribution along the I-95 corridor, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in New Jersey
- When oversize loads can travel
New Jersey oversize permits are not valid between sunset and sunrise, when daytime visibility is under 500 ft, or on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus the Friday before Memorial Day and Labor Day and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
New Jersey requires one escort vehicle when a load is wider than 14 ft or longer than 100 ft and two when it is wider than 16 ft or longer than 120 ft. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
Winter and storm conditions: an oversize permit is not valid when daytime visibility drops below 500 ft or hazardous road conditions exist.
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 Jersey
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
New York
NYSDOT · New York State Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in on qualifying and access highways
Pennsylvania
PennDOT · Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Delaware
DelDOT · Delaware Department of Transportation
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 Jersey
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in New Jersey works, including the towns between them.
ElizabethUnion County
Elizabeth is on the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95) and holds part of the Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal, one of the main container terminals of the Port of New York and New Jersey.
- I-95
- I-278
- US-1
- US-9
Jersey CityHudson County
Jersey City sits on the Hudson River opposite Manhattan, with I-78 and the New Jersey Turnpike feeding nearby port and rail terminals.
- I-78
- I-95
- NJ-440
NewarkEssex County
Newark holds Port Newark, Newark Liberty International Airport, major rail yards and the I-78, I-95 and I-280 interchanges, all within the Port of New York and New Jersey region.
- I-78
- I-95
- I-280
CamdenCamden County
Camden sits on the Delaware River across from Philadelphia, with the Port of Camden's marine terminals and I-676, I-295 and I-76.
- I-76
- I-295
- I-676
EdisonMiddlesex County
Edison is in Middlesex County where the New Jersey Turnpike (I-95), I-287 and NJ-440 meet, with a dense base of warehouses and distribution centers.
- I-95
- I-287
- NJ-440
PatersonPassaic County
Paterson is in the northern New Jersey industrial corridor near I-80, NJ-19 and NJ-20.
- I-80
- NJ-19
- NJ-20
TrentonMercer County
Trenton, the state capital, is on the Delaware River where I-295 and US-1 cross into Pennsylvania and I-195 heads east toward the shore.
- I-195
- I-295
- US-1
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 Jersey
Who issues oversize permits in New Jersey?
The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). 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 Jersey?
New Jersey oversize permits are not valid between sunset and sunrise, when daytime visibility is under 500 ft, or on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas, plus the Friday before Memorial Day and Labor Day and the Wednesday before Thanksgiving.
When does New Jersey require escort vehicles?
New Jersey requires one escort vehicle when a load is wider than 14 ft or longer than 100 ft and two when it is wider than 16 ft or longer than 120 ft.
Are there seasonal restrictions in New Jersey?
Winter and storm conditions: an oversize permit is not valid when daytime visibility drops below 500 ft or hazardous road conditions exist.
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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