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Heavy Equipment Transport in New York City, NY

Machines picked up in New York City and across Five boroughs: New York, Kings, Queens, Bronx and Richmond counties, 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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On-Time Delivery

At a glance

Shipping in New York City, NY at a glance

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

Highways
  • I-95
  • I-278
  • I-495
  • I-87
  • I-678
Oversize permit officeNew York State Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office (NYSDOT)Official permit page ↗
Legal height13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)before a permit is needed
Legal width8 ft 6 in on qualifying and access highways
Maximum gross weight80,000 lb (36,287 kg) Source ↗

Moving machinery in and out of New York City

New York City is the center of the Port of New York and New Jersey, with marine terminals in Brooklyn and Staten Island and the largest container terminals across the harbor in New Jersey. Machines leave New York City on I-95, I-278, I-495, I-87 and I-678, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a NYSDOT permit for the exact route.

Rules of the road

What shapes a move in New York

  • When oversize loads can travel

    New York special hauling permits cover weekday daylight movement only, from half an hour before sunrise to half an hour after sunset, with no movement on Sundays, on six major holidays or after noon the day before most of them, and Saturday moves until noon only for loads within 12 feet wide, 85 feet long and legal height. Source ↗

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

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

Mexico

Shipping from New York City to Mexico

Loads from New York City bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Pharr, is about 1710 miles from New York City in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.

Heavy equipment to Mexico → The Pharr crossing →

Questions about shipping in New York City, NY

Who handles permits for a machine leaving New York City?

In New York they come from the New York State Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office (NYSDOT), 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 New York 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 New York?

Each state on the route issues its own permit. From New York City, the closest neighbor is New Jersey: Jersey City is about 5 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). Connecticut is next, through the Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT).

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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Every carrier is vetted for operating authority and insurance, and we check the certificate before every dispatch, not once a year. USDOT 3411782 · MC 1100274