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Heavy Equipment Transport in Allentown, PA

Machines picked up in Allentown and across Lehigh 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 Allentown, PA at a glance

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

Highways
  • I-78
  • I-476
  • US-22
Oversize permit officePennsylvania Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office (PennDOT)Official permit page ↗
Legal height13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)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 Allentown

Allentown is the largest city of the Lehigh Valley, where I-78 and the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-476) serve a large warehouse and distribution area. Machines leave Allentown on I-78, I-476 and US-22, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a PennDOT permit for the exact route.

Rules of the road

What shapes a move in Pennsylvania

  • When oversize loads can travel

    Pennsylvania permits generally bar movement between sunset and sunrise, after noon on Saturday, on Sunday, and on six major holidays and the day before them, and in urbanized areas moves are limited to 3 a.m. to 7:30 a.m., 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to sunset. Source ↗

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

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

Mexico

Shipping from Allentown to Mexico

Loads from Allentown bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Pharr, is about 1640 miles from Allentown 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 Allentown, PA

Who handles permits for a machine leaving Allentown?

In Pennsylvania they come from the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office (PennDOT), 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 Allentown?

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 Pennsylvania?

Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Allentown, the closest neighbor is New Jersey: Trenton is about 45 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT). Delaware is next, through the Delaware Department of Transportation (DelDOT).

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