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Heavy Equipment Transport in Erie, PA

Machines picked up in Erie and across Erie 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 Erie, 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-90
  • I-79
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 Erie

Erie is Pennsylvania's Lake Erie port city, where I-90 and I-79 meet, and it is home to the Port of Erie on Presque Isle Bay. Machines leave Erie on I-90 and I-79, 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 Erie to Mexico

Loads from Erie bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Laredo, is about 1490 miles from Erie 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 Erie, PA

Who handles permits for a machine leaving Erie?

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 Erie?

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 Erie, the closest neighbor is Ohio: Youngstown is about 75 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Ohio Department of Transportation, Special Hauling Permits (ODOT). New York is next, through the New York State Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office (NYSDOT).

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