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Heavy Equipment Transport in Florence, SC

Machines picked up in Florence and across Florence 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 Florence, SC 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-20
Oversize permit officeSouth Carolina Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office (SCDOT)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 Florence

Florence is where I-95, the East Coast's main north-south truck route, meets I-20 in the Pee Dee region of northeastern South Carolina. Machines leave Florence on I-95 and I-20, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a SCDOT permit for the exact route.

Rules of the road

What shapes a move in South Carolina

  • When oversize loads can travel

    South Carolina lets loads up to 12 feet wide move from sunrise to sunset every day, adds urban rush-hour bans for loads over 12 and up to 15 feet wide, confines loads wider than 15 feet to 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. (4 p.m. on non-school days), and allows no permitted travel on six major holidays. Source ↗

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

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

Mexico

Shipping from Florence to Mexico

Loads from Florence bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Pharr, is about 1230 miles from Florence 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 Florence, SC

Who handles permits for a machine leaving Florence?

In South Carolina they come from the South Carolina Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Office (SCDOT), 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 Florence?

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 South Carolina?

Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Florence, the closest neighbor is North Carolina: Fayetteville is about 80 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the North Carolina Department of Transportation, Oversize/Overweight Permit Unit (NCDOT). Georgia is next, through the Georgia Department of Public Safety, Oversize Permit Unit (Georgia DPS).

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