Heavy Equipment Transport in Memphis, TN
Machines picked up in Memphis and across Shelby 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 Memphis, TN at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-40
- I-55
- I-240
- I-269
Moving machinery in and out of Memphis
Memphis is a leading U.S. distribution hub, where I-40 and I-55 meet a Mississippi River port, several Class I railroads and one of the busiest cargo airports in the world. Machines leave Memphis on I-40, I-55, I-240 and I-269, and a load taller than 13 ft 6 in needs a TDOT permit for the exact route.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Tennessee
- When oversize loads can travel
Tennessee allows continuous travel for permitted loads that need no escort, while escorted loads must observe weekday rush-hour curfews, 7 to 9 a.m. and 4 to 6 p.m., in the Davidson, Rutherford, Knox, Shelby and Hamilton county areas. Source ↗
Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.
Heavy Equipment Transport in Tennessee: every rule, with its source →
Distances
Heavy Equipment Transport from Memphis to nearby cities
Straight-line distances. The road is longer, and your specialist confirms the real route.
Nearby cities
West Memphis, AR
about 10 miles
Southaven, MS
about 10 miles
Jonesboro, AR
about 60 miles
Jackson, TN
about 75 miles
Tupelo, MS
about 100 miles
Pine Bluff, AR
about 130 miles
Major metros
Mexico
Shipping from Memphis to Mexico
Loads from Memphis bound for Mexico are coordinated through the Texas crossings at Laredo and Pharr. The nearer one, Laredo, is about 770 miles from Memphis in a straight line, and customs brokers on both sides of the border handle the paperwork.
Questions about shipping in Memphis, TN
Who handles permits for a machine leaving Memphis?
In Tennessee they come from the Tennessee Department of Transportation, Oversize and Overweight Permit Office (TDOT), 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 Memphis?
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 Tennessee?
Each state on the route issues its own permit. From Memphis, the closest neighbor is Arkansas: West Memphis is about 10 miles away, and that leg's permit comes from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT). Mississippi is next, through the Mississippi Department of Transportation, Permit & Motor Carrier Division (MDOT).
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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