Heavy Equipment Transport in Utah
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across Utah on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Utah at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-15
- I-80
- I-70
- I-84
- I-215
How freight moves in Utah
Freight in Utah runs on I-15, I-80, I-70, I-84 and I-215. The state's economy leans on aerospace, defense and manufacturing, technology and financial services along the Wasatch Front, mining and energy, including copper, potash, oil and gas and agriculture and food processing, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Utah
- When oversize loads can travel
In Utah, non-divisible loads wider than 12 ft on secondary highways or 14 ft on freeways, longer than 105 ft or taller than 14 ft 6 in are not authorized to move outside daylight hours (30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset), and large loads face weekday curfews from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. on listed Wasatch Front highways, including those in Weber, Davis and Salt Lake counties and northern Utah County. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
Utah requires one pilot escort for non-divisible loads wider than 12 ft on secondary highways or 14 ft on freeways, and two when wider than 14 ft on secondary highways or 16 ft on freeways. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
UDOT sets winter traction and chain requirements for commercial vehicles on designated highway segments through Traffic Engineering Orders, with Class I, II and III levels applied during adverse weather.
Utah's size and weight rule bars larger oversize non-divisible loads from operating when snow or ice is on the roadway or visibility is under 1,000 ft.
Rules change. The specialist on your move checks the current ones for your exact route before anything is booked.
Permits by state
If the route leaves Utah
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Idaho
ITD · Idaho Transportation Department, Commercial Vehicle Services
Legal height: 14 ft (4.27 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Nevada
NDOT · Nevada Department of Transportation, Over Dimensional Vehicle Permits
Legal height: 14 ft (4.27 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Wyoming
WHP · Wyoming Highway Patrol, Commercial Carrier and Ports of Entry (Wyoming Department of Transportation)
Legal height: 14 ft (4.27 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Arizona
ADOT · Arizona Department of Transportation
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (14 ft on the designated highway system)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Colorado
CDOT · Colorado Department of Transportation
Legal height: 14 ft 6 in (4.42 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
Cities
Heavy Equipment Transport by city in Utah
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Utah works, including the towns between them.
OgdenWeber County
Ogden is a historic rail junction where I-15 meets I-84 north of Salt Lake City, a gateway for traffic bound for Idaho, the Pacific Northwest and Wyoming.
- I-15
- I-84
- US-89
ProvoUtah County
Provo is the main city of Utah County on I-15 south of Salt Lake City, with technology, education and manufacturing freight, and US-6 branches off to the southeast at nearby Spanish Fork.
- I-15
- US-189
- US-89
Salt Lake CitySalt Lake County
Salt Lake City sits where I-15 and I-80 cross, linking California, the Pacific Northwest and the Midwest, and it has a major airport and rail terminals.
- I-15
- I-80
- I-215
- US-89
West Valley CitySalt Lake County
West Valley City, on SR-201 and I-215 west of downtown Salt Lake City, is a major warehouse and manufacturing area for the Salt Lake Valley.
- I-215
- SR-201
- SR-154
LaytonDavis County
Layton, on I-15 between Salt Lake City and Ogden, sits next to Hill Air Force Base and the warehouse district in neighboring Clearfield.
- I-15
- US-89
- SR-193
LoganCache County
Logan is the center of Cache Valley in northern Utah, reached by US-89 and US-91, and handles dairy, food processing and manufacturing freight.
- US-91
- US-89
- SR-30
St. GeorgeWashington County
St. George sits on I-15 in the southwest corner of Utah, roughly 120 miles from Las Vegas, and is the main freight stop between Las Vegas and the rest of Utah.
- I-15
- SR-18
- SR-9
Heavy Equipment Transport
Trailers and machines
RGN (removable gooseneck)
The neck detaches so tracked and wheeled machines drive on at deck level.
Lowboy
A deck close to the ground for tall machines that would break the legal height on a flatbed.
Step deck
For loaders, tractors and skid steers that clear the height limit on its lower deck.
Flatbed
For attachments, smaller machines and anything loaded by forklift or crane.
Questions about shipping in Utah
Who issues oversize permits in Utah?
The Utah Department of Transportation, Motor Carrier Division (UDOT). A load over the legal limits (14 ft (4.27 m) tall, 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) wide) needs its permit for the exact route, and it is arranged before pickup so the machine does not wait at the yard.
When can an oversize load travel in Utah?
In Utah, non-divisible loads wider than 12 ft on secondary highways or 14 ft on freeways, longer than 105 ft or taller than 14 ft 6 in are not authorized to move outside daylight hours (30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset), and large loads face weekday curfews from 6 to 9 a.m. and 3:30 to 6 p.m. on listed Wasatch Front highways, including those in Weber, Davis and Salt Lake counties and northern Utah County.
When does Utah require escort vehicles?
Utah requires one pilot escort for non-divisible loads wider than 12 ft on secondary highways or 14 ft on freeways, and two when wider than 14 ft on secondary highways or 16 ft on freeways.
Are there seasonal restrictions in Utah?
UDOT sets winter traction and chain requirements for commercial vehicles on designated highway segments through Traffic Engineering Orders, with Class I, II and III levels applied during adverse weather. Utah's size and weight rule bars larger oversize non-divisible loads from operating when snow or ice is on the roadway or visibility is under 1,000 ft.
Which trailer does my machine need?
The machine decides: its weight, height, width and whether it drives on. Tracked machines usually ride an RGN or a lowboy, loaders and tractors a step deck, attachments a flatbed. With the make, model and dimensions we tell you which before we quote.
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