Heavy Equipment Transport in Vermont
Excavators, dozers, loaders and tractors moved across Vermont on the trailer each machine needs, with the state's oversize permits arranged before pickup.
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At a glance
Shipping in Vermont at a glance
The facts that decide how a load moves here. Regulatory figures link to the official page they come from.
- I-89
- I-91
- I-93
- I-189
How freight moves in Vermont
Freight in Vermont runs on I-89, I-91, I-93 and I-189. The state's economy leans on dairy farming, maple syrup and specialty foods, tourism and four-season recreation, advanced manufacturing, including electronics and semiconductors and forest products and granite quarrying, and that is most of what moves on its roads.
Rules of the road
What shapes a move in Vermont
- When oversize loads can travel
Unless a permit states otherwise, Vermont limits over-width, over-length and over-height moves to daylight hours, from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, and it does not issue permits on state highways for loads over 12 ft wide, 100 ft long or 108,000 lb on Saturdays, Sundays and listed legal holidays. Source ↗
- Escort vehicles
Vermont requires an escort vehicle for loads 12 ft wide or wider, 80 ft long or longer, or with an overhang of 15 ft or more, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles can require more escorts. Source ↗
- Seasonal conditions
Towns post weight limits on gravel and other town roads during spring mud season, and a Vermont overweight permit is not valid on any road or bridge posted for a lower limit than the vehicle's gross weight.
Heavy snow and ice are common from late fall through early spring and can slow I-89, I-91 and mountain roads.
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 Vermont
Every state a load crosses issues its own oversize permit. These are the offices next door, closest first, with their legal limits.
Massachusetts
MassDOT · Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
New Hampshire
NHDOT · New Hampshire Department of Transportation, Bureau of Highway Maintenance
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m)
New York
NYSDOT · New York State Department of Transportation, Central Permit Office
Legal height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Legal width: 8 ft 6 in on qualifying and access highways
Cities
Heavy Equipment Transport by city in Vermont
These are the busiest pickup points. Any address in Vermont works, including the towns between them.
BurlingtonChittenden County
Burlington is Vermont's largest city and the freight center of northwestern Vermont, on I-89 and Lake Champlain, south of the Canadian border.
- I-89
- US-7
- US-2
RutlandRutland County
Rutland is the main city of central-western Vermont, where US-4 and US-7 meet, and a hub for marble, forest products and tourism traffic to the Killington area.
- US-4
- US-7
- VT-103
BrattleboroWindham County
Brattleboro is on I-91 near the Massachusetts and New Hampshire lines and is the southern gateway for freight from Springfield, Massachusetts and Hartford, Connecticut.
- I-91
- US-5
- VT-9
MontpelierWashington County
Montpelier, the state capital, sits on I-89 between Burlington and White River Junction and serves central Vermont's government, granite and farm traffic.
- I-89
- US-2
- VT-12
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 Vermont
Who issues oversize permits in Vermont?
The Vermont Department of Motor Vehicles, Commercial Vehicle Operations (Vermont DMV). A load over the legal limits (13 ft 6 in (4.11 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 Vermont?
Unless a permit states otherwise, Vermont limits over-width, over-length and over-height moves to daylight hours, from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset, and it does not issue permits on state highways for loads over 12 ft wide, 100 ft long or 108,000 lb on Saturdays, Sundays and listed legal holidays.
When does Vermont require escort vehicles?
Vermont requires an escort vehicle for loads 12 ft wide or wider, 80 ft long or longer, or with an overhang of 15 ft or more, and the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles can require more escorts.
Are there seasonal restrictions in Vermont?
Towns post weight limits on gravel and other town roads during spring mud season, and a Vermont overweight permit is not valid on any road or bridge posted for a lower limit than the vehicle's gross weight. Heavy snow and ice are common from late fall through early spring and can slow I-89, I-91 and mountain roads.
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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