Heavy Equipment Transport in Tampa

Excavator on a lowboy trailer

Tampa jobs come to us from Hillsborough lots and commercial sites. We run I-4 west from Polk with heavy equipment and oversized loads. 863-632-7302.

Dealers, rental counters, and warehouse pads book this city. Port-adjacent yards and I-75 ramps change the height conversation. We check bridges before we leave Frostproof. Bring a weight ticket if you have one. We haul up to 82,000 pounds.

Lowboy and RGN Transport in Tampa

Port-adjacent yards and dealer lots are paved and crowded. We measure the gate. If the RGN cannot kneel where you want, we pick a second drop inside the same property.

I-75 works when height allows. Surface streets work when it does not. A lip at the driveway or a soft shoulder behind a shop will stop a neck drop. Tell the driver before he commits.

Oversized Load Transport in Tampa

I-75 and I-4 both have height limits you cannot talk your way through. We permit the load and we pick the highway after the tape measure.

Wind off the bay can move a tall piece. We strap it for that. If Hillsborough needs a different window than Polk or Orange, we split the trip. Night windows help when the city is stacked. Escorts get added when the width requires them.

Red Case tractor loaded on a red lowboy trailer parked on a grass lot

Heavy Haul Trucking in Tampa

Dealers in Tampa send iron to Polk and Orange on our trailer. Bring a weight if you have one. We would rather know the number in Frostproof than on a ramp in Hillsborough.

Tampa traffic does not give you a long unhook. We drop where the superintendent points and get the trailer off the street. A Tampa pickup and a Plant City drop is a short Hillsborough day.

Construction Equipment Transport in Tampa

Warehouse and road work keep the excavators moving. We drop and get off the street. Send the boom down and the house locked unless you already told us the thumb or hammer stays on.

If the hole is in Polk and the machine is still in Tampa, that is a regular run. Send both addresses. Security lots want a COI. Ask before we roll west.

The same trailer and driver also cover other jobs. If yours is different, see our heavy haul trucking pages.

Heavy Equipment Hauling in Tampa

A Tampa pickup and a Plant City drop is a short Hillsborough day. We price the miles.

Afternoon I-4 is slow. If you need a morning drop, say it. We can leave Frostproof early. If the machine can wait until evening, night is cleaner for a wide deck.

Equipment Transport for Contractors and Rental Companies in Tampa

If your rental counter is in Tampa and the hole is in Polk, we connect them. Superintendents can call the same number the dealer uses.

Fleet lists can go to [email protected]. We will tell you what fits one trailer day. 863-632-7302.

White Kenworth tractor with a lowboy trailer carrying equipment on a gravel lot

Port of Tampa Area Equipment Transport

Yards near the Port of Tampa are paved, busy, and full of truck traffic. A trailer that sits for a long unhook blocks someone. We plan the drop so the machine comes off quickly and the tractor leaves clear.

Port-area work often means tall or wide pieces headed to a staging yard, a fabrication shop, or a job on the water side. We measure the load with everything attached and check the bridges on the way in. Wind off the bay can push a tall piece, so we chain and strap for that.

Security gates are normal here. Send the gate contact, the hours, and any badge or COI request before the truck leaves Frostproof. A truck that waits at a gate for paperwork loses the day for the driver and the crew. Tell us if there is a scale or a height bar at the entrance, and what the clearance really is. We tape the load and compare.

Tampa I-75 and I-4 Wide Load Permit Planning

Tampa sits where I-75 and I-4 meet, and both roads carry heavy traffic all day. A wide load here starts with the permit. Over 8 ft 6 in wide, 13 ft 6 in tall, or 80,000 lb, Florida requires one, and escorts get added when the width requires them.

We check the permit rules for the route and pick the highway after the tape measure comes out. Some loads can use the interstate. Others have to take surface streets because of a ramp or an overpass. Hillsborough County may call for a different window than Polk or Orange, and we plan for that split.

Good numbers make this fast. Give us length, width, and height with the attachment on. Our page on oversized load transport explains how permits and pilot cars fit together. If the job needs a night move, say so up front.

Lowboy Trailer Hauling for Tampa Dealers and Yards

Equipment dealers in Tampa move machines between lots, to buyers, and back to Polk. Most of those units ride the lowboy because it keeps tall iron under the overpasses. Our lowboy transport page covers how we use the trailer for excavators, loaders, and tractors.

Dealer lots are tight. Cars, display units, and a single driveway can leave very little room to kneel the neck. We ask for a photo of the lot and the spot where the machine sits. Sometimes the best move is to load on the street side or from a second lot on the same property.

  • Tell us the make, model, and weight.
  • Tell us whether the machine runs and steers.
  • Tell us where the keys will be.
  • Tell us who signs the release.

A machine that does not run needs a winch plan. Say that before we send the truck, so the driver arrives with the right setup.

Tampa to Plant City and Polk County Runs

A lot of Tampa work ends east of town. A machine leaves a Hillsborough yard and lands in Plant City, Lakeland, or farther into Polk. Those runs follow I-4 or the surface roads beside it, and the drive is usually a short Hillsborough-to-Polk day.

Check the receiving end before we load. A job in the county can have soft ground, a narrow farm road, or a gate that opens only at certain hours. Our Plant City page and our Lakeland page show the typical drop points on those sides.

If you have more than one machine, tell us the order you need them in. The excavator may have to land first so it can dig before the compactor arrives. We will tell you if one trailer can handle it or if a second trip is cleaner. We never stack past the deck rating. Send both addresses and the weights so we can sort the stops.

Farm equipment loaded on a trailer behind a white Kenworth tractor

Hillsborough County Heavy Haul Timing and Dispatch

Tampa traffic sets the schedule for most heavy hauls. Morning and afternoon rushes make a long deck hard to move, and a trailer parked at a curb gets unwanted attention. We plan around those hours and, when the load is wide, ask about a night window.

Dispatch is open 24 hours, so calls that come in after the crew goes home still get answered. We do not promise an arrival time. We tell you what we can do once we know the machine, the weight, and both addresses.

Hillsborough has more than the city of Tampa. If your site is in a smaller town or out in the county, our Hillsborough County page is the better place to start. For the machine and the routing, call 863-632-7302 or email [email protected]. Keep the weight ticket handy. We haul up to 82,000 pounds, and we would rather hear the number in Frostproof than on a ramp. A short call before loading saves a long delay on the road.

Also Serving Plant City and Hillsborough County

Both have pages. Use those if you want the smaller city or the whole county. This page is Tampa.

How a haul works

Three steps from the first call to the drop

  1. 01

    Call or send the load

    Give dispatch the machine, weight, pickup city, and drop-off city.

  2. 02

    We plan the route

    We check height, width, and Florida oversize permits. You get a price from the machine and the two cities.

  3. 03

    We pick up and haul

    A Kenworth with an RGN or lowboy runs from Frostproof. Dispatch answers 24 hours.

Cities we serve

Heavy haul on the I-4 corridor

We haul in Orlando, Tampa, Lakeland, Winter Haven, Plant City, and Kissimmee. Call if the pickup or drop is in a nearby town.

Also Serving Central Florida

We dispatch from Frostproof. These towns run on the same 24-hour clock. We run the same Kenworth and the same RGN or lowboy. Name the town when you call so dispatch can route the truck.

  • Alturas
  • Auburndale
  • Bartow
  • Lake Alfred
  • Haines City
  • Lake Wales
  • Indian Lake Estates
  • Avon Park
  • Sebring
  • Bowling Green
  • Wauchula
  • Frostproof

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Dispatch from Frostproof

Request a heavy haul quote

Dispatch answers 24 hours. We call back with a price for this load.

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Before you call

Questions we get on dispatch

Heavy equipment and oversized loads on an RGN or lowboy. That includes excavators, tanks, farm machines, and similar freight.

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