Heavy Equipment Hauling in Youngstown, OH

Heavy equipment hauling in Youngstown is the planned and unplanned moving of machines too big to drive on the road: excavators, wheel loaders, dozers, skid steers, graders, lifts and compact tractors. We use trailers built for the job, including lowboys and landolls. Dispatch answers 24/7, and calls come from contractors, quarries, farms and rental yards. Call (330) 542-5961.

Lowboy or landoll

A lowboy has a deck that sits low between the axles, which keeps tall machines under bridge clearances. A landoll is a tilt-deck trailer that lets a machine drive on under its own power without ramps. Which one fits depends on the machine's weight, width, height and whether it can move on its own. A disabled machine may need to be winched on.

Weight, width and permits

Heavy equipment often exceeds legal weight, width or height, so it may need an oversize or overweight permit and sometimes escorts. Permit rules depend on the route and the state, so confirm them before the move. The dispatcher will ask for the machine's weight, dimensions and the pickup and drop addresses. Please check the operating weight on the machine's data plate.

Loading safely

A machine is loaded on level, firm ground whenever possible. Soft ground, a slope or a ditch makes a heavy load unstable, so the driver walks the area first. Buckets and booms are lowered, tracks and tires are chained at the rated points, and any hydraulic attachments are secured so nothing swings loose on the highway.

Planned moves and emergencies

Planned moves are scheduled around a job. Emergency moves are when a machine is stuck, damaged or needs to be off a site in a hurry: an excavator that bogged down in mud, a loader with a broken axle, a dozer that tipped on a slope. Tell the dispatcher which kind of job it is.

What to have ready

• Machine type, make and approximate weight
• Overall length, width and height with attachments
• Whether it runs, steers and brakes
• Pickup and drop addresses, and ground conditions at both
• Who is paying and where the invoice goes

The Mahoning Valley context

The valley has a long industrial base, from the steel mills along the Mahoning River to new battery and manufacturing sites in Lordstown. Construction, quarry and demolition work all depend on moving iron. Winter ground in the area can be soft or frozen, and wet days can turn a jobsite to mud. We plan loading and access around that.