Iowa To Missouri Heavy Haulers Equipment Transport Service

Missouri is the 21^st biggest in the country in terms of acreage. Missouri is about 300 miles long and nearly 240 miles wide. The state has more than 230,000 miles of roadway, which is the sixth greatest amount in the nation. Interstate highways account for nearly 2,300 miles of highway in the state. I-70 links the states two largest cities, Kansas City and St. Louis, by running east/west between Kansas and Illinois. I-44 goes diagonally between St. Louis and the Kansas border in the southwest corner of the state. I-29 and I-30 both run north/south between Kansas City and Iowa. I-53 goes north/south between St. Louis and Arkansas.

Missouri has the 18^th most people of any state in the country. With more than 450,000 people, Kansas City is the largest city in the state by population. St. Louis has nearly 320,000 people. Wentzville, a town northwest of St. Louis, has been the fastest growing city in Missouri over the past decade. The 10 largest cities in Missouri are:

1. Kansas City;
2. Louis;
3. Springfield;
4. Independence;
5. Columbia;
6. Lee’s Summit;
7. O’Fallon;
8. Joseph;
9. Charles;
10. Peters.

Heavy equipment shipments that exceed the maximum dimensions established by the state must obtain oversize permits to use the roads in Missouri. Single axles are restricted to 20,000 pounds each. Tandem axels can weight a maximum of 46,000 pounds each.

The dimensional restrictions in the state of Missouri include:

Maximum weight: 80,000 Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW);

Maximum height: 13 feet 6 inches;

Maximum width: 8 feet 6 inches.

Missouri’s length restrictions for tractor-trailer transport are fairly lenient compared with most states’ rules. Many states restrict combination trailers to less than 70 feet. Loads more than 90-feet long require an escort vehicle.

Trailer length maximums in Missouri include:

Total length: 75 feet;

Trailer length:  60 feet;

Motor home length: 45 feet.

Oversize permits to ship heavy equipment in Missouri are available from the state Department of Transportation. Movement of oversize loads is permitted from ½-hour before sunrise until ½-hour after sunset every day of the week. Weekend travel is restricted for loads greater than 14-feet in width. Travel with oversize loads during morning and evening rush hours in major cities, including St. Louis, is restricted.

Oversize shipments that exceed dimensional regulations must apply for Super Load permits. The maximum oversize dimensions that Missouri allows include:

Maximum Weight: 160,000 pounds;

Maximum Length: 120 feet total;

Maximum Height:  14 feet 6 inches;

Maximum Width:   14 feet.

Ask Freedom Heavy Haul to ship your heavy equipment to or from any auction house in Missouri. Ritchie Brothers, the nationwide leader in heavy equipment auctions, maintains a location in Odessa. J.J. Kane has an office in Wright City.

Wheeler Auctions has locations in Paris and Vandalia. The most prominent equipment auction houses in Missouri include:

• BCL Auction, St. Louis;
• B&S Equipment Auction, Galatin;
• Clines Equipment, Crane;
• Cook Auction, Clinton;
• DeWitt Auction, Sykeston;
• Diamond S Auction, Bolivar;
• Foreman Auction, Springfield;
• Taylor Auction, Brashear.

Call Freedom Heavy Haul to transport your heavy equipment to or from any rental center in Missouri. United Rentals operates more than 12 locations in the state. Sunbelt Rentals also has nearly a dozen stores in Missouri. Herc Rentals is in St. Louis and Springfield.

KC Bobcat has stores in Blue Springs and Platte City. Luby Equipment has multiple locations in the state. Other independent equipment rental centers in Missouri include:

• Bobcat of Columbia, Amite City;
• Bobcat of Springfield, Alexandria;
• Foley Equipment, Kansas City and St. Joseph;
• Heavy Equipment Resources, St. Charles;
• Kirby Smith, St. Louis;
• Murphy Tractor, Springfield;
• Superior Rents, Springfield;
• Wiese USA, Kansas City.