Rhode Island To Alaska Heavy Haulers Equipment Transport Service

Rhode Island is the smallest state in the nation in terms of square miles. The state is less than 40 miles long and less than 50 miles wide. With around 12,000 miles of roadway, Rhode Island is second to Hawaii as the state with the least miles of highway. The state has less than 400 miles of interstate highway. I-95, which runs north/south through Providence, connects Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Rhode Island is tied with Montana for the 6^th smallest population of any state in the country. Providence, which has more than 180,000 residents, is more than twice as populous as any other city in the state. Neighboring East Providence and North Providence also are among the biggest cities in the state. With its already large population, Providence is one of the slowest growing cities in America. The 10 largest cities in Rhode Island are:

1. Providence;
2. Fall River;
3. Warwick;
4. Cranston;
5. Pawtucket;
6. East Providence;
7. Woonsocket;
8. Coventry;
9. Cumberland;
10. North Providence.

Heavy equipment shipments that exceed the maximum dimensions established by the state must obtain oversize permits to use the roads in Rhode Island. Single axels are limited to 22, 400 pounds. Tandem axels must weight 36,000 pounds or less.

The dimensional restrictions in the state of Rhode Island include:

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

Maximum height: 13 feet 6 inches;

Maximum width: 8 feet 6 inches.

Rhode Island does not regulate overall length, only trailer length. The trailer length maximum on non-designated highways is 48 feet.

Trailer length maximums in Rhode Island include:

Total length: 65 feet;

Trailer length: 53 feet;

Motor home length: 45 feet.

Oversize shipping permits to ship heavy equipment in Rhode Island can be purchased from the state Division of Motor Vehicles.  Oversize loads can travel from ½-hour before sunrise until ½-hour after sunrise on weekdays. Movement of oversize loads is not permitted on weekends or major holidays. Oversize permits in Rhode Island are valid for five days.

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

Maximum Weight: 145,000 pounds;

Maximum Length: 120 feet total;

Maximum Height: 17 feet 6 inches;

Maximum Width: 17 feet.

Ask Freedom Heavy Haul to ship your heavy equipment to or from any auction house in Rhode Island. None of the national auction houses have a branch office in Rhode Island.

The most prominent independent equipment auction houses in Rhode Island include:

• Bill Spicer Auction Company, Exeter;
• Bruneau & Company Auctioneers, Cranston;
• Circa Auction Gallery, Pawtucket;
• Irving Schechtman & Company, Pawtucket;
• Motherbee’s Auction, East Greenwich;
• Stockwell Equipment Company, Riverside;
• Salvador Auctions, Narragansett;
• Surplus Solutions, Woonsocket.

Call Freedom Heavy Haul to transport your heavy equipment to or from any rental center in Rhode Island. United Rentals maintains two rental locations in the state. Sunbelt Rentals also has a pair of stores in Rhode Island.

Compact Power Equipment runs more than a half dozen stores in the state. Taylor Rental Center also has numerous equipment rental locations in Rhode Islands. Other independent equipment rental centers in Rhode Island include:

• Charlestown Equipment Rentals, Charlestown;
• Construction Equipment Rental, Johnston;
• N. Wood Company, Johnston;
• Job-Site Equipment, Warwick;
• Milton CAT, Cranston;
• Northstar Equipment, Warwick and Cumberland;
• Quality Rental Center, Providence and Pawtucket;
• TLC Equipment Rentals, West Greenwich.