West Virginia To California Heavy Haulers Equipment Transport Service

West Virginia is among the ten smallest states in the union. Only 240 miles long and 130 miles wide, the state is the 41^st largest by area in the country. West Virginia has nearly 40,000 miles of roadways, including almost 600 miles of interstate highway. I-81 runs north/south in the northeast corner of the state, while I-70 cuts through the northwest corner of West Virginia. I-64 travels diagonally through Charleston in the southwest portion of the state, connecting Kentucky and Virginia. I-77 runs north/south between Charleston and Ohio. I-79 runs diagonally in the state between Charleston and Morgantown.

One of the smaller states by population, West Virginia has the 38^th most residents of any state in the nation. Charleston and Huntington, each with nearly 50,000 residents, are the most populous cities in West Virginia. Charles Town, a small city in northeastern part of the state, was the fastest growing city in West Virginia in 2017. The 10 largest cities in West Virginia are:

1. Charleston;
2. Huntington;
3. Parkersburg;
4. Morgantown;
5. Wheeling;
6. Weirton;
7. Fairmont;
8. Beckley;
9. Martinsburg;
10. Princeton.

Heavy equipment shipments that exceed the maximum dimensions established by the state must obtain oversize permits to use the roads in West Virginia. The state has lower than normal weight restrictions on axels. Single axels are limited to 20,000 pounds each, while tandem axels must weigh 34,000 pounds or less.

The dimensional restrictions in the state of West Virginia include:

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

Maximum height: 13 feet 6 inches;

Maximum width: 8 feet 6 inches.

Many roads in West Virginia are tight and windy, so the state imposes fairly restrictive trailer-length regulations on county routes of 55 feet. Length is unlimited on interstate and national network highways.

Trailer length maximums in West Virginia include:

Total length: 70 feet on federal and state highways;

Trailer length: 53 feet;

Motor home length: 45 feet.

West Virginia oversized transport permits can be purchased from the state Department of Transportation. The state allows oversize shipments to proceed from sunrise to sunset during weekdays. Weekend transportation of oversize loads is permitted if the shipments don’t exceed 95-feet in length, 14-feet 6 inches in height or 14-feet in width. If you load exceeds only the weight limits, yet remains under 110,000 pounds, oversize travel is permitted at any time.

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

Maximum Weight: 120,000 pounds;

Maximum Length:  determined by route;

Maximum Height: 15 feet;

Maximum Width: 16 feet.

Ask Freedom Heavy Haul to ship your heavy equipment to or from any auction house in West Virginia. Ritchie Brothers, the national leader in heavy equipment auctions, maintains an office in Hurricane.

The most prominent equipment auction houses in West Virginia include:

• Ball Auction, Terra Alta;
• Don’s Auction Services, Martinton;
• Edgar A Bohrer Auctioneer, Bunker Hill;
• Ernie D’s Auction, Martinsburg;
• Joe R. Pyle Auction, Shinnston;
• Rexroad Auction Services, Bruceton Mills;
• Wade’s Auction Services, Morgantown;
• WV Truck & Equipment Auction, Bridgeport.

Call Freedom Heavy Haul to transport your heavy equipment to or from any rental center in West Virginia. United Rentals operates five locations in the West Virginia. Sunbelt Rentals has three stores in the state. Herc Rentals maintains a location in Charleston.

Other independent equipment rental centers in West Virginia include:

• Anderson Equipment, Charleston and Pleasant Valley;
• Boone Equipment, Turtle Creek;
• Bosley Rentals, Cross Lake
• Cleveland Brothers Rentals, Shinnston;
• Leslie Equipment, Norton;
• Rush Equipment, Beckley and St. Albans;
• Southeastern Equipment, Marietta;
• Walker Machinery, Parkersburg and Belle.