At Southern Transport, we want to be your carrier of choice for hauling, trucking, heavy lifting, and freight services throughout the state of Texas and beyond. Come to us with your most complex transportation challenges so we can provide you with innovative, cost-effective solutions.
get a quoteMoving heavy machinery through the Dallas–Fort Worth area requires more than a powerful truck. The weight of the equipment affects the trailer, axle configuration, loading plan, route, permits, and every decision made before the haul begins.
Southern Transport provides heavy hauling in Arlington, TX, for construction companies, manufacturers, equipment dealers, utilities, contractors, and industrial facilities. We coordinate the equipment and transportation details required to move demanding loads safely and efficiently.
Weight, dimensions, center of gravity, loading requirements, delivery conditions, and roadway restrictions can all influence the transportation plan.
Southern Transport evaluates the complete move before dispatching equipment.
Careful planning helps reduce delays, protect valuable equipment, and keep the haul moving toward its destination.
Southern Transport helps move heavy freight to, from, and throughout the Arlington area.
We can coordinate transportation for:
Tell us what you need to move, where it is located, and where it needs to go. We will determine the equipment and planning the job requires.
The right trailer distributes weight, maintains clearance, and supports safer loading and transportation. A standard flatbed may work for some equipment, while heavier or taller machinery may require a lowboy, removable gooseneck, step deck, multi-axle trailer, or another specialized configuration.
Southern Transport matches the trailer to the load instead of forcing every shipment into the same solution. We consider total weight, axle loading, equipment height, loading method, route conditions, and delivery access before recommending a transportation plan.
Keep projects moving with transportation for excavators, dozers, cranes, lifts, loaders, graders, and other heavy construction machinery.
Move processing systems, tanks, generators, production equipment, and facility components between plants, warehouses, job sites, and storage locations.
Transport production lines, presses, machine tools, assembly equipment, and other heavy machinery used in manufacturing facilities.
Coordinate the movement of specialized machinery, large components, tooling, and high-value equipment with careful attention to handling requirements.
Transport transformers, pumps, generators, electrical equipment, and machinery used for utility, roadway, municipal, and infrastructure projects.
Deliver heavy machinery between dealerships, auctions, storage yards, service facilities, customers, and project sites throughout North Texas and beyond.
Heavy hauling and oversize load trucking frequently overlap, but they are not identical.
Heavy hauling focuses on freight that requires specialized transportation because of its weight. Oversize load trucking focuses on freight that exceeds legal width, height, or length limits.
A large excavator, transformer, or industrial machine may be both overweight and oversize. When that happens, the transportation plan must account for weight distribution as well as permits, clearances, routing, and escort requirements.
Need to move a load that is especially wide, tall, or long? Learn more about our oversize load trucking in Arlington, TX.
A heavy haul generally involves equipment or freight that exceeds standard legal weight limits or requires specialized trailers, axle configurations, and load-distribution planning. The exact requirements depend on the equipment, route, and total loaded weight.
Southern Transport can coordinate hauling for construction machinery, industrial equipment, generators, transformers, tanks, manufacturing machinery, energy-sector equipment, and other heavy freight. Trailer availability and transportation requirements depend on the load specifications.
Often, yes. Heavy equipment may require a lowboy, removable gooseneck, step deck, multi-axle trailer, or another specialized configuration. The best trailer depends on the equipment’s weight, height, length, center of gravity, and loading method.
A permit may be required when the loaded vehicle exceeds applicable weight or dimensional limits. Permit requirements depend on axle weight, total weight, equipment dimensions, route, and the jurisdictions through which the load will travel.
Yes. A dense piece of machinery may fit within legal width, height, and length limits while exceeding legal weight limits. Likewis
Southern Transport provides the planning, specialized equipment, and communication required to complete demanding equipment moves. Contact us to discuss your load and request heavy hauling in Arlington, TX.
