What It Costs to Ship Heavy Equipment
Moving heavy equipment across Canada or the border? Know the cost before you commit. Trusted Dispatch gives you an instant shipping estimate, with permits and pilot cars included, so you can budget or bid with confidence.
Shipping cost by equipment type
- Cost to ship an excavator
- Cost to ship a tractor
- More machine guides coming soon: dozers, wheel loaders, combines, and balers.
What drives the cost
- Distance and lane: the route, and how busy it is.
- Weight and size class: which trailer the machine needs, from flatbed and step deck to RGN and lowboy.
- Oversize permits and pilot cars: included in your estimate.
- Cross-border: customs routing for Canada-US moves.
Buying at auction?
Price the haul before you bid, so you know your true landed cost. Shipping equipment from Ritchie Bros and other auctions works the same way: get the number first, then bid with it in mind.
Permits and oversize rules by province
Most full-size equipment exceeds legal limits somewhere on the route. See the oversize and overweight rules for your province:
Ship with Trusted Dispatch
Trusted Dispatch connects you with open-deck and heavy-haul carriers across Canada and cross-border, handles permits and pilot cars, and lets you book, track, and pay in one place.