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Make Transporting Your Heavy Machinery Convenient with an Experienced Trucking Service

If heavy machinery is an essential part of your business, then finding the right company that can support all of your transportation needs is just as important. Cargo loads that exceed maximum weights and sizes require additional paperwork, attention to …

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December 13, 2017 | | Category: Heavy Haul

Transporting Equipment Bought at an Auction: Make Sure Your Equipment Reaches Its Destination

There are various things that you will have to consider when you are involved with equipment transportation, especially if these are items that have been purchased in an auction. Unfortunately, many people do not think about all the details. Instead, …

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November 16, 2017 | | Category: Flatbed, Heavy Haul

Looking for a Shipping Company that Does Heavy Haul Trucking?

When you work in an industry that needs to move oversized or heavy materials you have to find a shipping company that does heavy haul trucking that you can trust. At Great Western Transportation, we offer heavy haul shipping all …

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October 25, 2017 | | Category: Heavy Haul

Builders! Shipping Construction Equipment is Easy With Great Western Transportation

People outside of the building industry would probably never give a second thought to how the construction equipment building the new movie theater down the street or tearing down the old grocery store in their neighborhood got to that construction …

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October 20, 2017 | | Category: Flatbed, Heavy Haul

In Heavy Haul Trucking, No Detail Is Too Small

Heavy haul trucking, or the transport of oversized and/or overweight loads, can be accurately called a logistical operation. The job demands a great deal of planning where even seemingly small oversights can have big consequences. The reason for this is …

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October 9, 2017 | | Category: Heavy Haul

Shipping Construction Equipment and Making Everything Work

Type of Equipment  Construction companies are often going to need to ship many different types of construction equipment, including bulldozers and excavators. The tall arm of excavators gives them a very distinctive shape. The large metallic blade of a bulldozer, …

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September 8, 2017 | | Category: Flatbed, Heavy Haul

Transporting Equipment Bought at an Auction: What You Need to Know

If you are going to an auction with the intent to buy equipment, it’s important to have a plan for transporting it back to your location. This means you need to know more about the kind of equipment you’re looking …

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August 24, 2017 | | Category: Flatbed, General, Heavy Haul

Effectively Shipping Construction Equipment

Size Shipping construction equipment is often especially challenging because it’s so large. Tractors, excavators, cranes, loaders, hydraulic shovels, and bulldozers are tremendously heavy and bulky. They also vary a lot in terms of their exact dimensions. The fact that these …

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August 17, 2017 | | Category: Flatbed, Heavy Haul