Routing the load…
Practical guides for moving equipment that doesn’t fit the rules — auctions, permits, border delivery and the paperwork in between.
One practical read when it’s worth your time. Written by the people who book the trucks.
Every auction invoice carries two dates — payment due and removal day. Here is how to have the heavy equipment transport booked before either gets close.
The LASLINT TeamOct 20, 2026 · 6 min readAuctionsPayment due, removal day, loaded dimensions and permits — the heavy-haul checklist for equipment bought at auction.
Heavy haulMany states stop oversize and overweight moves around major holidays. Here is how the restrictions work, which holidays to watch, and how to plan a heavy load so it isn't parked for a long weekend.
Heavy haulMost quote delays come from back-and-forth over missing details. Copy this list, fill in what you know, and the first reply can be the quote.
Cross-borderGet it right and your goods clear US ↔ MX ↔ CA at preferential duty. Get it wrong — or skip it — and you overpay tariffs or stall at customs. Here's how the qualification actually works.
Cross-borderMexico's SAT requires a Complemento Carta Porte on freight moving inside the country. If it's wrong or missing, your load sits — and the fine lands on the carrier. Here's what US shippers need to know.
Heavy haulA grid-scale transformer can run 200,000–400,000 lb and route only on engineered paths. Here's what moving one actually involves — and why the lead time is measured in weeks, not days.
Heavy haulAbove roughly 200,000 lb or 16 feet wide, permitting stops being paperwork and becomes engineering. Here's where heavy haul ends and superload begins, and why the timeline jumps.
EquipmentMost shippers don't need to know the difference — that's the broker's job. But if you want to, here's how the three heavy-haul workhorses differ and when each one wins.
Heavy haulSingle-state permits clear in days. Multi-state moves stack lead times. Superloads run weeks. Here's the math your dispatcher is doing while you wait for the quote.
OceanLagos has a reputation. Tema clears faster. Mombasa needs PVoC documentation. Why most US brokers route around the African lane — and why we run it on purpose.
Cross-borderCarta porte, pedimento, USMCA Certificate of Origin. What documentation makes it through Laredo without the load sitting at the bridge.
AI in freightAI doesn't replace a dispatcher. It clears the desk of the lookup work — permits, escort thresholds, carrier vetting — so the dispatcher's runway is spent on the calls that matter.
Heavy haulMC and DOT verification, bond size, insurance limits, named lanes, named carriers. The five things a procurement desk should look for that most brokerages don't lead with.
OceanComing soonSelf-propelled or not, here is how heavy machines cross the water — and what the port needs from you.
Heavy haulComing soonSplit, crate, ship and reassemble — and why the dismantling plan comes before the quote.
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