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Logi Transports: Pioneering Heavy Equipment Transport South Carolina
In the heart of Heavy Equipment Transport South Carolina, where industries thrive and infrastructure demands robust logistics, Logi Transports has established itself as a premier service provider for moving heavy equipment. Specializing in the transportation of oversized and heavy machinery, Logi Transports has become synonymous with reliability, safety, and efficiency.
The Challenge of Heavy Equipment Transport
Transporting heavy equipment isn’t just about moving from point A to B; it’s about navigating through the complexities of logistics, ensuring safety, and adhering to stringent regulations. South Carolina, with its mix of urban landscapes and rural routes, presents unique challenges:
- Oversized Loads: Equipment like cranes, excavators, and industrial machinery often exceed standard dimensions, requiring special permits and escorts.
- Route Planning: The state’s highways, like I-20, I-26, and I-95, must be meticulously planned for to avoid low bridges, narrow turns, and weight restrictions.
- Safety Protocols: Ensuring that these massive loads do not pose risks to other road users or damage infrastructure.
Logi Transports’ Approach
Logi Transports approaches these challenges with a blend of technology, experience, and customer-centric service:
Expert Drivers: Their drivers are not just operators; they are trained professionals in handling oversized loads, ensuring compliance with state regulations.
Advanced Planning: Utilizing GPS and real-time traffic data, Logi Transports maps out the safest and most efficient routes, considering all potential obstacles.
Specialized Equipment: From RGN (Removable Gooseneck) trailers for extra-large equipment to step-deck trailers for lower clearance needs, Logi Transports has the right tools for every job.
Real-World Applications
- Construction Sites: Logi Transports has been pivotal in moving heavy construction machinery across South Carolina, supporting projects that shape the state’s skyline and infrastructure.
- Agricultural Machinery: The agricultural sector benefits from Logi’s services, especially with the transport of combines, tractors, and other farm equipment that are vital during planting and harvesting seasons.
- Industrial Equipment: From factories in Spartanburg to ports in Charleston, Logi Transports ensures that industrial giants can keep their operations running smoothly by timely delivering or relocating heavy machinery.
Community and Environmental Impact
Logi Transports doesn’t just move equipment; it contributes to South Carolina’s economic fabric:
- Economic Growth: By facilitating the movement of industrial and agricultural machinery, Logi Transports supports local businesses, reducing downtime and increasing productivity.
- Environmental Consideration: Their operations are designed with minimal environmental impact, using routes that avoid sensitive ecological areas and employing fuel-efficient vehicles.
Looking Forward
As South Carolina continues to grow, the demand for efficient, reliable heavy equipment transport services will only increase. Logi Transports, with its commitment to innovation and service excellence, stands ready to meet these challenges head-on, ensuring that industries across the state have the mobility they need to thrive.
For those in South Carolina looking to move heavy equipment, Logi Transports isn’t just a service provider; it’s a partner in progress, ensuring that every move is not just about transportation but about advancing the state’s industrial and economic landscape.
South Carolina Oversize Permits
SOUTH CAROLINA O/D PERMITS INFORMATION
PERMITS: South Carolina oversize permits are valid for seven days. Must have permit prior to entering the state.
OPERATING TIME: One-half hour after sunrise to one-half hour before sunset, Monday through Saturday. No Sunday travel. Overweight only not over 130,000 pounds gross may have continuous travel if they can maintain traffic flow speed. Over 130,000 pounds may travel Monday through Friday only.
RESTRICTED TRAVEL: No loads over 12′ wide up to 15′ wide are to be moved over state highways in close proximity to large urban areas between the hours of 7:00 – 9:00 AM and 3:00 – 6:00 PM on school days and 4:30 – 6:00 PM on other days, and loads over 15′ wide up to 16′ wide must be moved between the hours of 9:00 – 3:00 during school days and 9:00 – 4:00 other days. Routes between I-95 and the Myrtle Beach area are prohibited on Friday and Saturday form Memorial Day through Labor Day. No travel on major holidays and holiday weekends.
LEGAL DIMENSIONS
Length: 53’0 semitrailer and load (not to exceed 41′ from center of kingpin to center of rear tandem).
Overhang:
- 5′ rear overhang on a 48′ semitrailer
- None on a 53′
Width: 8’6″ Interstate and designated highways
Height: 13’6
Note: SC will not permit overhang with multiple pieces. They will only permit it with a non-divisible load.
Weight: 80,000 Gross
- Single – 20,000
- Tandem – 34,000
- Tridem – 35,200 depends on spacings
ROUTINE PERMIT LIMITS
Length: 125′
Overhang:
- 3′ front of trailer
- 10′ rear on 48′ to 53′ semi-trailer
Width: 16′
Height: No set limits – determined by route. Must be at least 6″ less than any overhead structure.
Weight:
- Gross Weights
- 5 axles – 90,000
- 6 axles – 110,000
- 7 axles – 130,000
- Axle Weights
- Single – 20,000
- Tandem – 40,000
- Tridem – 60,000
- Quad – 80,000
Loads exceeding these dimensions are considered as superloads.
ESCORTS
Length: Not specified
Overhang: Over 10′ rear – 1 escort
Width:
- Over 12′ on 2-lane highways – 1 escort
- Over 14′ (all highway) – 2 escorts
- Over 16′ – 3 escorts at minimum, and may require police escort
Height: Not specified. Permittee is responsible for vertical clearances.
EXCEPTIONS & MISCELLANEOUS: Implements of husbandry, including farm tractors, forestry equipment and road machinery, are exempt from needing permits when the load is not over 12′ wide, 13’6 high or 90,000 pounds gross. This exemption is for daylight running, and may run seven days a week.
SIGNS, FLAGS & LIGHTS: “Oversize Load” signs are required at front and rear for all loads exceeding 12′ wide, and flags are required on each corner. A rotating amber beacon or strobe light is required on rear of loads exceeding 12′ wide up to 14′ wide. When width is over 14′ wide up to 16′ wide, a rotating amber beacon or strobe is required on each outer rear corner of the load. For any rear overhang of 4′ or more, a red flag must be displayed at the extreme rear of the load, and a rotating amber beacon light or strobe light must be displayed there when traveling from one-half hour after sunset to one-half hour before sunrise, or when windshield wipers must be used or inclement weather or other conditions reduce visibility below 500 feet.