Alaska

Heavy Haul Trucking and flatbed freight in Alaska

A load traveling through Alaska is considered heavy haul when its dimensions exceed the state’s legal length, width, height and weight. This is also knows as over-weight, or over-dimensional (OD) freight.

American Freight is a leader in the heavy haul trucking industry, specializing in over-dimensional freight with specially designed trailers to transport nearly any size and weight.

Our experts will help manage every detail of your shipments to or from Alaska such as any required special trip permits, and our nationwide network of heavy haul carriers are fully equipped to transport even your most challenging loads.

Equipment

These specially designed trailers can carry most any size of over-dimensional freight that you’re shipping. Types of heavy haul flatbed trailers:

Double Drops
Extendable Trailers
Removable Goosenecks (RGN)
RGN-Stretch Trailers

Tractor and trailers combinations may be 5, 6, 7, 9, 10 and 13 axle.

See also Flatbed Trucking.

Load types

Commodities are as varied as the industries that create them and would include:

machinery	air exchangers	fabrication
aircraft components	condensers	heat exchangers
pipes	forklifts	conveyors
heavy equipment	grinders	crushers
power turbines	motors	transformers
structural beams	boilers	tractors
vessels	presses	conveyors

Common brands: Bob Cat, Case, CAT, Hitachi, Hyster, John Deere, Komatsu, Linkbelt and Volvo.

Considerations

Depending on dimensions, weight, and routing these types of shipments may require the purchase of special trip permits issued by states that the freight will be going through.

Top 3 Reasons to Chose American Freight

QUICK DISPATCH: your quote already has carrier lined up and ready to go
NO SURPRISE EXPENSES: we address freight shipping challenges before they arise
FAST DELIVERY: freight teams are available for your expedited long haul deliveries