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Serving domestic and international markets shipping through the Port of Houston, we offer a fleet of dedicated trucks continually moving import/export cargo to and from the port terminals.

Industries such as petrochemical, construction, fabrication, energy, oilfield, and manufacturing rely on Palletized Trucking to safely deliver items such as pressure vessels, tanks, turbines, rotors, generators, transformers, pumps, compressors, coolers, presses, mills, machinery, raw and fabricated steel, building materials, drums, textiles, furniture, hazardous material, and, of course, palletized cargo.

In addition, we have a specially-trained team of individuals ready to engineer the handling of super-heavy and/or super-sized cargo. Whether 30' wide, 20' high, or more than 1,000,000 pounds, we offer the experience and expertise necessary to secure all the required permits and the utility clearances for safe delivery of your superload.

Palletized Trucking owns more than 300 trailers, including lowboys, stretch-lowboys, RGN lowboys, multi-axle lowboys, steerable dolly systems, stepdecks, stretch-stepdecks, flatbeds, stretch-flatbeds, dry vans, and intermodal chassis. Our specialized heavy-haul equipment includes Göldhofer hydraulic platform trailers capable of handling loads in excess of 500,000 pounds.

For questions or concerns about your invoice, please call our Billing supervisor: Terri McLaughlin - 713-490-6811

In most cases, we can offer ready availability for the next business day, and many times we can respond within the hour of your call.

Heavy haul availability depends on the type of equipment required to transport your special load. In most cases, we can offer flatbed and lowboy response within 3 business days, and many times we'll be able to respond on the same day of your call.

We are pleased to offer an unparalleled diversity to meet the needs of our customers. However, there are certain commodities and services that we do not offer:

* Bulk Liquids
* Bulk Chemicals or Fertilizers
* Livestock
* Automobiles
* Mobile Homes
* Explosives
* Groceries

Superloads are loads which exceed the dimensions and/or weights normally issued on routine permits. The definition of a superload varies from state to state. For an example, Texas defines a superload as one which, when loaded, exceeds 20' wide, 18'-11" high, or 125' long. A permit of this description requires advance application and physical route inspection. Time for this process to be completed can be several days, a week, or even more depending on the distance to be traveled, and whether or not utility companies have to be involved.

When the load exceeds 254,000 pounds gross weight, the application must also go through a structural evaluation by the Texas Department of Transportation, and possibly and additional evaluation by the Pavements Division. Time for these evaluations to be completed may require as much as one to two months.

While the dimensions of a superload and the time to process the permit application may vary from state to state, it is always advisable to plan ahead. Even while your cargo is still in the manufacturing stage, it's not too soon to address the transportation phase of your project.

Rates vary based on the commodity, origin, destination, size, weight, and equipment required. Our sales representatives will ask you for specific information, enabling them to calculate the most effective and economical means to address your needs.

We would be pleased to make an appointment, at your convenience, to discuss your volume transport needs or your project scope of work. Please e-mail our Sales department and let us know when it will be convenient for us to drop by.