Machinery Freight Services

Excavators, bulldozers, graders and heavy plant often exceed standard dimension and mass limits, triggering permit, pilot-vehicle and route planning well before the quote. QFM arranges machinery freight on low-loader or float trailers with specialist restraint, managing corridor routing, overhead clearance, permit lead-times and site access through to offload.

Site-to-site machinery relocations (between Melbourne, Perthand regional project sites), manufacturer-to-customer plant delivery and project-based equipment mobilisation all sit within scope. Crane offload and ground-bearing assessment at the destination often matter as much as the transit plan — a successful delivery includes getting the machine off the trailer safely at the receiver's site.

Heavy machinery strapped onto a low-loader for oversized transport coordinated through QFM

Low-Loader, Oversized & Crane-Offload Machinery

Send machine specs (dimensions, tare mass, operating mass), pickup and destination with site access, and required delivery window. We'll confirm corridor viability, permit lead-time and offload arrangement. Explore our full range of freight solutions.

Machinery Freight Profile

  • Low-Loader & Float Transport: Excavators, bulldozers, graders, telehandlers and tracked or wheeled plant ride on low-loader, semi or float trailers. Loading ramps, tie-down points and axle weights matched to the specific machine.
  • Oversized & Overmass Permits: Loads exceeding standard dimensions or mass require state-by-state permits, pilot vehicles and sometimes night-only movement. Permit lead-time (days to weeks) factored into dispatch planning.
  • Crane-Offload Coordination:Destination offload uses crane truck, mobile crane or gantry. Capacity, reach, ground-bearing and offload location confirmed before dispatch — the delivery isn't complete until the machine's on the ground safely.
  • Project Machinery Relocations: Phased machinery mobilisations for new plant installs, mine-site ramp-ups and manufacturing relocations coordinated against install sequence and crew availability.

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