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Heavy Hauling in Olympia, WA
Lowboy, double-drop, step-deck and multi-axle hauling out of our 4.5-acre, 24-hour secured yard in Olympia.
Heavy Hauling in Olympia
Hauling From Our Home Yard
Snell Crane Service has hauled machinery, steel, crane components and construction equipment out of Olympia since 1992. Our trucks and trailers are based here, so Thurston County loads go out from the same yard where we stage our own crane jobs.
Our project managers plan the move. We pick the trailer, route the load, and take care of all the permits, paperwork and hassle. If your freight needs a place to land before the site is ready, our yard can receive it, store it and send it on when you call.
Local Know-How
Routes, Ports and Staging Around Thurston County
Olympia sits where I-5 meets US-101, so loads head north to Tacoma and Seattle, south to Centralia, Chehalis and Portland, or west on US-101 and SR-8 toward Shelton, Grays Harbor and the Olympic Peninsula. US-12 carries freight on to Aberdeen and the coast. Oversize loads on these highways run under WSDOT permits, and we plan routes around bridge heights, weight limits and travel-time restrictions before the truck rolls.
The 4.5-acre yard is the piece most haulers can't offer. Inbound equipment can arrive by truck, sit secured around the clock, and be reloaded onto the right trailer for the final run. That works well for Port of Olympia cargo, phased plant installs, and jobs where the site has no laydown room.
Common Jobs
What We Do in Olympia
- Receiving and storing equipment at our yard until your site is ready
- Transloading freight from incoming trucks onto lowboys or step-decks for the final delivery
- Staging crane components and rigging for lifts around Thurston County
- Moving excavators, loaders and dozers between job sites along I-5 and US-101
- Delivering tanks, generators and process equipment to plants in Tumwater, Lacey and Olympia
- Hauling cargo to and from the Port of Olympia
- Long loads of structural steel and precast heading to the coast on US-12 and SR-8
Equipment
What We Bring
- 90-ton 12-axle lowboy: our heaviest trailer, for loads that need the axle count to stay legal on state highways
- Lowboy and double-drop trailers: low deck height for tall machinery and tracked equipment
- Step-deck trailers: for steel, precast and loads that roll or slide on
- B-train and multi-axle trailers: for long or heavy loads that need weight spread out
- 4.5-acre, 24-hour secured yard: receive, store, transload and haul from one place
FAQ
Olympia Questions
Can you store my equipment before it ships to the job site?
Yes. Our 4.5-acre yard in Olympia is secured 24 hours a day. We receive the load, store it and haul it to your site when you're ready.
Do you handle oversize permits for loads leaving Olympia?
Yes. We route the load and handle the WSDOT oversize permits, plus Oregon permits when the load is headed south of the Columbia River.
Can you transload from another carrier's truck?
Yes. Freight can arrive at our yard on another truck and leave on one of our trailers, matched to the load and the route.
Can you haul and lift on the same job?
Yes. The same project team can plan the haul and the crane, so one crew delivers and sets the load.
Heavy Hauling · Olympia
Get A Hauling Quote
Just tell us a bit about your hauling project and we'll get right back to you, or call our Olympia dispatcher at (360) 867-0198.