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Heavy Hauling and Delivery in Seattle, WA
Oversize deliveries into Seattle on lowboy, step-deck and multi-axle trailers, with the street use and route permits handled.
Heavy Hauling in Seattle
Getting Heavy Loads Into the City
Snell Crane Service hauls steel, machinery, generators and construction equipment into Seattle, from downtown towers to industrial yards in SoDo and Georgetown. Our trailers carry loads up to the capacity of our 90-ton 12-axle lowboy.
City deliveries are mostly planning. Our project managers check the route, the curb space and the delivery window, then line up the permits so the truck isn't parked on a street it isn't allowed to use. If the load needs to be set when it arrives, we can bring the crane too.
Local Know-How
Seattle Streets, Bridges and Permits
Loads come into Seattle on I-5, I-90, I-405 and SR-99, and each approach has its own height and weight limits to plan around. Downtown, South Lake Union and Capitol Hill work usually means a narrow street, a short delivery window and a lane or sidewalk closure, which needs an SDOT street use permit on top of the WSDOT oversize permit for the highway run.
In SoDo, Georgetown, Interbay and Ballard the streets are wider, but rail crossings, port traffic near the Port of Seattle and drawbridges over the Ship Canal still shape the route. We plan the turn radius, the staging spot and the unload before the load leaves the yard.
Common Jobs
What We Do in Seattle
- Structural steel delivered to downtown and South Lake Union job sites
- Generators, switchgear and transformers for hospitals, labs and data centers
- Rooftop HVAC units delivered for a crane pick on the same day
- Machinery moving in and out of industrial buildings in SoDo and Georgetown
- Heavy equipment moved between Seattle job sites and our Olympia yard
- Marine and port equipment along the waterfront and Interbay
- Precast and long loads routed around Ship Canal bridges
Equipment
What We Bring
- 90-ton 12-axle lowboy: spreads the heaviest loads across enough axles for Seattle's highway approaches
- Step-deck trailers: steel and precast deliveries where a crane picks straight off the deck
- Lowboy and double-drop trailers: tall machinery that has to clear overpasses on I-5 and I-90
- B-train and multi-axle trailers: long or heavy loads that need the weight spread out
- National NBT55L boom truck: 55 ton, 151 ft boom, for deliveries that need a quick set at the curb
Local Project
From the Job Site
On a recent Seattle job, we delivered structural steel to the site and set it with our own crane. Our project managers planned the haul, the permits and the lift, so the steel went from trailer to its final position without a second contractor in the middle.
FAQ
Seattle Questions
Do you get SDOT street use permits for deliveries?
Yes. When a delivery needs a lane, curb or sidewalk in Seattle, we handle the SDOT street use permit along with the WSDOT oversize permit for the highway run.
Can you deliver at night or outside rush hour?
Yes. Our dispatch runs 24/7, and we schedule city deliveries around permit hours and traffic.
Can you deliver and set the load in one trip?
Yes. We can send the trailer and the crane or boom truck together, planned by one project team.
Do you arrange pilot cars?
Yes. When the permit calls for pilot-car escorts, we arrange them as part of the move.
Heavy Hauling · Seattle
Plan Your Seattle Delivery
Tell us what's moving and where it's going and we'll get you a quote, or call our Seattle dispatcher at (206) 208-2946.