Majority of your large moving needs can be accommodated by a combination of truck and railroad flatbeds. There are particular considerations, but, as soon as your load is so huge that it won't fit on the flatbed itself. If you need to haul to such a load, then you have no choice but to ask with a service that offers over-dimensional moving. The term is usually referred to as a heavy haul or a wide load. A heavy equipment trailer is a non- motorized vehicle that is hauled behind a motorized vehicle with the aim of moving over-dimensional load. Such trailers are typically quite huge and may need special hauling equipment that allows a user to connect the trailer to the hauling vehicle.

The exact design of the heavy equipment trailer can differ depending on what it is intended to move; car haulers, for instance, are intended to move quite a few cars at once, thus the trailer features portable ramps and other parts that allow the user to drive automobiles onto the trailer and secure them in place. Further heavy equipment trailer units may have access ramps that let an automobile to be driven onto a flat bed. The access ramps will then fold over onto the trailer itself as soon as not in use. Another model may allow a vehicle to be driven up onto the flatbed devoid of ramps. The heavy equipment trailer in this example will have a hydraulic lift that will tilt the whole bed of the trailer until it makes contact with the land.

The car can then be driven forward onto the trailer and lifted into place. At times a winch system is needed to make the move between the ground and the trailer possible. It is very possible that the trailer will have two or more axles and numerous wheels so as to sufficiently support the weight of the over-dimensional load being moved. A heavy equipment trailer is purposely designed for bigger loads, which means the bed may perhaps be wider; so, the axles may be wider as well. Every axle is likely to have four wheels rather than two for extra stability. The trailer's frame is possible to be made from high-grade steel that is sturdy enough to resist damage from the equipment's weight.

Attaching the trailer to a hauling vehicle to move over-dimensional load can be done in a few different techniques, depending on the type of hauling vehicle being used. Smaller trailers typically connect to the hauling vehicle using a tow hitch and receiver system; bigger trailers may need a special gooseneck connection system. The hauling vehicle will need to have special parts mounted on it, typically in a truck bed, to accept the gooseneck style trailer. The biggest heavy equipment trailer units are meant for use with huge diesel tractors, such as the ones normally seen on thoroughfares hauling box trailers. In this situation, the trailer will need to be designed to work with the kind of hitch system used on the huge diesel trailer.