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Equipment Shipping Checker: Trailer Height, Oversize Permits and Container Fit

Pick a machine or enter its transport size. The checker adds each trailer’s deck height and compares the load with U.S. width and height limits, then checks container door and inside sizes.

Truck options
TrailerDeck heightLoaded heightResult
Container options (inside size and door)
ContainerFits through the door?Fits inside?

U.S. federal limits: 102 in (8 ft 6 in) wide and 80,000 lb gross on the Interstate. Height limits are set by each state. Deck heights are typical; check with the carrier. Container sizes are typical inside dimensions; leave room for lashing.

How it works

Loaded height = deck height + machine height. Typical decks: flatbed 60 in, step deck 40 in, RGN or lowboy 24 in.

Legal width on U.S. highways is 102 in. Height limits are set by states: 13 ft 6 in in most, 14 ft or more in many western states.

Container fit uses typical inside sizes and door openings (20 ft and 40 ft standard: about 92 × 90 in door; high cube: 92 × 102 in).

Common questions

What is the legal load height?

Most states allow 13 ft 6 in; many western states allow 14 ft. Check every state on the route.

Will a mini excavator fit in a shipping container?

If its transport height is under about 8 ft 5 in and its width under about 7 ft 8 in, it fits through a high cube door; many machines up to about 5 t do. Check the exact transport size with the checker above.