Only Want To Haul Heavy Equipment

Question, if I want to only truck for heavy equipment companies so I can haul heavy equipment, do I need to go through company paid training or private training? Are there such companies that are paid training for heavy equipment?

There are probably plenty of companies that haul equipment OTR but I can only think of one off the top of my head right now and that’s Keen. After looking at their website and job listings, they require at least 18 months OTR. Your best bet is to get the training and get your license then drive OTR for a year or so with a general freight carrier then start looking. Plenty of construction companies are hiring for RGN drivers but they typically require 2-4 years of experience from what I’ve seen lately. I did heavy haul for a short while and I only got out of it because of the company and not the job itself. I’m hopefully setting myself up for a job now and have my foot in the door where I can both haul equipment and do what I’m doing now which is hauling fuel.

Hello Bryce,

I have a friend who hauls heavy equipment full time. He works for a large commercial construction company. He is also an operator, but he stopped operating heavy equipment and now he only picks up and delivers the company equipment to job sites. Perhaps that is an opportunity you could look into. He likes his job and is well paid for what he does. Plus, he’s home every night. The tractors he drives are all manual, btw.

Just an idea.