You’ve got a skid steer in Fort Worth and a job site outside Tulsa. Or a tractor in Abilene heading to a ranch near Lawton. Either way, you need it moved without drama. We do this run constantly. Here’s what you need to know about shipping heavy equipment from Texas to Oklahoma.

What This Haul Looks Like

The I-35 corridor from the Dallas–Fort Worth area up through Oklahoma is one of the busiest freight lanes in the country. That’s good for you. It means we’re not deadheading. It means your rate stays reasonable, and your pickup window stays tight.

We run a Silverback 40-foot power tilt gooseneck for heavy equipment. That’s the trailer built for skid steers, excavators, mini track loaders, and tractors up to the weight limits of a gooseneck setup. We also have a Kaufman 4-car wedge trailer, but that’s for vehicles. Heavy equipment goes on the Silverback. Period.

If your machine is inoperable, the trailers have winch capability. We can pull it on. No cranes, no extra rigging crew, no circus.

Rates for Texas to Oklahoma

We quote per mile, plus a loading and handling fee for the time it takes to secure your machine. Here’s what you’re looking at for this lane:

Light equipment (compact tractors, mini skid steers): $2.50–$3.50 per mile
Medium equipment (full-size skid steers, backhoes, mid-size excavators): $3.50–$4.50 per mile
Heavy or oversized (large excavators, anything requiring permits): custom quote

Minimum for any equipment haul is $400. If you’re moving two or more pieces on the same trailer, we can drop the per-mile rate. Volume gets you 5–15% off. Expedited runs add 25–50% on top of the base rate. That’s the straight math.

For a typical run from Granbury, Texas, to Oklahoma City, you’re looking at roughly 200 miles. Do the math. It’s cheaper than renting a truck, buying straps, and burning a weekend.

Permits and Oversized Loads

Some equipment fits on the trailer without a second thought. Others don’t. Anything over width, height, or weight limits requires a permit. We handle that coordination. You don’t need to call the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. You don’t need to figure out pilot car requirements. That’s our job.

What you need to know: tell us the make, model, and attachment configuration when you request a quote. A skid steer with a bucket is one thing. The same machine with a forestry mulcher and tracks is another. Width and height change. So does the permit requirement.

If you’re not sure what you have, send us photos. We’ve strapped down enough iron to know what fits and what doesn’t.

What We Need From You

Before we roll, we need a few things:

Clear access to the equipment. If it’s parked behind a locked gate, we need a code or a contact who can let us in.
A level surface for loading. The power tilt helps, but we still need room to back in and get the trailer level.
The machine ready to load. Buckets down, attachments secured, fluids checked for leaks. If it’s leaking, that’s a problem on the road. We’ll flag it before we load.
A responsible party at delivery. Someone to sign the bill of lading and check the equipment for damage. We document everything before and after. If there’s an issue, we catch it at the dock, not a week later.

Why Go With a Veteran-Owned Carrier

Scott Luckie ran convoys in the Marines. Kelly Luckie handled logistics in the Air Force. That’s not a marketing angle. That’s how we operate. We plan the route, we check the weather, we secure the load like it’s going into a combat zone. Because that’s the standard we were trained to.

We’re based in Granbury, about 35 miles southwest of Fort Worth. That puts us in the middle of the Texas equipment corridor. Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio — we’re already in the neighborhood. Oklahoma is a straight shot north. We cover Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, New Mexico, and Arkansas. If you’re shipping equipment from Texas to Oklahoma, we’re not sending a subcontractor. We’re sending our own rig, our own driver, our own straps.

Get a Quote Before You Load

You can call us with the details, or you can use the quote form on our site. Either way, we need the same information: equipment type, weight if you know it, pickup location, delivery location, and whether it runs. That’s it.

We’ll come back with a firm per-mile rate and a pickup window. No bait and switch. No “well, that was the quote, but the fuel surcharge…” We quote the job. We do the job.

If you’re moving multiple pieces of equipment, ask about the multi-unit rate. That’s where the savings kick in. We can also handle auction pickups at Copart, IAA, or Manheim if you bought sight unseen and need it hauled home.

Shipping heavy equipment from Texas to Oklahoma doesn’t have to be a project. It’s a two-hundred-mile run with a professional driver who’s done it before. Get your quote, get your load secured, and get back to work.

Request a quote and we’ll get you on the schedule.

Shipping Heavy Equipment from Texas to Oklahoma