addressed in advance, Phillips noted.“ When a shipment exceeds standard size or weight limits, it requires more than conventional transportation,” he explained.“ It becomes a coordinated effort involving permitting, route analysis, equipment selection and timing.”
Mangum’ s follows a systematic workflow that guides each OS / OW transportation project from planning through delivery. The process includes reviewing cargo dimensions, weight and timing requirements; engineering the appropriate equipment and route; securing permits and escort services; loading and transporting the freight and coordinating delivery at the final destination.
Phillips describes the process as structured enough to keep projects predictable while remaining flexible enough to adapt when necessary. Transparency is also a priority, ensuring customers remain informed about shipment status throughout the move.“ Oversize and overweight transport takes planning, the
The newest addition to the Mangum’ s fleet is a Goldhofer P12 Plus modular highway trailer with the ability to transport loads weighing up to 281,000 pounds when operating with all 12 axle lines.
right equipment and a team that knows how to bring it all together,” he said.
Full Service
Mangum’ s, operating from terminals in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia, provides nationwide OS / OW transportation services for industries that require specialized handling and regulatory expertise. Among the services offered are:
• Oversize and overweight hauling
• Roll-on / roll-off
• Crane-on / crane-off support
• Intrastate and interstate permitting
• Escort coordination, including flag cars, high-pole vehicles and police or highway patrol support
• Storage and staging
• Specialized rigging and packing solutions
The diversity of freight moved by Mangum’ s reflects the broad range of industries it serves. The company regularly transports cranes and heavy construction equipment, steel structures and bridge components, industrial generators, transformers and data processing units, large tanks and pressure vessels. Additional specialized cargo includes industrial HVAC units, servers, agricultural equipment, large vehicles, aircraft and rail cars.
The Mangum’ s fleet includes equipment from major manufacturers such as Fontaine, Trail King, XL Specialized, Landoll, Faymonville, Goldhofer, Diamond, Nelson, Transmaster and Kalyn Siebert. The company’ s heavy haul inventory includes:
• RGN( Removable Gooseneck) trailers with deck heights as low as 12 inches and well lengths up to 33 feet
• Extendable RGNs with well lengths up to 60 feet
• Stepdecks as low as 32 inches
• Extendable stepdecks
• Flatbeds and extendable flatbeds
• Perimeter extendables
• Lowboys
• Dropside rail trailers
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