Heavy Haul Explained: Legal Weight Limits vs What Carriers Actually Do

Added: 2026-05-05

[00:00:00]What we call heavy haul and what other carriers call heavy haul is completely different. We used to be able to haul up to a million pounds. So, we've really been in the heavy haul space. We can haul up to 175,000 pounds right now legally and keyword being legally. You get these road carriers out there. They'll put 220,000 pounds on the back of that trailer all day long and just hope and pray that they don't get caught. Heavy haul is a good market to be in. You can make some really good money, but it's also there's a lot more work that goes into it and you really need to consider that before you decide that you want to get into the heavy haul sector.