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Knight Division TacticalDoes KDT provide lowboys for moving dozers on a fire?
Lowboy Transports (Type 1–3) & Heavy Haul
Yes.
KDT provides lowboy transports, typed Type 1–3 by rated load for wildfire, plus flatbed and heavy haul trucking, with CDL drivers and permits as the load requires, to move dozers, excavators, generators and camp equipment.
Typical configuration
- Lowboy Type 1
- Rated at loads of 70,000 lb or more
- Lowboy Type 2
- Rated at loads of 35,001–69,999 lb
- Lowboy Type 3
- Rated at loads of 35,000 lb and under
- Method of hire (wildfire)
- Wet, with operator; mileage or minimum daily guarantee; 65% if the operator also runs the hauled equipment
- Flatbeds (other incidents)
- About 48–53 ft, about 45,000–48,000 lb payload, typical
- Permits
- Oversize/overweight permits and pilot cars as the load requires
Heavy equipment doesn't drive to a fire. Dozers, excavators and masticators ride on lowboys, and when the line moves or a new division opens, the equipment moves with them.
On wildfires, KDT runs heavy equipment transport as Transportation, Lowboy: a tractor and trailer, wet with the operator, paid by mileage or a minimum daily guarantee. It is typed by rated load: Type 1 is 70,000 lb or more, Type 2 is 35,001–69,999 lb and Type 3 is 35,000 lb and under. The rate drops to 65% when the transport operator also operates the equipment being hauled. Our drivers follow DOT rules, hold a CDL with the right endorsements, handle state weight limits and hauling permits, and are ready for steep, poorly maintained fire roads.
For hurricane, spill and hazmat work, KDT also runs flatbeds and step decks for light towers, generators, conex boxes, tents and pallets, and arranges oversize permits and pilot cars where the load calls for them.
Available as
- Lowboy transports, Type 1, 2 or 3
- Lowboy assigned to the incident for repeated moves
- Flatbeds and step decks for camp equipment (hurricane, spill and hazmat work)
What's included
- CDL driver with each truck, as required
- Load securement
- Oversize permits and pilot cars as needed
- Fuel and maintenance
Where it's used
- Moving dozers, excavators, road graders and masticators
- Delivering generators, light towers and conex boxes
- Hauling tents and camp structures
- Moving boom, skimmers and spill equipment
Questions, answered.
Does KDT provide lowboys for moving dozers on a fire?
Yes. We supply lowboy transports with CDL drivers to move dozers, excavators and other heavy equipment to and around the incident.
How are lowboy transports typed?
By rated load: a Type 1 transport is rated at 70,000 lb or more, a Type 2 at 35,001–69,999 lb and a Type 3 at 35,000 lb and under.
Who handles oversize permits?
The transport operator does. Oversize and overweight permits and pilot cars are arranged as each load and route requires.
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