Low Cost, Coast to Coast Landoll Trailer Shipping for Containers and Dead Equipment
Storage and shipping containers are the classic Landoll job. The tilted deck and winch let a 20 or 40 foot container slide on at origin and slide off onto blocks or grade at destination, no crane rental, no forklift big enough to lift a can. That single capability regularly saves more than the cost difference over a standard deck, especially at residential or jobsite deliveries where machinery is not waiting on the other end.
A Landoll deck typically handles up to roughly 35,000 to 40,000 pounds. Running, high clearance machines that load fine over ramps usually price better on our standard equipment shipping service, and machines past Landoll weight belong on a lowboy or removable gooseneck (RGN) trailer. Your coordinator will route the load to the deck that fits it, not the most expensive one.
The tilting deck and hydraulic winch load machines that cannot climb ramps.
Running equipment drives on; dead machines are winched on. Either way the load angle stays near zero.
Licensed, insured carriers with real traveling axle experience on every dispatch.
Landoll is a trailer manufacturer whose traveling axle design became the industry shorthand, the way Kleenex did for tissues. The trick is in the running gear: the rear axles hydraulically travel forward along the frame while the deck tilts, so the tail of the deck settles onto the pavement. Cargo loads at a near zero degree angle, the axles travel back, and the deck returns dead level for transport. No dock, no ramps, no crane.
That near zero load angle is the whole reason this trailer exists. Low clearance machines that would scrape on a ramp break over, dead forklifts and non running equipment that have to be winched, and steel storage containers that would otherwise need a crane at both ends all move on a Landoll without drama. If your load rolls but cannot climb, this is its trailer.
A hydraulic cylinder slides the axle bogie forward on rails under the frame, shifting the balance point so the deck can tilt until its tail touches the ground. The winch cable pays out to the load, pulls it up the deck, and the axles travel rearward to level everything for the road. The driver runs the whole cycle from the trailer controls in minutes.
Auction buys that will not start, seized forklifts, machines waiting on parts: dead loads are where a Landoll earns its rate. Tell your coordinator up front that the machine does not run, whether it rolls and steers, and what it weighs. Those three facts decide the winch plan, and an accurate description at booking is the difference between a clean pickup and a stalled one.
Confirm the tires hold air or the tracks are intact so the load can roll, release or note any parking brake and steering locks, identify a rated winch attachment point, and photograph the machine from all four sides before pickup. If fluids leak, say so; carriers can protect the deck for it. Your coordinator sends the full checklist at booking.
Have the load dimensions, weight, running condition, and both ZIP codes ready, then start with the freight shipping cost calculator or call (866) 821-4555. A dedicated coordinator confirms the winch plan and pickup window and stays your single point of contact through delivery.
