Massachusetts Boat Transport
Massachusetts Boat Transporters have to follow the Massachusetts state DOT regulations at all times. Requirements for over size boats:
Massachusetts Boat Haulers and a boat transport company have to follow the Massachusetts state DOT regulations at all times. Requirements for over size boats:
Boat Haulers in Massachusetts must operate during the hours of operation are regulated. Generally the hours of operation are from sunrise to sunset. Massachusetts has many turnpike and toll restrictions, for travel times and sizes contact Mass Turnpike (781)431-5000
Any boat over 8’6” wide must have a permit issued by the state and it may be ordered on line. Allow at least 24 hours prior to transport to obtain a permit. Keep in mind that some cities and metropolitan areas may require additional permits for yacht transportation.
- Any boat over 12’ wide will require an escort during boat transport
- On MA Turnpikes, any boat over 12’ wide will require one escort and two escorts on 13’ wide and greater
- A height pole is required on loads over 15’
- Any load that can be reduced to legal, 13’6”, must be done so prior to transport.
- Travel restrictions may apply on federal and state holidays.
For more info visit Massachusetts DOT at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/massachusetts-department-of-transportation
This info applies to all Boat Transport, Powerboat Transport, Sailboat Transport, Yacht Transport, and Small Boat Transport.
Check out below just some of the locations Flagship services in Massachusetts.
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Cities
Boston | Plymouth | Barnstable | Falmouth | Wareham | Gloucester | Salem | Beverly | Scituate | Winthrop | Lynn | Newburyport | Haverhill | Quincy | Hingham | Duxbury | Dennis | New Bedford | Kingston | West Newbury | Marblehead | Chatham | Harwich | Eastham | Sandwich | Mashpee | Cambridge | Weymouth | Cape Cod | Concord |
Bodies of Water
Atlantic Ocean | Nahant Bay | Fall River | Broad Bay | Merrimack River | Plymouth Bay | Cape Cod Bay | Massachusetts Bay | Quabbin Reservoir | Charles River | Boston Harbor | Assawompset Pond | Connecticut River | Long Pond | Saugus River | Jones River | Duxbury Bay | Cape Cod Canal | Quashnet River | Waquiot Bay | Buffimville Lake | Jamaica Pond | Bass River | Popponessett Bay | Concord River | Ipswich River | Mystic River | Watuppa Ponds | Mashpee Ponds | Chicopee River |