Where we take machinery moving requests
Rigging companies we work with generally serve the Toledo metro, Northwest Ohio and nearby Southeast Michigan. Larger moves may draw companies from farther away. If your location isn't listed, send the request anyway.
Lucas, Wood, Fulton, Ottawa, Sandusky and Hancock counties in Ohio, plus Monroe and Lenawee counties in Michigan.
Toledo
Older industrial areas along the river, North Toledo and the west side, plus the Jeep complex area.
Maumee
Mixed industrial and commercial areas near the Anthony Wayne Trail and I-475.
Perrysburg
Industrial parks along the turnpike and I-75, including many newer distribution and manufacturing buildings.
Rossford and Walbridge
Wood County logistics and manufacturing near I-75 and the turnpike.
Holland
Light manufacturing and industrial parks on the west side of the metro.
Sylvania
Commercial and light industrial sites north of Toledo.
Oregon and Northwood
East side industrial areas, including near the refinery and port.
Bowling Green
Wood County seat with manufacturing and food processing.
Waterville and Whitehouse
Southwest suburbs with smaller shops and fabricators.
Swanton and Delta
Fulton County manufacturing to the west.
Fremont
Sandusky County, to the southeast.
Findlay
Hancock County manufacturing hub south along I-75.
Monroe and Temperance, MI
Southeast Michigan, just across the state line.
Local factors for Toledo-area moves
A lot of Toledo's industrial building stock is older. Plants along the Maumee River, in North Toledo and in the older suburbs were built for different equipment, with narrower doors, lower clear heights, columns on tight spacing and floors whose capacity isn't always documented. Riggers often have to work around these constraints with low-profile skates, gantries or temporary wall openings. If you know your floor's design capacity or have building drawings, share them.
Newer industrial parks in Perrysburg, Rossford, Holland, Walbridge and along the I-75 and Ohio Turnpike corridors tend to have wider docks and higher clear heights, which can make deliveries simpler. Moves between an older building and a new one often combine both kinds of challenge.
Cross-border moves into Michigan, through Monroe, Temperance, Bedford and beyond, are routine for local companies, but oversize or overweight loads need permits from each state's transportation department, and route planning around bridges and low clearances matters. The Ohio Department of Transportation issues special hauling permits for oversize and overweight loads on state routes.
Winter weather affects schedules. Icy docks, frozen yards and road restrictions can slow transport, and some equipment, such as machines with coolant or hydraulic fluid, must be protected from freezing during moves.
Toledo's mix of automotive suppliers, glass and plastics plants, machine shops and food processors means requests range from a single CNC lathe in a small shop to full production lines. Many relocations happen during planned shutdowns, such as holiday weeks, when downtime costs the least. If your move is tied to a shutdown window, give the rigger as much notice as you can, because those weeks book up across the region. Also mention whether the move crosses into Michigan or elsewhere, since over-the-road transport of oversize loads may need state permits and escorts that the transport carrier arranges.
Coverage depends on which independent providers are available for your location and job. We can't promise every request will be matched. Free matching service by Voraus LLC. We connect you with independent local machinery movers and riggers. We are not a machinery mover and do not perform the work.
Ready to get your machinery moving project moving?
Start with what you know. Something like "Haas VF-4 vertical mill, about 8,000 lbs, moving from Maumee to Perrysburg, plant shut down the week of July 4" gives a rigger enough to plan a site visit.