01What FRT moves
First Responder Transport Inc. hauls heavy equipment, machinery, vehicles and sheds across Central Florida on a gooseneck flatbed, seven days a week, at any hour. Same operator on every job, from the quote to the last strap tightened.
Running Hillsborough, Polk and Manatee counties most days, and Lake and Orange as well. If it is heavy, awkward and somebody else has already said no, that is the call to make.
02Equipment and machinery
The flatbed is a gooseneck, which means the deck is low and the load is chained rather than winched onto a tilt. That suits tracked machines, attachments and anything that would rather be driven or walked on than dragged.
What we need to quote it
- What it is — make and model if you have them, or a photo if you do not.
- Roughly what it weighs, and whether it runs and steers.
- Where it is now and where it is going, including whether either end is soft ground.
- How it loads — drives on, gets pushed on, or needs picking up.
A photo of the machine and a photo of the approach gets you a real number back, usually inside the hour. Guessing over the phone gets you a number that changes on the day, which helps nobody.
Machines that will not drive, night moves and what the trailer suits are all on the heavy equipment transport page. The legal side, from size limits to tie-downs, is in hauling heavy equipment in Florida.
03Vehicles
Trucks, project cars, non-runners, and farm and utility vehicles, on the same low gooseneck deck as the machinery and chained down the same way.
A car that will not start is a normal job. What matters for the quote is whether it rolls and whether it steers, because that decides how it gets onto the deck. Send a photo, say which of those it does, and give both towns. The number that comes back is the number on the invoice.
Open and enclosed trailers, runners and non-runners: the detail is on the vehicle transport page.
04Sheds and structures
Sheds are their own discipline. They are light for their size, they flex, and they come apart if you lift them wrong. We move them whole.
Two constraints decide whether a shed move is straightforward or not, and both are worth checking before you book:
- Overhead clearance the whole way, not just at each end. A shed on a deck is tall, and Central Florida streets are full of low oak. We drive the route first on anything awkward.
- Ground at the destination. Setting a shed down on soft sand or fresh turf gets you a shed that is no longer level in a month. Tell us what it is landing on.
What to send for a price and how to get ready for the day are on the shed moving page, and whether the move needs a permit is in do you need a permit to move a shed?
05Welding rig rental
A Miller Bobcat on a trailer, delivered to your site and collected when you are done. $400 a day. You supply the welder; we supply the machine, the trailer and the delivery.
It suits the jobs where hiring a welder for a week costs more than the work is worth — fence and gate repair, trailer and equipment fabrication, site repairs where there is no power. If you need it for longer than a few days, say so and we will price the run rather than the day.
What to tell us when you book is on the welding rig rental page.
06Skid steer work
A tracked skid steer with the operator, for the jobs that need a machine rather than a crew: land clearing, grading and site prep, concrete removal, and pallet fork loading and unloading.
Priced per job, not per hour. Skid steer work varies too much by ground, access and what is actually in the way for an hourly rate to mean anything honest. Send photos of the site and what you want gone and you will get a fixed number.
What the machine does with the bucket and with forks, what to send for a price, and the local clearing permits are on the land clearing page.
07Where we run
Most of the work runs along I-4 between Tampa and Davenport, and down to Bradenton.
A shed going from Plant City to Auburndale, a skid steer from Thonotosassa to a lot in Tampa, a project car coming up from Bradenton to Lakeland. Each one gets quoted the same way, off a photo, and the price is agreed before the truck leaves. If your town is not on the list, text anyway and ask.
08Getting a price
Text a photo. It is faster than describing it and it is the only way to get a number that survives contact with the job.
- Photo of the thing — the machine, the shed, the vehicle, the lot.
- Photo of the access at both ends. This is the one people forget and it is the one that changes the price.
- Both addresses, or at least both towns.
- When it needs to happen. Seven days a week, any hour, nights and weekends included.
You will get a real number back, usually inside the hour. Ask for William.
Out of hours is not a problem and it is not a mystery. A two in the morning load out or a Sunday shed move gets quoted the same way as everything else, off the photo and the access, and the number is agreed before anyone turns a wheel. Nothing gets added to the invoice afterwards.
09Questions people ask
How much does it cost to move a shed?
It depends on the size of the shed, how far it is going and the access at both ends, which is why there is no flat rate on this page. Text a photo of the shed, a photo of the way in and out, and both towns. You get a real number back, usually inside the hour.
Can you move equipment or a vehicle that does not run?
Yes. Non-runners are a normal part of the work. Tell us whether it rolls and whether it steers, because that decides how it gets loaded.
Do you work nights and weekends?
Yes. Seven days a week, at any hour. A night load out or a Sunday move is quoted the same way as a Tuesday afternoon, and the price is agreed before the job starts.
How much is the welding rig rental?
$400 a day for a Miller Bobcat on a trailer, delivered to your site and collected when you are done. You supply the welder. If you need it for more than a few days, ask and we will price the whole run.
Is skid steer work charged by the hour?
No, it is priced per job. Ground, access and what is in the way change too much from one site to the next for an hourly rate to be honest. Send photos of the site and what needs to go, and you get a fixed number.
What areas do you cover?
Tampa, Plant City, Thonotosassa, Lakeland, Auburndale, Davenport and Bradenton most often, and the rest of Hillsborough, Polk, Manatee, Lake and Orange counties.