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Vineyard rows and a winery in the Walla Walla Valley, Washington

Winery and Vineyard Freight Trucking

Tanks, presses, harvesters, tractors and bottling lines on open deck, plus cased wine, glass and barrels. Oregon, Washington and California.

Winery equipmentFlatbed, step deck, ConestogaCased wine and glass75,000+ carrier partners
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Big Winery and Vineyard Equipment

Open deck loads that need a plan, not just a truck.

Row of tall stainless steel wine fermentation tanks in a winery
Tanks and fermenters

Tall stainless tanks often need a step deck or RGN to stay under legal height.

Wine press at an Oregon winery
Presses and crush pads

Presses, destemmers and filtration machines, chained and tarped.

Mechanical grape harvester working in a vineyard row
Grape harvesters and tractors

Tall harvesters and narrow vineyard tractors on step decks and RGNs.

Wine bottling line with bottles on a conveyor
Bottling lines

Crated line sections, often on a Conestoga to stay dry.

More: heavy haul and oversize, step deck, Conestoga.

How Equipment Moves Get Planned

One coordinator from quote to delivery.

Large tank chained on a flatbed trailer
Large tank on a flatbed, how big tanks travel.
Measure firstHeight, width and weight decide the trailer and any permits.
Riggers and forkliftsWe line up pickup and delivery times with your rigger.
PermitsOversize tanks get state permits and escorts when required.
Vineyard accessNarrow farm roads and gravel pads checked before dispatch.

Cased Wine, Glass and Barrels

The other side of winery freight.

Cased winePalletized cases in a dry van, shrink wrapped and blocked.
Temperature notesHeat and freezing both hurt wine. A reefer holds a set range on hot or cold runs.
Empty glassNew bottles from glass plants to the winery, on pallets in a dry van.
BarrelsOak barrels on pallets or racks, loaded so they cannot roll.
Rows of oak wine barrels in a cellar
Barrels ship on pallets in a dry van.

See dry van and reefer and LTL for smaller shipments.

Wine Regions We Serve

Oregon, Washington and California, plus Los Angeles.

Vineyard rows in the Willamette Valley, Oregon
OregonWillamette Valley

1,043 Oregon wineries in 2025; Willamette Valley wineries did 80% of the crush.

Bottling line running at a Washington winery
WashingtonWalla Walla and Yakima

985 licensed wineries. Yakima Valley grows 17,000 acres of wine grapes; Walla Walla has 120 wineries.

Autumn vineyard rows in Napa Valley, California
CaliforniaNapa, Sonoma and Paso Robles

About 6,200 California wineries, including 425+ in Sonoma County and 200+ in Paso Robles.

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Harvest and Grapes

Secondary to the equipment, but we handle it.

Harvest seasonLate summer to fall. Picking bins, grapes and juice move on tight windows.
Grapes and juiceReefer when the buyer needs cool fruit on arrival.
Equipment returnsRented harvesters and bins headed back after harvest.
One-off or seasonalA single tank or a full harvest program.

Winery Freight in Pictures

Equipment, cellars and vineyards.

Stainless steel fermenters and a pad filtration machine
Fermenters and a filtration machine.
Row of tall stainless steel wine fermentation tanks in a winery
Tall stainless tanks often ship on open deck.
Mechanical grape harvester working in a vineyard row
Grape harvesters are tall and need open deck.
Wine press at an Oregon winery
Presses move on flatbed or Conestoga.
Rows of oak wine barrels in a cellar
Barrels ship on pallets in a dry van.
Dry van trailer rear doors open at a loading yard
Cased wine and glass ride in dry vans.

Winery and Vineyard Freight FAQ

Yes. Stainless tanks and fermenters on flatbeds, step decks or RGNs, with permits when a tank is oversize.

Yes. Harvesters are tall, so they usually ride on a step deck or RGN.

Yes. Crated line sections often go on a Conestoga so they stay dry.

Yes. Palletized cases in dry vans, or reefers when the weather calls for temperature control.

Yes. Palletized glass from glass plants to wineries in dry vans.

Oregon, Washington and California, including Willamette Valley, Walla Walla, Yakima, Napa, Sonoma and Paso Robles.

Yes. We schedule pickup and delivery around your rigger or forklift crew.

IZ Freight is powered by Armstrong Transport Group and its 75,000+ carrier partners.

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Moving Winery Equipment or Wine?

What it is, size, weight, pickup and delivery. We send the quote.

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Figures are from the sources listed. Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Agne27 (CC BY-SA 3.0), Brian Johnson & Dane Kantner (CC BY-SA 2.0), Brocken Inaglory (CC BY-SA 3.0), Cjp24 (CC BY-SA 4.0), Dave Parker (CC BY-SA 2.5), Doug Kerr (CC BY-SA 2.0), Drew Cuddy (CC BY-SA 2.0), Peterdownunder (CC BY 4.0); truck photos from the IZ Freight carrier network. IZ Freight is an independent agency of Armstrong Transport Group, LLC (MC-555609, USDOT 2236080). Transportation is performed by authorized motor carriers.

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