Need industrial movers or machinery movers in Québec City? Rigging-Busters plans machinery moves for manufacturers, machine shops, printers and laboratories across the Québec City region, Lévis and the Beauce. Our riggers prepare each machine, load it on a suitable trailer, transport it with the required permits and set it on its new spot.
Typical requests: a lathe going to a new shop in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures, a press brake bought at an auction, or a packaging line relocating from Québec City to Lévis. Most of our Québec City pages are in French; this one covers machinery moving in English.
- Industrial work only: machines, production lines and plant equipment. No home or office moves.
- One crew for the whole job: rigging, handling, loading, road transport, set-in-place, levelling and millwright installation.
- From 3,500 CAD before tax: that is the minimum project, and most industrial moves cost more. The written quote shows what is included.
- Free estimates: we usually reply within 2–4 working hours once we have all the details.
- Travel planned in: for Québec City, Lévis and the Beauce, crew travel is built into the quote.
- Insured: $5 million in liability insurance that includes cargo coverage, plus workers’ compensation coverage, with a certificate of insurance on request.
Want a rough figure first? The Heavy Lifting & Moving Calculator gives an instant price range.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
How We Move Machinery in Québec City
From one machine to a full plant, the work follows six steps:
- The brief: equipment list with weights and sizes, photos, both addresses and your date.
- Site visit if needed: door widths, docks, clear height, floor capacity and truck access at both sites.
- Rigging and transport plan: lifting method, trailer, route, permits, escorts and any street-occupation permit.
- Preparation: moving parts secured, machine protected for the road. Your staff or licensed contractors handle disconnections.
- Loading and haul: skates, jacks, a heavy forklift or a hydraulic gantry, or a crane from a specialist partner when needed. The load is chained down before it leaves.
- Placement and levelling: we set the machine on its marked spot and level it, ready for reconnection and start-up, with millwright installation if you need it.
Millwright Installation and Levelling
Our millwrights place each machine on its pads or anchors, level and align it, and leave it ready for your licensed electricians to reconnect. We set anchor bolts, base plates and shims to the OEM’s foundation drawing and torque them once the machine is level.
For a free estimate, list the machines and attach a few photos. We usually reply within 2–4 working hours once we have all the details.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Heavy Machinery Transport Around Québec City
The trailer depends on the machine’s weight, width and loaded height. Low machines on skids ride on a flatbed. A lowboy trailer lets a tall machine stay within the legal height. Press brakes and forklifts go on a tilt-deck trailer, with no crane needed.
Special Permits from Quebec’s Transport Ministry (MTMD)
Loads beyond the legal size or weight travel under a special permit (French) from the MTMD, applied for in its GPM system. In 2026, each specific permit costs C$141 (classes 1–3) or C$305 (classes 4–7) and covers one round trip within 7 consecutive days. Class 6 (weight) and class 7 (dimensions) loads first need a ministry feasibility study, so plan weeks ahead. Permits and escorts are planned before the move date.
Street Occupation in Québec City: Call 311
A truck parked on the street to load, or a crane set up outside the plant, needs a roadway occupation permit (French) from the City of Québec. By-law R.V.Q. 2786 sets the rules, and you apply by phone at 311. Allow up to 10 business days: a technician calls back within 5–10 business days and confirms the date. Request any extension at least 5 business days before the permit ends.
Escorts and Spring Load Restrictions
Wide or tall loads sometimes need escorts. For example, a load over 3.75 m wide is followed by an escort on a road with more than one lane in the direction of travel. Over 4.5 m high, an escort leads the way. Québec City is in thaw zone 1, where the 2026 thaw restrictions (French) ran from 16 March to 15 May. Load limits drop in that window, and most special permits for heavy loads are suspended.
Wide, tall or very heavy machine? Send its size, its weight and the planned route.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
What We Move for Plants in the Québec City Region
Examples of machines and equipment we move:
- machining centres, lathes and other CNC machines (French page)
- press brakes, shears, stamping presses and welding equipment
- production lines, conveyors and packaging machines during a plant move
- printing presses and finishing equipment
- electrical cabinets, transformers and generators, handled by our industrial rigging crews
- chillers, compressors and forklifts (French page)
- heavy lab and medical equipment, moved in coordination with the manufacturer
Auction Buys and Plant Closures
Auction terms can be tight: some auctioneers allow about 5 days, by appointment, to take heavy machinery out. Give us the lot number, the site and the removal date, and we schedule the work to meet it. In a plant closure, machines leave in the sequence the receiving site needs.
Dismantling and Reassembly
Large machines and full lines often travel in modules. We take them apart at the old site, rig, haul and place each module, and rebuild them at the new one.
Outside Our Scope
No home or office moves, general freight or demolition. We don’t rent out forklifts or cranes, with or without an operator.
Bought a machine at auction, or emptying a plant? Describe the equipment and your deadline.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Service Area: Québec City, Lévis and the Beauce
Québec City has 14 industrial parks, among them Armand-Viau, Colbert, Carillon, Jean-Talon and Saint-Malo. The Parc technologique du Québec métropolitain is home to about a hundred high-tech companies. West of the city, the François-Leclerc industrial park in Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures holds more than 150 businesses, including machining, plastics and metal products.
Across the river, Lévis has 14 industrial parks and zones, such as Bernières, Lauzon, Pintendre and Saint-Romuald. Further south, Highway 73 runs through the Beauce, one of Quebec’s most manufacturing-intensive areas. Sainte-Marie has two industrial parks near the highway, and Saint-Georges counts about 125 manufacturers.
Towns We Serve Around Québec City
| City | Province | Country |
|---|---|---|
| Québec City | Quebec | Canada |
| Beauport | Quebec | Canada |
| Boischatel | Quebec | Canada |
| Charlesbourg | Quebec | Canada |
| Château-Richer | Quebec | Canada |
| L’Ancienne-Lorette | Quebec | Canada |
| Levis | Quebec | Canada |
| Montmagny | Quebec | Canada |
| Pont-Rouge | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Agapit | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Bernard | Quebec | Canada |
| Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier | Quebec | Canada |
| Saint-Henri | Quebec | Canada |
| Sainte-Marie | Quebec | Canada |
| Sainte-Claire | Quebec | Canada |
Moves to Montreal and Ontario
Québec City is about 250 km from Montreal, and one plan covers pickup, the haul and delivery. If the machine goes to or through Montreal, each borough on the route also requires a permit over 2.6 m wide or 4.15 m high. It is also required over 50 t when the haul needs a class 6 or 7 permit. Apply at least 5 business days ahead in most boroughs, or 10 in Saint-Laurent and Ville-Marie. For Ontario, the permits for each part of the route are planned before departure. For jobs in Greater Montreal, see machinery movers in Montreal.
Plant in Lévis or the Beauce, or moving to Montreal? Give both addresses in your quote request.
or give a call +1–438-239-1237
Machinery Moving Prices in Québec City: What Drives Them
Every quote is built on the job’s details. The main factors:
- The equipment: number of machines, weights and dimensions
- Access: docks, doors, stairs and floor capacity at both sites
- Handling method: skates and jacks, gantry, high-capacity forklift or crane
- Route: distance, trailer, permits, escorts and street occupation
- Schedule: shutdown windows, evenings or weekends, the spring thaw
Projects start at 3,500 CAD; most industrial moves cost more. See our pricing page for how we price jobs.
What to Include in Your Quote Request
A complete request gets a precise quote. If you can, include:
- Equipment: make, model, weight and size, or the spec sheet
- Photos: each machine, its lifting points and the way out of the building
- Addresses: pickup, delivery and a contact on each site
- Access: door sizes, docks, clear height and floor condition
- Dates: shutdown window, auction deadline, thaw constraints
- Site rules: safety orientation, training or documents your site requires
Other Services in Québec City and Quebec
This page is our English entry point for Québec City. See also all our services in Quebec, or:
- Industrial rigging services in Québec City
- En français : transport de machinerie lourde et déménagement industriel à Québec
- Services de gréage industriel à Québec (in French)
- Déménagement de machines CNC à Québec (in French)
- Transport de chariots élévateurs à Québec (in French)
- Machinery and industrial movers in Montreal
- Lab and medical equipment movers in Montreal
Location of our sales office:
3107 Av. des Hôtels, Québec, QC G1W 4W5, Canada
Québec City Machinery Moving: Common Questions
It depends on the machines (number, weight, size), access, the handling method, the route, permits and timing. Projects start at 3,500 CAD, and most industrial moves cost more.
Yes, when the load exceeds the legal size or weight: a special MTMD permit, C$141 for classes 1–3 or C$305 for classes 4–7 in 2026. Classes 6 and 7 first go through a feasibility study. In Québec City, a truck or crane on the street also needs a city permit.
Allow up to 10 business days. You apply by calling 311, and a technician calls back within 5–10 business days to confirm the date. Ask for any extension at least 5 business days before the permit ends.
Yes: Lévis, including the Bernières, Lauzon, Pintendre and Saint-Romuald parks, and the Beauce, from Sainte-Marie to Saint-Georges. Crew travel is built into the quote.
Yes. One plan covers pickup, the 250 km or so of road and delivery. An oversize load delivered in Montreal also needs a borough permit, at least 5 business days ahead.
Yes. Our millwrights place each machine on its pads or anchors, level and align it, and leave it ready for your licensed electricians to reconnect.
No, with or without an operator. We move machinery, forklifts included, and a crane can be part of a lift we plan.
