ULA Rocket Engine Grounding Unit
United Launch Alliance superload, Rocket Engine Grounding Unit from San Diego, CA to Alabama — 20 ft 5 in wide, 2,372 miles.
- Route
- San Diego, CA → Alabama
- Dimensions
- 20 ft 5 in wide
- Distance
- 2,372 miles
- Category
- Aircraft Part
The move
This wasn't a standard permit run — it was a superload. At 20 feet 5 inches wide over 2,372 miles from San Diego to Alabama, California alone required a Variance Permit rather than a standard oversize permit, which triggered a full Caltrans engineering review that took several months to clear. From there, every state on the route — Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama — required its own route survey, permit, and police escort. Escorts change at every state line, so our team coordinated every hand-off, time slot, and appointment along the way so the load never sat waiting at a border. Most carriers won't touch a move like this. We handled it start to finish.