Cargo
Transporting large construction machinery
Large construction machines are heavy and wide: crawler excavators, dozers, wheel loaders, crawler cranes. Many drive onto the low-loader themselves – what matters is what is removed beforehand to reduce width and weight.
What matters
- Weight and width
- Tracks and buckets add width; counterweights add weight.
- Removing parts
- Transporting booms, buckets or counterweights separately can simplify a permit.
- Self-loading
- Many machines drive up ramps – check ramp angle and ground clearance.
- Site changes
- Often at short notice – allow for permit lead time.
Planning questions
We clarify these points before quoting – the earlier they are known, the more precise the plan.
- Which machine, with operating weight and dimensions?
- What can be removed?
- Does it drive on itself?
- From which site to which?
- How short-notice is the move?
What we need from you
- Machine, weight, dimensions
- Removal options
- Sites
- Date
Preparation: You hand over the cargo ready for loading with known lifting points – dismantling, assembly and foundation work are handled by your team or your installation partner.
What we do for you
What we organise
- Feasibility check per project with questions on missing values
- Coordination of permits, escort vehicles, route surveys and lifting equipment via partners
- Quote with the agreed scope once the transport can be planned
Good to know
Removed attachments often reduce dimensions and weight – tell us the transport dimensions without attachments.
How it works
- 01
Request
You state the cargo, dimensions and weight per piece with units, rough route and time window – marking anything unknown.
- 02
Review
We check weight, dimensions and route and clarify vehicle and permit.
- 03
Quote
After the feasibility check you receive a quote with the agreed scope, including partner services.
- 04
Execution
Driving on, securing, transport after permit, driving off at the site.
Questions and answers: Construction machinery
Does an excavator need special transport?
If weight or width exceed the general limits, yes. Removing attachments can help.
Does the machine drive onto the low-loader itself?
Usually yes, via ramps. We check ramp angle and ground clearance in advance.
How short-notice can a site change be?
That depends on the permit requirement. Without a permit it is faster than with one.
Request
Request for this topic: Construction machinery
Three steps. Anything you do not know yet can be left open.
Details for planning
- Machine, weight, dimensions
- Removal options
- Sites
- Date