Oversized Cargo Transportation

Oversized and Heavy Cargo Transportation

Cargo shipping is a complex task, where everything should be carefully planned. Oversized cargo transportation is even more difficult for a logistics services company. The main requirement is availability of special oversized cargo transport. Moreover, there are no typical and universal templates for oversized cargo transportation. Every order should be treated individually because of the high costs of this type of transportation and high rates for CMR-insurance for the transported goods.

A logistics services company offers to develop the transportation scheme including route engineering and receiving necessary permissions. There are a lot of items that can be transported with the help of logistics companies – tanks, road machinery, heavy pipes, metal constructions, manufacturing equipment, trucks, drilling rigs and other project cargoes. As it was mentioned above, oversized cargo transport is needed to carry out this type of transportation. A good logistics services company should offer a wide range of services. It takes the whole responsibility for the delivery of goods and their quality. It also knows specific laws that are of great importance for transportation through national borders. The usage of new modern equipment is extremely important.

Heavy Haul Transportation Services

The cargoes that cannot be transported by standard transport should be moved in oversized cargo transport. The weight and size of cargoes are the main factors to choose the type of transport. It should be added, that the transportation of oversized cargo is one of the difficult types because it demands wide practical experience. The service spectrum of a logistics services company includes organization and coordination of oversized cargo transportation from the beginning to the end. The equipment of a company should consist of special platforms, flatbeds, trailers and vans that allow transporting heavy cargoes. The reliable fixtures are also needed.

The drivers of oversized cargo transport should be perfectly skilled to transport heavy freight as well as be familiar with main principles of ADR-Transportation. They are obliged to know how to get oversized cargo across bridges and narrow roadways. It also should be mentioned, that some restrictions may include the prohibition to perform oversized cargo transportation at night or under bad sight conditions. In some regions there are restrictions to transport this type of cargo during weekends as well as holidays. All in all, a logistic company cares about necessary documents and permits, especially for LTL cargoes, controls weight limits, time of delivery or other important issues and carries out the whole stages of transportation.

References:
http://www.dowling.edu/wikis/pmwiki.php/CourseGuides/TOC - introduction into the basics of oversized cargo transportation principles

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