Who Performs Heavy Cargo Transportation?
During Heavy Cargo Transportation, cargoes with non-standard dimensions are carried speedily and safely using special equipment and vehicles. This transportation service does not merely consist of carrying cargo from one point to another. Assembly, warehousing and insurance services should also be supported as per the demand by the customer. As normally used vehicles and equipment are not sufficient for this type of carriage, normal transport companies may not perform heavy cargo transportation. As heavy transportation covers not only interurban but also international transports, it should be performed by companies that are informed about country-specific procedures and that correctly make road analyses.
Which Items are Transported by Heavy Cargo Transportation?
The following are transported within the scope of heavy cargo transportation;
- Transformers,
- Worksite containers,
- Turbines,
- Stations,
- Generators,
- Exhibition stands and equipment,
- Boats and yachts,
- Silos,
- Articulated lorries and heavy vehicles,
- Big and heavy cargos like caterpillars.
What are the properties of heavy transportation companies?
Transporting heavy cargoes require considerable effort and rigor. Special equipment and vehicles are needed for securely transporting large and big cargoes. Heavy cargoes, which are carried by using with trailers and towing vehicles that conform to standard sizes and in the accompaniment of a leader vehicle, should reach their destination points as soon as possible in a secure manner. Heavy transportation vehicles that are used by companies performing heavy cargo transportation consist of standard vehicles, lowbed vehicles and hydraulic vehicles.
Heavy transportation companies should employ professional staff. In addition to the fact that heavy transportation requires engineering knowledge, having knowledge on geographical properties and roads enables safely transporting the cargo in the shortest time possible as cargoes are carried both inland and abroad. Road analysis together with information on the country-specific procedures and on the equipment to be used for transporting the cargo should be amongst the subjects that should be known and experienced by the staff of a heavy transportation company.
Universal Lojistik, which was incorporated in 2004 in Istanbul and which opened its agency in Offenbach – Rodgau of Germany in 2007, performs heavy cargo transportation in Turkey and Europe in accordance with the world standards. You can safely perform your heavy cargo transportation through Universal Lojistik, which offers its customers a safe & quality transportation service with its C2 Authorization Certificate and UND Membership in addition to its R2 Certificate.
