If you work in an industry like building or construction, or in an industrial warehouse, then the chances are that you’ll be familiar with some type of plant machinery. The equipment known as ‘plant’ often forms the backbone for a huge variety of industrial activity, but its large and heavy nature means it can be difficult to transport the equipment from place to place.
Luckily, there’s another industry that’s designed to do just that, and plant haulage ensures that companies can get the equipment they need, delivered safely and on time. If you’re looking to find out more about plant haulage and how it works, read on for our brief guide.
What is plant?
The term ‘plant’ refers to machinery, equipment or apparatus that’s used for industrial activity or projects. Construction plant usually refers to heavy machinery and equipment such as bulldozers or cherry pickers, but many different types of machine and equipment come under the term ‘plant’, including:
● Excavators
● Diggers
● Cranes
● Lorry loaders
● Forklifts
● Farm machinery
● Sailing vessels
What is plant haulage?
Haulage describes the commercial transportation of goods, so plant haulage simply means the transportation of any plant equipment. It can include heavy plant machinery, small plant, general plant haulage and low loaders, transported by either road or rail.
Haulage companies are fully trained and equipped to dismantle and load all types of plant machinery and safely transport them across the UK and Europe. Most companies have a full fleet of vehicles that are able to bear loads of different weights, including abnormal loads and heavy loads up to 300 tonnes.
Which industries use these services?
There are several main industries which use plant haulage services, such as construction, mining, fishing and marine. Plant can also refer to the vehicles, machine tools and test equipment used by these industries and they often rely heavily on this equipment being shipped from site to site.
If you’re looking for professional plant haulage services, get in touch with the team at T W Bowler. We’re proud to serve clients all over the UK and Europe and can help you with all your plant haulage needs, including heavy plant, small plant equipment, low loaders, heavy load lifting, and more. For more information about any of our haulage services, give us a call today or visit our website.
