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4 Tips before transporting heavy machinery!

Tips Before Transporting Heavy Machinery

The last thing you want to happen on the job is for someone to get hurt or for expensive items to be damaged. This is why it is important that you properly prepare the heavy machinery before transporting it as avoiding doing so can cause serious damages in the future. Additionally, it must be loaded and secured under state and federal rules to ensure you don’t get into any legal disputes with the law. Preparation reduces dangers and improves overall safety for everyone involved. So, make certain to follow the safety guidelines listed below and confidently prepare your heavy equipment for shipment.

Examine the capabilities of your transport vehicle!

It is critical to evaluate the carrying capability of a trailer before loading heavy equipment onto it. Examine the amount of weight it can lift. If your trailer can only carry a specific quantity and your equipment isn’t capable of carrying that amount, you’ll need to locate a suitable replacement. You can harm your trailer and car if you attempt to haul an object that is too heavy. Check the tyre pressure on your trailer. To determine the ideal pressure ratio, see the instructions. Take a companion and double-check that the brakes are working properly. If everything passes inspection, you’re ready to begin loading.

Protect the sensitive areas!

Whenever heavy machinery is transported, it is affected by environmental factors. Wrap susceptible areas that you don’t want exposed to wind, rain, or snowfall before transportation. In the winter months, use insulation to keep the tank and pipes from freezing. Safeguard machines against overheating throughout the summer.  It would just be upsetting to complete the delivery of a machine only to discover that it had been harmed by harsh weather. Make sure to talk with your transport provider and see what area you might need to cover.

Get Your Truck Ready for Boarding!

Before loading heavy equipment, the trailer and ramp must be clear. Remove any material that may obstruct the area, such as leaves, pebbles, rags, and so on. Eliminate any oil or lubricant from the ramp to avoid a slippery surface. The unobstructed path ensures a smooth load shift. The smoother the transition from ground to vehicle platform, the safer the operation for everyone participating.

Loading and securing the equipment!

Additional belts may be required for increased protection. When dealing with a reliable transport company, be assured that their driver will load and secure equipment following government laws. One can also double-check the safety and security themself. Even if your wheels have locking systems, use a wedge to keep them from moving during transit. Make sure everything is tight and secure before the transport vehicle leaves for the road. Heavy machinery shipping is required for firms to prosper. To guarantee that your equipment is sent and received on schedule, ensure your cargo is properly secured without any negligence.

On The Move Transport, can simply assist you in ensuring that your heavy gear moves safely and securely. From high-quality vehicles to heavy lifting cranes, these specialists can provide you with all of your transportation needs, allowing you to focus on bigger and brighter things in life.

Areas we service:

Gold Coast:  AdvancetownAlbertonAnglers ParadiseArundelAshmore, AustinvilleBahrs ScrubBannockburnBeechmontBeenleighBelivahBenobbleBenowaBenowa WatersBethaniaBiggera WatersBilingaBonoginBoylandBroadbeachBroadbeach WatersBundallBurleigh HeadsBurleigh WatersCanungraCarraraChevron IslandClagiraba, Clear Island Waters, Coolangatta, Coombabah, Coomera, Coomera Waters, Cronin Island, Currumbin, Currumbin Valley, Currumbin Waters, Eagle Heights, Eagleby, Edens Landing, Elanora, Ephraim Island, Ferny Glen, Florida Gardens, Flying Fox, Gaven, Gilberton, Gilston, Guanaba, Helensvale, Highland Park, Hollywell, Holmview, Hope Island, Illinbah, Isle Of Capri, Jacobs Well, Kingsholme, Kirra, Labrador, Lamington National Park, Lower Beechmont, Luscombe, Main Beach, Maudsland, Mermaid Beach, Mermaid WatersMerrimac, Miami, Molendinar, Monterey Keys, Mount Nathan, Mount Warren Park, Mudgeeraba, Natural Bridge, Nerang, Neranwood, Nobby Beach, Norwell, Numinbah Valley, Ormeau, Ormeau Hills, Oxenford, Pacific Pines, Palm Beach, Paradise Island, Paradise Point, Paradise Waters, Parkwood, Pimpama, Reedy Creek, Robina, Runaway Bay, Sanctuary Cove, Santa Barbara, Sarabah, South Stradbroke, Southern Moreton Bay Islands, Southport, Southport Park, Sovereign Islands, Springbrook, Stapylton, Steiglitz, Studio Village, Surfers Paradise, Tallai, Tallebudgera, Tallebudgera Valley, Tamborine Mountain, Tugun, Upper Coomera, Varsity Lakes, Waterford, Willow Vale, Windaroo, Witheren, Wolffdene, Wongawallan, Wonglepong, Woongoolba, Worongary, Yatala

Brisbane: Acacia Ridge, Albany Creek, Albion, Alderley, Alexandra Hills, Algester, Allingham, Amberley, Amity, Amity Point, Annerley, Anstead, Aquatic Paradise, Arana Hills, Archerfield, Armstrong Creek, Ascot, Ashgrove, Aspley, Auchenflower, Augustine Heights, Bald Hills, Balmoral, Banksia Beach, Banyo, Bardon, Barellan Point, Basin Pocket, Beachmere, Bellara, Bellbird Park, Bellbowrie, Bellmere, Bellthorpe, Belmont, Berrinba, Birkdale, Blacksoil, Blackstone, Bongaree, Boondall, Booval, Boronia Heights, Bowen Hills, Bracalba, Bracken Ridge, Brassall, Bray Park, Brendale, Bridgeman Downs, Brighton, Brisbane (CBD), Brisbane AirportBrookfield, Brookwater, Browns Plains, Buccan, Bulimba, Bulwer, Bundamba, Bunya, Buranda, Burbank, Burpengary, Burpengary East, Caboolture, Caboolture South, Calamvale, Calvert, Camira, Camp Hill, Camp Mountain, Campbells Pocket, Cannon Hill, Capalaba, Capalaba West, Carbrook, Carina, Carina Heights, Carindale, Carole Park, Carseldine, Cashmere, Cedar Creek, Cedar Creek, Cedar Grove, Cedar Vale, Cedarton, Chambers Flat, Chandler, Chapel Hill, Charters Towers City, Chelmer, Chermside, Chermside West, Churchill, Chuwar, Clayfield, Clear Mountain, Cleveland, Clontarf, Clontarf Beach, Closeburn, Coalfalls, Collingwood Park, Commissioners Flat, Coochiemudlo Island, Coopers Plains, Coorparoo, Corinda, Cornubia, Cosgrove, Cowan Cowan, Crestmead, D’aguilar, Daisy Hill, Dakabin, Darra, Dayboro, Deagon, Deception Bay, Deebing Heights, Delaneys Creek, Dinmore, Donnybrook, Doolandella, Draper, Drewvale, Dunwich, Durack, Dutton Park, Eagle Farm, East Brisbane, East Ipswich, Eastern Heights, Eatons Hill, Ebbw Vale, Ebenezer, Ecco Ripley, Eight Mile Plains, Elimbah, Ellen Grove, England Creek, Enoggera, Enoggera Reservoir, Everton Hills, Everton Park, Fairfield, Ferny Grove, Ferny Hills, Fig Tree Pocket, Fitzgibbon, Flinders View, Forest Lake, Forestdale, Foritude Valley, Fortitude Valley, Gailes, Gaythorne, Geebung, Godwin Beach, Goodna, Gordon Park, Graceville, Grandchester, Grange, Greenbank, Greenslopes, Griffin, Gumdale, Haigslea, Hamilton, Harrisville, Hawthorne, Heathwood, Hemmant, Hendra, Heritage Park, Herston, Highgate Hill, Highvale, Hillcrest, Holland Park, Holland Park West, Inala, Indooroopilly, Ipswich, Ironbark, Jamboree Heights, Jimboomba, Jindalee, Jollys Lookout, Joyner, Kallangur, Kangaroo Point, Karalee, Karana Downs, Karawatha, Karrabin, Karragarra Island, Kedron, Kelvin Grove, Kenmore, Kenmore Hills, Keperra, Kholo, King Scrub, Kingston, Kippa-ring, Kobble Creek, Kooringal, Kuraby, Kurwongbah, Laceys Creek, Lake Manchester, Lamb Island, Lanefield, Larapinta, Lawnton, Leichhardt, Loamside, Logan Central, Logan Reserve, Logan Village, Loganholme, Loganlea, Lota, Lower Mount Walker, Lutwyche, Lytton, Macgregor, Mackenzie, Macleay Island, Mango Hill, Manly, Manly West, Mansfield, Marburg, Margate, Marsden, McDowall, Meadowbrook, Meldale, Middle Park, Milton, Mitchelton, Moggill, Moodlu, Moores Pocket, Moorina, Moorooka, Morayfield, Moreton Bay, Moreton Island, Morningside, Mount Coot-tha, Mount Cotton, Mount Crosby, Mount Forbes, Mount Glorious, Mount Gravatt, Mount Gravatt East, Mount Mee, Mount Nebo, Mount Ommaney, Mount Pleasant, Mount Samson, Muirlea, Mundoolun, Munruben, Murarrie, Murrumba Downs, Mutdapilly, Narangba, Nathan, Neurum, New Beith, New Chum, New Farm, Newmarket, Newport, Newstead, Newtown, Ningi, Norman Park, North Booval, North Ipswich, North Lakes, North Maclean, North Stradbroke Island, North Tivoli, Northgate, Nudgee, Nudgee Beach, Nundah, Ocean View, One Mile, Ormiston, Oxley, Paddington, Pallara, Park Ridge, Park Ridge South, Parkinson, Peak Crossing, Perulpa Island, Petrie, Petrie Qld, Petrie Terrace, Pine Mountain, Pinjarra Hills, Pinkenba, Point Lookout, Priestdale, Pullenvale, Purga, Raby Bay, Raceview, Ransome, Red Hill, Redbank, Redbank Plains, Redcliffe, Redland Bay, Regents Park, Richlands, Ripley, Ripley Valley, Riverhills, Riverview, Robertson, Rochedale, Rochedale South, Rocklea, Rocksberg, Rosewood, Rothwell, Runcorn, Rush Creek, Russell Island, Sadliers Crossing, Salisbury, Samford Valley, Samford Village, Samsonvale, Sandgate, Sandstone Point, Scarborough, Seven Hills, Seventeen Mile Rocks, Shailer Park, Sheldon, Sherwood, Shorncliffe, Silkstone, Sinnamon Park, Slacks Creek, South Brisbane, South Maclean, South Ripley, Spring Hill, Spring Mountain, Springfield, Springfield Lakes, Springwood, St Helena Island, St Lucia, Stafford, Stafford Heights, Stanmore, Stockleigh, Stones Corner, Stony Creek, Strathpine, Stretton, Sumner, Sunnybank, Sunnybank Hills, Swanbank , Taigum, Tallegalla, Tamborine, Tamborine Village, Tanah Merah, Tangalooma, Taringa, Tarragindi, Teneriffe, Tennyson, Thagoona, The Gap, Thorneside, Thornlands, Timberlands, Tingalpa, Tivoli, Toombul, Toorbul, Toowong, Unclassified Qld, Underwood, Upper Brookfield, Upper Caboolture, Upper Kedron, Upper Mount Gravatt, Victoria Point, Virginia, Wacol, Wakerley, Walloon, Wamuran, Wamuran Basin, Warner, Waterford West, Wavell Heights, Wellers Hill, Wellington Point, West End, West Ipswich, Westlake, White Patch, Whiteside, Wights Mountain, Willawong, Willowbank, Wilston, Windsor, Wishart, Woodend, Woodford, Woodhill, Woodridge, Woody Point, Woolloongabba, Wooloowin, Woolshed, Woorim, Wulkuraka, Wynnum, Wynnum West, Yamanto, Yarrabilba, Yeerongpilly, Yeronga, Yugar, Zillmere

Sunshine Coast: Alexandra Headland, Aroona, Bald Knob, Balmoral Ridge, Battery Hill, Beerburrum, Beerwah, Belli, Belli Park, Bells Creek, Birtinya, Black Mountain, Bli Bli, Bokarina, Booroobin, Boreen Point, Boynside, Bridges, Buddina, Buderim, Burnett Downs, Burnside, Caloundra, Caloundra West, Cambroon, Castaways Beach, Chevallum, Coes Creek, Conondale, Coochin Creek, Coolabine, Cooloolabin, Coolum, Coolum Beach, Cooran, Cooroibah, Cooroy, Cooroy Mountain, Cootharaba, Cotton Tree, Crohamhurst, Curramore, Currimundi, Diamond Valley, Dicky Beach, Diddillibah, Doonan, Dulong, Eerwah Vale, Eudlo, Eumundi, Federal, Flaxton, Forest Glen, Gheerulla, Glass House Mountains, Glenview, Golden Beach, Harper Creek, Highworth, Hunchy, Ilkley, Image Flat, Kawana Island, Kawana Waters, Kenilworth, Kiamba, Kidaman Creek, Kiels Mountain, Kin Kin, Kings Beach, Kulangoor, Kuluin, Kunda Park, Kureelpa, Lake Macdonald, Landers Shoot, Landsborough, Little Mountain, Maleny, Mapleton, Marcoola, Marcus Beach, Maroochy River, Maroochydore, Meridan Plains, Minyama, Moffat Beach, Mons, Montville, Mooloolaba, Mooloolah, Mooloolah Valley, Mount Coolum, Mount Mellum, Mountain Creek, Mudjimba, Nambour, Ninderry, Noosa Heads, Noosa North Shore, Noosa Sound, Noosa Springs, Noosa Waters, Noosaville, North Arm, North Maleny, North Shore, Obi Obi, Pacific Paradise, Palmview, Palmwoods, Parklands, Parrearra, Peachester, Pelican Waters, Peregian Beach, Peregian Springs, Perwillowen, Pinbarren, Point Arkwright, Pomona, Reesville, Ridgewood, Ringtail Creek, Rosemount, Shelly Beach, Sippy Downs, Sunrise Beach, Sunshine Beach, Tanawha, Teewah, Tewantin, Tinbeerwah, Towen Mountain, Twin Waters, Valdora, Verrierdale, Warana, West Woombye, Weyba Downs, Witta, Woombye, Wurtulla, Yandina, Yandina Creek, Yaroomba

Toowoomba: Centenary Heights, Cotswold Hills2, Cranley, Darling Heights, Drayton, East Toowoomba, Glenvale2,  Harlaxton, Harristown, Kearneys Spring, Middle Ridge, Mount Kynoch, Mount Lofty, Newtown, North Toowoomba, Prince Henry Heights, Rangeville, Redwood, Rockville, South Toowoomba, Toowoomba City (the city centre), Torrington2,  Wilsonton, Wilsonton Heights

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