How much notice do you need for a heavy-lift shipment?

As much as possible, because the critical path is usually the survey and the permit rather than finding a vehicle. As soon as you have outline specifications and two endpoints, we can start assessing the route.

What if a bridge on the route is not rated for the load?

Three options: an alternative route, temporary reinforcement, or moving one leg to water. All three have to be known before the plan is fixed — which is exactly why the site survey cannot be skipped.

Does BEE also install the equipment on site?

We bring machinery to its final installation position, including by hand in confined spaces a crane or forklift cannot reach. Connection and commissioning belong to the project’s mechanical and electrical contractor.

FCL/LCL, project & heavy-lift cargo

Heavy-lift cargo is not ordinary cargo that happens to be bigger. It is cargo where the route has to be proven passable before a wheel turns, and where every gap in preparation is paid for in days rather than hours.

What usually goes wrong

Movement permits applied for too late: The application needs the survey result and the lashing plan behind it. Start late and the permit becomes the critical path for the whole project.
An incomplete survey strands the convoy: One load-limited bridge, one tight bend or one low power line that was not recorded is enough to stop the convoy, re-apply and find another route.
Lifting gear that is under-rated or cannot get in: A crane with the capacity but not the reach, or ground that will not take the outriggers. Finding out on site means work stops.

How we run it

Survey and measure on the ground

Clearances, turning radii, bridge ratings, the ground at both ends and the pinch points between. The result feeds both the lifting plan and the permit file.

Why businesses trust Bee Transportation

Low-bed trailers and a specialised fleet: Low-bed trailers for oversized and overweight loads, tractors and 20ft/40ft/45ft container trailers — equipment that belongs to our own fleet.
Lifting and transport from one contractor: The Kato 45-tonne crane and the lifting crew come with the transport plan, so responsibility is not cut off at the site gate.
Pilot and escort vehicles as standard: Not subcontracted per trip, so the convoy schedule does not depend on a third party’s availability.

Scope of service

Full container load (FCL) and less than container load (LCL)
Project cargo, oversized and heavy-lift cargo
On-site route surveys and lifting plans
Movement permits for oversized and overweight loads
Pilot vehicles and convoy escort along the route

Frequently asked questions

How much notice do you need for a heavy-lift shipment?: As much as possible, because the critical path is usually the survey and the permit rather than finding a vehicle. As soon as you have outline specifications and two endpoints, we can start assessing the route.
What if a bridge on the route is not rated for the load?: Three options: an alternative route, temporary reinforcement, or moving one leg to water. All three have to be known before the plan is fixed — which is exactly why the site survey cannot be skipped.
Does BEE also install the equipment on site?: We bring machinery to its final installation position, including by hand in confined spaces a crane or forklift cannot reach. Connection and commissioning belong to the project’s mechanical and electrical contractor.

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