past 12 months, moving up from third to
second place. The total carrying capacity of
123,708 tonnes follows a large investment
in Nooteboom trailers.
ALE’s gain has pushed Landstar
Transportation Logistics from the USA into
third place, with Fagioli following closely
behind in fourth. After moving down one
place in 2012, despite investing in a number
of modular trailers, Sarens has gained
ground over the past 12 months, moving up
two places to five. This position was helped
by a slight decrease in the 2013 ranking of
Challenger Motor Freight, a new entry in
2012, and ATS Specialized from the USA:
both companies moved down one place in
the 2013 ranking. Lone Star, Barnhart and
Bigge Crane and Rigging, all headquartered
in the USA, remain in the top 10 of
specialized transport companies. These
results suggest a steady and stable market in
the USA and parts of Europe.
Other companies signifying steady
progress include Big Move in Europe,
which moved up five places from 19 to 14.
Entrec from Canada has moved up this
year’s listing to 16 from 38, almost doubling
its total carrying capacity from 9,225 tonnes
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Despite the negative
trend overall in the global
economy over the past
few years, the specialized
transport industry is
experiencing growth and
positive signs for further
improvement.
IC
reports
TRANSPORT 50
T
his year’s 2013 Transport 50 ranking
of the world’s largest specialized
transport companies indicates that
the transport industry is going through
a positive time, with worldwide fleets
increasing and investments taking effect.
Mammoet, which was top of last year’s
table, has increased its fleet carrying
capacity by 10 % from 149,208 in 2012
to 165,680 tonnes. As a result, it remains
the world’s largest specialized transport
company. Close behind, however, is
ALE, based in the UK, which has also
increased its fleet of transport equipment
and gained significant ground over the
Forward planning
Transport company Holleman transporting three
transformers for Energo Pro Bulgaria from Port
Ruse East to substations in South Varna, East
Varna and Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria. The largest
transformer weighed 84 tonnes
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AUGUST 2013
With a gross vehicle weight
of 230 tonnes, this 147 tonne
gas turbine was the heaviest
load ever to cross the
Runcorn Bridge in the UK
