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SPECIALIZED TRANSPORT
Netherlands-based specialized transport
companyVanderVlist, helpedwith the
transportationof a54 tonne excavator
to centralAsia.
The excavatorwas transported from
theVanderVlist headquarters in
Groot-Ammers,Netherlands, to
Turkmenbashi inTurkmenistan. Itwas
11.28 x3.45 x3.59metres. The journey
In theNetherlands Zwaar Transport
Twente, Vehicle Systems Engineering and
Recker, have developed a new 2-axle
narrow bed low loader trailer.
Designed to transport combine
harvesters, it has electric rear steering,
which reducesweight as no steering
beams are required. It was also designed
without a turntable, so the height of the
gooseneck has been reduced. In addition,
the low loader has a fully programmable
turning radius depending on the length of
the trailer, themanufacturer said. It is also
driveable at any height, without additional
tyrewear, a spokesperson added. The first
task for the trailer was the transportation
of an oldMercedes emergency fire vehicle.
The truckweighed 12 tonnes, was
2.55metreswide, 9.3m long and 3.16m
high, andwasmoved from Stuttgart in
Germany to Enschede.
Formore stories on specialized transport news and projects see:
Road, rail and
shipping transport
NEW TRAILERFROMZWAAR
TRANSPORT TWENTE
The new 2-axle narrow bed low loader
from Zwaar Transport Twente
included a combinationof road, rail and
shipping transport.
For the first sectionof the journey,
the excavatorwas transportedby road to
Bremerhaven,NorthernGermany, on a
Nooteboom4-axle low loader pulled
by a 5-axleVolvoFM480. From theport,
the excavatorwas loadedonto a vessel
before being shipped toPaldiski
inEstonia. In addition to themachine,
17 tonnes of additional cargowas
also transported.
On arrival inPaldiski, themachine
and additional equipmentwas transferred
to thePaldiski rail terminal, slightly
further inland from theport. Challenges
during this stage of themove included
dealingwith theheight of the cargo.
To reduce theheight of the rail trailer,
the trackswere removed. All partswere
then secured inplace for the onward
journey to central Asia.
It took42days todeliver the excavator.
On arrival inTurkmenbashi themachine
was re-assembled, ready to
startworking.
Themachinewas transported
on aNooteboom 4-axle low
loader behind a 5-axle Volvo
FM 480 tractor
The 54 tonne excavator
during transport
UK transport company Collett & Sons is
offering Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic
Training (JAUPT)-approved FORS safe
urban driving courses.
The training sessionswill be held at
theHalifax Centre of Excellence Training
Facility, in Yorkshire, UK.
The FORS course focuses on vulnerable
road users, including pedestrians, cyclists
andmotorcyclists. Training includes
practical 'on-road' cycle training, which
is aimed at providing driverswith a
cyclist's perspective or riding in urban
environments, a spokesperson said.
AndyMullen, Collett & Sons training
manager, said, “We have created a safe
urban driving course that has been
JAUPT-approved for delivery as part of an
LGV driver's CPC periodic training. This
course is now available to companies
similar to uswho cannot afford to have
drivers taken away from operations to
attend a similar course located in London,
or can’t meet the requirements of having
a guaranteed number of drivers attend
on the same day for the course to be
delivered.”
Attending a safe urban driving course
ismandatory under the Standard for
Construction Logistics: ManagingWork
Related Road Risk (WRRR).
The training counts towards the
35 hours Driver CPC.
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COLLETT&SONS
