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Transport and lorry guides
Written for the people who ring us: builders, plant hire firms, fabricators and homeowners booking a crane lorry for the first time. Straight answers, no sales pitch.
13 September 2026 · 5 min read
What is a hiab, and when do you actually need one?
A hiab is a lorry with its own crane. Here is what that changes, and the jobs where it is the difference between one visit and three.
13 September 2026 · 6 min read
What 30 tonne-metre actually means
Crane ratings confuse almost everybody, and the confusion costs people money. Here is the arithmetic, and why the load chart is the only answer that counts.
13 September 2026 · 5 min read
Getting your site ready for a hiab delivery
Most failed deliveries are decided before the lorry leaves the yard. Ten minutes of checking saves a wasted day and a return charge.
13 September 2026 · 5 min read
Moving a shipping container: weight, ground and access
Containers look like the simplest thing a hiab moves. The lift usually is simple. What goes wrong is everything around it.
13 September 2026 · 6 min read
Lifting safety: what a haulier should be able to show you
If you are a contractor or a site manager, these are the four things worth asking any hiab operator, and what the correct answers sound like.