Heavy Haulage

Heavy haulage is the business of transporting heavy goods by road or rail. This type of business uses hauler trucks or trains that are specifically designed to transport goods such as coal, heavy machinery, steel structures and heavy concrete structures. Some heavy haulages use cargo to ship goods to other countries and some use only lift transport if the transportation is done in short distances for construction work. The heavy haulage work in logistics is the management of the movement of goods from the starting point right through to the delivery point so as to meet the necessities of consumers and companies.

Heavy haulers deliver goods for their own companies or for other companies, hence if other companies have complications with the cost of the goods being transported then cartage contractors may be used. Cartage contractors are the people that negotiate the costs of transporting goods over a short or long distance. The cartage and transport contractor’s role is to ensure that the transportation of goods is done with the appropriate transport, especially for long distances.

The cartage and transport contractors also analyse which routes have to be taken by the driver who will be transporting the goods and also those who have to do the shipping of the goods using cargos and ships. Nonetheless, there has to be a logistics manager who will deal with the management and planning of the goods and service flow. View the Yellow Pages online to find heavy haulage companies in South Africa.