Cradle to grave
Making abnormal loads cheaper
A convoy of very long loads
carried by Transcon.
A haulage company specialising in
heavy and long-length loads is offering
discounted rates on specific national
routes within South Africa.
The offer, which targets heavy
machinery, overhead cranes, crane
test weights, and awkwardly shaped
loads awaiting road transport from
major ports to Gauteng, comes f rom
Transcon Haulers, a Johannesburg-
based company with a varied and
adaptable fleet of 22‑wheeler horse
and low-bed trailer sets, extendable
trailers, and specialised, steerable
dollies to manage over-length freight.
Loads of 20‑foot and 40-foot shipping
containers and large machinery of similar
size are routine cargoes for Transcon.
Extendable low-beds are used for very
large machinery of up to 30 tons.
The company’s long-length load
capability is impressive, with steerable
dollies recently negotiating the 4 185km
of road between Johannesburg and Kitwe
for a cargo of twin steel crane girders
measuring 35m in length.
The company’s current record for
over-length loads is 40m, when various
goods were carried between Cape Town
and Johannesburg late last year.
[32] MINING MIRROR MAY 2018
A steerable dolly from Transcon
Haulers with a load for the road.