Abnormal Loads & Heavy Haulage in Kent

This page is the heavy-end counterpart to our general specialist transport service. Where that page covers awkward and oversized loads in the broader sense, this one focuses on jobs that fall under the formal "abnormal load" definition — loads that exceed standard width, length, height or weight limits and therefore require advance planning, route surveys and statutory notifications to the police and highway authorities. If your steel section, plant item or modular unit is too big to put on a standard flatbed and just send on its way, this is the service you need.

Typical jobs include long structural steel sections, large precast concrete units, modular cabins and pods that are over standard width, heavier tracked plant, and one-off installations such as boilers, transformers or industrial process equipment. Where required, we coordinate route planning, advance notifications, escort vehicles and specialist trailers — or, more commonly, we work with trusted heavy haulage partners on a job-by-job basis so that you get a single point of contact and a single accountable supplier rather than having to coordinate several yourself.

Compliance is the heart of the service. Abnormal loads require notifications to the police, highways authorities and bridge owners depending on the load's dimensions and the route. Get the paperwork wrong and the load can be stopped en route. Our planning takes this seriously: we survey the route, confirm bridge and structural clearances, issue notifications inside the statutory windows and brief the driver so the run goes off without surprises. Where the customer has their own engineer or contracts manager involved, we will work to your method statement.

We have been moving difficult loads for the construction, steel fabrication, plant hire and industrial sectors in Kent for over fifty years. If your load needs more thought than a standard delivery, send us the dimensions, the weight, the collection point and the destination. We will tell you within a working day whether it falls under abnormal load rules and exactly what the run will cost.