Moving a machine by road is a small project in itself. The truck must suit the machine’s weight and size, the machine must be loaded and secured safely, and the route and delivery site must allow the load to arrive and come off the truck. This checklist covers what to prepare before asking for heavy equipment transport in the UAE.
Start with the machine’s dimensions and weight
Give the make and model, the operating weight, and the transport length, width and height with any attachment fitted or removed. The height on the truck is what matters for bridges, gantries and overhead lines, so measure the highest point, often the cab or a folded boom.
How will it be loaded and unloaded?
Tracked and wheeled machines can often drive onto a low-deck truck using ramps, if they run. Machines that do not run, or pieces of equipment without wheels, need a forklift or crane at both ends. Say whether the machine is working, and whether lifting equipment is available at pickup and delivery.
Securing the load
The machine must be chained or strapped at its tie-down points, with buckets and booms lowered and moving parts locked. Loose parts and attachments travel separately and secured. Ask how the load will be secured, and inspect it together before departure.
Route and oversize loads
Standard loads use normal routes. Loads that are wider, higher, longer or heavier than normal limits need permits and sometimes an escort, and may be restricted to certain hours. The transport team decides this from the dimensions you provide, which is why accurate measurements matter.
Access at both ends
Check that the truck can reach the pickup and delivery points, turn, and stand on level, firm ground while the machine is loaded or driven off. Look for overhead cables, narrow gates, soft sand and tight turns in site roads. Send photos of both locations.
Timing and documents
Agree pickup and delivery windows, and who will be present at each end. Have the machine’s documents and any site entry passes ready, and take photos of the machine’s condition at loading.
Information to send
Machine model and weight, transport dimensions, running or not, pickup and delivery pins, loading equipment available, photos of both sites and preferred dates.