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The movement of modern Tractors and Construction Plant due to the size and weight of machines, requires the use of specialist equipment. The contractors involved in this are often referred to as "Heavy Haulage Contractors".

History Edit

Early History Edit

The First Heavy haulage contractors used teams of horses.

Then they moved on to using Steam Traction engines to move large items such as Boilers, presses, Stone blocks, Machine parts and similar large items during the Industrial revolution.

Following the 2nd World War, with large numbers of ex forces heavy trucks and tank transporters available, haulers quickly switched, as they did not need a couple of hours to get up steam, and no need to cart tons of coal along the route, less maintenance and cleaner.

19th Century Edit

See Road Tractors (Steam Engine) for more details. The Best known manufacturers are;

• Foden
• Fowler
• Garrett
• Sentinel

20th Century Edit

Diesel Lorries and Road Haulage Tractors

See also: Commercial vehicles

Early Manufactures of specialist trucksEdit

• AEC
  • AEC Matador
• Foden S series models
• Scammell
  • Scammell 15MU
  • Contractor
  • Crusader
  • Explorer
  • Highwayman
• Rotinoff
• Thornycroft
  • Antar

21st Century Edit

Heavy Duty Trucks and Tractor units Self Propelled Modular Transporters (SPMT's)

Modern ManufacturesEdit

• Berliet
  • GXO
  • T12
  • TLR
  • TLM
  • TBO
  • TBU15
  • TR350
• MAN
  • F90
  • 40 520
• Volvo
  • F88
  • F89
  • N12
  • N1233
  • F12
  • F16
  • FH12
  • FH16
• Oshkosh
  • J-Series
  • M911
  • HET M1070
• DAF
  • 3300
  • 3600
  • FTT95
  • 85 400
• Faun
  • HZ45/45W
  • Koloss
  • Goliath
  • SLT-50 'Elefant'
  • SLT-56 'Fransiska'
• Foden
  • 4380
  • 4450
  • 4525

• Renault
  • R385
  • Magnum
  • Premium
• Iveco
• Scania
  • LT146
  • T142E
  • T143E
  • T144G
  • R144G
  • T142L
  • B145
  • 113M
• ERF
  • KV
  • EC14

• Mercedes-Benz
  • 2538
  • 3548
  • 3544
  • 3550
  • 2650
  • 2644
• MOL
• Nicolas Tractomas
  • TR64
  • TR66C4C
  • TRB66OZ
  • TRL88 M8CK D90
  • TR88 MRK D90
  • TR88 D75
  • TR1010 D100
• OAF
• Scammell
  • S24
  • S26
• Titan
• Unipower (Alvis)
  • MH8875
  • S24
• Willeme
  • W6CDT
  • W8
  • W8SAT
  • W200
  • LD 610
  • TG 100
  • TG 150
  • TG 180
  • TG 200
  • TG 300

Trailer & Equipment Manufactures Edit

• Andover Trailers (UK)
• Broshuis
• Cometto (Italy)
• Crane Fruehauf (UK)
• Craven Tasker (UK) - Defunct
• Faymonville
• Goldhofer (Germany)
• King Trailers (UK)
• Nicolas
• Nooteboom (Holland)
• Scheuerle

Specialist Heavy Haulage ContractorsEdit

Main article: Heavy Haulage Contractors

Starter list, more required and a relevant individual company article creating from the link.

This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to be considered complete. Relavent additions are welcome and you can help by expanding it.

• Abnormal Load Engineering
• Allelys
• Alstom
• Chris Bennett
• Cadzow
• Collett
• Econofreight
• G.C.S. Johnson
• Heanor Haulage
• Mammoet of Holland
• Markham Moor Transport
• Chris Miller
• Pickfords
• Prestons of Potto
• Sunters
• Yeowman
• H.C.Wilson
• Wrekin
• Chris Wright
• Wynns

See alsoEdit

• Engine Manufactures
• Steam engine
• Steam Tractors
• Tractors
• Truck types
• Shows and Meets - includes events with trucks on display
• Clubs Listing - Clubs for collectors of all types of machinery. Add your interest group to the list.

External linksEdit

• Heavy Haulage blog Great photos of outsized loads and cranes
• Ultra heavy photos- Haulage South African style, includes details of a fleet of new Nicholas built Ultra Heavy tractor units.