Heavy Haul Trucking
Heavy Haul Trucking of Over-dimensional and Overweight shipments, known as Heavy Haul Trucking pose special challenges for shippers. Often times a shipment is both over-dimensional as well as overweight in nature and therefore may require special routing in order to travel only on the highways that permit vehicle weights that can accommodate them in Vietnam and Indochina peninsula.
Heavy Haul Trucking frequently requires special trucks and trailers that can carry the size of what you’re shipping. They may also require the purchase of special permits issued by the various governmental agencies, local authorities, and municipalities through which your shipment will travel.
The experienced team at DCPN has the knowledge and access to required equipment that can handle your Heavy Haul Trucking needs.
Heavy Haul Trucking Details
When a flatbed trailer is insufficient due to the shipment being too tall, wide, or heavy, a heavy haul trucking method is your only option.
Heavy haul trucking also commonly called: super-load, oversize, overweight or over dimensional, is explained below.
In Vietnam, a super-load is a truck tractor with an attached trailer that has an over dimensional or overweight object (the load) on it that exceeds the ordinary permit limits commonly associated with oversize or overweight loads. Both the size and weight of super load are regulated by the local authorities the load is moving in and is different depending on which Province it is. An oversize load (including tractor and trailer) may exceed the standard legal dimensions of 4.3 meters in height, 2.7 meters in width, and 12.1 meters in length. The load must be non-reducible (cannot be reduced to legal dimensions). An overweight load must consist of a single unit to be shipped that will exceed the total legal gross weight of 33 Tons of goods for the truck, trailer and unit shipped.
Heavy Haul Equipment
Equipment that may be required for heavy haul:
• Double Drops
• Extendable Trailers
• Removable Goosenecks (RGN)
• Stretch Trailers
• Trailers may be 12, 18, and 20 axles
Legal Requirements for Oversize, Overweight, and Super-loads:
Knowing how to deal with the legal considerations, permits and the technical challenges of pulling a heavy haul load is crucial to having a successful oversized load shipment.
Ministry of Transport of Vietnam requires that certain oversize loads have certified Pilot/Escort Vehicle Operators (P/EVO) to protect the motoring public and the oversize load. The purpose of a P/EVO is to safely escort a super-load from its beginning location to its final destination without damaging the load, motorists, highways, roads, bridges, control devices, signs, wires, overhanging objects or property.
DCPN Transportation will manage the transportation of your super-load shipment from start to finish, including obtaining special permits for each province as needed, pilot cars or other escort vehicles and any additional equipment required to move your heavy haul load in a safe manner.
DCPN Transportation will arrange the logistics for even the most challenging shipments your company may need delivered in a safe, timely and cost competitive manner.