Heavy Metal Haulage truck T5 in the grey and yellow livery with a yellow wheel loader on a lowbed, red flags and an ABNORMAL/E board

Wadeville, Germiston

Heavy machines. Moved right.

Abnormal loads, machine moving and rigging, warehousing and cross-border road transport. From our yard in Wadeville to 10 countries in southern Africa.

What we do

Big, heavy, awkward. That's the job.

We specialise in abnormal road transport, including cranage and warehousing. Tap a service to ask about it on WhatsApp.

Excavators, dozers and plant

Abnormal transportOn a lowbed or step deck. We arrange the abnormal load permits and escort vehicles.Ask about this (opens WhatsApp)

Factory machines

Machine moving & riggingOff the factory floor, onto the truck and set down where it needs to go.Ask about this (opens WhatsApp)

Loads leaving South Africa

Cross borderTo 10 countries, from Angola to Zimbabwe.Ask about this (opens WhatsApp)

Border paperwork

ClearingDone for your cross-border loads, so the truck isn't standing at the border.Ask about this (opens WhatsApp)

Containers and flat racks

Packed or destuffedPacking and destuffing containers and flat racks.Ask about this (opens WhatsApp)

Goods and machines

Warehousing & storageKept safe before or after the move.Ask about this (opens WhatsApp)

Check your load

Is my load abnormal?

Put in the size and weight. You'll see if it goes over the legal road limits, and the details go straight into a WhatsApp quote request.

The load

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Also need

Fill in the size

Length, width, height and weight. A rough number is fine.

    So Vasco can send your quote by email and keep your details on record.

    Nothing is sent from this page. WhatsApp or your email app opens with your load details, and you choose to send it. A photo of the load helps.

    A rough guide, not a permit check. Legal limits from the National Road Traffic Regulations: 2.6 m wide, 4.3 m high from the road, 56 t for the whole truck and trailer. Height assumes a lowbed deck of about 0.9 m. Anything over the limits needs an abnormal load permit before it moves. We check every load.

    Our fleet

    From a 1 ton bakkie to 100+ tonners.

    The right truck for the load, plus the forklifts and reach stacker to get it on and off.

    Heavy and abnormal

    • Step decks
    • 35 tonners
    • 45 tonners
    • 50 tonners
    • 100+ tonners

    Lighter loads

    • 1 ton bakkies
    • 8 tonners
    • Roll backs
    • Crane trucks

    Lifting in the yard

    • Forklifts (2 to 12 ton)
    • Reach stacker
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    Cross border

    10 countries from Wadeville

    We take loads from South Africa across southern Africa. Tap a country to see it on the map.

    Pick a country to see the route from our yard.

    Ask about a cross-border load (opens in a new tab)

    Our work

    Loads we've moved.

    Our own trucks, our own jobs. Tap a photo to see it bigger.

      How it works

      One message to get it moving.

      1. Send us the loadSize, weight, from and to. A photo helps. Use the load check or just WhatsApp us.Check your load
      2. We plan the moveThe right truck, the route, and the abnormal load permits and escorts if it needs them. You get a quote.
      3. We load, move and deliverLoaded, strapped down and delivered, here or across the border.

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      Contact

      Talk to Vasco.

      Call, WhatsApp or email. Or send your load details from the load check.

      Hours

      • Monday7 am – 5 pm
      • Tuesday7 am – 5 pm
      • Wednesday7 am – 5 pm
      • Thursday7 am – 5 pm
      • Friday7 am – 5 pm
      • Saturday7 am – 5 pm
      • Sunday7 am – 5 pm

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