The Challenges of Transporting Heavy Equipment

Transporting heavy equipment is one of the hardest to do. Aside from the permits and all the necessary shipment data that you need to procure, you also have to face other challenges. Trust us, Axis Capital Group, as we sell and rent capital equipment across Asia from our main office in Singapore, we know how tedious it can be. Without our quality control, shipment management and hardworking employees, we wouldn’t be able to manage. It seems that we have surpassed the trials since we have now expanded to Jakarta, Indonesia but there are a lot of individuals and competitors who are also undergoing the same thing challenges we undergo when transporting heavy equipment.

Having your own port available to you and your equipment is a big advantage. But it takes a lot more than that. Here are some tips to help you be prepared:

1.         Prepare Beforehand

Know the weather conditions and prep all your machines for the climate that you might encounter along the way. The preparations that you have ensured should include the assurance that your equipment can withstand the air conditions or possible rainfall. This means that you have to upgrade all the systems inside the machine. Hydraulics, engine, fuel and radiators should be checked and reviewed. Even if the path isn’t as remote and unfamiliar and have been trodden a lot of times, you still have to take extra precautions.

2.         Payment scams

A lot of transportation agencies are scams. When you are planning to avail of services of shipment agencies, make sure you know who you are dealing with. If you pay them full through wiring the money, credit card or bank transactions, the promises of shipment may only disappoint you. Be wary of business cartels and shipment services and the method of payment you are to use with them, research about them first before doing a transaction.