Oversize load

Oversized and heavy transports (also: Schwerguttransport ) are Frachtguttransporte, the measured and / or are non-weight requirements.

Road Traffic ( Germany )

Oversized and heavy transports differ from the provisions of the Road Traffic Licensing Regulations ( Road Traffic Licensing Regulations ). There are four types:

These transports cause excessive road use and therefore require a license pursuant to § 29 paragraph 3 of the Road Traffic Regulations ( Highway Code ). However, a prerequisite for a license pursuant to § 29 para 3 Highway Code is an exemption according to § 70 traffic regulations. Depending on the dimensions (height, length and width) of the truck and its cargo are prescribed by the police escort vehicles (BF3 ) and / or accompaniment.

Such shipments are allowed only at certain times. During the holidays, the use of certain federal motorways is generally excluded. These times are called blocking times and are in accordance with the edition catalog " RGST " regulated. General:

Heavy Transport must be carried out only from Monday 9 to Friday 15th clock. With a width of up to 3.20 meters, mostly the low-traffic driving time is approved, which means that the transport must not be carried out in the period from 6-8:30 and 15:30-19 clock. Almost all shipments that go beyond these latitudes, are performed during the night 22-6 clock.

Because special transports may take place only with a valid permit, a permit from the competent regulatory agency must be obtained prior to the scheduled transport. For this purpose, a permit application with the sender, receiver, load dimensions, weights ( any empty drive dimensions), license plate, axle loads, axle distances, number of wheels per axle track width, as well as the Travel directions will be sent to the office. The Office this permit application in the hearing ( it is submitted to the competent federal states, which distribute the application on) and waiting for the approval. If the consent of all concerned is present, it can take up to three weeks, the Office created a permit, which are summarized in conditions which included places. This authorization is valid until the maximum end of the following month.

In Germany it is common for heavy haulage company have a permanent permit, which they apply for one year with the responsible regulatory agency. This approval is based mark. The length can be up to 23.00 m, width up to 3 m, the height is 4 m and weight of 41.8 tons. For this it is necessary to obtain a license pursuant to § 70 road traffic regulations. In NRW, this fee- waiver for the local council Arnsberg, Detmold, Dusseldorf, Cologne and Münster to apply for, and be issued by this. Up to obtain this exemption, a report of the trailer with a special tractor ( of identical type ) must be created by the TÜV.

As soon as one of the above-mentioned Dimensions is exceeded, the individual approval must be obtained.

For transport, partly special constructions such as bridges Schnabel ( cargo stiff enough for the self-weight ) or boiler bridges (extremely lowered ) are used.

With the beginning of 2008 VEMAGS (short for " process management for large and heavy loads " ) has been introduced. This is an Internet- based process in which the claimant shall submit a permit application in accordance with § § 29, 46 Highway Code on a website to its competent authority. This authority in turn distributes the authorization request on the same platform to be heard places. The great advantage of this method is that there is virtually no media loss due to illegible faxes more. Other advantages are that the program performs plausibility checks regarding the application and the entire process is online traceable. However, not every authority undertakes the VEMAGS participate. Cities and district offices have to pay monthly fees for this service. Especially in Bavaria many applications by the " GENOSK eG" are processed, an official " administrative assistant of the Free State of Bavaria".

Stretch

Routinely transported MAN Diesel & Turbo marine engines from the Augsburg plant to the river Neckar - Heilbronn port where the Schwergutkai was extended for 350 tons. Also in Augsburg resident companies in the aviation industry; for this, a 267 -ton heavy transport with a 25 m long and 8 m wide autoclave oven for aircraft ( wide-bodied Airbus A350 ) by the forwarding Voss International from Lauffen was in early 2010 spent on the Neckar to Augsburg. Three weeks needed transportation in winter weather for the nearly 200 -kilometer route to partly devoured paths that were explored in 2008 ( today's destinations include: Mickhausen, Schwabmunchen, Oberottmarshausen ).

The country road in 1066 in the district of Schwäbisch Hall is part of the reported heavy duty and large-capacity transport route between Ravensburg and Heilbronn, which helped to build the bypass opened in November 2010 in Spruce Mountain. In addition, the federal highway 39, Federal Highway 14 ( Main Hardt to Sulzbach an der Murr ), Federal Road 19 ( Gaildorf - Unterrot to Neresheim ) used. Not everything runs smoothly. In 2005, came from a transportation Abtsgmuend of the road. In November 2010, a 390 -ton and 70-meter transport was stopped at the Rems- Murr district border at Fornsbach some days because the center distance of the truck was lower than approved.

Job of the Year

The European Federation of heavy transport and crane specialists ( ESTA) writes the ESTA Awards of Excellence from each year. For this, the most challenging and difficult heavy transports were sought which were carried out in 2009. The ESTA gives nine awards in different categories on crane and heavy haulage company.

Schwergutspezialisten from across Europe competed for this award, which was 2010 at the Bauma ( Fair) presented in Munich. A heavy haulage company from southern Germany came in the " royal class 120 t " in the first place with the transport of a 300 -ton casting, which with three flatbed trucks side by side coupled through the 600 m long bridge Hedemünden Werra was transported. The transport with a total weight of about 500 tons had drawn by four tractors overcome including an eight percent gradient.

Rail

For rail, heavy rail transport paths are denoted by the English term Heavy Haul. These are often specially designed for heavy freight transport rail lines with axle loads higher than the 22.5 t / axle ( track class D4) with trains that are about 10,000 t and several kilometers long.

Apart from these special lanes there are just as heavy rail transports, which are approximately gauge loads or their train length beyond the usual for the length of the route. Here have operational measures, such as blocking done by counter tracks or ensuring a free ride to be able to perform the transport of goods.