Vehicle Route Surveys
Vehicle Route Survey (Road Haulage Surveys) of tight junctions and obstructions along the route taking account of low bridges, low telephone lines, weak bridges, tight junctions and other road islands report for Oversize Loads also seeks to provide advice and appropriate mitigations so informed decisions on the most appropriate route can be made.
Vehicle Swept Path Drawings
Vehicle Swept Path Analysis to determine site accessibility for delivery of Oversize Loads to site to check the turning radius into site and put in place appropriate mitigations.
Traffic Marshaling
A team of trained Traffic Marshals who can hit the ground running to manage construction traffic and vehicle compliance, keeping construction vehicles segregated from pedestrians and cyclists at site gates. Marshals perform essential vehicle compliance checks, meet the required FORS and CLOCS standards to keep vulnerable road users as safe as possible whilst travelling on our roads.
Conducting physical, detailed Route Haulage Surveys can increase safety, cut down delays, and prevent damage to Oversize Loads / Freight
We have many years experience transporting abnormal loads across the UK and the one vital thing is that preparation is absolutely paramount to make your delivery a success. That is especially true when it comes to the transportation of Abnormal Loads that must be on time, in sequence, and intact.
Part of that crucial preparation is the route survey and obtaining a Movement Order, which is commonly required by law with oversized and over weight freight. We want to underscore the importance of physical, well-detailed route surveys when it comes to moving these over sized or over weight loads. (In other words, planning transportation via Google Maps simply won’t do for large projects!)
If your Abnormal Loads involves risk for you personally and professionally — including financial costs, timeline delays, reputational damage, and lost customers — make sure your logistics partner takes the time to get a route survey completed as outlined below.
What are Road Haulage Surveys (Route Surveys)?
A route survey validates the safety and viability of the route an oversize load will take to transport oversized freight taking account of over-dimensional, wide, tall or heavy-haul freight. Before a shipment is allowed to travel, a professional must complete a route survey to ensure other motorists, roadways, and property safety.
During a route survey, a Pilot vehicle travels the exact route the oversized lorry will take. The surveyor will assess for tight turns, low-hanging electrical wires, bridge underpasses, and other obstacles. They will also document and assess railroad crossings, bridge heights, potential dangers, construction, obstructions, or possible delays for timely and safe passing.
It’s important to note that most of these challenges and obstructions could not be identified via a digital map. Only physically traveling the route itself will allow the surveyor to encounter these potential hazards.
Route surveys are a common requirement for over dimensional loads because the components are frequently oversized. When it comes to Logistics Management, a route survey plays an essential role in ensuring the safety and timeliness of the freight.
Without it, costly delays and damages could negatively impact your project and reputation, not to mention put others on the road at risk.
How to determine if you need lorry route road haulage surveys and a movement order
If your Freight is oversized, you may need to have a route survey completed before your lorry hits the road. You would also need a Movement Order and may need a pilot car, depending on size, dimensions and weight of the load. https://www.gov.uk/esdal-and-abnormal-loads
traffic marshaling and vehicle compliance
We provide a team of Traffic Marshals for your construction site or provide a customised team that can handle all of your vehicle bookings in and out of your site gates and carry-out vehicle safety compliance checks to ensure compliance with FORS and CLOCS standards with a special emphasis on protecting vulnerable road users.
Traffic Marshal Team – Traffic Segregation
We provide a Team of Traffic Marshals who deploy Stop Works Boards to ensure Construction Traffic can safely access and egress each work-site and deploy yellow turtle barriers to temporarily hold Pedestrians to keep construction traffic segregated from pedestrians and all other forms of traffic using the public highway.
Lorry Holding Area & Consolidation Centre
Our highly skilled team of Traffic Marshals are able to work in a high pressured working environment managing the vehicle booking process and compliance checks of the vehicles to ensure they meet FORS and CLOCS standards.
Driver Compliance and Security
At Whites Traffic Management we understand the importance of ensuring Drivers have a relevant driving licence to travel to site ensuring they comply with site rules and regulations and that they pass the necessary safety critical medical checks and security checks before they are permitted access to sensitive sites.