A construction site delivery with crane unloading is planned around the place, not the truck. Agree a time window and notification with the site manager, check the access road and the bearing capacity of the ground, mark a drop zone within the crane reach and make sure a decision-maker is on site. Then the truck unloads in tens of minutes instead of blocking the site and the crew.
The Polish-language version of this article is the reference one. This is an informational translation.
Notification and the time window on site
A construction site is not a warehouse: there is no fixed ramp and no all-day goods reception. Agree a specific unloading window with the site manager and confirm it the day before. Register the truck and the driver in advance if the site requires passes, and provide the phone number of the person who will point out the unloading spot. Without this the driver loses the first half hour looking for anyone with authority, and the window shrinks.
Access and ground: what to check before the truck arrives
- Whether the access road can take a loaded truck: entries, curves, the gate, tonnage limits
- Whether the ground at the unloading spot is hardened and will bear the crane outriggers
- Whether power lines or scaffolding elements hang over the working area
- Whether there are excavations nearby that rule out setting up the outriggers
- Whether the truck can turn around or drive out forwards after unloading
The drop zone and the crane reach
Mark the drop zone as close as possible to where the material will be built in, but within the crane reach. Give the carrier the weight of the heaviest package and the distance over which it must be placed: these two numbers decide the choice of vehicle. Material placed straight in the right spot saves double handling, which on a construction site is usually done by hand and costs more than the transport itself.
Coordination with the assembly crew
The most expensive scenario is fitters waiting for material or material lying around the site for weeks. For staged assembly, for example steel structures, it pays to split deliveries into batches following the works schedule and to set the unloading order so that the elements needed first lie on top. Report long and non-standard pieces in advance: they need a different vehicle and different securing, which we also cover under out-of-gauge loads.
How we organise it
At OTSL we run construction site deliveries: from notification and selecting a crane truck to deliveries in step with the crew schedule, including on the hour. Describe the material, the place and the deadline in the contact form and we will propose a delivery plan.
