The Role of Crane Mounted Trucks in Sustainable Building Material Transport

With sustainability on a continuous rising streak, more businesses are undergoing increased pressure to adopt more eco-conscious practices. This includes huge industries like construction – owing to its arsenal of equipment often needed to operate and maintain a built environment, and its resulting contributions to greenhouse emissions. Here, an area that can be capitalised on is the transportation of building materials, with an ideal solution in a wider supply of crane mounted trucks.

Equipped with powerful lifting capabilities, these machines offer convenience and versatility for construction companies. The team at Ultimate Crane Trucks delves deeper into their roles in sustainable building material transport in this blog. 

Lowering Emissions With Efficient Loading and Unloading

When loading and unloading materials, construction companies often source separate trucks for separate operations – transport, mobile cranes for lifting, and additional forklifts among others in the division of labour. With more vehicles more fuel and personnel are needed, making emissions a genuine concern when jobs need to scale in size and scope.

With crane-mounted trucks, however, companies can lessen the need for other machines by condensing the tasks they’re required for under one form of utility. These trucks can both lift and transport items, and are made to handle a variety of materials – from heavy steel beams to pool delivery – so there’s no need for additional machinery.

More than that, using only mounted trucks can result in a smaller carbon footprint. In 2020, the Australian Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment, and Water reported that the transport sector made up 17.6% of Australia’s gas emissions. Despite the intervention of the Covid-19 pandemic in the same year, emissions by the year’s end were recorded to have increased in the industry by 47% since the year’s end in 2019. By reducing their machine transportation, in other words, construction companies can look toward addressing their potential stake in the greenhouse conversation.

Reducing Site Congestion and Enhancing Safety

The congestion in development sites of both equipment and personnel can cause inefficiencies in the build and safety hazards – leading further to unnecessary emissions, where efficiencies could be put in place. 

With their ability to lift and transport, construction companies can reduce the time-factor needed to transfer from one operation to another. With a reduced presence of heavy machinery in the area, adding to this, there’s also a lower risk of accidents and injuries that can come from an overly populated workplace. As the cherry on top – crane mounted trucks take on the heavy lifting that workers may otherwise need to do, lowering potential for improper form and posture in movement, and the occurrence of back-related injuries as a result. This allows them to avoid lifting, pulling, or pushing heavy materials for continuous days which has been the most common cause of work-related injuries in 2021 – 2022 according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

Cost-Effective Solutions for Sustainable Construction

With crane-mounted trucks doing the job of two or three machines, construction companies can run a more cost-effective operation – split between considerations of ownership costs and operation costs, keeping their inventory of equipment and vehicles optimal for the jobs they’re most likely to do reduces exposure to outlier expenses. This could mean lessening costs of fuel, machinery maintenance, labour costs, depreciation over time in market relevance, storage costs and more.

These trucks also make the loading and unloading process of materials more efficient so contractors can expect shorter project timelines, reduced labour costs, and increased overall productivity.

Enhancing Project Flexibility and Adaptability

The advantage of crane-mounted trucks over bigger machines is that they can operate in tight spaces and challenging terrains. This makes them more flexible and adaptable for a wide range of projects and purposes whether that’s accessing remote construction sites or delivering materials to a contested urban area.

For more information on how crane mounted trucks can benefit your construction projects or if you’re looking to hire crane trucks for your project, visit our page or contact us directly.