General Haulage
From a single pallet to heavy plant, moved anywhere in the UK on the right trailer for the load — with the route and paperwork handled in-house where a load needs it.
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Loads of almost any size and type, moved anywhere in the UK — from a single pallet to an abnormal load over the road limits. Our own fleet, our own drivers, the route and the paperwork in-house. Because Altida runs cranes too, the lift and the move come from one team.
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Altida is a Chesterfield-based transport company, moving loads of almost any size and type across the UK. From building materials and palletised freight to mobile cranes, heavy plant, long structural steel, and abnormal loads over the standard road limits.
We run a mixed fleet, so we match the trailer to the load, the route, and the site access. We move it with our own drivers. Where a load needs it, we plan the route and handle the movement orders, police notifications, and escort vehicles in-house, filed before the lorry leaves the yard.
Altida runs cranes as well as transport. So when a load needs lifting onto or off the lorry, the crane and the lorry come from the same team — no handover between two separate firms, no waiting on someone else's diary.
What we move
Our transport services
Four ways we move a load, all from the same team. If you're not sure which fits, tell us about the load and we'll help you choose.
Abnormal Loads
Oversized and overweight loads moved compliantly under Special Types rules — route surveys, notifications, and escort vehicles handled in-house, then we move it.
Hiab Transport
A lorry with its own mounted crane that delivers the load and lifts it into place in one vehicle — for sites with no crane or forklift.
Plant Movement
Excavators, forklifts, and tracked plant moved between sites — loaded, secured, and delivered on the right beavertail or low-loader for the machine.
What we move
From pallets
to plant
Whatever the load, the job is the same: get it there safely, legally, and on time. These are the loads we move most. There's rarely one we can't put on the right trailer.
- Building materials & palletised freight Stillages, packs, and palletised goods moved site to site across the UK.
- Mobile cranes & lifting equipment Cranes and plant moved on the right trailer for the height and the weight.
- Mobile homes & cabins Oversized but within haulage limits, carried on a low-loader where height is tight.
- Long plant & structural steel Beams, sections, and long loads on extending trailers that follow the tractor through tight access.
- Heavy plant & machinery Excavators, forklifts, and tracked plant, driven straight onto a beavertail and away.
The fleet
The right trailer for the load
We run a mixed fleet so we match the trailer to the job.
Articulated lorries
Versatile across loads of varied weight, shape, and size. The articulated pivot gives the turning radius to move equipment and materials site to site, without the access compromises of a rigid lorry.
Best for General loads, building materials, palletised freight.
Step-frame low-loaders
Built for mobile cranes, lifting equipment, and mobile homes where height is the constraint. The stepped deck sits low enough to run legally under bridges and gantries a standard trailer wouldn't clear.
Best for Tall plant, mobile cranes, mobile homes.
Extending rear-steer trailers
Triple-extending beds with rear-wheel steer that follows the tractor through tight corners — the choice for long loads heading into narrow site access or into town centres.
Best for Structural steel, long plant, beams.
Beavertail plant trucks
Beavertail trucks built to be driven onto by heavy plant — forklifts, mini excavators, and tracked machinery. A quick load-and-go for site-to-site plant moves.
Best for Excavators, forklifts, tracked plant.
Across industry
Sectors we move for
Why Altida
One team for the lift
and the move
Most transport firms don't have cranes; most crane firms sub the transport out. Altida runs both, which makes a move simpler from the first call.
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The crane and the lorry, one team
When a load needs lifting on or off, the crane and the transport come from the same yard. No handover between two firms, no waiting on someone else's diary.
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Our own fleet, our own drivers
A mixed fleet of trailers and qualified drivers, so the trailer fits the load and one person owns the job from booking through to delivery.
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Route and paperwork in-house
Route planning, movement orders, police notifications, and escort vehicles — all handled by the same team that runs the move.
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Nationwide coverage
A central base in Chesterfield means we reach the length of the UK without starting every job miles from where it begins.
Common questions
What we
get asked
The questions transport and site teams ask us most often. Anything else, just call.
What kinds of load do you move?
From a single pallet to heavy plant, long structural steel, and abnormal loads over the standard road limits. We move it across four services — general haulage, abnormal loads, Hiab transport, and plant movement — all from the same team. We match each load to the right trailer and the right service.
Do you cover the whole of the UK?
Yes. From a central base in Chesterfield, near the middle of the country, we move loads nationwide.
How do I know which service I need?
Most loads move under general haulage. Once a load is over the standard road limits it becomes an abnormal load. If you need it lifted into place as well as delivered, that's Hiab transport, and machinery between sites is plant movement. If you're not sure, we'll help you choose — it's all one team either way.
Can you lift the load on and off as well as move it?
Yes. Altida runs cranes as well as transport, so when a load needs lifting onto or off the lorry, the crane and the lorry come from the same team — no handover between two separate firms, and no crane sat waiting on someone else's lorry.
Who handles the route, the paperwork, and the escorts?
We do, all in-house. Where a load needs it, route planning, movement orders, police notifications, and escort vehicles sit with the same team that runs the move, filed before the lorry leaves the yard.
When does a load become an abnormal load?
Once it's over the standard road limits — over 44 tonnes gross, over 2.9 metres wide, or over 18.65 metres long. Past any one of those, it moves under the Special Types (STGO) rules, with notice to the authorities and escorts where the route needs them. We handle standard and abnormal loads with the same team. See our Abnormal Loads page for the detail.
Why is a 44-tonne lorry's payload less than 44 tonnes?
Because 44 tonnes is the weight of the whole vehicle — tractor, trailer and load together. Once the lorry and trailer are taken off, a standard artic carries around 28 tonnes of payload. Heavier than that and we put it on the right trailer; over the legal limit it becomes an abnormal load, which we also move.
Do you handle the permits and notifications for an abnormal load?
Yes, all in-house. The route survey, the ESDAL filing, the notifications to the police and the highway and bridge authorities, and the escort vehicles all sit with the same team that runs the move. You don't deal with the authorities — we do.
Do you carry small loads as well as big ones?
Yes — from a single pallet up to abnormal loads. From the size and weight, we match it to the right trailer and run, rather than charging you for space you don't need.
How do I get a quote?
Call with the load, the route, and the dates, or send the details through the site. Either way you get a clear quote with the trailer, route, and timing named up front.
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