Service 02
Brick, cement and building material transport
Palletised bricks, paving, blocks and bagged cement moved from plant to yard, depot or site, tarped against the weather and strapped so the pallets arrive intact.
Building materials are dense, heavy and easy to damage. A pallet of bricks is close to a tonne on its own; bagged cement is ruined by a single wet trip. Both punish a badly planned load.
We move bricks, paving, blocks and cement on superlink flatdecks with the full securing kit. Corner plates so straps do not bite into the top course, tarpaulins over anything moisture-sensitive, and weight placed so the axles stay legal from the plant weighbridge to the delivery gate. We already run this work for cement and aggregate producers including AfriSam in Roodepoort and Mamba Cement in Thabazimbi.
What we carry on this work
- Clay and cement bricks
- Paving and kerbing
- Cement blocks and lintels
- Bagged cement
- Palletised cement
- Aggregates in bags
- Roof tiles
- Palletised site materials
How we protect it
Securing and handling
Regular running between Gauteng, Limpopo and North West, including Roodepoort, Thabazimbi, Brits and the Pretoria and Centurion corridor.
- Tarped end to endCement travels under tarpaulin. Wet cement is a write-off, and it is not a risk worth taking on an open deck.
- Corner plates on every strapStrap tension is spread across the pallet edge so the top course is not crushed or chipped in transit.
- Weighbridge disciplineLoads are planned to stay inside axle limits, so you are not the one carrying an overload fine.
- Booked delivery slotsMerchant yards and sites run on slots. We plan around your offload window rather than arriving and waiting.
At a glance
Brick, Cement & Building Material Transport in numbers
Figures below are typical. We confirm the exact payload and configuration against your specific load before quoting.
- Typical payload
- Up to about 34 tonnes across the combination
- Deck
- Approximately 18 m across front and rear links
- Weather protection
- Full tarpaulins over cement and moisture-sensitive product
- Securing
- Ratchet straps over corner plates to protect the top course
- Handling
- Side loading and offloading by forklift; crane loading where available
- Delivery points
- Plants, builders’ merchants, depots, yards and construction sites
- Insurance
- Goods-in-Transit cover on every load
- Tracking
- Live satellite tracking with in-cab and load-facing cameras
Answers
Questions we get about brick, cement & building material transport
Do you tarp cement loads?
Yes. Bagged and palletised cement travels fully tarped as standard. There is no upside to gambling on the weather with a product that is destroyed by moisture.
Can you deliver bricks directly to a construction site?
Yes, provided the site can take a superlink combination and can offload it. A superlink needs room to manoeuvre and a firm surface. If access is tight, tell us up front and we will discuss options before the load is dispatched.
How many bricks fit on a load?
It depends on the brick and the pallet configuration, but weight is almost always the limit before space is. With a payload of roughly 34 tonnes, a standard stock brick load is usually in the region of 10 000 to 12 000 bricks. Send us the brick spec and pallet weight and we will confirm exactly.
Related
Other freight we handle
Most of our clients move more than one of these. One carrier, one rate conversation, one set of paperwork.
Ready to move this load?
Send the collection and delivery points, approximate tonnage and how it is packaged. You will have a written rate back, usually the same working day.