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[30.11.2009]

With Enormous Attention towards Large and Small Cargos

Large and small cargos travel around the globe every minute. Even while you are sleeping, experts are counting, loading and transporting large and small components of your success. And cargo size does not really matter to real professionals: the best route and means of transport will be found for each one.

 Outsized cargo transportation is like stunt flying in the work of a logistics company. Each difficult trick requires thorough preparation and training.  Over the years of working, AsstrA has successfully delivered thousands of outsized cargos, with equipment for all types of industries, agricultural and road-construction machinery, drilling rigs, readymade factory lines, etc. And it is not only the right transport means selection that matters. Company experts work out a comprehensive delivery scheme, arrange for the heavyweight and outsized transport to be escorted and undertake to draw up all documents and obtain all permissions.

You can hardly find two identical logistics solutions in AsstrA portfolio.  Outsized and heavyweight transportation services required special attention and are rendered to each customer individually. Experts work out an individual, oftentimes non-standard project in each particular case. Numerous factors, such as cargo type, transport means and even the season, are taken into account while developing this project. Only experienced company employees can assess all details quickly and take geographical factors, road infrastructure and official transportation regulations on each route segment into consideration. For instance, during the transportation of brewery equipment across the territory of Belarus, the cargo was escorted by the road police cars along a route worked out and coordinated in advance. The cargo was also accompanied by wire-lifting masts; trees threatening safe cargo transportation in towns on the route were trimmed and road signs were temporally removed. 

With own transport means for outsized cargo transportation at its disposal, the company selects alternative options involving the use of road, railroad, sea, river and ferry transport means, if required. Thus, your cargo can easily travel to any corner of the world. You can see pictures of the most interesting transportations at the company website.  

You might say that such an approach to complicated cargo transportation is quite natural. AsstrA will reply to you that such an approach is quite natural while transporting any cargos, as each and every one of them is valuable. Company experts will choose the best scheme of small consignment transportation as part of a consolidated consignment for you with the same care and attention.   

Several cargos for different consignees neighbor in one vehicle during consolidated cargo transportation. Yet, this does not mean that your cargo will get stuck at the warehouse waiting for “companions”. In urgent cases small cargos are delivered directly by low-tonnage trucks. Besides, AsstrA has set up regular lines from any place in Europe.  AsstrA experts rigorously scrutinize the compliance with consignor requirements as to cargo compatibility. For instance, foods will never be placed alongside chemicals. The company has transit warehouses in Western Europe and a modern commercial vehicle park at its disposal to ensure maximal safety and convenience. 

What do small cargo transportation and outsized cargo transportation have in common? Something that is typical for all services of AsstrA logistics company: individual approach to each customer, an optimal transportation scheme developed to save your money and definitely safety cargo door-to-door deliveries. 

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