VR1 Authorisation & Special Order
A standard truck measures 2.50m wide – the moment the width exceeds 5.00m (i.e. double width), special dispensation is required from the Highways Agency.…
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340 tons on route to Pakistan
Here seen loading to the AAL KOBE in Antwerp – this is the largest piece, weighing in at 94tons, of a 340ton Herschel Scrap…
Rough Terrain Container Handler
Here at the Specialist Transport Group we have always been on hand to move military vehicles, of all shapes and sizes, sometimes to remote…
Injection Moulding Machine to Czech Republic
Our partners who specialise in machinery installations and removals contacted us to assist with the specialist transport of this Injection Moulding machine to Brno…
Airport Bus Deliveries
Fire trucks are not the only vehicles the Specialist Transport Group have been delivering to airports around Europe lately. A certain Irish Airline have…
Fire Trucks
December was another busy month for fire truck deliveries. The photo shows one of two trucks that we brought in from Spain and safely…
Nissan – Sunderland
Repeat business is the cornerstone of every successful company. Therefore, having managed the logistics of one of the worlds largest car presses into Nissan…
A340 Inlet Cowls
Although the Airbus A340 first flew almost thirty years ago, it still remains the workhorse of many of the world’s airlines. Since the first…
It’s never easy!
Except to say that sometimes it’s more difficult. Weighing in at 64,000 kg, with a width of 3.50m, this Plate Bending Machine was always…
A rare sight
A rare sight, but becoming increasingly common. Not too many years ago, if you wanted to protect cargo on a specialist trailer during transport,…
From the Berlin Wall to Los Angeles
Who would have thought that, some thirty years after it was demolished, the Specialist Transport Group would be moving a section of the Berlin…
Military support for over 25 years
Over the past 25 years, The Specialist Transport Group has provided military support to British, American & NATO forces throughout the wider Europe, not…
Where is Tiree?
You may well ask. If you take a look at Google Maps, you will find that Tiree is a small island, measuring only 10…
Having travelled millions of miles…
in the air, these aircraft fuselage sections are on the move again, albeit by road. In a matter of weeks, they will be converted…
A six hour window
Most customers are alive to the fact that, the larger or heavier the load, the longer it takes to arrange the permits and escorts…
A Little known fact
Although best known for trailer movements, it is a little known fact that STG are also heavily involved in both shipping and air freight.…
The Bronze Reclining Nude
If you have ever caught a train from Liverpool Street Station, you may have wondered where the Bronze Reclining Nude came from. There are…
It’s very gratifying
It’s always been gratifying when a new customer in Switzerland approaches the Specialist Transport Group, being based in the UK to move something from…
We think it’s a record
One of the many established by STG over the years. Seen leaving Oxted in Surrey, this 5.50 metre wide furnace is about to embark…
New Rail Service Helsinki to Hefei, China
The Specialist Transport Group are proud to announce that their associate in Finland has recently launched a new rail service between the Finnish capital…
A Very Rare Event
It’s very rare that eight abnormal loads combine to make one single convoy. In this instance, at least through Poland, this was essential. What…
Over 250 Years Ago…
The John Smiths Brewery was founded in Tadcaster, North Yorkshire. Originating in Germany, these 6.00m diameter vessels started their journey on the River Rhine,…
Avoid High Tide
When the gantry system used to help construct the Second Severn Bridge (in the background) had completed its task, it was put into store…
Empowerment
Cargo: Sculpture From: Tarragona, Spain To: Windsor, United Kingdom Windsor Castle provides the backdrop to one of The Specialist Transport Group’s recent art work…
Space: The Final Frontier
Cargo: Thermal Vacuum Chamber. From: Vlissingen Holland. To: Oxford UK. For many years, the STG Team have been involved in specialist transport projects at…
One of the largest car presses in Europe
Cargo: Komatsu Press. From: Kanazawa Japan. To: Sunderland UK. The Nissan plant at Sunderland is renowned as being one of the most efficient manufacturing…
The remake of The Clash of the Titans
Cargo: Replica Roman Galley. From: St Austell UK. To: Puerto San Juan, Tenerife Spain. The main stars, a cast running to hundreds, make-up artists,…
The London Eye
Cargo: Capsules. From: Grenoble France. To: London UK. It is now almost twenty years since STG were first approached to study the movement of…
By barge into the centre of Paris
Cargo: Gas Turbines. From: Newton Abbot UK. To: Central Paris France. As illustrated by our London Eye project, for practical reasons, oversize deliveries into…
One of the most eco-friendly plants in Europe
Cargo: Gas Turbines. From: Lincoln UK. To: Psyttalia Athens Greece. The Aktor SA facility, located on the uninhibited island of Psyttalia, a few kilometres…
The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao
Cargo: Anish Kapoor Sculpture. From: London UK. To: Bilbao Spain. Right from the outset, public art and sculptures have been a feature of the…
The Maltese Falcon
Cargo: Yacht Spars. From: Brightlingsea UK. To: Tuzla Turkey. The Maltese Falcon is one of a breed of new “super yachts”, built using the…
Watch out for the rattlesnakes
Cargo: Aircraft Engine Test Facility. From: Nottingham UK. To: Stennis, Mississippi USA. Charged with dismantling, shipping, renovating and reassembling a Launch Gantry for Rolls…