Trucks can carry heavy loads of variety of things. If need be, peculiar objects such as nuclear reactors or cranes can also be transported. Find out the ten heaviest objects moved in trucks in this infographic.
1. Longest
In western Queensland, 1113 trailers were hauled setting a record of the longest truck to be moved.
2. Heaviest Load
More than two years of preparation went into moving this 1000 plus ton reactor, for Tennessee's nuclear power plant.
3. Generator Move
A power generator, weighing 950 tons for North Carolina’s Duke Power Plant was moved, costing $58 millions.
4. Giant Ovens
Weighing over 500 tons each, these 100 x 80 ovens traveled more than 400 kilometers.
5. Carrying Cranes
A large crane was transported by The Mine Ranger with 410 ton capacity, to a mine site in Australia.
6. Steel Towers
Processing steel tower, weighing 440 tons was delivered to an oil sands site by Mammoet in Canada.
7. Moving Up!
An airbus casting was moved by ALE company in UK. The move required two 20-Axis platforms.
8. Huge Rock
A granite boulder weighing 340 tons and six meters in height from Jurupa Valley was moved over 137 km to LACMA.
9. Cable Reel
Largest cable reel weighing 124 tons was moved by Cadzow truck in UK.
10. Giant Pipe
A 110 ton lengthy pipe was transported in 2011 for use in Salt Lake City, Utah.
