The Heavies Keep Rolling

 Within less than an hour I clocked about a dozen trucks, most of them heavy, either coming out of PSA's Fairview Cove terminal or from the port's other Roll On Roll Off pier in the Richmond Terminal - and that was just the loads, there were numerous barebacks arrriving for loads too. Here's a sampling:

Yes Atlantic Tiltload does have a tri-axle Freightliner. Fleet number 49 picked up this Rottne F15E (15 tonne capacity) timber forwarder.

The company also has a similar tandem axle F'liner (sorry I missed the number) that picked up a flatrack container with some extra wide crates.
 

TDR Transportation (trucking division of Municipal Contracting) was moving some crane components for J.D.Irving Ltd. They had a Navistar International with mid-rise sleeper on the job:

J.D.Irving Ltd, for their part, had an interesting Western Star equipped with a beefy Manitex TM 200 20 ton crane to lift off the counterweights and other gear.

Back to the heavies:

Killingeck Transport of Selby, ON (northeast of Kingston) had this Kenworth T680 to haul a piece of Sandvik drilling equipment:

Also carrying Sandvik machinery, Earl Paddock from Stoney Creek, ON had their Kenworth number 546 with a LH410 model underground loader:

 We used to see Earl Paddock trucks frequently carrying military vehicles for export from General Dynamics in London, ON. But the Saudi Arabian shipping company moved its operations to Saint John so that I could not photograph them.

D.Dumais et Fils trucks (from way up in Dolbeau-Mistassini, QC) are regulars in Halifax hauling away forestry equipment. Their Kenwoth number 53 had a Komatsu 901 harvester this time:

Closer to home Valley Flatbed of Aylesford, NS had two rigs for similar loads. First was a flashy red Peterbilt with flat top sleeper.:

and second was a plain vanilla Peterbilt with a low rise sleeper:

Each had the Mercedes Arocs tractor portions of a pair of Øveraasen airport runway snow sweepers that arrived last week from Norway (via Sweden) on the ship Don Carlos.

Unlike some similar (but red painted) units that arrived a few weeks ago (see August 7, 2023 post) these yellow rigs were not marked with an airport code. Perhaps they are headed for the Canadian military base in Greenwood, NS - close to Valley Flatbed's home.

There is no end to the odd looking loads coming out of the port. Brookville Carriers Flatbed from Truro, NS had these rubber ship fenders. Although not especially heavy, they do require some good lashing (not sure why they need blue protective pads) . Commonly called Yokohama fenders, after the Yokohma Rubber Co which first built these low pressure "cushions", that is a trade name however and several other companies manufacture similar products under their own names. The Port of Halifax has many of these in service to protect ships from scraping and damage when tied up alongside. Cruise ships are particular about the condition of their hull paint, and they require several of these fenders for protection. 

The Navistar International LT features red fuel tanks.

 JDI Logistics had an unusual looking 20 foot Ritzy International Transportation tanktainer on a long chassis (for protection?)  marked for tetrafluroethane (HazMat code 3159) - a non flammable (but hazardous) refrigerant gas.

The blue whale on the tank appears to be trying to escape from something...

And finally CFL Heavy Haul of Milton, ON was not hauling anything heavy when it passed my position and its step deck trailer appeared better suited to extra high container hauling, but I liked the look of the Kenworth T680 with high rise sleeper even if it was a stark refrigerator white. (The driver was headed for the container terminal but had apparently taken a wrong turn somehwere.)

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Down in the dumps

 Some big dump trucks have been moving through the port of Halifax recently - both new and used.

Sandvik mining trucks are common enough sights, as they seem to be the most popular underground trucks.

This new Toro TH663i was riding on a big Aspen trailer. The model number indicates a 63 tonne capacity. It also has a Volvo 565 kW (758 hp) Stage V engine.

Intended for above ground work, this used Cat 773E (59.36 tonne capacity) was headed west behind a JNB Western Star. I have seen several pieces of used equipment from VINCI - a large French construction company, with many interests in Canada.

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Still more heavies

 Several more heavy and or oversize loads rolled out of the port area again today. I only caught a few of them.

Trucks from Transport D. Dumais are well known in Halifax, even though they hail from Dolbeau-Mistassini - way up north of Lac-St-Jean, Quebec. That is timber country, so it is no surprise that their Western Stars haul logging machinery, such as this Ponsse harvester, from Finland.

 Another familiar company is JNB Heavy Haul from Brodhagen, ON. I saw their Western Star with set-back front axle twice today, so it must have taken its first load to a staging area to await highway clearance. 

That load was a Sandvik TH545I, a 45 tonne capacity articulated mine dump truck.

Certainly an impressive load, and an unusual set-back axle truck. I saw it again as it came back to Pier 9C for another load - possibly another Sandvik.

JNB has it own pilot cars too, although I did not photo them. (As I have mentioned previously JRB calls the hamlet of Brodhagen home, but operates from the nerarby town of Mitchell. That is near to the home of some of my maternal ancestors.)

And not so heavy, but rugged...

 The European RVs continue to roll in too - I have missed most of them, but did happen to see one today. Its license plate indicates it is from Landshut, Bavaria, in southern Germany, not far from Munich. (They ought to go the the Brodhagen area - they might find some family connections there too.)

The Toyota Safari model 4x4 is likely to come with a guarantee of uncomfortablility, particularly in a high wind with that camper body! The Land Cruiser is no longer available in North America, bur may be making a comeback due to its reputation elsewhere in the world.

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More Big Loads

 Lots of port related traffic today - March 28.

A small herd of Deeres left the area behind an Evangeline Transport Freightliner.

Next up were a couple of wide body aircraft fuselages from Ireland behind a pair of Watson trucks - one Kenworth and one Peterbilt. Watson is now part of QSL, and the trucks do not get the custom paint schemes they used to have - too bad.

 

 Bellemaire trucks still have the unique orange / yellow paint scheme. I never did get a clear shot of this Kenworth hauling a Sandvik mine truck.

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Sandvik arrivals

 Sandvik AB is a large Swedish company with involvement in metal related industries. Among these is the manufacture of mining equipment. Sandvik is favoured by many Canadian mining companies and new units arrived in the Port of Halifax on a regular basis. 

The company makes several models of underground dump trucks, several of which arrived on January 30 on the RoRo ship Elektra. They were driven off the ship by longshoremen using the ship's own 125 tonne capacity ramp.

Sandvik also makes mobile rock processing plants such as this unit which arrived on an Atlantic Container Line RoRo ship last week. It was likely transported on a dolly in the ship, then transferred to the trailer once it was landed.

The driver is just connecting air and brake lines and will soon be on the road. The trailer has the deck extended to accommodate the length of this QA 452 tracked mobile screener.

As usual Atlantic Tiltload has impressive equipment such as this Western Star with flat top sleeper and drop third axle.

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More Extra Axles

 

 If yesterday's post was not enough, here are some mpre extra axles spotted today. JNB Heavy Haul from Mitchell, ON (also represented in Halifax) is a specialist hauler with some big gear including this Western Star and lowboy trailer with two dollies.

 The rig's load was also a truck, a Sandvik Toro LH517i, a 17 tonne underground loader.

Depending on bucket size (the standard is 7 cubic meters capacity, but up to 9 cubic meters is available) the Sandvik has an operating weight of 46,500 kg and a load capacity of 17,100 kg. Sandvik mining vehicles are built in Sweden and arrive by ship in Halifax directly from Gothenburg.

Machinery rolling in - and out

Numerous pieces of construction, agricultrual and mining machinery have arrived in Halifax by sea in the past few weeks. They soon rolled out again by truck - several pieces a day. In no particular order here are some examples:

An unusual looking piece of Schmidt equipment was hauled away by an orange colured Quebec truck (I will not name the company since I got into trouble when I mentioned them once before). I have always liked their trucks - including this able Western Star.

The load is a TJS -C630 jet sweeper for snow clearing at airports. It has a 6.3 meter sweep broom.

A lot of Sandvik mining equipment arrives through the Port of Halifax.

This straight pipe Peterbilt is working hard to haul a Sandvik Leopard "down the hole" drilling rig. The Pete could still be heard when it was well out of sight and "down the road".

 A much smaller Sandvik Commando was a much easier haul for this Western Star:

The rig came with some crates of parts and pieces.

There seems to be no end in demand for JCB backhoes and other diggers. These ones are outbound for a dealer in Quebec:

Bossé et Frère, from Montmagny, QC, run a low rise Freightliner and step deck to haul this pair of telescopic boom units.

This "through the fence" shot shows three crane trucks imported for Sarens crane rentals (believed to be Liebherrs). They are being lashed down on rail cars for the inland leg of their delivery trip. (The ship Oberon in the background is not the ship that brought them to Canada.)

 The big load of the week is an unidentified piece of equipment hidden from prying eyes by a blue tarp - but seemingly a Caterpillar due to the colour of one end sticking out of the tarp. (I may be in trouble again). New models arrive before they are officially announced and the company does not like people "scooping" them, so are known to threaten them, and their truckers, with legal action. The last time this occurred I suggested that tarps are cheper than lawyers (and reusable at no charge) so perhaps they got wise. 

The big multi-axle Aspen dolly/trailer/dolly was a good haul for the Western Star (I have not named the truckers - see above).

 Even the slight "lump" of the railway crossing resulted in a bit of bottoming, so some care will be needed on the rest of the journey. You can guess what is under the tarp - it is a tracked vehicle and it is painted yellow:

Local readers will know the name of the trucker from the company number on the trailer, and in fact the unit may be for their own quarrying or road construction operations. Their transportation and logistics arm runs nice equipment like the flat top Western Star.

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Big trucks for big loads

 The importing of construction, mining and forestry equipment peaks in spring and the equipment is now arriving weekly from Europe. One of the well known manufacturers is Sandvik, makers of mining and construction equipment, based in Sweden. 

Recently I spotted a Ranger series and a Panther series top hammer, rock drill at Pier 9C in Halifax. I managed to catch them when they had been loaded onto flatbeds and were on the road.

A pair of Peterbilts from Delway Enterprises in Miramichi, NB were hauling the rigs.

Due to my position and their speed, I wasn't able to get great shots of the Sandviks.

The Peterbilts, with low rise sleepers and straight pipes, looked more than capable of doing the job. The Petes were not identical - they had different bumpers, visors and headlights.

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