Diesel and heavy duty (housing/industry)
For outdoor work, longer routes, and heavier loads. Ideal for quay, terminal, and project cargo.
Vlissingen lies at the mouth of the Westerschelde, and that shapes the work. The large port area is not in the town itself but 9 km further east as the crow flies: Vlissingen-Oost and the Sloegebied, with transhipment, industry and heavy loads. The route from Heijningen runs along the A4 and the A58. To the centre that is 87 km, about 1 hour and 15 minutes without traffic.
Vlissingen is 87 km from our address in Heijningen, approx. 1 h 15 min driving time without traffic jams. Transport is shown separately in the quote; we agree the delivery date when you submit your request.
The port area is closer to Heijningen than the town itself: the Sloegebied at 79 km, the centre at 87 km. Driving times apply without traffic.
Distance and driving time from our address in Heijningen: route planner based on OpenStreetMap, without traffic.
Project cargo and heavy breakbulk cargo soon weigh more than an ordinary forklift can handle. For that work we rent out diesel forklifts up to 30 tonnes and electric forklifts up to 18 tonnes. From a lifting capacity of 4,000 kg the price is on request. Let us know the weight and dimensions of your heaviest load. See heavy forklifts for port and industry and the diesel forklift.
On a quay along the Westerschelde it is very windy and the ground is often wet. Outdoors a diesel forklift is the usual choice. Asphalt, concrete slabs and road plates each ask something different of the tyres. Tell us where the truck drives and how long the runs are. Also read forklift on a wet floor or outdoor area and outdoor work in rain and cold.
In a shed you would rather work without exhaust fumes. An electric forklift is available from 1.5 to 18 tonnes, so for heavier loads too. If the pallets are high up in the racking, a reach truck with a lift height of up to 13.5 metres is suitable. If your shed is elsewhere on Walcheren, you will find more under forklift rental in Middelburg.
If the forklift drives into the container, the clearance height and the weight per pallet are what count. Pass these on and tell us whether you drive in via a loading dock or a ramp. If you want to move whole containers, you need a heavy forklift. More under loading and unloading containers with a forklift.
Less than without. An attachment reduces the lifting capacity. What remains is called the residual capacity. We calculate it for you in advance. For that, let us know the weight, length and width of your heaviest load. The explanation is under calculating residual capacity.
Let us know as soon as you know. Then we look together at whether the truck can stay and when we collect it. The monthly rate applies to rentals of 3 months or more. If you know in advance that the work will take a long time, read long-term forklift rental.