HOW MUCH AIR ARE WE TRANSPORTING?

Every day, thousands of trucks move construction equipment around the UK — excavators, dumpers, rollers, telehandlers and access equipment.But how many of those journeys are actually efficient?A machine gets delivered 50 miles from the depot… and the truck travels 50 miles back empty. A low-loader carries one small machine when it could potentially carry more. Two trucks pass each other going in opposite directions — one delivering and one collecting.In this episode of the Dig In Deep Podcast, Mark Kennedy is joined by Liam Moore and Mark Scutt to dig into one of the biggest hidden costs in plant hire and construction logistics:💨 HOW MUCH AIR ARE WE ACTUALLY TRANSPORTING?We discuss:🚛 Empty running and wasted HGV mileage🏗️ Why plant hire transport is so difficult to optimise💷 Why moving a digger can cost hundreds of pounds⛽ Fuel, drivers, tyres, maintenance and the true cost of transport🔄 Why backloading doesn't happen more often📍 The problem with customers demanding exact delivery times🚚 Trucks passing each other while travelling half-empty🤖 Whether AI could transform plant transport planning📱 Could there be an “Uber for diggers”?💰 Should flexible deliveries be cheaper?🌱 The environmental impact of unnecessary transport movements🏗️ Whether competing plant hire companies could share transport capacityWe spend huge amounts of money developing cleaner construction equipment — Stage V engines, electric machines, HVO, telematics and reduced idle times.But are we overlooking the truck that delivered the machine?If a low-loader travels 60 miles to deliver an excavator and then drives 60 miles home empty, we've moved the machine 60 miles — but the truck has travelled 120.Some empty running will always be unavoidable.But how much could better planning, shared transport, backloads, customer flexibility, technology and AI eliminate?PLUS…😂 Man Named🧠 Quiz of the Week🎙️ Construction and plant hire stories, opinions and the usual Dig In Deep debate.We want to hear from transport managers, plant hire companies, drivers, hauliers and construction companies.👇 HOW MUCH EMPTY RUNNING DO YOU THINK COULD ACTUALLY BE ELIMINATED?And would you accept a wider delivery window if it meant cheaper transport?Drop your thoughts and experiences in the comments.🎙️ DIG IN DEEP PODCASTConstruction. Plant Hire. Business. People. Stories. Opinions. And plenty of laughs.Subscribe for new episodes, clips and Shorts.#DigInDeep #PlantHire #Construction #Transport #Logistics #ConstructionIndustry #PlantMachinery #HeavyHaulage #LowLoader #HGV #Haulage #ConstructionLogistics #PlantTransport #Excavators #HeavyEquipment #FleetManagement #TransportManagement #Backloading #ArtificialIntelligence #ConstructionPodcast