West Coast Crane Trucks

West Coast Crane Trucks is a crane truck operator based at 12 Stewart Road, High Wycombe.

What they do

Crane truck (vehicle loading crane) operators lift and place loads that are too heavy or awkward for a forklift or a tail-lift — structural steel, roof trusses, precast panels, pallets of brick and tile, water tanks, spas, shipping containers, plant and machinery, and site sheds. The crane is mounted on the truck, so one unit both transports and places the load. Work is usually priced by the hour with a minimum, plus travel.

Where they are

Stewart Road is in the High Wycombe industrial area in the City of Kalamunda, close to Roe Highway and Perth Airport, which puts the eastern suburbs, the Perth Hills and the Kewdale and Welshpool freight precincts within easy reach. Confirm travel charges for anything further out.

Before you book

Lifting capacity here is measured in metre tonnes — the safe working load multiplied by the working radius at that load, not simply the weight on the hook. WorkSafe WA is explicit that only vehicle loading cranes with a lifting capacity of 10 metre tonnes or greater must be operated by someone holding the appropriate high risk work licence for crane operation, class CV; any slewing mobile crane class also covers them. Below 10 metre tonnes no licence is required, though the duty of care to be competent still applies. Tell the operator the weight, the dimensions and how far from the truck the load has to land, and ask whether a licensed dogger is needed for your lift.

West Coast Crane Trucks is listed under Heavy Equipment Operator and serving High Wycombe, Western Australia. Address: 12 Stewart Rd, High Wycombe WA 6057, Australia.