Transportation of wooden poles

Transporting of wooden poles can be a gruelling task for several reasons. The majority of cargo transportation is carried out via shipping containers which come in two standard sizes, 20 ft and 40ft. A 40ft container is 12 meters in size therefore telegraph poles and transmission poles cannot exceed this size. Telephone poles generally range from 8 to 12 meters therefore shipping these types of wooden poles isn’t a problem. Transmission poles which range from 12 meters to 25 meters prove to be difficult to transport meaning several other methods can be used. Break bulk shipping is the main method. With Break bulks shipping the wooden poles are loaded in bundles onto the deck of a vessel. This method of shipment is however far more costly. Creosoted wooden poles cause the biggest problem for suppliers. The majority of shipping lines will not take creosoted wooden poles because the oil leaks onto the ship deck which is very hard to clean, this is also the same for container shipments. All these obstacles make the supply of wooden poles challenging and expensive.