Victory over police for mobile crane and abnormal load operators

Alex Dahm Editor, International Cranes and Specialized Transport

18 August 2026

A long running dispute in the UK between the police and mobile crane and heavy transport operators has been won in court by the UK’s Heavy Transport Association (HTA).

The Association won a test trial where police alleged mobile cranes were overweight as a result of breaching police-imposed embargo restrictions.…

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