Tipper Truck Hire in South Africa
Free quotes from plant hire companies across South Africa. One request, no obligation.
- Size class
- 6 m³ – 34 t side tipper
- Gets to site
- Drives to site
- Job stage
- Haul & lift
Tipper truck hire gives you a truck and driver to carry and dump rubble, sand, stone, topsoil or excavated soil, from a single load to months of hauling. PlantHiring.co.za is a free quote service. You fill in one form and we send your request to independent plant hire and transport companies near your site, who quote you directly. We do not hire, operate or transport anything ourselves, and there is no fee. Tell us the material, the volume and the distance, and local operators will price the trucks.
Tipper sizes, from 6 cube to side tippers
Rigid tippers are described by bin volume. Common classes are:
- 6 m³ tippers for house sites, narrow streets and rubble removal
- 10 m³ tippers, the general workhorse for building and civil sites
- 15–18 m³ tippers for bulk earthworks and longer hauls
- Side tippers pulling one or two trailers for bulk aggregate, coal and mine material
34 ton side tipper truck hire is popular for long road hauls, because a large payload spreads the trip cost. Side tippers need a wide, firm tipping area and space to turn, so they are rarely a fit for tight urban sites.
Tipper truck hire prices and what affects them
Tipper truck hire prices are quoted per hour, per day, per load or per tonne-kilometre, depending on the job. A quote usually covers the truck, driver and diesel. Costs rise with:
- Truck size and the number of trucks needed
- Haul distance and road conditions
- Slow loading, which adds waiting time
- Tip fees at a licensed landfill or rubble site
- Minimum hours per day and standing time in bad weather
Match the trucks to the loader. One excavator or front end loader can keep several tippers busy, while a small TLB loads slowly and leaves big trucks standing.
Drivers, licences and paperwork
Hired tippers come with a driver who holds the correct licence code, C1 or C for rigid trucks and EC for articulated rigs and side tippers, plus a professional driving permit for goods (PrDP). Ask whether the truck is roadworthy, licensed and insured for goods in transit. Waste rubble must go to a legal tip, and many municipalities fine illegal dumping heavily. If the job crosses public roads near schools or busy junctions, plan traffic control and keep the road clean of spilled material.
Lowbed hire for moving machines
Tippers move material; lowbeds move machines. Lowbed hire, also called a float, carries a dozer, excavator or roller to site and back. Most plant hire quotes include float costs each way, but you may need your own lowbed for owned plant. Wide or heavy loads may need an abnormal-load permit and escort vehicles. Combining plant hire and haulage in one request makes the schedule easier to manage.
What to include in your request
- Say what material you are moving and the volume
- Give the loading address and the tipping point
- State who supplies the loading machine
- Note access limits, height and weight restrictions
Tipper Truck Hire on different jobs
- House plots and renovations: carting away rubble and excavated soil from a renovation, pool dig or new foundation
- Housing estates and townships: hauling bulk fill and removing spoil from services trenches across new stands
- Shopping centres, offices and schools: removing basement excavations and bringing in G5 fill for a parking area
- Factories, warehouses and logistics parks: hauling imported fill and crusher run to a warehouse platform
- Roads, pipelines and civil works: delivering layer works material and removing cut along a road widening
- Mines and quarries: hauling ore, waste rock and aggregate between pits, plants and stockpiles
- Farms, dams and game lodges: carting gravel for farm roads and spreading fill for a new dam wall
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Tipper Truck Hire by province and city
- Johannesburg
- Pretoria
- Centurion
- Midrand
- Sandton
- Randburg
- Roodepoort
- Krugersdorp
- Randfontein
- Germiston
- Boksburg
- Benoni
- Kempton Park
- Alberton
- Vanderbijlpark
- Vereeniging
- eMalahleni (Witbank)
- Middelburg
- Secunda
- Mbombela (Nelspruit)
- Rustenburg
- Brits
- Klerksdorp
- Potchefstroom
- Polokwane
- Tzaneen
- Lephalale
- Kimberley
- Kathu
- Upington
- Bloemfontein
- Welkom
- Sasolburg
- Durban
- Pinetown
- Pietermaritzburg
- Richards Bay
- Newcastle
- Ladysmith
- Gqeberha (Port Elizabeth)
- East London
- Kariega (Uitenhage)
- Cape Town
- Bellville
- Paarl
- Stellenbosch
- George
- Worcester
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