Rice Continental gallery

Heavy haulage in action.

Decades of specialist movements, working vehicles and project cargo from Ireland to the continent.

On the road since 1973

Built on practical experience.

From machinery and industrial plant to long loads and everyday freight, this archive shows the range of work carried by Rice Continental over the years.

Heavy and abnormal haulage

Plant, industrial vessels and oversized cargo moved with the right equipment and route planning.

Excavator movement Low-loader transport for heavy construction plant.
Industrial tank movement A large fabricated vessel secured for road transport.
Processing equipment Specialist machinery prepared for a continental movement.
Tracked crushing plant Abnormal-load transport through a managed road route.
Silo vessel on the road A carefully escorted movement through a constrained route.
Industrial cable reels Large reels carried on an extendable low-loader.
Machinery transport Heavy processing equipment secured behind a Rice tractor unit.
Agricultural machinery Multiple tractors carried in a single planned movement.
Industrial structure Fabricated plant transported on specialist equipment.
Port project cargo Heavy cargo staged for an onward sea crossing.
Protected project cargo Weather-protected machinery ready for delivery.
Long structure movement An extended load prepared for a controlled journey.

Fleet and operations

Rice vehicles, escorts and day-to-day capability across Ireland, the UK and continental Europe.

Convoy fleet Rice Continental tractor units assembled for a major movement.
Fleet in the yard A working fleet spanning general and specialist haulage.
Heavy-haulage line-up Three generations of yellow Rice tractor units.
Abnormal load on the motorway Escort and transport vehicles managing a long load.
Abnormal-load escort Dedicated escort support for oversized movements.
General haulage fleet A Rice Continental tractor and box trailer.
Winter operations Heavy-haulage equipment working through winter conditions.
Crated freight A secured timber case ready for onward delivery.
Container loading Practical loading support for export cargo.

From the archive

Historic Rice vehicles that helped build decades of cross-border and continental haulage experience.

1975 Volvo F89 An early Rice Continental Volvo F89.
1981 DAF 2800 A Rice DAF 2800 from the early 1980s.
1986 DAF at Dover Continental operations through Dover in the 1980s.
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