HTF Transport provides professional HIAB hire across the Wakefield district. Our Audenshaw depot is approximately 43 miles from Wakefield city centre, typically 50 to 60 minutes via the M62 eastbound. Wakefield sits at the intersection of the M1, M62, and A1(M), and that convergence of national routes underpins the district’s logistics economy.
We cover Wakefield city centre, Ossett, Horbury, Castleford, Pontefract, Normanton, Featherstone, Knottingley, Stanley, and Hemsworth, serving every postcode from WF1 through to WF11. Beyond HIAB crane hire, HTF Transport provides a full range of transport and logistics services across the Wakefield district. Our fleet handles everything from a single container drop to sustained support on a warehouse build.
HTF Transport is a family run haulage and lifting company working from a depot in Audenshaw, east Manchester. We have been moving and lifting loads for customers since 1989, and today run a modern fleet of HIAB crane lorries, tractor units, ramp equipped vehicles and 4×4 LCVs.
Every lift is carried out by our own trained operators rather than subcontracted out, so the person on the crane is the person we are accountable for. The fleet holds FORS Silver accreditation, all vehicles are ADR compliant for hazardous loads, and every unit is TomTom tracked so we can give you accurate progress on your delivery. We work around the clock, including nights and weekends, for jobs that need road closures or out of hours access.
Materials, cabins, plant and equipment delivered and placed exactly where the site needs them.
Bricks, blocks, timber and packs lifted over hoardings and set down in position.
Site cabins and welfare units collected, delivered and lifted onto their bases.
Industrial machines collected, moved and positioned by trained crane operators.
Diggers, dumpers and site equipment moved between compounds and sites.
Beams, columns and fabricated steel delivered and set down at the workface.
Pallets set down where a forklift cannot reach, from single pallets to full loads.
Wide, long and heavy loads moved under the right notifications, crane included.
Take a look below at some FAQs regarding HIAB Hire, any questions not answered here feel free to get in touch.
We cover the whole Wakefield district for HIAB hire, including Ossett, Horbury, Castleford, Pontefract, Normanton, Featherstone, Hemsworth, Knottingley, and Stanley. We serve all WF postcodes from WF1 through to WF11.
Rates for HIAB hire in Wakefield depend on the crane capacity you need, how long the job runs, and site access. We provide competitive all-inclusive quotes covering operator, vehicle, fuel, and insurance. Call 0161 785 9691 for a free, no-obligation quotation.
Once a vehicle is dispatched, we can typically reach Wakefield within 50 to 60 minutes from our Audenshaw depot via the M62. For planned work, we offer same-day and next-day availability across the full Wakefield district, and the M1/M62 junction network lets us route efficiently to any part of it.
Yes. Wakefield Europort is a 350-acre rail-connected Strategic Railfreight Interchange at M62 Junction 31. Major occupiers include Asda, Evri, Warburtons, and Haribo. We also serve Wakefield Hub (200 acres at J30, home to Amazon and NewCold), Mountpark Ferrybridge (1.64m sq ft consented at J33), and the Yorkshire Employment Hub (4m sq ft). With over 20 million sq ft of logistics space across the district, there is constant call for crane lorries to handle steel frames, cladding packs, mechanical plant, and containers.
All of them, yes. Castleford is a growing logistics centre around Glasshoughton, and the approved Axiom scheme at M62 Junction 32 (around 1.5m sq ft, expected to create 2,200 jobs) will add substantially to it once construction starts. Pontefract, Normanton, Featherstone, and Knottingley complete the Five Towns, all built on former colliery land that now hosts industrial and distribution operations. The A1(M) interchange at Ferrybridge connects the eastern Five Towns to the national road network. We provide HIAB hire for warehouse construction, fit-outs, machinery installation, and heavy equipment delivery across all these locations.
Yes. Wakefield city centre is being transformed through the Cathedral Quarter programme (demolition of Bread Street buildings underway, new Cathedral Square), the Kirkgate Innovative Neighbourhood Gateway, and the Muse Strategic Regeneration Partnership targeting 2,500+ new homes plus commercial space. Tileyard North at Rutland Mills (a £40m+ Grade II listed mill conversion) is now operational and billed as the largest creative hub outside London. We provide crane lorry services for steel, construction materials, and specialist deliveries to active city centre sites like these.
Yes. Wakefield district has a strong manufacturing base, headlined by Coca-Cola’s Wakefield factory, Europe’s largest soft-drinks plant, alongside Haribo UK and numerous engineering firms. Ossett, Horbury, and the Normanton industrial corridor along the M62 all have concentrations of manufacturing and fabrication businesses. Our fleet includes vehicles with crane capacities from 32 to 62 tonne/metre, suited to industrial machinery, generators, transformers, and fabricated steel. The district’s former colliery sites provide large, flat industrial plots with good HGV access, which makes them ideal conditions for HIAB operations.
We provide operated HIAB crane hire across Wakefield and the surrounding towns, working from our depot in Audenshaw. Full coverage detail is in the section above, and our nearest location pages are linked below.
Use our interactive vehicle calculator to find the right HIAB specification for your job. Enter your load weight, dimensions, and site requirements, and we’ll recommend the best vehicle from our fleet.