Think of ancient Egypt or Rome: statues, obelisks and columns weighing several tons had to be moved, often hundreds of kilometres. Horses, chariots, logs, friction grease and manpower - these were the "logistical tools".
In the Middle Ages, cathedral bells and steeples were carried through villages, often slowly over days. The goal: not to crash, not to get stuck, and to survive the road conditions.
Today, things are much simpler - at least from a technical point of view. Heavy equipment transport trailers, hydraulic lifts, laser route planning, road permits and escort vehicles - these have replaced man and horse.
Oversized shipments in the past - How did they manage to move gigantic objects in the past?
Oversized transport is not an invention of the modern world - people have been transporting huge objects for thousands of years. Just in a different way.
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Among the world's most spectacular oversized deliveries is the Airbus A380 aircraft parts shipment. These huge components are transported from the factories to the final assembly plants in a variety of vehicles and logistics chains. Another famous project was the delivery of a huge steel structure for the London Olympic Stadium, which required extensive route planning and specialised equipment.
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Oversized shipments are often challenging not only because of their size, but also because they need to be delivered to places where a "normal" vehicle would not go.
