A Comprehensive Guide on Truck Turntables.

Do you have issues or concerns about how trucks enter your site?  Have you thought of implementing a turntable to solve your problems?

At Australian Turntables, our products are designed not only to improve your business’s efficiency but also to ensure workplace safety. Our truck turntables consider entry and exit points and people movements while maximising the site’s space. 

They are designed for situations where a high flow of heavy trucks is being handled. In construction, resources and areas can be reduced, impacting the safety of workers and increasing costs. 

On-site turntables allow your drivers to enter and exit construction sites in a forward direction, increasing the number of trucks per shift and eliminating risky reversing manoeuvres that compromise the well-being of your team. 

But, What is a Truck Turntable?

A truck turntable is a rotating platform designed to change the direction of a vehicle. In construction, drivers can rotate large vehicles in spaces where reversing might be difficult or even impossible.

In heavy industry, for example, the truck turntable can be utilised for multiple purposes, facilitating demolition, excavation, and construction processes. The design can accommodate more than one truck at a time, reducing downtime and increasing deliveries per shift.

Regarding material handling, logistics, and loading docks, companies can work with heavy trucks and flow without compromising retail or warehouse spaces. A heavy truck turntable can be situated in areas meant for medium trucks, as the room is enough for a platform to rotate larger vehicles.

A three-in-one solution:

• Double the productivity, increasing space efficiency: Truck turntables reduce the space required to turn around vehicles, increasing the number of truck cycles per shift.
• Simplify traffic management: Simplify traffic and construction management plans while improving public safety and reducing traffic congestion in the city.
• Eliminate incidents: Enter and exit construction sites, avoiding blind spots and reversing manoeuvres. Load and unload in a safe position, eliminating work-related incidents.

Click here for more information on how a truck turntable can benefit and expedite any construction project.

Types of Truck Turntables

Loading Dock Truck Turntable

Our turntables optimise warehouses and loading dock operations. You can receive more trucks per shift while increasing parking areas. We supply turntables of any diameter, as all of our products are specifically designed to meet the needs of our clients. 

We have implemented light and medium truck turntables in loading docks and garbage collection spaces, facilitating the operation. Click here for more information on our case studies. 

Cement Plant Truck Turntable

With our truck turntables, you can improve productivity, providing better access to difficult locations. You will require fewer movements, facilitating the entrance to the crusher and allowing you to deliver more material in shorter periods. 

At Australian Turntables, we have standard products or can engineer, design and supply a customised solution for your specific requirements.

Mining Truck Turntable

Australian Turntables can provide a range of products to benefit your mine, be it above-ground or underground operations. With our turntables, you can reduce fuel consumption and tyre usage per cycle, minimise required excavation, and optimise operations. 

Typical mining applications include: maintenance workshops, tyre changeover & refuelling stations, washdown areas, delivery docks, crusher feed, and chute discharge points/draw points, among others. 

We have a wide range of products meant for your needs. For example, we have designed, engineered, and manufactured a 6-metre diameter, 100-tonne capacity turntable project for a mine site in the Pilbara. Click here for more information about our case study.

Heavy Truck Turntable Hire (Relocatable Hire Truck Turntables)

With the Australian Turntables Hire Model, there is no need for capital investment, maintenance, or storage between jobs – it’s all taken care of for you. 

With our relocatable hire model, you can utilise the turntable throughout various job processes. And when a project is concluded, our team will easily transfer the turntable onto the next project. It is the perfect ROI-balanced solution to increase the efficiency of your projects while prioritising safety and space savings without capital outlay.

Our clients have had an 86% increase in truck cycles with the implementation of temporary turntables during construction. Click here for more information on our case study.  

Click here if you want more information about the benefits of our relocatable truck turntable.

Underground Tunneling Truck Turntable

We offer customised, turnkey solutions to help you solve any site-specific issues. Our experience in tunnel projects ensures you get a product that can handle the job even in harsh conditions.

Our turntables help you avoid damage to the trucks and tunnels resulting from reversing manoeuvres. Entering and exiting tunnels in a forward direction allows for a smoother and safer operation. 

Specifications of Truck Turntables

At Australian Turntables, we ensure our products are designed and assembled with high-quality materials, guaranteeing their durability. 

We supply turntables at any diameter that can accommodate hundreds of tonnes or multiple vehicles since each design is exclusive to the needs and specifications of the project.

This are our standard HTT range:

• HTT8
• HTT9
• HTT10
• HTT11
• HTT12.5
• HTT15
• HTT17.5
• HTT19
• HTT20

Weight capacity can vary significantly by project. Click here to download technical specifications

Additional options include:

• Relocating turntable systems
• Portable turntables for continuously advancing projects
• Additional systems for vehicle positioning and anti-collision purposes
• Weighing systems for accurate tare and gross loads with reporting

Model your own truck turntable:

Are you an architect, engineer or contractor? Click here to visit our download area to access a library of Revit Families to model your truck turntable solution.

How does it work?

1. Pick the right turntable for your project from various models.
2. Select the diameter requiring the least space to rotate the vehicle.
3. Establish control panels and imposed loads. We have included the zones where the imposed loads are concentrated into the slab for structural and hydraulic engineers.
4. Work out your set-down requirements for the installation of the turntable.

The ROI of a Truck Turntable

What Is the Best Truck Turntable for Me?

Our team will help you find the turntable that best suits your needs!

At Australian Turntables, we design and manufacture high-quality products to help you optimise construction processes. We will accompany you in each step of the process, ensuring the best results. Our team will work with you to create an optimal solution that will allow you to meet time and cost targets.

Let’s discuss your project plans!

Contact a turntable specialist to receive technical support and discuss your project specifications.