Heavy Equipment & Fleet Guide
Every machine by the name the Saudi market uses and its formal name, with its periodic maintenance, daily pre-start check and regulatory pointers — written for the people who actually run equipment.
One reference page per machine
What it is, its classes, its main components, when it is serviced, and what is checked before every shift.
Operating hoursبوكلين
حفّارة هيدروليكية
Hydraulic excavatorReference page
Operating hoursرافعة شوكية
Forklift truckReference page
Operating hoursشيول
جرّافة تحميل بعجلات
Wheel loaderReference page
Kilometresقلاب
شاحنة قلّابة
Dump truck (tipper)Reference page
Hours and kilometresكرين
رافعة متحركة
Mobile craneReference page
Kilometresتريلا
رأس قاطر مع نصف مقطورة
Tractor head with semi-trailerReference page
Kilometresوايت ماء
صهريج مياه
Water tanker truckReference page
Operating hoursجي سي بي
حفّارة تحميل خلفية
Backhoe loaderReference page
Regulatory procedures as they are actually carried out
Each procedure has a page covering who it applies to, its documents and its steps in order, with the date it was last reviewed.
- Registering Heavy Equipment with the Heavy Equipment Regulatory CenterA guide to the “Equipment Self-Registration” service of the Heavy Equipment Regulatory Center: who may apply, the requirements, the steps, the fee and processing time, and the services that follow registration.
- Equipment Operator Licence and Public Works Vehicle Driving LicenceTwo routes for licensing the operation of heavy equipment in the Kingdom: the equipment operator licence from the Heavy Equipment Regulatory Center, and the public works vehicle driving licence under the Traffic Law — conditions, steps and duration.
- The Operating Card and the Professional Driver Card at the Transport General AuthorityThe operating card is a document issued by the Transport General Authority for a transport vehicle, and the professional driver card is a condition for heavy transport drivers: who they cover, where they are issued, and the new regulatory framework.
- Periodic Technical Inspection for Vehicles and TrucksWhen the periodic technical inspection is required for a private vehicle and a public transport vehicle, the validity of the inspection, the documents required, the booking and inspection steps, and where heavy equipment stands in this regulation.
- Inspection Certificates for Cranes and Lifting EquipmentThe regulatory basis for inspecting lifting equipment in the Kingdom: the technical regulation for the safety of lifting equipment, the accredited inspection bodies, the equipment operating permit at the Heavy Equipment Regulatory Center, and the forklift guidance.
- Transporting Heavy Equipment: Weights, Dimensions and Exceptional Load PermitsThe legal weights and dimensions for trucks in the Kingdom, when an exceptional load permit is required to transport heavy equipment, the permit steps and duration, and the violations for exceeding weights and dimensions.
Tools that run on your own numbers
No ready-made market figures and no assumed averages. You fill in every field yourself, and the formula is written out under the result.
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Equipment operating cost per hour calculator
Enter your numbers and see the cost per hour split into ownership, fuel, maintenance and operator.
Open the tool - 02
Own vs rent calculator
Compare the cost per hour of owning and renting with your own numbers, and find the annual hours at which both options cost the same.
Open the tool - 03
Diesel consumption calculator from your readings
Enter the litres filled and two meter readings, and see your machine’s consumption in litres per hour or per hundred kilometres.
Open the tool
Market name, formal name and English name
The operator says «شيول», the contract says «جرّافة تحميل بعجلات», and the manufacturer’s manual is in English. Here all three names sit on one line.
How these assets are run in TAC Flow
The guide is an open, general reference. Anyone running a fleet finds the same information applied to their own machines inside the platform.
- Heavy Equipment — Excavators, loaders, and heavy trucks in one register
- Vehicles & Trailers — Light vehicles, trucks, and trailers
- Preventive Maintenance — Plans and reminders on meter or date
- Daily Inspection — Pre-operation checklists by equipment type