Specialized Freight · Driver Training VideoOn-Site Construction Delivery

A construction site is not a parking lot. It's a moving hazard zone — excavators swinging, cranes lifting, dump trucks backing, and workers on foot who are watching their own task, not you. You're bringing eighty thousand pounds into that mix. Slow down before the gate, not after.

Start at the gate

Check in, take the site orientation if it's your first trip, and find out where deliveries stage. Every site runs its own traffic pattern — don't guess at it.

Backing is where most site incidents happen. GOAL — Get Out And Look — every time you back, not just the first time. If a spotter is provided, use them, and agree on hand signals before you move an inch. No spotter and no clear view of your path? Don't back blind.

Look up before you look anywhere else. Overhead power lines and crane booms kill drivers who never actually touch a wire — electricity can arc across a gap. Know the height of your rig, know what's above you, and if a boom is swinging near your route, stop and wait it out.

Ground conditions change by the hour on an active site. Rain turns a solid lane into a rut in twenty minutes. Go slower than feels necessary on gravel, mud, or a temporary ramp — a loaded truck rolls easier than it looks on soft or uneven ground.

PPE is not optional once you're out of the cab. Hard hat, high-visibility vest, and closed-toe boots — minimum, and some sites require more. If you don't have it on, you don't get out.

Site speed limits are usually posted lower than you'd expect — five to fifteen miles an hour is normal. A flagger's hand beats a posted sign every time; follow the person, not the number.

Your paperwork doesn't stop at the gate. Inspect your load before you leave — site traffic shifts cargo, and a strap that held for three hundred highway miles can work loose after an hour of potholes and gravel.