About CDT Transport
Alan - Owner, Operator, the Person Who Answers the Phone
CDT Transport is one person, one truck, and decades of experience. That's not a limitation - it's the whole point.
CDT Transport is one person, one truck, and decades of experience. That's not a limitation - it's the whole point.
Alan started his working life in stage and concert rigging. That means he spent years in a profession where loads are heavy, deadlines are absolute, and the cost of a failure is catastrophic - in every sense. Concerts don't stop. Rigs don't get a second chance. The discipline that entrenches in you is real and lasting.
The move from stage rigging to HIAB crane work is a natural one. The physics are the same. The mental model - assess the load, plan the lift, control every stage of the movement, don't stop paying attention until it's safely down - is exactly the same. What changed was the scale, the setting, and the variety of jobs.
CDT Transport was set up as an owner-operated business deliberately. Alan has no interest in growing into a fleet operation where jobs get handed to drivers who weren't part of the booking conversation. When a customer calls CDT, Alan takes the call. When the truck arrives, Alan is in the cab. That continuity - from initial enquiry to completed job - is worth something, and it's something larger operators structurally cannot offer.
The truck is compact by design. Wellington's geography demands it. Steep sections, narrow laneways, suburban streets that tighten as you get to the good spots - a smaller rig gets into those places. The HIAB reach means CDT doesn't sacrifice lifting capability for that compact footprint. That combination is the core of what CDT offers, and it's why the phone rings for the kind of jobs that bigger operators quietly decline.
The experience behind CDT didn't start with a truck. It started with shows, stages, and the kind of work that teaches you what really happens when loads go wrong.
Working with touring concerts and events across New Zealand. Fly systems, trussing, chain motors, complex rigging - under real deadlines with zero tolerance for failure. This is where the fundamentals came from.
Transition to crane and HIAB operation. The physics of rigging applied to a wider range of load types - machinery, building components, heavy goods. Building expertise in tight-access and difficult-site lifts.
Developing a reputation for the kind of jobs that require judgement as much as equipment. Sculpture moves, spa pool relocations, brewery equipment, heritage steam engine coal deliveries - the 'interesting jobs' that CDT has become known for.
Running CDT Transport from Tawa, covering Wellington and the wider region. One truck, one operator - still doing the interesting jobs, still answering the phone personally.
When you call CDT, Alan answers. When you describe the job, the person you're talking to is the person who will be on site. There's no handoff, no Chinese whispers between sales and operations.
Alan doesn't just operate a crane - he assesses loads, plans lifts, and understands what can go wrong. That background in stage rigging makes a material difference when something needs to be lifted precisely into a tight space.
The truck isn't big. That's a choice. Wellington has too many sites where a big truck can't go. CDT's compact rig with front-mounted HIAB gets into the spots that matter - and still lifts what needs lifting.
Based in Tawa, CDT covers the full Wellington region for regular work, and will travel for the right job.