The Official British Crane Truck Operator Championships

Saturday 5th September | 9am – 4pm

After an unforgettable and inspirational 2025 event, we’re back… bigger, better, and tougher than ever. The Official British Crane Truck Operator Challenge sees some of the UK’s best lorry loader operator/drivers take on a series of challenges, testing their skill, precision, and nerves under pressure.

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Alexander Park,
Crosland Road,
Huddersfield
West Yorkshire,
HD3 3ZA
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What Can You Expect?

The stakes are EVEN higher

2026 will see prize money increase to a whopping 1st £1500, 2nd £1000 and £500 for 3rd, appropriately rewarding the skill, precision, and focus it takes to be crowned the British Crane Truck Operator of the year. Think you’ve got what it takes?

NEW & Improved Challenges

Accuracy, speed, and precision. This year’s event will feature all-new challenges designed and developed by our Crane Test Team in response to feedback from previous participants. Our goal is the same: to showcase the skills required by crane truck operators out in the field.

Discover our FASCINATING facility & huge range of trucks

We’ll have all our latest crane trucks available to try, in addition to every type of rigid truck for sale, from Beavertails to Removal trucks. We’ll also be pulling back the covers on our huge 30-bay workshops, where we manufacture all of our trucks for longevity and durability, completely in-house.

FUN for the whole Family

In addition to the thrilling challenges themselves, we will also be putting on a fun day out for the whole family, with delicious local food trucks, an on-site thirst-quenching bar, children’s entertainment, and music from the extremely talented Natasha Harper.

What previous challengers had to say

@Hiab Princess ✔

@MacsTruckSalesLtd ✔

@Brownny ✔

@Paul Stewart ✔

Frequently Asked Questions

Parking will be available in the field opposite Mac’s HQ, with the entrance being immediately on your left when turning onto Crosland Road. This will be clearly signposted on the day.

From 9AM you can visit our FASSI familiarisation station where one of our crane experts will be on hand to guide you through the control differences between your current crane and FASSI. The challenges will be based around crane operation rather than setup. Rest assured that the FASSI F905/F1050 Techno Range is the smoothest operating in the industry, so you’ll be off to a flying start.

Participants in the competition will receive a voucher via email for a complimentary lunch from our catering partner, which will be announced in due course.

Gates open at 9AM, participants will need to register before the 10AM competition start time. There will be 3 stations/course layouts to complete, featuring various obstacles, with time penalties added on for mistakes. The fastest 6 competitors from across the challenges will be entered into a grand final to decide 1st (£1500), 2nd (£1000) & 3rd (£500) places. We would expect the day to be concluded at around 4:00pm.

For those travelling from further afield, we have discounted stays available at the Briar Court Hotel. Located just minutes away from Mac’s HQ, simply quote Mac’s when booking over the phone to receive the discounted rate of £81 for single occupancy or £91 for a double.

Absolutely! We just ask that anyone under the age of 18 be supervised at all times by an adult.

Bring your valid ALLMI, NPORS or CPCS card as we will need to verify these again before you take part. If you can also bring your own steel-toe-capped boots, we will provide a high-vis jacket and helmet.