Lifting and transporting machines are used to move solids, liquids, powders and other substances, which the engineer must be able to design and advisedly operate. The study course covers various types of lifting and transport machines, the physical and mechanical basics of moving. Construction and transport machinery used in the agricultural, processing (mainly food, wood processing and construction materials production) and service (mainly freight/cargo transit, transport, seaport management) industries are considered as practical examples.