This article presents results obtained from a PhD thesis defended in 2016 which studied land-based load transportation in the Egyptian Old through New Kingdoms. The main sources of information are iconographic representations of sled transportation, predominantly depicted in the rock-cut tombs and mastabas of the Old through Middle Kingdoms. The study addresses the current body of knowledge regarding the people and the technologies used during load haulage operations. By applying the results of the analysis, the author then estimates the weights of the loads moved and the sizes of the teams required to complete the hauls. The final objective is to fill lacunae in the current corpus of knowledge so that the various testimonies that have come down from Antiquity can be better understood.