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New Michelin Rigid Dump Truck Tire.................... page 18
Tuck Routes: Shakespeare Truck Center .............. page 18
Winter Fuel Systems Maintenance............... page 22
New Kubota Canada M7 Tractor......................... page 24
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GIN-COR INDUSTRIES
Transforming Opportunity Into Success BY MAREK KRASUSKI
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Kenworth C500 as Prime Mover of Superloads
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helbyville, Kentucky – When loads exceeding a quarter of a million pounds need to be moved, few haulers in the United States possess the kind of equipment operated by Edwards Moving and Rigging. The Shelbyville, Kentucky-based heavy hauling and rigging company owns several unique trailers to haul 375,000-pound turbines for combinedcycle power plants that use gas and steam turbines to generate more power than a standard plant with a single gas turbine. Or a 194,000-pound demethanizer tower used to extract natural gas from raw hydrocarbon gas at refineries. Instead of using huge 12-foot-wide prime movers – which are not typically
equipped to get up to highway speeds and can only be operated on roads and highways under the restrictions of state and local conditional use – Edwards Moving and Rigging relies on several Kenworth C500 trucks to haul those payloads. “The Kenworth C500 offers us the power and transmission combination that can pull our trailers fully loaded with gross combination weights up to 900,000 pounds or more, and can haul empty trailers up to highway speeds in between loads,” said Bill Watts, Vice President of Operations for Edwards Moving and Rigging. Recently, three KENWORTH CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
t is said that behind every great company stands a great leader, someone with the vision, drive and ability to shepherd an enterprise along a trajectory of success. Since 2002 Luc Stang has been doing precisely this with Gin-Cor, a national industry leader in the custom manufacturing of vocational severe duty vehicles. Back then the company was known as Gingras Corriveau, named after the founders, one of whom was Stang’s uncle. From their headquarters in Mattawa, ON Robert Corriveau, Stang’s uncle, and the Gingras brothers (Philippe and Louis) well knew that their workmanship for a client base that stretched into the far reaches of the North had to be exceptional. They quickly realized that the cost of returning a truck or servicing a defective vehicle far from home was not feasible, so they had to ensure that the quality and toughness of their work superseded that of local competitors. So when Luc Stang assumed ownership he knew he was standing on the broad shoulders of industry leaders who established a hard won reputation. The bar had been set high for this newcomer to take over. Luc Stang was undaunted by the challenge. “I saw a great opportunity for myself and the company. I like a challenge, and I believe in always striving
to grow and improve. I was looking for a niche business that was very customized. I have high standards so it also had to allow me to service clients who appreciate value. In 2002, the timing was right for me to step up, after seeing what my uncle had been a part of,” Stang recalled of the early days. Even back then his sights were set farther afield. “My Uncle was one of the founders and I saw a chance to take the great operation they had developed and turn it into something much bigger in the vocational truck up-fitting industry.” GIN-COR CONTINUED ON PAGE 19
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