OPERATOR PROFILE
Able to Carry a
WIDE VARIETY OF LOADS
As a single float operator, Mount Gambier based Winterfields Float Hire needs a heavy haulage unit that is sufficiently versatile to be able to carry a wide variety of loads. Paul Matthei speaks with the company’s owner, Matty Winterfield.
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Mount Gambier native, Matty Winterfield has been driving trucks for around 25 years, having previously been a diesel mechanic after completing an apprenticeship in the trade. He has been
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running his own show for the past 11 years. His first driving job in the mid ‘90s was with forestry company K.C & M.R. Boult, initially hauling B-double loads of woodchips and logs, then later
transitioning to float work after the company bought a Drake tri-axle Deck widener to shift its woodchippers and log harvesting equipment. Matty soon settled into the role and started organising extra work with other
