REFRIGERATED TRANSPORT EQUIPMENT
Market value TO KEEP FRESH PRODUCE AT CONSTANT TEMPERATURES, WHILE MAINTAINING BUSINESS GROWTH BETWEEN MELBOURNE AND SYDNEY, LANTERI HAULAGE HAS INVESTED IN THE LATEST SCHMITZ CARGOBULL REEFERS. Kim McDonald grew up in the transport
Lanteri Haulage’s principal depot is based
The Lanteri Haulage fleet comprises nine
industry with his family running milk tankers
in Lindenow, East Gippsland, and the
Volvo prime movers.
for a local dairy company. He started his
facility has all weather access along with
“Four FH540 I-Shift dual clutch, three
truck driving career at the age of 18 and
warehouse and cool room storage for all
FH540 with I-Shift along with one FM540
has been operating and maintaining heavy
refrigerated produce. The company also
with I-Shift all being Globetrotters with the
vehicles ever since.
has warehouse and cool room facilities
final one in the fleet affectionately known
In 2014, an opportunity arose for Kim to
in the Melbourne fruit and vegetable
as ‘The Old Girl’ doing most of her work
purchase Lanteri Haulage in Bairnsdale,
market, enabling Kim’s team to maintain
locally after being retired off the long runs,”
Victoria, from former owner Sab Lanteri.
temperature control on the produce it
Kim says. “We have found that the Volvo
Kim has seen the business grow from two
stores.
trucks are most suited to our business
trucks in the fleet to nine – all coupled to
“We have a strong regional and
and with having a local Volvo dealer
24- or 26-pallet refrigerated trailers.
metropolitan network,” Kim says. “We are
and Volvo servicing on hand, our fleet is
“I take great pride in running a well-
positioned as a highly regarded distributor
serviced regularly, well maintained and any
maintained fleet of trucks and trailers,” he
and a much-respected logistics partner to
issues that may arise our Volvo dealer and
says. “In addition to providing a consistent
our customers. Fruit and vegetables are
representatives are ready to provide the
and reliable service, we have also been
our main freight we transport along with
answers.”
complimented by our valued customers for
dry freight when required to service our
As for the reefers, Lanteri Haulage has three
our immaculate fleet presentation.”
clients.”
26-pallet Schmitz Cargobull units and one
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Trailer Magazine MARCH 21
