Trailer Builder

This is the way

FORMED IN 2003, MELBOURNE-BASED FLEET, AUSWAY TRANSPORT, HAS QUICKLY GROWN TO BECOME A MAJOR FREIGHT LOGISTICS COMPANY HAULING GENERAL AND REFRIGERATED GOODS ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. TO ACCOMMODATE AN INCREASE IN SERVICE DEMAND, THE BUSINESS HAS INVESTED IN NEW 34-PALLET FRP VANS FROM VAWDREY AUSTRALIA.

Acquiring top-notch road transport equipment and maintaining it to the highest standards is critical to Ausway Transport’s success. Bobby Sooch, National Operations Manager, says this is the ethos that his grandfather founded the company on in 2003. Bobby is a first generation Australian whose family migrated from northern India in the 1970s. Interestingly, he didn’t start his working life in trucking. He graduated with a Bachelor of Business degree and was then employed by Mobil for several years before joining the family business. “While I enjoyed working for Mobil, the trucking industry grabbed me,” he says. “My grandfather loves trucks and I think I inherited the passion from him. He instilled

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Ausway Transport values the high build quality and dedicated aftersales support of Vawdrey. According to Bobby Sooch, the trailers are built exactly to the company’s specific requirements.

into us the importance of buying high quality gear and maintaining it to the highest standards.” In India, the Sooch family was predominantly occupied with farming and transport – a pattern that continued upon their arrival in Australia. To satisfy industry demand, Ausway is taking delivery of several new Vawdrey 34-pallet FRP B-double vans. “Like with our prime movers, we like to stick with trailer brands such as Vawdrey and build good relations with the people we deal with,” he says. “It then becomes like a family – you care for them and they care for you. We also like to support our local manufacturers. We have used imported products and I understand that imports and exports are a necessary part of global trade, but we prefer to support local manufacturers who are helping the local economy by employing Australians to build the equipment. I also believe that parts availability is better with local products.” Bobby explains that Ausway’s choice to partner with Vawdrey for almost 20 years is because of their excellent customer service and support. The extent of Ausway’s long-term business is supported by the quality of Vawdrey’s trailers – the way Vawdrey’s trailers are built, and their special features, which have all been seen to last. “The quality’s excellent,” Bobby says. “They’re built to last longer, and mainly the high quality finish as well. What we require, they’ve never had an issue to change things around. When it comes to trailer builders, some builders don’t like to implement changes in the design.” Bobby speaks very highly of Vawdrey team. He also prefers trailers that are built to last rather than cutting corners and making them lighter at the expense of long-term durability. “We aim to get at least 10-12 years of service at a minimum from our trailers.” Ausway also expect a long service life from the running gear fitted to their trailers. “Over the years we’ve used a number of different axles and we came to the conclusion that BPW Transpec axles and suspension are the most suitable for our operation,” he says. “We have standardised on BPW axles with D36 airbags on all our trailers. This is the heavy-duty road train spec air bag designed for dirt road operation. Because we are running mostly on the highways, we rarely have an issue with airbags.” The business has also since standardised on Hella lighting, which has always been standard on all Vawdrey trailers. “We’ve used Hella lights with Dangerous Goods (DG) rated wiring looms for more than five years and in that time we have not had one electrical issue with these trailers,” he Bobby says. “It might cost a bit extra upfront but the cost of one breakdown more than negates any cost saving you might have made with cheaper equipment. My grandfather has a saying, ‘You buy expensive, you cry once. You buy cheap, you cry every time it breaks down’.”

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Several Vawdrey FRP dry freight van B-double combinations have been added to the Ausway Transport fleet and come standard with all relevant safety features including WABCO Electronic Braking Systems (EBS) and side underrun protection.

Contact

Vawdrey Australia 1-53 Quantum Close Dandenong South VIC 3175 Ph: 03 9797 3700 Web: www.vawdrey.com.au

It’s cold inside

BY INVESTING IN SCHMITZ CARGOBULL’S TRAILERS, MYSTGOLD OWNER, DAVID MORGAN, HAS SEEN THERMAL AND FUEL EFFICIENCIES RISE IN HIS COMPANY.

Mystgold Transport is a family-owned transport company based in North Queensland which was established in 1991. The business was recently purchased by the D.J. Morgan Transport Group and is dedicated to personal service to deliver groceries, fruit, vegetables and milk to their clients. Meanwhile, Schmitz Cargobull continues to grow its market share across Australia and New Zealand. With increased production volumes of the full chassis offering from their Melbourne-based assembly plant, Schmitz Cargobull can cater for all cold chain fleet requirements. The locally produced reefer trailers are proving to be the perfect accompaniment to the fully imported German manufactured SKO short chassis distribution reefer trailers. There are a lot of important aspects to a transport company, but for Mystgold Transport the top priority is the way it delivers goods. Mystgold Transport has been working with a major supermarket chain for the last nine years, delivering grocery, fruit and vegetables items to their supermarkets seven days a week. Mystgold Transport owner, David Morgan, says his trucks deliver to many towns in North Queensland, and he has invested in Schmitz Cargobull’s trailers to deliver to his clients. “With one particular run we go to Mount Isa six nights a week, with one of Australia’s major supermarket chains, we choose the Cargobull trailers for the run out to Mount Isa because of their thermal efficiencies,” he says. The unique design of the Schmitz Cargobull refrigerated body means that it has a much higher thermal efficiency compared to alternatives available in the market. The design of the external panels prevents air leakage, meaning the fridges do not need to work too hard which is ideal for long-term use particularly in terms of wear and tear. These trailers are also well insulated, which means the fridge running times are cut down completely, as once the required temperature is reached, the fridge can maintain the temperature and prevent outside elements such as heat from affecting it. “We have 81 trailers, five of them are from Schmitz Cargobull.” David says – adding his first purchase of a Schmitz Cargobull trailer was due to immediate supply, but he soon realised their potential after that. Schmitz Cargobull were quick to market and supply trailers which lead David to acquiring an additional four. “Initially it was to do with supply,” David says. “They were able to supply to our needs immediately, when we required it. Since then, we have purchased more because of the fuel efficiency.

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Brown and Hurley are Schmitz Cargobull’s dealer group throughout northern New South Wales and Queensland.

“Running to Mount Isa, they’re up to 30 litres better off per round trip than the other major competitor.” David says some of the important features of his latest Schmitz Cargobull trailer include Electronic Braking System (EBS), thermal efficiency, service backup, fuel efficiency and weight saving. The EBS detects what’s going on with each wheel set. It prevents brake locking and roll over by automatically applying the brakes to wheels. David says Schmitz Cargobull’s aftersales support is great and very helpful. “I recently met Managing Director, Les Lange, to sort a minor issue. He was up here immediately to look himself as to what had happened, and I find that excellent. Also, we know that the stock is going to get to the store in pristine condition, with no degradation or breakdown through temperature loss, and the efficiency of fuel. There’s a temperature that’s held, and it’s efficient to run.” The transport of food has many high demands, such as cleanliness and temperature control. According to David, these requirements are met and surpassed by leading German design. The refrigerated bodies are based on Schmitz Cargobull’s state-of-the-art Ferroplast insulation technology. The claimed advantages of this technology include high resistance to corrosion, reduced thermal expansion, higher penetration resistance, greater strength, vapour diffusion resistance and being odour neutral.

Contact

Schmitz Cargobull Australia Unit 2, 221 Browns Road Noble Park North 3174 VIC Ph: +61 434 743 144 Web: www.cargobull.com.au

Brown and Hurley Ph: 07 3441 7000

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CIMC returns with the new & improved curtainsider range

CIMC VEHICLE AUSTRALIA PROVIDES AUSTRALIAN TRANSPORT BUSINESSES WITH QUALITY ENGINEERED TRAILERS, FITTED WITH LOCALLY SOURCED PARTS AND ACCESSORIES – SOME OF WHICH IS SUPPLIED BY AIR BRAKE CORPORATION. THE PROMINENT TRAILER BUILDER HAS ALSO REAFFIRMED ITS COMMITMENT TO ROLLING OUT CURTAINSIDERS FOR A VARIETY OF APPLICATIONS.

CIMC Vehicle Australia is focused on delivering quality craftsmanship that is based on local demands but also offers the most competitive pricing in the trailer market. As a result, CIMC equipment is trusted by many well-known transport fleets and independent carriers Australia wide which is why it is upscaling its curtainsider production following positive feedback from operators large and small. Focusing on standard specifications, the flat deck and drop deck B-double curtainsider has a long list of features that are standard, which many other manufactures would list as options. The flat deck range of curtainsiders include gates (with provision to hang), gate carrier, spare tyre carriers, forklift rated floors, provision for tow coupling, rear doors on B trailer and raise/lower valve. The drop decks range has an even longer list of standard features. These include hanging gates, mezz decks, provision for mezz in gooseneck, toolboxes, spare tyre carrier, Electronic Braking System (EBS) units to suit road trains and provision for tow coupling. Also, CIMC offers nationwide aftersales support for its trailers and after sales support from OEM suppliers. The trailer builder proudly supports local suppliers, sourcing various trailer parts from local businesses such as Air Brake Corporation (ABC). ABC is one of CIMC’s leading suppliers and is also Australia’s foremost distributor of ADR38 engineered braking systems, WABCO braking systems and other braking components. ABC has developed the most comprehensive range of ADR38-approved trailer brake kits available, covering standard pneumatic load proportioning systems, antilock (ABS), and the latest multivolt ‘brake by wire’ electronic systems (TEBS). Keeping to a standard specification allows CIMC to expedite deliveries and put them in a position to have stock available for immediate delivery. Queensland Sales Manager, Ashley Hayes, says the brand is in a great position due to its customers’ responses. “We have received positive feedback from customers regarding CIMC manufacturing curtainsiders. We are

receiving many enquiries from both returning CIMC customers and business who are new to the CIMC brand, and the response has been overwhelming.” ABC also supports this endeavour through the supply of semi-trailer brake kits. “Our commitment to CIMC, does not stop at just supplying a standard brake kit but developing kits to suit CIMC’s requirements,” says ABC National Sales Manager, Brendan Dullard. “Every trailer type has a unique parts list. ABC works closely with the engineering, purchasing and workshop team at CIMC to make sure the exact components required for the trailer type are supplied as a kit. “ABC started talking to CIMC regarding their requirements some four years ago. Since then we have seen the magnificent job that Sven Liao and his team have done improving the quality of their trailers and increasing awareness of the CIMC brand. Experience shows that this only happens if the product does what it is sold to do.” CIMC specialises in manufacture of flat deck and drop deck curtainsiders, flat tops, skeletal and refrigerated trailers as well as aluminium fuel tankers by Marshall Lethlean. With offices based throughout Australia, as well as an extensive distributor and agent network across all states, CIMC’s dedicated and professional team are committed to providing the industry with the best possible supply solution for any of its transportation equipment needs.

Contact

CIMC Vehicle Australia Web: www.cimc.com.au Ph: 1300 202 462