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JK AshBR
Plant hire and civil engineering contractors JK Ashbrook fr fleet of low loaders to transport both their own large fleet contracts for other companies.
Specialising in the undertaking of civil engineering, drainag company have over 100 items of equipment at their dispo
Having previously operated a Foden and King combination it with a new Scania R480 Highline 6x2 tag axle tractor an behind the new purchase. Good service from the original S and a Faymonville trailer with a third combination on order
While the combinations looked resplendent in the Ashbroo James Ashbrook, wanted the trucks to be a mobile advert
One of their largest projects to date was the construction Using a fleet of Bell, Caterpillar and Volvo equipment the c operations along with the drainage and construction of the were invited to document the project in both still and video by the company to create a half cab wrap for the new truc
With all three trucks now carrying the revised Ashbrook liv the fleet.
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rom Congleton in Cheshire have recently added to their of equipment and around the UK and undertake external
ge, construction and plant hire across the UK, the osal from 1 tonne through to 40 tonne in weight.
n the company retired the Foden tractor and replaced nd added a Nooteboom OSD48 step frame trailer to run Scania has led Ashbrooks to add a second identical unit r.
ok corporate blue colour scheme, Managing Director, tisement for his company’s activities.
of the Wrexham Industrial Estate link road in North Wales. company successfully completed the cut and fill e roads up to tarmac stage. RPA Design and Media o form and some of the photographs taken were used cks.
very they are proving to be very eye-catching additions to
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GCS John
GCS Johnson is a name synonymous with heavy haulage. Ba once thriving heavy industries that once populated that area.
Although a lot of the industry has now gone, GCS Johnson ar industrial fabrications throughout the UK and Europe.
One job that kept the company busy for many years was the factory near Wrexham was the UK’s premier facility for the m Manufactured in varying dimensions and weights, the vessels differing vehicle combinations.
The two vessels seen here are amongst the smallest that em employed the services of two Mercedes Titan tractor units co the short distance to Ellesmere Port docks via a dedicated hi
With one load was sitting on a five beam five with the other o both ballasted close to 40 tonnes as this is Johnson’s preferr
Unlike other hauliers the GCS Johnson loads must take a mo is straightforward enough but a low bridge across the A483 across a roundabout which has been specially adapted to tak and drive down the “on” slip road to get to the designated rou more remarkable!
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ased in the North East they have been ideally located to the .
re still one of the major players in the movement of heavy
e Air Products, Acrefair contract. The Air Products manufacturing of high quality pressure vessels. s have been hauled by Johnsons for many years with many
merged from the factory in the last few years. Johnson oupled to Scheuerle modular trailers to haul the vessels igh load route.
on a thirteen row trailer, the two Mercedes tractors were red method for transporting vessels from Air Products.
ore circuitous route to get to the docks. Leaving the factory prevents the loads taking a direct route. Instead, a reverse ke these large loads and then a reverse up an “off� slip road ute. Grossing almost 150 tonnes makes these moves even
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h c wilso
Suffolk based H C Wilson specialise in the movement of abn Formed in the early 1960’s, Wilson’s have been at the forefro versed in the haulage of such items from the manufacturers fleet of high spec equipment from Europe’s premier manufac to deliver loads weighing in excess of 150t.
This is not the type of haulage just anyone can get into and h become the first choice for the delivery of such high value m Terex out to the continent.
Recent deliveries in to the UK opencast sector include 7 Kom and a pair of Terex O&K RH120E’s to the North East. Each o comprising of counterweight, tracks x 2, bucket, undercarriag crates.
The majority of the loads end up outside the construction and Buckets for these machines weigh in around the 25 tonne ma depending on the make and model. While most components upper-structure being the heaviest, the width can cause prob 6m.
Scania is the preferred choice of tractor for the Wilson fleet a In line with their predominately European work the trucks are they are called Daisy and Doris!
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normal loads throughout mainland Europe and the UK. ont of the movement of mining equipment and are well in Europe to the relevant sites in the UK. Utilising a modern cturers including Nooteboom and Broshuis, Wilson’s are able
having vast experience in this sector has led Wilson’s to machinery from Komatsu and Terex O&K into the UK and
matsu Mining PC3000’s to both Scotland and South Wales one of these 250t+ machines involves 9 artic loads ge frame, superstructure, boom, dipper, cab and parts
d use regulations for either their weight, width or both. ark with track frames grossing between 30 and 40 tonnes aren't particularly heavy, 70 tonne for the machines blems when travelling through to site especially at almost
although there are two DAF XF105 units currently in service. e all named with European prefixes apart from the DAFs as