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Our round-up of the news and events from the truckbody and trailer scene. WASTE HIGH Envirowaste builds a big bin, thanks to BPW’s Cargo Floor. WATERJET SETTER A look at Bulls’ Roadrunner and its waterjet cutting systems. BIGFOOT, BIG SHOES Visiting Bigfoot to view its latest Central Tyre Inflation System.
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RAISING THE GLASS
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MAKING IT WORX
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THE TEN COMMANDEMENT
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PODS-ON FAVOURITE
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NEWS
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GlassTranz starts a new fleet of glazier trucks for Viridian Glass.
Catching up with Transworx, following its move into bigger and better premises.
RPC Logistics replaces 18 with 36, a big, new Hino Palfinger combination.
Northchill, Roadmaster and Stabi-Craft combine for efficient craft deliveries. MOVE YOUR CARS! Dunedin’s TL MacLean racks up another light weight car transporter, with ASAP. TOWN TANKER Looking at Linfox’s new red tankers, with BPW gear slung under the three axles. NEW BUILDS The latest builds and registrations from around the country. NEW REGISTRATIONS Robin Yates compiles and analyses the latest round of NZTA sales and registration data. Truckbody&Trailer | 1
HI-TECH OPENS IN SOUTHLAND N OTICING A LACK OF SPECIALISED
Moving forwards, Hi-Tech is forward-
transport engineering services in
focussed, adds Matt: “We are looking into
the Invercargill region, engineer
more specialised services for the future;
Matt Scheele decided to have a go at
what we are building today isn’t what we will
running his own operation.
be working on in 5-10 years’ time… trucks
Opening mid-2018, Hi-Tech Transport Engineering
offers
general
engineering
are becoming more and more advanced and we want to stay on top of that.”
solutions that are the ‘bread and butter’
While remaining small scale for the
of the job, says Matt, such as building log
foreseeable future, Matt says Hi-Tech will
trailers, drop siders or bulk bins.
always be looking to grow as the market
However, Matt says that their “aim was
changes:“If the right person comes along we
to go above and beyond the standard stuff”.
will look at hiring, but at the moment it’s best
As such, he has leveraged his 25 years of
for us how we are - we just have to get stuck
industry experience to provide engineering
in and do it.”
requirement
Hi-Tech Transport Engineering can be
including Hiab cranes, ROPS cabs, harvesters
found on Leet St, Invercargill, providing
and more. “We have a fully working hydraulic
engineering solutions for all types of transport
shop on site,” says Matt, “That’s our point of
operations across the lower South Island.
solutions
for
almost
any
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difference.” The team at Hi-Tech works on pretty much anything you can imagine but has a strong focus on creating specialised transport solutions such as crane trucks, waste management, and drilling rigs. Hi-Tech also works heavily with engineering design firm Transtec Dynamics, something that has been crucial to the company’s success. Matt reckons: “They were a big key to us going ahead; we needed their support, as we buy their drawings and design work.”
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MAXITRANS NZ TRAILER RENTALS OPEN
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USTRALASIAN ROAD TRANSPORT
provides a further link with our service
equipment giant MaxiTRANS has
and repairs department to allow short-
announced the expansion of its
term backup for the customer while their trailer is in for repairs” he says.
trailer rental service in New Zealand, with
The gear available for rental includes
units available immediately.
units from Freighter HPMV 36 pallet
The company provides customers with the opportunity to rent units from its range
curtain-sider
of late-model and brand-new trailers from
axle skeletals, and Maxi-CUBE quad-axle
its Freighter and Maxi-CUBE range.
B-trains,
Freighter
quad-
now with great success. The product line
refrigerated 15.1m vans, all incorporating E-Road telematics technology.
The company’s trailer rental operation
for New Zealand will be a mirror image
provides a service that is almost identical
of what is available for our customers in
to
MaxiTRANS NZ provides its trailer
informs
Australia. MaxiTrans NZ has expanded
rental
MaxiTRANS NZ sales manager, Mat Story.
its service business in the last year with
originating
“We have been operating a rental fleet
further expansion planned for the near
Christchurch hubs, and operates as any
over in Australia for the past 12 months
future. By providing a rental offering it
other rental service.
its
Aussie
counterpart,
service
across
from
its
the
country,
Auckland
and
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TRAILER GIANTS JOIN FORCES Roadmaster and MTE combine.
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“It gives the market the best range of trailer
for career growth and opportunities. “To be
options it has ever had - combining MTE’s
honest, I believe it is a win-win situation for
WO OF NEW ZEALAND’S MOST
Australasian resources with Roadmaster’s
everybody. It will work for the clients, for the
iconic
history of pushing the edge of technology and
market, and for the staff.”
truck
trailer
builders
are
combining operations to present the
innovation.”
Roadmaster (Trailers) began operations
NZ road transport industry with, what one
Roadmaster’s CEO, Ross Bell, said that
in 1991. It is known for producing a wide
of the company’s principals describes as, an
under the joint arrangement Roadmaster would
range of trailers, but, especially noted for its
unprecedented combination of economy of
continue to operate out of its Rotorua plant,
curtainsided innovations.
scale and cutting-edge innovation.
and he and Roadmaster Design Director, Lyall
MTE (Modern Transport Engineers) Group
McGee, would remain in their respective roles.
started in 1973 and is known for its bespoke
joined Hamilton-based MTE Group, the two
“It is important that Roadmaster’s valued
heavy haulage trailers, including the largest
iconic truck trailer builders have combined
clients are guaranteed continuity of service,”
built in New Zealand. It is one of the few New
operations.
he said, adding that Roadmaster’s staff:
Zealand
“would now have many more opportunities
operate in Australia..
Rotorua-based Roadmaster Limited has
Announced in September and effective October 1, 2018, MTE Group founder and chairman, Robin Ratcliffe, welcomed the move, saying: “I consider it a logical expansion for MTE, offering the market premium general freight trailers under the Roadmaster brand.
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HIAB JOINS TRT
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IAB, THE WORLD’S LEADING PROVIDER OF ON-ROAD
priority, according to Steve Coonan, Hiab Head of Sales and Service
load handling equipment, has entered into an agreement
SEA and Importer Markets. “TRT has an experienced team with the
with Tidd Ross Todd Limited (TRT), as its new partner in New
internal systems and structures in place to manage all aspects of our distribution and maintenance.”
Zealand, handling the full range of Hiab equipment and services. TRT will be the sole distributors for Hiab cranes, Zepro tail lifts, Multilift
“This partnership will give NZ businesses access to specialist
demountables and skiploaders, Jonsered log cranes and recycling
advice, equipment and maintenance all from one company at multiple
cranes, and Moffett truck-mounted forklifts.
locations.” Steve said.
A key part of the delivery will be stocking genuine aftermarket parts
TRT Engineering Director Robert Carden will be leading the integration. “We are committed to a seamless, focused service for
and supporting nationwide fitting agents and service outlets. TRT has been a leader in the crane and manufacturing sector for more
Hiab customers,” he said.
than 50 years, with four business divisions – cranes, manufacturing
TRT Chief Operations Officer Lawrence Baker has also played an
(including heavy transport trailers), truck and trailer parts and service
integral role in the distribution deal. “The Hiab distribution partnership
– and is ideally placed to manage Hiab’s distribution in New Zealand.
continues to build on our growth and aligns perfectly with our overall
The new arrangement supports Hiab’s goal of expanding its
business strategy,” he said..
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market in New Zealand and ensuring customers are our number one
TRT and Hiab Australia joined forces for this installation earlier in 2018.
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ITH 400KM DRIVING RANGE and a GCM of 34 tonne, Hyundai
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hydrogen in Switzerland, with business subsidiaries
in
Germany,
Norway
and
will provide a fleet of 1000 fuel
aerodynamically efficient, with a spoiler and
Austria. The company is experienced in the
cell electric trucks to the Swiss commercial
side protector and a graphic on the container.
roll-out of an optimised hydrogen ecosystem,
H2 Energy is a company specialised in the
which focuses on commercial viability for all
vehicle market, starting in 2019 to 2023. The supply of the fleet to H2 Energy marks Hyundai Motor’s first expansion of its FCEV leadership into the eco-friendly commercial vehicle sector. An 18 tonne 4x2 cargo truck measuring 9745mm (L), 2550mm (W) and 3730mm (H), the fuel cell electric truck features a new 190kW hydrogen fuel cell system with two fuel cell systems connected in parallel. It is expected to deliver a single-fuelling travel range of approximately 400km, and in order to secure sufficient range, eight large hydrogen tanks are being compactly installed, utilising areas such as between the cabin and the rigid 6 | Truckbody&Trailer
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and
supply
of
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stakeholders.
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NEW DIGITAL HOME FOR TRT
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RT (TIDD ROSS TODD LTD) HAS
with improved functionality and are mobile-
The websites will be regularly updated
launched new websites for both
friendly, that helps customers find the right
with new products, new projects, news and
New Zealand and Australia www.trt.
information more effectively, and to contact
information. Visitors are encouraged to
the right people across the organisation
explore the websites and get in touch with
more quickly.
any questions..
co.nz and www.trtaustralia.com.au The websites have been designed to create
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a user-friendly experience with easy-to-use navigation
and
functionality
throughout.
Customers can now access comprehensive product information, technical specifications, drawings and videos across all business divisions: trailers, manufacturing, cranes, defence, parts, and service. New Zealand’s website also showcases the extensive range of truck and trailer parts and truck seats, featuring information and drawings to make parts identification easier for customers. According to TRT, the new websites feature a streamlined, user-focused design
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WASTE HIGH EnviroWaste uses BPW Moving Floor technology to help build a 110 cubic metre refuse truck and trailer.
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what we understand, no matter how good the operator”, he explains. “With rubbish, there’s no way to get consistent loading, like
ORE THAN JUST A WAY TO TIP
auto - and specifically designed around the
you get with grain or chip, for example, which
rubbish from a truck, BPW’s
road regulations. “It’s a nine-axle truck and
allows you to design your truck to suit.
Cargo Moving Floor has enabled
trailer set-up,” explains Gareith, using BPW
“In the rubbish industry, you get everything
EnviroWaste to build a whole new design of
axles and EBS. “The trucks themselves are
- even things that shouldn’t be in there, like
larger, more efficient and cost-effective trucks.
tippers, and the trailers are fitted with the
concrete blocks, and steel, pieces of 4x2…
As one of New Zealand’s largest resource
Cargo Floors. They are specific top-loaded
so you need a fair amount of volume to go
rubbish vehicles, and handle materials from
with the weight. We’ve got up to 34 tonne
the city, back and forth to a landfill.”
payload, but we’ve got the 110 cubic metres
recovery
and
management
companies,
EnviroWaste’s latest build has been ground-
What sets them apart is their physical
breaking.
of space to allow for that.
“The Cargo Floor has allowed us to build
size, explains Gareith: “Previously we were
“The trailer is so long, it’s pretty much the
this,” says EnviroWaste Branch Manager,
working with a unit around 72 cubic metres
maximum allowable length, and if there’s a
Gareith
the
and 20 tonne payload. We’re now at 110
problematic load that can’t be easily recycled,
Palmerston North branch, one of 24 locations
cubes for the truck and trailer, and a 30 tonne
or construction materials or leftovers, they
throughout the country. “It has some really
average. The key is the walking floor – we
take up space but don’t increase the payload
good technology compared to the tippers.”
would not even be at 100 cubes without it;
weight, so we’ve got the volume to account
we’ve got more tonne and more volume,
for that. We aim to get them moving out
which is key in our industry.
around 30-32 tonne each time, with a bit of
Stanley,
who
looks
after
The new EnviroWaste units are a pair of massive trucks and trailers, identical save for the tractor units - an Isuzu manual and MAN 8 | Truckbody&Trailer
“You can’t tip a trailer of that volume, from
leeway, just to be safe.
“With tippers you can’t get too big as they’re a hell of a long way up in the air there can’t be any hangs, which can be quite dangerous. The walking floor means no
Above: Unlike conventional tippers, the Moving Floor enables the load to be ejected easily without having to raise and tip the bucket. Below: BPW’s Moving Floor is a simple but ingenious design, moving two of the three legs at a time, controlled by underfloor hydraulics.
tipping for the big load.” Licenced and permitted for 58 tonne over a specific route, the two trucks run the general rubbish from the Palmerston North depot out to a landfill 4-5 times a day on a two-hour round-trip. Adds Gareith: “They quite often go out reasonably full because with the loading, it’s not just pick up and chuck it in: they’ll put more solid bits of material, such as pieces of iron, or long wood on the floor as it creates a foundation and helps the floor walk, then put the other light stuff on top, like rubbish bags. This puts weight on it and settles it, then they’ll top-load the rest with the light and fluffy stuff, like pink batts and mattresses and bicycles… so it works out well. If we just put Truckbody&Trailer | 9
in residential rubbish bags, for example, we’d
from height. The guys put their grab into the
we can put on a Saturday quite easily – it’s
be at 70 tonne just like that, so it’s a bit of a
trailer to minimise the drop, but there are still
much less stressful to keep the rubbish
balancing act.”
heavy items that get dropped - we haven’t had
moving, especially in our environment when
The ejection part is made easy with the
any issue with the floor, which is really good.”
the Palmerston North city has grown around
walking floor, explains Gareith: “The guys
The first unit arrived in December 2016,
the transfer station, so we need to keep it
back the trailer over the tip face and use the
with the MAN in mid-2017, so they’ve been
controls on the front of the trailer to activate
given a good workout for two years. The
Total time efficiency is the net result, with
the floor, and effectively ‘poop’ the rubbish
other advantage is the ability to catch up
Gareith offering some insightful metrics: “It’s
out; then he parks up the trailer and does the
easily, explains Gareith: “If we have an issue
like a two-hour round trip; we’d do around 160
truck - and it all takes around 20 minutes.
rolling so it’s not sitting around.”
with the truck going out for service, or wind
tonne a day on the old rigs over eight runs.
“We’re also impressed we haven’t had
at the landfill and they close it, whereas we
We now do that in five runs, and we’re easily
much damage,” he adds. “I was sceptical
used to be in dire-straights with the smaller
saving around 30-40 minutes for a round trip,
when we first got them, as you’re loading
rigs, because of the new 34 tonne payload,
through the size, ease of loading and unloading, and even drive-time with the big rigs. “We would have had to limit it to about 92 cubic metres if we’d stayed with conventional tipping,” surmises Gareith. “And [to meet current regs] we can’t really make them much bigger than 110 cubes, but the technology like the Cargo Floor enables us to max out – it’s been really great for us.”
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Top: Though operators do their best, sometimes heavy items are dropped onto the Moving Floor, but damage has been minimal over the two years of use. Left: Large 110 cubic metre capacity is made possible by the BPW Moving Floor, enabling the unit to do things and go places during wild weather that conventional tippers could not.
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WATERJET SETTER
Story: Dean Evans
With the ability to cut through up to 30cm of material, the waterjet cutters are extremely effective.
Roadrunner Manufacturing’s new owners keep the name growing and technology flowing with its range of waterjet cutters and tanks for the transport industry.
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of advancing technology, the company
goods,
Manufacturing NZ in Bulls has
introduced waterjet cutting in 2005, in the
Toulmin: “Toolboxes, hydraulic tanks, water
been a go-to for quality aluminium,
form of an OMAX Abrasive Waterjet cutting
tanks, air tanks, fuel tanks, combination
steel and stainless steel ancillary equipment
machine. This improved manufacturing
tanks for big trucks and trailers are our core
for the transport industry. Its iconic blue
speed, accuracy, consistency and efficiency,
products. Accompanied by the waterjets, it’s
oval logo is instantly recogniseable on
with a whole new range of possibilities
less labour, we can cut material faster, and
toolboxes, tanks and ancillary components
afforded
we can stack cut multiple profiles at once.”
on the sides of trucks and trailers all over
system. Roadrunner was appointed the
The tanks and products all start as a sheet
the country.
NZ agent for OMAX in 2007, for sales,
of material, and the profile is programmed
INCE
1974,
ROADRUNNER
by
the
computer-controlled
explains
Office
Manager
Bec
With the new partnership between Matt
installation and servicing of the machines
into the computer, telling the machine
& Gemma, and Nick & Bec, the company
throughout the country. Roadrunner has
what to cut and how thick it is. “We can
has a staff of 24 and has continued to
now sold over 50 waterjet cutters around
cut up to 300mm thick, through all kinds of
provide quality manufacturing, helped by
the country.
materials, such as titanium, carbon fibre, glass and composites: virtually anything but
its investment in a range of waterjet cutting
“Roadrunner first brought in the waterjet
systems, not just for its own streamlining
to manufacture faster, more efficiently
of manufacturing, but for customers around
produced
maintaining
The waterjet uses either just water or
the country for their own manufacturing.
Roadrunner’s reputation for high quality
with water garnet, an abrasive media, and
products, and to compete with imported
can cut over six axis.
With a desire to stay at the forefront 12 | Truckbody&Trailer
products,
whilst
toughened glass.”
Signs and design possibilities are almost endless with waterjet cutting.
Below clockwise: Roadrunner uses the MAXIEM 1530 as the demonstrator unit, allowing customers and prospective buyers to test and trial the process, from design to production. The OMAX MicroMAX offers enclosed cutting and the highest precision available. The ProtoMAX is a relatively compact water jet cutting system, perfect for smaller uses and, for example, universities where the lid offers improved safety. OMAX 160x series is the largest cutting bed, up to 6.1m cutting length, with the option of a DualBRIDGE for twice the cutting.
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Far left: The line of waterjet cutters allowed Roadrunner to streamline manufacturing of its truck and trailer components, such as a square fuel tank. Left: Some potential parts a waterjet machine can make. Opposite page: Custom-built fuel tank with side-steps; a double-door toolbox; round water tank with stainless straps.
Roadrunner doesn’t just cut material and
manufacture
ancillaries,
as
the
range of waterjet cutters it sells is rather
Below left: Brand new MAXIEM set-up in Roadrunner’s Bulls workshop. Below: OMAX family of waterjet cutting machine.
impressive, with four key lines: OMAX was the first line released and is the premium, high-end brand for large jobs and volume manufacturing. It has the largest range of tables, and even DualBRIDGE options, it’s available in nine versions, including the MicroMAX enclosed cabinet, to the 160X Series, the largest of the range, with a huge cutting bed with cutting travel up to 14x4 metres. The generation 2 MAXIEM system is the perfect system for a broad range of applications with eight table options ranging from 700mm to eight-metres long. With a comprehensive range of available accessories, there is a MAXIEM model to suit almost any application or company. The
MAXIEM
waterjet
cutter
is
Roadrunner’s volume seller, as the price is a little more competitive with the precision that most customers require. The GlobalMAX is a value price abrasive waterjet machine. Ideal for old or new businesses alike, the GlobalMAX has the ability to cut a vast array of materials and thicknesses, but lacking the ability to accessorise like the OMAX and MAXIEM machines. The ProtoMAX is the most recent addition to the range, and is designed for prototyping work in the home, office or at schools/universities, says Becs: “It’s cheap and compact, and because it’s enclosed, there’s the safety aspect, which people love, as it doesn’t operate without the lid being closed.” The ProtoMAX system is at the entry level end, starting around $43,000NZD. 14 | Truckbody&Trailer
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“And there’s the MAXIEM 1530,” adds
company in NZ. “We are the only NZ
Becs, the third size up in the eight model
waterjet seller with NZ-based technicians
range,“ which we use as a demonstrator,
who can go on-site and work on machines.
And though heavily influenced by the exchange
rate,
the
premium
OMAX
systems top out at $700-$800,000NZD. Roadrunner normally has two waterjet
so people can bring in material and we can
Plus we stock spare parts in our workshop
cutters in-house: the workhorse is the
cut it for them so they can see the whole
so there is no downtime waiting for parts.”
equivalent of the OMAX 60120, a mid-
process, from drawing it on the computer
spec machine in the OMAX range, that
to sending it to the machine to cut.
With the versatility of waterjet cutters, the only limitation is imagination.
the company has used and continues to
“The other part is looking after our
use to manufacture all its own high quality
customers, who require servicing and spare
Contact:
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parts,” adds Becs, as the largest waterjet
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A modest but very effective Rotorua workshop and office exports tyre inflation systems to the world.
Story: Dean Evans
BIGFOOT, BIG SHOES It’s a high pressure job in the world of central tyre inflation, with big things coming from a relatively modest company in Rotorua that’s celebrating 25 years in 2019.
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OBCATS, KLEENEX, BAND-AIDS AND SHARPIES ARE
ride rougher when they’re empty so if we can put a bit of flex in
just a few examples of brand names that have evolved into
the sidewall, the shock loading is greatly reduced and the ride
describing nouns. And in the world of Central Tyre Inflation
is dramatically improved and there’s even added durability of
(CTI) systems for the transport industry, Bigfoot has taken another step towards establishing its name as the universally recognised brand name.
suspension systems and bushes.” Established in Rotorua in 1994 by Neil and Marie Wylie, Bigfoot’s new owner, younger brother Graham, took over the running in 2016
CTI systems, also known as tyre pressure control systems, were
when Neil and Marie moved into semi-retirement. Graham has
created in the 1940s to increase the mobility of military vehicles on
continued the evolutions and updates of products with his growing
weak, poor traction surfaces, such as desert sands.
staff of seven, and Bigfoot recently unveiled a big update in the
Important for optimising and improving not just tyre wear, but
form of a new head unit.
also driver comfort, component durability and outright tyre grip
Though continual improvements and evolution are natural parts
in all situations from a skid site to the highway, CTI systems are
of the business, the new display updates the Bigfoot ‘face’ and
a vitally important part of many forestry and transport fleets for
improves the user experience, functionality and efficiency of the
trucks and trailers.
system. Resized to fit in a conventional DIN-sized space, the new
“Every single truck driver is still sitting on a leaf spring,” explains
display is as much evolution as revolution.
Bigfoot Director Graham Wylie. “Even the flashest Euro truck with
“We’ve got thousands of the older units out there,” explains
an air-ride cab and air suspension seat and air bag rear suspension,
Graham. “When I took over the business, we were coming to the
the driver ultimately still sits on some form of suspended metal
end of the old housings, so I thought it was a good time to develop
spring, so having flex on the sidewall through lower and variable
a new one - this was one of my first projects with the business.
tyre pressures creates a much better ride for the driver. Trucks 16 | Truckbody&Trailer
“We wanted something that would fit into a one-DIN radio slot,
and still have the same mounting options of the older display, for example sitting on or under the dash. “One of the key things with the display is we didn’t want a touchscreen – it’s all about safety these days, so with this, a driver can feel the tactile buttons and adjust the pressure up or down, or alter the display brightness by hitting left or right.” It’s a basic operation with the main dial controlling the tyre pressure presets, displayed on the screen, and with supporting green LEDs. “We have five main pressure settings,” says Graham: “OnHighway Laden and Unladen; Off-Highway Laden or Unladen, and Emergency Traction. We can alter those preset pressures to suit the customer, but we have standard settings that we recommend and most customers respect that. “We also wanted download functionality, so the front has a mini-USB port, and on the back is a serial port. We can link this up with telematics systems, creating another function for the owner to have and monitor, to ensure the system is being used properly – it can be live, or downloaded, including date and time; it’s GPS-based for speed and location, and it’ll tell tyre pressure and whether it was inflating or not. At lower pressure settings, the ride quality is dramatically improved, so the Bigfoot system also uses a speed sensor for added safety (as it did in the previous system), so if the driver tries to prioritise ride comfort over the requiredw safe tyre pressures, it’ll override. In the low pressure setting (emergency traction), if the truck passes 40km/h, it provides an overspeed audio/visual alert, and logs it as well. After 30 seconds, if the driver doesn’t respond, the Bigfoot system will automatically inflate to the
Above: Bigfoot’s new display offers a number of improvements over the previous generation, key being its ability to mounting into a single-DIN.
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highest highway setting. In the Off-Highway settings, it will do a
The evolution of the electronic unit has also helped this, and over
similar thing above 75km/h, though it allows a 30 second buffer, for
the past 20 years, the ECU has shrunk to around a quarter the size
a run at a hill, for example.
it once was.
There is also self-diagnosing within the control box with a
“We do that with both the singles and the duals, and we’re
number of LEDs flashing in different ways to signal normal running
working on a multi-zone which can do three zones: steer axles,
or a fault, which helps remote and roadside diagnosis if there is a
drive axles and trailer, or two different pressures on a trailer. For
problem, helping identify if a problem is electrical or mechanical.
example, in Australia, the B Doubles are dragging their first trailer
“It’s an effective, intelligent system: but bulletproof and reliable,” explains Graham. “One air-line goes in and one comes out, and there’s a three-core cable. So when we have problems,
all the time, but carrying their second trailer, so there’s no point adjusting their second trailer when it’s on the back of the truck.” The boxed unit mounts externally, usually on the chassis though
generally down to a bit of neglect. If the tyre guys aren’t
there are a lot of options given the compact size, and takes the air
cleaning the inside of the tyres, it can lead to minor issues. All the
feed from the truck as a low priority. “We’re only taking ‘excess’ air
air going into the tyre is filtered through the truck’s system, but
from the truck,” says Graham. “We take the air once there’s 90psi
the air coming out isn’t - so we filter it, and it extends the life of
in the air tank, and the Bigfoot system won’t actually use it until
the deflate valve catching all the debris in a filter. It’s often one of
it gets to 110psi, and we close off at 90psi again so the system
the first things we check; it’s common to clean muck out, but it’s
prioritises the truck’s own air/braking system.
it’s
generally not enough to stop it working – when it’s really slow to deflate, that’s the clue.” As the most compact CTI unit on the market, Graham has also recently improved the main system unit. Previously using exposed
“We think our system operates the best as well,” states Graham. “You can hear the long shots of air, which only gets better with more wheels – we can generally get air into the tyres quicker than the truck can get air into the system.”
tanks and wiring and solenoids, Bigfoot has incorporated all the
Along with the display and box units, Graham has also revised
components into a single, condensed, neat box, for the single, dual
some of the final wheel components. “We make all our wiring
or multi- (three) zones.
looms and harnesses, we make our rotating unions, in a variety of
“Our old system would be mounted, and had external solenoids,”
types, for a Scania hub reduction, Mercedes… the insides are all
explains Graham, “but now it’s plug and play; apart from the display,
the same, and each one gets tested.” Graham leads us to a very
everything sits inside the box, so it’s basically just air in and out of
well-used but important piece of machinery that tests every union
the box, and the cable into the cab for the display.”
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1: New box design keeps all components internal, away from potential damage, and can mount on the chassis or anywhere there’s a space. Fitting the whole system normally takes one day. 2: Many of the mechanical parts, like the rotating unions are made in-house at Bigfoot. 3: The well-used test rig tests every one of the rotating unions to exit the door. 4: Solenoids, pipes and fittings, now all encased in a single, neat alloy box. 5: Old versus new design of lighter manifold design for Meritor axles. 6: Three more dual units being finished off in the factory. 7: Three evolutions of Bigfoot control box over the past 20 years. Smallest is newest, obviously, and about one-quarter the size of the original unit.
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120psi, which exceeds anything the parts would see on the road.
roading contractors. We’re doing a lot more spreaders, four-wheel
Each part will typically test from 15-60 minutes, and then the rotary
drives that go on paddocks. Typically we’ll take the pressure from
seal is checked for leaks.
60psi loaded on the highway down to 40psi on the paddock, and
Bigfoot also has its own design of drive axle kits and castings to
as the operator empties his bin they’ll be dropping it to 30psi, and
suit the wheels of specific models, and Graham points to a new,
more than doubling the footprint. The difference in ride, comfort,
more tapered, lighter manifold design for Meritor axles, which uses
traction and flotation is immense. The key thing is the flotation:
the axles’ exposed thread.
with a bigger footprint, there’s less pressure on the paddock, and
“We also do a fair amount of old stuff service exchange and refurbishing of second-hand systems. We like to say ‘a new system
less furrows, and that’s a real big advantage. It won’t have the wheelspin, and the truck rolls a lot easier.
for a new truck’; at least ‘a new loom for a new truck’, as some
“The truck is now a lot safer to drive: it’s got traction going up
systems are 20 years old, might have done a million or two million
and down the hills, and also on the side of the hill, the front single
km and it’s still going strong. Or the truck might have been sold and
tyres are holding the grip, rather than washing away”. With new parts, evolution and export, Bigfoot has also just
the new owner didn’t need a CTI system, so it’s being refurbed and moved to another truck.
launched a new website as it heads into 2019, its 25th silver
“We pull the valving apart and tidy it up, and we’ll test-run the
anniversary year, as the company pumps up for the next 25. With
control and display units in the electrical room for a few days to
an eye for the future Bigfoot has also teamed up with Transport
make sure everything’s working properly – they come up looking
Repairs Ltd as distributors to help extend and improve the sales and
pretty good! We obviously sell new systems, but we’ve got a few
service in the Canterbury, Otago and Southland regions, explains
systems that have been on 3-4 trucks – reliability is through the
Graham: “They are great guys with the experience and ability to
roof!
service our customers, they have been buying and installing our
“Along with NZ, we export to the UK, Australia, USA and Canada,
systems for quite some time now so it was a natural progression”
anywhere really. We’ve also diversied outside the forestry market,
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Story: Dean Evans
Viridian Glass thought it was time to update its ageing delivery trucks, so turned to Auckland bodybuilder GlassTranz to start freshening up the fleet.
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century. From manufacturing to installation,
from Wellington, to Whangarei to Dunedin.
serving a long life, the glazier truck is
companies like Viridian are proving invaluable
There are over 20 glass delivery trucks in
a unique and specific machine, and
to not just the building industry, but with
Auckland, and more across the country, and
there are many reasons why this transport
the subsequent demand, to the transport
they called us in as part of a five-year plan to
sector has relatively few manufacturers and
industry, too.
freshen up their entire fleet.”
XPENSIVE,
SPECIALISED
competitors in the business.
“Viridian and Metro Performance Glass
And in their green and white livery, it’s
building
backed us to get into it,” explains Scott
a bold, great looking fleet that needed a
manufacturing, from commercial offices to
Vermulen, director of Auckland’s GlassTranz.
freshen up to keep up with the company’s
residential buildings, the demand for glass
“Viridian has 18 branches across the country,
quality name.
But
with
so
much
new
and its competent, effective and efficient delivery is increasing in the same way as demand for housing and commercial space. Viridian Glass is one such company servicing the industry and as one of the more established players, Viridian has its origins going back more than 100 years, manufacturing glass for three-quarters of a Above: Part of a new fleet for Viridian, GlassTranz is building these new units, the second of the trucks the company has done. Right: Built to accommodate the new size rules, the unit falls to within 5mm of maximum, from each side. 22 | Truckbody&Trailer
“They’ve all done over a million kays,” adds Scott, “but every truck has gone over a million due to the fact that the bodies are so dear; and they never sell a body… they are basically destroyed at the end of life. All the glass companies do this, otherwise someone could get an old, cheap truck and compete. “They also keep them for so long because of the cost of replacement, as the units are well over $400,000. Keep in mind, glass companies don’t charge freight - people just pay for the glass, which in the industry automatically includes delivery.” Established
on
Auckland’s
North
Shore
in 2015, GlassTranz was started alongside Scott and business partner Mike’s existing transport manufacturing business, Tradesmen Motorbodies. Specialising in glazier trucks, frails for vans and light flat deck utes/trucks, harp rack and factory trolleys, the company is into the early stages of renewing the fleet for Viridian, following a timeframe of setting up dies, running extrusions and testing everything. “Viridian has a whole load of new units going on the road, as part of a five-year plan,” says Scott. “The average age of its fleet is over 10 years, so they’re having a freshen-up, and this is the second of these units, of the 30-40 across the country at all their branches. But this is the biggest unit we’ve done so far. “The wheelbase was obviously stretched significantly,” explains CAL Isuzu’s Blair Phipps, talking of modifications to the Isuzu CYJ400. “We did a lot of the design and engineering at our Hamilton location and had to do a fair bit of work to tighten the steering turning circle, as well as move fuel tanks and air tanks to fit this body on.” And then GlassTranz took over the body stage, which was another whole process in itself, possibly proving ‘why not?’, as many truckbody manufacturers don’t delve into glazier trucks. “It’s a very busy industry and takes a lot to get into,” adds Scott, “but we can put the truck like this on the road at a competitive price – it’s an industry that probably needs a little more competition.” Building the glazier truck wasn’t a hugely different build, just evolving it for the transport size updates, says Scott: “The biggest evolution between the old and new is that this is on the new maximum width, length and height… we have 5mm each side, to carry as much glass as possible. “We’ve come up with the design of the body
Top: CAL Isuzu was involved in the process, making modifications to stretch the chassis and steering. Below: Adjustable racks for glass stowage in the multitude of sizes, thicknesses configurations of a typical glazier truck. Truckbody&Trailer | 23
but the basic design is the same. It’s become
business partner to take over his role.
a normal build to us now. The construction
For now, the first few Viridian trucks
is alloy, where the glass sits. Everything’s
are on the road, having their typical bugs
on an angle, and all the glass is flat –
ironed out, and preparing and building
and everything is doubled glazed, with a
the next one, and for GlassTranz it’s the
20mm air pocket between the glass. So
company’s big step into a relatively new
when the rules allowed trucks to go wider,
world with a clear future.
it gave them another piece of glass each side, with deep pockets that sit down low down, out to the 2550mm width - there’s probably another tonne of glass on it with the new regs, with all the racking designed to take as much as possible. Plus the roof is retractable: like a curtainsider but on the roof and allows the glass to gantry in. “We made some tracks and a roller system, which retracts forward, and bunches up taking up a quarter of the space. There’s a square frame above the rear entry, with a ratchet handle that cranks the roof shut.” The biggest problem for the business lately has not been one of manufacturing, but personal health, explains Scott: “My business partner Mike has run into serious health problems and has now stepped back from the business, and on a personal level, it’s not looking good. Mike started here when he left school, and now he’s 49, and we bought this business 20 years ago. So there’s that we’re working through. And that means the business is now potentially looking for a 24 | Truckbody&Trailer
Above right: Alloy everywhere, tanks and toolboxes were repositioned, as this unit is looking ahead to a long service life. Below: It’s an imposing beast, from any angle.
Contact: www.viridianglass.co.nz CAL Isuzu: www.calisuzu.co.nz
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Story: Dean Evans
MAKING IT WORX Timaru’s Transworx moves into the future, with a new location, new equipment and the same high quality work it’s done for 15 years.
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we do a lot for both of them.
not aiming to be. Timaru’s Transworx
“Prestige Commercial Vehicles is also
strives to be an industry leader, offering
the correct wheelbase, we’ve shortened them up to Fuso specs, and do the exhaust
local, and we do a lot for them. All the four-
modifications
of
axle Fuso tractor units in New Zealand are
and meeting critical weight loadings and
manufacturing and management systems
ours, and we do the wheelbase and truck
driveline specifications.”
while fostering talent into the industry.
unit set-ups with them, which involve a
As a mechanical engineering company,
lot of work: because Fuso doesn’t bring in
there is scope to do more work, including
world-class
“We
service,
specialise
development
in
truck
builds,
crane trucks and modifications,” says Transworx South Island Limited Director Jeff McLennan. “We also do truck units – we don’t do a lot but what we do is very specialised, and built to customer requirements, with specific custom setups, so when the customer leaves here, it’s exactly what they want. We work with Netcon with some of its specialised equipment, and we also work with Hilton Haulage building its crane trucks, from the babies to the biggest ones, some of which are 14 years old, and they still look as good as the day they went out the door. We’re right on their doorsteps, so 26 | Truckbody&Trailer
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meet
the
standards,
Some examples of Transworx’s builds including crane trucks and local companies with whom Transworx has built and maintained solid relationships.,
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Left: The introduction of an OMAX waterjet cutting machine has meant faster, more efficient and accurate profiles, and it’s all done in-house. Above & right: Some of the intricate shapes and materials that Transworx has cut, for signs, toolboxes and much more.
tippers, and a lot of the mountings for Delta
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the
back growth, and we’re always looking
amount of work, but finding the people
for more mechanical engineers, and
to do the work.
people able to think on their feet…
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Stockcrates. “We’ve also worked with a heavy haul truck unit for Fulton Hogan with 180 GCM, that’s used for house movements in
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Auckland.“
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the old place
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at 58 Sheffield St, and we’re now at 68
control the timeline of jobs a lot better,”
Sheffield St… about 300 yards away!
says Jeff. “We build to order, and we
size – we’ve gone from
and we’ve had them for 15 years! All
“We’d been at the old place for 14.5
now do the majority of the profiles to
our current full-time staff started as
years… we’d outgrown it and probably
keep it in-house as much as we can. It
apprentices.
experienced
should have moved a long time ago.
allows us to guarantee the quality of
guys each have around 10 years, so it’s
There’s lots more parking for trucks, and
what we’re getting and doing.”
a young crew – and thankfully we don’t
the workflow has increased dramatically,
For a relatively small company doing
have a high staff turnover.”
plus the ability to move around and
big things in a small region, for Jeff
actually not be tripping over things.”
and the Transworx team, it’s all about
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The other evolution for the company
making it worx.
was a recent move, a big one in regards
There was also another addition to the
to significance if not distance; “We
Transworx working family, in the form of
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Transworx S.I. Ltd
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an OMAX 1530 before the move but it
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THE TEN COMMANDMENT Story: Dean Evans
Ten tonne was the target for RPC Logistics’ new unit, and with a lightweight and unique 8x4 Hino and big Palfinger, the result is something special.
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horsepower, but it’s new, modern tech.”
T MAY NOT BE TWICE THE SIZE, BUT
that’s a little bit special. “It’s not just
it’s twice as good for Robert Pascoe.
one of the first Hino 500 Series in the
On the back is another reason for the
Truck number 36 for RPC Logistics is a
country,” enthuses Robert, “but it’s the
18x2 term: the old truck had a Palfinger
Hino 500 Series, nicknamed ‘18x2’. It’s the
first with eight wheels. It came in as a
20002 crane, while the new one has
newest and latest addition to his Auckland-
6x4; Hino supplied another axle with it
a Palfinger 26002 crane with constant
based fleet, packed with lots of details and
and we changed it from a 6x4 into an 8x4.
geometry linkages. “We can lift 5.5-6.0
some unique changes, and a replacement
Wilkinson Transport Engineers extended
tonne, and we can get 10 tonne on it
for truck number 18, which has served a
the chassis and fitted it; it’s not just one
legally, with a crane that’ll lift it – that’s
long and effective term since it started
of the first 500 series, it’s the first eight-
why we chose the 500 Series.
with the fleet in November 1999.
wheeler 500 Series.
We join the RPC Logistics guys and experienced
driver
Ian,
who’s
been
“It’s been a good truck but it’s old
“The goal was to carry 10 tonne of
tech,” says Robert of the older unit. Now
payload,” he adds, “which is why we
designated driver for the truck’s first
19 years old and heading into retirement,
went for the smaller Hino that’s two tonne
couple of months of operation, ironing out
in its place is this new Hino 500 Series,
lighter. This new one doesn’t have as much
the bugs of the new truck, in preparation
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for regular designated driver Jodie. Ian is finishing up washing the new unit in RPC’s large, undercover wash bay, at the back of its organised warehousing, and it’s a perfect chance to see the old and new trucks parked together – numbers 18 and 36 – as Ian hoses and dries off the unit and shows us the key highlights, before a few local jobs. There’s the opportunity to see the level
Opposite page: Palfinger 26 tonne crane is ideal for the pallets and 10 tonne carrying capacity of the Hino 8x4. Above: Old and new units, numbers 18 and 36, showcasing 1999 and 2018 technology. Below cockwise: Fuel tank neatly incorporates tool box. Toolbox also incorporates water tank and tap. Ladder is neatly mounted on rear, and easily accessible from the ground. Two small slide-out boxes are located between the rear axles.
of detail work put into the Hino as well, with the rear housing not just the crane, but a handy ladder rack that spans across the back rail that’s readily accessible from the ground… at least with a caveat. “You have to be mindful if you’re in a narrow driveway,” explains Ian, “to get the ladder out beforehand.” Plus the rear legs have a seven-metre spread, so there’s plenty of stability there when required. Up front behind the cab are equally neat racks for a broom and spade, plus there are pull-out, locking, high-vis hazard markers situated near the front and rear of the deck, a mounting rack for traffic cones alongside the fuel tank, plus LED lights on the rear, and LED beacons that ‘simulate’ spinning. Truckbody&Trailer | 31
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1: Palfinger controls, though most of the time it’s done via the remote. 2: Pop out and locking hazard markers are a neat touch on both sides, front and rear. 3: Reversing camera is tucked under rear and includes audio feed to cab. 4: Controls for legs. Note LEDs on leg upright, and pop-out hazard board. 5: Broom and spade are neatly mounted on the front of the deck. 6: Loading at Mainfreight with a forklift. 7: Leg pads and crowbar holders mounted under the rear.
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All these additions are there for a distinct
There’s also a small slide-out box above
pallets and around 2-3 tonne, putting it up
purpose, explains Robert: “I just wanted
and between each side of the rear axle,
around the 18-19 tonne mark; while the
to make it easier for the guys - they just
for chains and strops.
truck is good for up to 44 tonne GCM. Back on the road, Ian works his way
turn up on the job and go,” as he walks
The whole unit was then painted and
around and points to his design of water
signwritten by Gavin and CFX Signage &
through
tank, which is integrated in to the front
Truckpainting, using RPC’s new logos and
signature part of all of Robert’s fleet,
of the tool box, with a tap. Roadrunner in
iconic red, white and blue.
for its run around Auckland, while it also
the
Roadranger’s
gears,
a
services the Waikato.
Bulls manufactured them, along with the
Adds Ian: “For what we do this is a
toolbox integrated on the front side of the
good compromise; the crane has five
We head back to the RPC yard for
fuel tank on the passenger side, and Mike
hydraulic extensions, and one manual
unloading and photos: the rear legs extend
at Tradesmen Motorbodies fitted them.
one. And the manual is really good: you
and the Palfinger comes into life, extending
“Mike’s done all my work since 1986
can take it out and have a clean beam,
to pick up the nearby pallet forks and
back when he was an apprentice,” says
which you can poke through doorways
unloading some of the pallets in minutes
Robert. “And now he’s co-owner.
and containers and the like, which makes
via the remote strapped to Ian’s waist.
“Everything has its place: the leg pads
It’s all very quick and efficient, and with
it more versatile.”
are neatly mounted in their box under
The deck height was also kept low,
its light weight and ten tonne capacity,
the crane, and there’s also a crowbar and
down to 1170mm, thanks in part to the
exactly what RPC Logistics needs to keep
holder alongside… you make it easy for
275/70x22.5 wheels. It’s also a wide unit,
things moving.
the drivers, and we’re turning up to job
out to 2.54m, just shy of the 2.55m limit,
sites looking professional – it’s close to
to maximise load space.
Contact:
400 grand we have invested here; we
We arrive at Mainfreight and an on-site
like to do things properly,” adds Robert.
forklift loads up a typical job with seven
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PODS-ON FAVOURITE Story: Dean Evans
Moving multiple new boats around the country is made easy with a big Northchill DAF Roadmaster curtainsider, using portable, configurable and colourful pods.
1
2
T
3
BOATS
to Australia and America; they are built and used mainly for
around the country can be difficult at the best of
leisure use, but also encompass everything from water police
times, with varying sizes, locations and the need for
to Canadian Coast Guard.
RANSPORTING
AND
DELIVERING
protection. But Northchill Express Ltd, a division of Graham
“They got to a point where they needed a base in Auckland,
and Michelle Redingtons’ Northchill Ltd, has worked with an
recalls Graham. “We used to bring the boats up on a five-axle
Invercargill boat manufacturer and Rotorua’s Roadmaster to
flat-deck – it had uprights that they put the boats on, and the
create a unique and highly effective solution – using pods.
truck would leave and deliver in Wellington and all over the
While pods may be less popular in the coffee world littering
North Island, and then reload and get back - but it just wasn’t
the country, they’ve been doing fantastic work moving boats
working, and it was an old truck. And by the time they got to
from the south to the north.
us in Auckland, they were covered in dirt. And it was just too
Northchill Director Graham Redington explains the new DAF linehaul truck and trailer curtainsider has been put on to work with Invercargill’s Stabi-Craft, to service deliveries to the North Island. Established in 1987, Stabi-Craft is a leisure craft
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hard delivering off a trailer; driver hours weren’t great, and it was a nightmare. “We could bring up 6-7 boats on the flat-deck B-train, but once we broke the frames down, it limited our back-loading, so we were always scratching around for stuff to take back.
manufacturer with over 90 employees and will build more
“So we sat down with Paul Adams, the owner of Stabi-
than 700 boats in 2019, half for NZ and half for export, mainly
Craft, and came up with a concept of a truck and trailer, all
Main: Stabi-Craft Northchill DAF moves leisure boats around the country, and all signed up in company colours, it’s a looker. Facing page: 1. Once the ‘empty’ unit arrives back at the Stabi-Craft manufacturing facility in Invercargill, inside are the empty modular ‘pods’, that are designed to be flat-packed and allow more room for back-runs. The six pods each have ten pieces which are neatly packed into itself, and are coloured to ensure each piece goes with its own colour pod; 2. The pods stack and are easy to identify, and easily removed for use; 3. Not all pods do the drive at once, as while the returning empty pods are unloaded, other pods have already been packed and prepared and ready to load into the trailer.
drawn up with Stabi-Craft signage - and he loved it! It had two
the hull dimensions and drawings for all the models of boats,
main advantages: it meant we get the boats up to Auckland in
back and forth with Stabi.
good condition, and it gives us better access to back loading: like potting mix, chipboard… you name it we can do it. “So we built this unit… I was going to refrigerate the DAF,” adds Graham. “It has double-thick curtains and insulated
“There was a huge amount of design work in those pods between Roadmaster, and the design engineers at StabiCraft. There are nine full-time R&D at Stabi, and their work is second to none.
floors and roof - and it’s all fridge-ready. On the left side of the
“The pods are all the same, and have uprights and V-bars,
truck is a row of toolboxes, which is where we were going to
and each pod has ten 10 components that all disassemble and
put a fridge underneath. The front headboard of the truckbody
neatly stack flush in the base frame for tidy stacking, plus we
has the air cleaners built into it and gets good airflow, and all
can load pallets on top of them and barely take up any space.
plumbed into the engine. So if we decide later on to refrigerate it, it’s all pretty straight forward.” The special part about the unit is the custom designed and
“We painted them all different, garish colours so we know which part belongs to which pod; they don’t get lost and we don’t get confused if a part is misplaced or missing.”
manufactured ‘pods’, a concept devised by Graham, which
Each pod generally takes two boats, depending on their
are multi-coloured, custom-built, portable frames that carry
size, adds Graham. “On average we get five boats on a unit:
the boats. “We built six pods, all in different colours,” explains
the truckbody takes one pod and the trailer takes two pods -
Graham. “Roadmaster manufactured the pods… they got all
but it could be a little 1410 or an 8 metre 2750 that will take up Truckbody&Trailer | 35
1
2
4
3
5
6
1. The Stabi-Craft aluminium boats are loaded into the pods, though they are often pre-loaded before the truck’s arrival, to enable fast turnaround. 2. While the craft sits on its own V-brace, outer legs allow easy and safe stacking. 3. Depending on the size of the craft, the pods allow easy double-stacking and easy strapping. 4&5. Once ready, the pods are lifted onto the trailer. 6. Locked into place, the pods are ready to go in a safer, cleaner and enclosed space, making delivery and final distribution much easier and faster. Below: Five craft stacked in their pods, packed and loaded, ready for their trip to Auckland.
the whole front or two-thirds of the trailer.” The six pods also
locks and within an hour our driver Grant is in and out and
means that while three are on the road delivering, three more
gone. It’s better for Stabi, because the old way we used to
are back at Stabi-Craft ready and waiting for the new boats to
get in and tie up their guys for 3-4 hours loading and trying to
be loaded on, so once the truck returns to the yard, it’s just a
make it all work, but now, as the boats are built and finished,
matter of loading.
they can load them up to the pods in preparation for transport
Cleaner, safer and more efficient, a routine schedule also makes it easier from both ends, particularly the loading side.
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and we all know the schedule – and the pods also minimise any damage to the boats, which are alloy.”
“We get into Stabi,” says Graham, “unload whatever
While the DAF unit services predominantly the North
we’ve brought back, and the pods are already pre-loaded with
Island, there are times when there are deliveries on the way
the finished, new boats and strapped into the frame ready to
to Auckland, adds Graham: “If we’re light on load, we might
go. We lift the full pods back in with a forklift; they sit on twist
drop boats for Christchurch on the way through, we’ll top it
Above: Different size craft, but similar stacking method, and the unit allows a multitude of layouts, carrying both small and large craft. Below: A smaller UD, ‘Lil UD’, works alongside the large DAF, and carts units in the conventional way with a trailer, and is signed up like big brother.
up with South Island… Stabi is great to work for and it’s a real
drums to get both the centre of gravity low and make loading
strong team. We also work with the retailers direct so there’s
easier. We ran 980mm spring centres but we can go out to
a lot of liaison between us and the dealers.”
1040mm with that axle and suspension system to add even
So the DAF arrives into Auckland, and the pods are unloaded, and the boats taken off the cradles and distributed
more stability. We use a lot of this gear with transporters”, he adds.
by smaller trucks, with individual boat trailers that have been
There’s also added functionality for its life beyond boats,
supplied to schedule by DMW Trailers, who know the order
with Graham adding that the unit has rear doors on both units
numbers, and to time it with the arrival of the DAF.
so cars can be driven through if needed.
Detailing on the unit is also important, with Stabi-Craft
The DAF itself is a high-spec super space cab with night
placing high importance on image and marketing, with the
heater, microwave, flat-screen TV, fridge and cab AC for day
DAF truck and trailer signed up in Stabi-Craft colours.
sleeping.
Talking componentry, the unit uses Peterson LED lighting,
The unit does the one 3500km return trip per week, though
as well as Weweller suspension which gets it really low.
for the run up to Christmas there was a second smaller unit
Fitted with Durabright 17.5 wheels, “Weweller is actually
helping satisfy the demand, Graham drawing on one of his
Europe’s largest air suspension manufacturer and supplier to
Northchill 23 metre truck and trailer units to run a second load.
Schmitz Cargobull,” explains TATES Ltd’s Aaron Burson. “It’s a 200mm ride-height underslung ROR suspension design with
And it’s all been made possible, and substantially more efficient, by half-a-dozen brightly coloured pods.
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MOVE YOUR CARS! Story: Dean Evans
TL MacLean unveils its latest car transporter for – and about – ASAP.
D
CAR
transporter truck and trailer built for ASAP by TL MacLean
transport specialist, TL MacLean, has unveiled its
is a little unconventional - relatively at least. Using a local
latest double-deck, lightweight car transporter, a
engineering company and computer design, to put it in
UNEDIN
TRAILER
BUILDER
AND
bright new unit built for ASAP Car Transport. A new car rental company based in Christchurch, ASAP
simple terms, TL MacLean cuts holes to save weight without sacrificing strength or integrity.
is typical of many car rental companies, needing to move
The size and location of the holes is calculated by the
all kinds of vehicles to all kinds of areas, working the
design engineers, following a meeting and discussion
southern regions like Christchurch, Queenstown, Dunedin
about the intended use, and a virtual stress analysis
and across the North Island for Avis New Zealand.
ensures the strength and steel is retained where it needs
While the work may be more conventional, the
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to be.
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Above: With trailer detached, it’s easy to see the rear stops, that fold down to aid loading. Ramps also fold out from the trailer to fill the ‘gap’ between the truck and trailer. Note the slimline Peterson LED lights. Left: Slimline LED lights on the trailer allow it to drop down to road level for easy loading without separate ramps Below: Fully extended, with the upper deck lowered for loading, the ASAP transporter is the first of many similar builds to come.
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TL MacLean’s Managing Director, Barry Armour,
as both additional two-car transport, and also the loading/
says it follows the same construction as its current and
unloading platform. This is done by simply flipping over the
increasingly popular design of lightweight transporters.
ramps on the front of the trailer which joins the ramps to
The design, if not done properly, can lead to fatigue and
the 11.5m long truck’s bed, while both raising the front and
stress, but Barry is proud of the methods and techniques
lowering the rear of the trailer to road level.
used in the computer design and construction, reinforcing
This allows two vehicles on the truck’s lower bed,
the feeling by explaining one of its similar lightweight
with two more on the trailer. An extra top ramp uses TL
transporter trailers has just turned over 440,000km of use,
MacLean’s legless design, and allows maximum versatility
so durability and longevity have both been proven and
for all shapes and sizes of vehicles, with a particular focus
assured.
on width. The hydraulic rams are located to not just provide
The new lightweight truck and twin-axle lightweight trailer
easy ramp access, without the potential restriction of the
for ASAP is an integral unit, using the 8m long low-ride trailer
top or lower ramps of a conventional leg design. Even
TBT profiled TL MacLean’s new design of light weight transporter in the September 2017 issue, where we covered the build process and the engineering involved in the construction of the orange unit for HVS, which also included the iTAP remote control app to adjust the air suspension and read axle weights. Photo: Andrew Geddes.
wide vehicles, like SUVs or a truck with duals, can still be
7.8-litre engine producing 191kW/760Nm and running on
put behind the cab, without the rams interfering with the
a 12 tonne GVM. The new unit has already proven successful - and very
opening of the loaded vehicle’s doors. The legless design offers a lot of little benefits, and
busy! TL MacLean was already well into building its second
apart from fast loading, it also eliminates the risk of vehicle
unit for ASAP in November, with more units ordered and
damage to mirrors or doors – plus there’s the lower weight,
being built every couple of months for the fast growing
lower centre of gravity, and it eliminates the potential for
ASAP company.
related stress cracks, as the top deck is always leaning on
For a company that started out as a welding and engineering firm in Dunedin in 1920 before moving
the legs. While it’s a reasonably simple, lightweight design, TL
to specialist welding, and now approaching its 100th
MacLean also added some detailing, including Petersen/
anniversary in 2020, TL MacLean reminds us that it’s clearly
LED taillights to keep it all modern looking and reliable - and
no lightweight in the light weight transporter business.
the HSV Sting Red colour also looks sharp and standout,
Contact:
matching the truck, an Isuzu FSD650A which uses a
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TOWN TANKER Story: Hayley Leibowitz
Linfox rolls out a new quartet and generation of all-red fuel movers for urban work.
S
IX COMPARTMENTS RATHER THAN FIVE,
makes it more versatile, allowing for deliveries to
a 38,000 litre barrel as opposed to 40 and a
multiple locations,” says Tanker Solutions’ Scott Wilkin.
shorter body, all make for a tanker well suited
He adds that the shorter barrel and shorter trailer work
to metropolitan deliveries and routes. Manufactured by
for tight sites and the tanker can “get closer to filling
Tanker Solutions Ltd for Linfox, the four new tankers
to its maximum capacity of 38,000L, rather than running
allow for smaller drops as opposed to big bulk drops.
downloaded”. A tighter turning circle completes the
Though it remains a standard specification, four
package.
compartments are the same size, with two bigger
Thought it can’t actually carry 38,000 litres as that
ones. This multi-product tanker can thus carry different
would exceed the maximum weight, it can carry around
products in each compartment; for example, diesel in
80 percent of each compartment of safe fuel levels,
one compartment, 91 octane, 95 and 98 in the others.
which are fixed - depending where it sits on the truck.
And under all those compartments and tanker
This also varies depending which fuel is put where, as
equipment is a trio of BPW 19.5 axles, along with Jost
diesel is heavier. Also, over drive axles or rear axles,
Modul landing legs, tried, proven and chosen solutions.
the load might be limited to 8000 litres in a 9000 litre
It’s also made slightly short, given its purpose. “This
compartment. In terms of design and build Scott says there were no new challenges resulting from the shorter spec
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1 1: Jost Modul landing legs have proven their worth. 2: BPW 19.5 disc brake axles and airbags are used on each of the trailer’s three axles. 3: Six fuel compartments can be configured with multi-fuels, though today’s load is diesel in all but one compartment. 4: Alloy boxes store cones and barriers used during fills. 5: Once the fuel drops are complete, the security bar lowers to activate the locking mechanism.
2
3
4
5
compared to a regular semi build, “just a new
by Mark and Robyn Wilkin when they
design with more equipment”. He adds, “I
recognised the need for an independent
believe they are the first red tankers in the
customer-focused
country, though they are very similar to other
based in Wellington. The company is a
tri-axle semi tankers in looks”.
leading supplier of tankers and tank trailers to
Three of the Linfox-owned and branded
the
New
tankwagon
Zealand
constructor
petroleum
industry,
tankers are based in Auckland and one in
specialising in the design, manufacture, and
Wellington, and the first units are all red to
maintenance of all classes of tankers and
signify its own trucks.
trailers for fuel. It supplies anything from a
Ease of access is key for metro work as
dustcap to a complete turnkey new built
opposed to bigger units and quads, and
tanker and trailer ready to take to the road,
even truck and trailers. Built for metro work,
fully certified to deliver fuel. A wide range of
they’re more versatile around town, with
light engineering is also on offer, paint shop
manoeuvrability in mind and as much fuel on
facilities for heavy vehicles, a service centre
board as possible.
specialising in tanker maintenance and also
Tanker Solutions was founded in April 2007
an aluminium and bronze casting foundry.
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SHOW US YOUR BUILD
Got a new build? Email us a high-res photo, and some info, to dean@trucker.co.nz
Company: Waikato Iveco Specs: Built by Iveco Hamilton in conjunction with Birkett Motor Bodies for a client, the Iveco Daily 70 Series has a GVM of 7000, GCM of 10,500 and a tare weight of four-tonne. Body is a 30 cube, with a Dhollandia 1000kg tail lift. Customer: Undisclosed
Company: Piako Transport Engineering Ltd Specs: Isuzu 460 tipper, 4.8m full wear plate body, 4mm sides and 5mm floor, and Interpump 5 stage hoist. Customer: Paul Steiner Contracting
Company: Piako Transport Engineering Ltd Specs: Three-axle semi transporter, ROR 17.5 axles, Weweller suspension, Alex alloys, power pack and a 40,000 GVM. Customer: Downer
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Company: Nickel Engineering Specs: Features 1000mm inside height, 4800mm long, 5mm hx floor, 4mm hx sides, one-piece coaming rail. Customer: TR Group
Company: Domett Specs: 15.2m type 2 quad platform trailer, 19.5-inch SAF disc braked axles, Wabco EBS and ECAS Customer: TR Group
SHOW US YOUR BUILD
Got a new build? Email us a high-res photo, and some info, to dean@trucker.co.nz Company: Frazer Fabrication for Aarons Contracting Ltd Specs: A new bin to an 2004 ex-Mcdowells Transport K104, Gazza from Frazer Fabrication in Paparoa built the 40m3 bin out of Wear Plate to the new 2550mm widths. High tare weight, but extremely strong for the large bulky logs Aarons loads that can bend rear posts out of shape. Extra features include fold-away ladders, auto tarp by Power Tarps, aftermarket drop visor and roof spoiler. Also twin seveninch stacks diverted to further outside the chassis to keep the tarp clean. Also two-speed hoist valving, as the switching is electric over hydraulic, which offers Aarons the option to drop the bin fast or slow, for a trailer as well. Speed Signs also did all the vinyl signage. Customer: Aarons Contracting
Company: TL MacLean Specs: UD MK 11 250 two-car transporter, which tows our light weight 3.5 tonne two-car trailer, that drops to the ground for easy loading. Customer: Best Car Delivery, Christchurch
Company: TL MacLean Specs: MAN 4x4, with a 4.8m flat deck with removable 044 Hiab, toolboxes and generator box. Customer: Lindis Honey, Cromwell
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Company: TRT Specs: Three-axle Mid-Tipping Deck Low Loader, designed to carry multiple machinery with safe loading to top deck with hydraulicoperated full-width Mid-Deck; 10m deck length and 3.8m top deck, on BPW axles and air suspension and Wabco EBS. Non-skid surface to all deck sheet with Cold Crip surface at elevated areas. Special pockets in deck for load frames, slide-out delineators fitted to hydraulic ramps. Alloy wheels to outside, and two-pack paint in company colours. Customer: Abernethy Projects Ltd
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68 Sheffield Street, Washdyke, Timaru Ph: 03 688 2760 Email: transworx.si@xtra.co.nz
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SHOW US YOUR BUILD
Got a new build? Email us a high-res photo, and some info, to dean@trucker.co.nz
Company: Domett Specs: Volvo with 8.2m internal Trident Curtains curtainside body, internal steel walls, LED lighting and Resene Paint. Trailer is 10.3 Int four-axle curtainside, with SAF 19.5 Intradisc axles/ suspension, Wabco brakes, Alcoa Dura-Bright wheels, steel internal walls, LED lighting, Resene paint and Trident Curtains. Customer: Robbie Allen Transport
Company: Onehunga Transport Engineering Limited Specs: Flat deck crane truck, Isuzu FTR750L chassis, Palfinger PK17001 B crane Customer: Samoa Electricity Power Corporation
Company: Onehunga Transport Engineering Limited Specs: 4x4 line truck, Isuzu FTS800 4x4 chassis, Palfinger PK17001 B crane. Customer: Northpower/Wellington Electricity
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Company: Mills-Tui Ltd Specs: A neat little Lowrider F143 three-axle flat deck trailer, 6.5m long hi-tensile chassis with Corten steel deck, twistlocks to suit 20ft container, Hendrickson INTRAXX disc brake axles and air suspension, Knorr-Bremse EBS, Mills-Tui alloy wheels, LED lights, Red Flag toolbox, finished with stainless spring-loaded mudflap hangers and Mills-Tui mudflaps. This is the second three-axle built for Bowers, for carrying concrete water tanks to site for installation. Customer: Bowers & Son, Te Awamutu
Company: Mills-Tui Ltd Specs: Lowrider Alloy bathtub tipper to match Skiffington’s Kenworth that was built last year. Flush outside flat top alloy bin, dual swing taildoor, steps front and rear, Edbro hoist, Hendrickson INTRAXX disc brake axles on air suspension with TIREMAAX PRO inflation system, Alcoa Dura-Bright wheels, KnorrBremse EBS and finished off with custom guards and lights and Quicksilver liner. Customer: Skiffington Transport
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Patchell Group continued its dominance of the NZ trailer market, number one for the ninth year in a row.
THE YEAR (ALMOST) IN REVIEW Story: Robin Yates
Trailers sales set for yet another record year, and there are still two months of sales to go!
F
IN
August, which itself was 18 percent down on September 2017.
August and September, official NZTA registrations
Things improved in October with 146 registrations, and though
for
just two units ahead of 2017, more is more.
OLLOWING both
THE
heavy
MARKET trucks
and
SLOWDOWNS trailers
returned
to
truck
More significantly, thanks to a strong start and steady sales
sales reached a new high of 4414, which was 1.4 percent
all year, the Year-To-Date total of 1458 was 13.6 percent ahead
ahead of 2017: a small improvement, but importantly,
of last year, which, remember, set a new all-time record of
a reversal of the trends of the previous two months.
1577 units for the full year. Though our numbers are based
September trailer registrations were 23 percent down on
on figures to the end of October, even an average month in
record
breaking
MTE’s Smart trailer was a recent registration, with the company grabbing the number one spot for one month in 2018.
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levels
in
October.
Year-To-Date
November will see a new record set, with December still to spare! It would take a miracle (or disaster) for Patchell’s 188 YTD sales to be overtaken, and the company is looking highly likely
in 2018, while 16 lost share, and five remained the same. Proving the growth and competitiveness of the trailer industry, with a market that grew 13.5 over the period, just to maintain share required a 13.5 increase increase in sales.
to earn its its ninth year in a row as market leader; but the battle
The cut-off for the sales chart is under two units for the
for the number two spot has been close all year, and only now
current year, therefore some manufacturers who appeared last
is Fruehauf opening up a slight gap, with 138 units, over MTE
year who did not reach two units for 2018 have dropped off the
on 114 and Domett’s 103.
chart, and their 2017 registration are included in ‘Other’.
On an individual monthly registration level, from the ten
Included in ‘Other’ for 2018 are 14 tankers and semi tankers
months so far, Patchell has been leader six times, while
that have no manufacturer’s identification. Tanker Engineering
Fruehauf claimed the monthly best-seller title twice; MTE
and Lowes products appear under their own names.
grabbed the top spot once, as did Domett and Roadmaster who tied on unit registrations for that month.
By weight, MTE remains the top seller in the 60t+ segment, but has lost its lead in the 50-60t segment to Patchell.
The year-on-year to October comparison chart shows that a
Two new brands appeared this year: Manac from USA and
very impressive 35 manufactures improved their market share
Feldbinder from Germany. In the main market segments, the
Domett also claimed the number one spot for a month in 2018, displacing Patchell, but having to share the title with Roadmaster which coincidentally also beat Patchell, and matched Domett for the month.
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30-40t types grew by 155 units - or 24 percent - and is Two new imports joined the NZ market in 2018: Manac (above) from from USA and Feldbinder (below) from Germany.
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now bigger than all other segments combined.
In our August issue, the registrations by area showed that Auckland and Hamilton had shrunk slightly
The UK remained the largest source country for
compared to 2017. This decline has continued, but
imported trailers followed by USA, Germany and
Christchurch has reversed and gained in the latest
Australia. Another first was a trailer from Turkey; however
figures.
despite the imports, and reinforcing the strength of local
So while the 2018 numbers look almost set, we will
engineering, NZ manufacturers increased their share of
update the final yearly numbers in the next issue of
the market from 94.9 to 95.7 percent.
TBT, out March 2019.
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YTD Sales By Area, to Oct 2018 vs to Oct 2017 (%) Area
2018
2017
Area
Units
% Share
Auckland
27.7
30.4
Auckland
404
27.7
Hamilton
15.8
14.3
Hamilton
231
15.8
Christchurch
8.9
10.0
Christchurch
130
8.9
Rotorua
4.9
4.2
Wellington
25
1.7
PATCHELL
Invercargill
4.7
2.7
65
4.5
FRUEHAUF
138
9.5
121
9.4
M.T.E.
114
7.8
88
6.9
Palmerston North
4.5
3.5
Palmerston North Invercargill
68
4.7
Napier
4.2
5.1
Napier
61
4.2
New Plymouth
3.9
3.2
Whangarei
45
3.1
Tauranga
3.1
3.4
Tauranga
45
3.1
Whangarei
3.1
2.7
Dunedin
44
3.0
Dunedin
3.0
2.9
Rotorua
71
4.9
Thames
2.7
1.7
Nelson
34
2.3
Gisborne
2.4
2.6
New Plymouth
57
3.9
Nelson
2.3
2.6
Thames
39
2.7
Timaru
1.9
3.2
Timaru
27
1.9
Wanganui
1.9
1.2
Gisborne
35
2.4
Wellington
1.7
2.6
Blenheim
12
0.8
Greymouth
1.2
0.6
Mastrerton
13
0.9
Mastrerton
0.9
0.9
Greymouth
18
1.2
Blenheim
0.8
1.2
Wanganui
27
1.9
Oamaru
0.5
0.8
Oamaru
7
0.5
Westport
0.0
0.2
Westport
0
0.0
Increase of share
loss of share
No change
GVM in kg YT Oct 0ver 60,000
2018
%
2017
%
MTE
10
0.7
10
0.8
Patchell
2
0.1
TRT
2
0.1
2
0.2
50,001 to 60,000
12
Patchell
20
1.4
5
0.4
MTE
6
0.4
7
0.5
1
0.1
3
0.2 0.5
Tidd Manac Feldbinder
8
0 to 50,000
30
40,001 to 50,000
117
8.0
121
9.4
30.001 to 40,000
793
54.4
638
49.7
20,001 to 30,000
429
29.4
439
34.2
10,001 to 20,000
34
2.3
34
2.6
< 10,001
34
2.3
27
2.1
Total all
1017
Country of origin YTD Oct Australia UK China France Germany Turkey South Africa USA Netherland New Zealand Total
839
2018 vol 9 25
10 1
2017 % 0.6 1.7
0.7
18
1.2
1395 1017
95.7
vol 9 16 4 14 16
% 0.7 1.2 0.3 1.1 1.2
2 4 1 1218 839
0.2 0.3 0.1 94.9
Brand
October YTD year on year comparison 2018 2017 Volume % Volume % 188 12.9 158 12.3
DOMETT
103
7.1
89
6.9
ROADMASTER
96
6.6
95
7.4
TMC
80
5.5
81
6.3
TRANSPORT TRAILERS
71
4.9
84
6.5
MAXICUBE
59
4.0
81
6.3
TRANSFLEET
52
3.6
43
3.3
JACKSON
47
3.2
50
3.9
FREIGHTER
45
3.1
FAIRFAX
40
2.7
17
1.3
TES
33
2.3
27
2.1
EVANS
26
1.8
21
1.6
KRAFT
24
1.6
23
1.8
CWS
20
1.4
25
1.9
HAMMAR
19
1.3
18
1.4
MILLS-TUI
18
1.2
12
0.9
CHIEFTAN
13
0.9
12
0.9
LUSK
13
0.9
11
0.9
MAKARANUI
12
0.8
11
0.9
TRT
11
0.8
8
0.6
HTS
10
0.7
7
0.5
ADAMS & CURRIE
9
0.6
11
0.9
MTT
9
0.6
8
0.6
FELDBINDER
8
0.5
TEO
7
0.5
2
0.2
COWAN
6
0.4
8
0.6
PTE
6
0.4
6
0.5
TANKER ENGINEERING
6
0.4
6
0.5
WHITE
6
0.4
6
0.5
MORGAN
6
0.4
4
0.3
TRINITY
6
0.4
LOWES
5
0.3
4
0.3
SEC
5
0.3
4
0.3
NICKEL
5
0.3
3
0.2
GLASGOW ENGINEERING
5
0.3
2
0.2
GUY NORRIS
5
0.3
2
0.2
KOROMIKO
5
0.3
2
0.2
SDC
5
0.3
BEL
4
0.3
ACE
4
0.3
DOUGLAS
4
0.3
WARREN
4
0.3
3
0.2
MORBARK
4
0.3
2
0.2
BARFORD
3
0.2
DT5
3
0.2
M D ENGINEERING
3
0.2
MANAC
3
0.2 3
0.2
2
0.2
124
9.7
CECO
2
0.1
CONVAIR
2
0.1
EMS
2
0.1
JAMIESON
2
0.1
ORION
2
0.1
PENNY ENGINEERING
2
0.1
WAIMEA ENGINEERING
2
0.1
OTHER
76
5.2
Total
1458
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