It’s always a challenge trying to find operators for a crane truck, especially for a transport business supplying frames and trusses onto building sites. However, there are some advantages, because it’s a Monday to Friday operation with the occasional Saturday morning.
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Highly Specialised Delivery Operation
The MB Prefab Framing is a highly specialised delivery operation, which has developed supplying roof trusses and wall frames to the residential and general building industry in the Geelong greater region. It is part of the Big River Group, but prior to that it was a family owned business, MB Prefab Framing. It was acquired by Big River Group in 2018, who have been in the industry for over 100 years, while MB Prefab Framing has been in business since 1977.
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Increasing the Level of Difficulty
No transport task is simple and hauling frames and trusses onto building sites has the effect of increasing the level of difficulty, for an operation in Geelong. PowerTorque Editor, Tim Giles, pays a visit to its busy yard.
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Quad Quad B-doubles
DRT’s quad quad B-doubles are allowed to run at 77 tonnes GCM, but they can’t go down a stretch the New England Highway. Empty trucks out of Brisbane need to head south to load in Guyra NSW, which has the largest glass house in the southern hemisphere.
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The Dynamic Duo: Kenworth and Cummins
The Damorange Refrigerated Transport business, based in South Werribee has long term relationships throughout the business and also applies to their relationships with their suppliers, including the dynamic duo: Kenworth and Cummins.
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3,000 Customers All Across the UK
George Davies Turf supplies to 3,000 customers all across the UK, who vary in size considerably. While some only place an order once a year, others require a daily delivery. But one thing they all have in common is that they want the turf delivered on time, and invariably at 8am, says PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers.
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A Fleet of Immaculate Red Trucks
George Davies Turf is the UK’s largest independent supplier of turf, with a fleet of immaculate red trucks. PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, discovers he doesn’t sod about when it comes to speccing his trucks.
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Exactly What Spec of Truck Works
George Davies knows exactly what spec of truck works for him, when delivering an impressive 1.4 million rolls of turf per annum. George Davies Turf is the UK’s largest independent supplier of turf, writes PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, and the fleet consists of seven Scania 32-tonners.
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A Successful Formula to Deal With the Skills Shortage
Damorange Refrigerated Transport is looking for a successful formula to deal with the skills shortage. DRT is based out on the open farmland of south of Werribee, in an area where Melbourne is expanding towards Geelong at a fast rate.
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Growing a Refrigerated Transport Business
PowerTorque Editor, Tim Giles, sat down for a chat with the founder of Damorange Refrigerated Transport, Shane Splatt, to talk about growing a refrigerated transport business. Shane looks back on the development of the business and the obstacles which have been overcome to get the business to where it is now.
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