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Charleston Bulk Transfer Enjoys Ongoing Success With Sennebogen
(L-R): Mitch Bailey and Rob Jordan, both of ASC and Turner Fabian, president of Charleston Bulk Transfer, enjoy a bird’s eye view of the hopper from the elevating cab of the Sennebogen 880. “The Sennebogen 880 and pier are a perfect fit,” said Fabian.
By Eric Olson
It was then dubbed “Big Jack” in honor of CBT’s founder, Jack Maybank Sr. who had passed away earlier in the year. Moving coal shipped in from South America The success enjoyed by Charleston Bulk Transfer (CBT) over the past several years can be tied directly to one dynam- has been “Big Jack’s” main function ever since. ic piece of machinery found at a company pier on However, Fabian said that as domestic natural The new Sennebogen 875E on display at ConExpo. gas began to cut into the foreign coal import Charleston, S.C., Cooper River. A Sennebogen 880 R-HD, weighing in at a massive business, he started renting the 880 out to other A New Sennebogen to Arrive 310,000 lbs. (140,613 kg), is a behemoth material-handling local firms to move their materials, such as sand. “We rented the machine to another company for a project Now, Fabian has purchased a new Sennebogen 875 R-HD machine. It has been moving bulk cargo for CBT on the river here in Charleston two years ago and in about a year and a “E” series material handler from Charlotte-based ASC bank since 2007. In addition, it is known for its durability, reliability and half they moved 2 million cubic yards of sand working Construction Equipment USA Inc. that was on display at the fuel efficiency, among other attributes, according to Turner straight time only Monday through Friday with this 880,” recent ConExpo-Con/AGG equipment trade show in Las Fabian said. “That was a process where the 880 was on a Vegas. He plans to put it into operation on the Cooper River Fabian, CBT president. “The Sennebogen 880 really impressed us from the day work barge unloading sand from super jumbos to dump by the end of March to help move materials for CBT clients. In the coming weeks, Fabian looks forward to using the we bought it,” said Fabian. “We had the 870 model before- trucks. A super jumbo is a 260-foot by 60-foot by 14-foot powerful new Sennebogen 875E, which will be known as hand and the 880 proved to be even better than what bulk barge that holds about 3,000 tons of sand.” “Lil’ Jack,” but he also is looking for Sennebogen had promised — and more.” more opportunities to rent or sell the reliable 880 material handler. They Call Him ‘Big Jack’ And, with the slowdown in the forCBT’s Sennebogen 880 was the first of its model line sold eign coal import market, he is open to in North America when it was purchased by the firm in 2007. renting out the 875E when CBT is not using it. “We would like to get the 875 out there and rented, too,” Fabian said. “We will look at any operation just so long as they can guarantee the safety of the machine and get it serviced properly. Obviously we will not rent to any competitors here in the Charleston area, but we would rent it anywhere else around the country if the opportunity presented itself.” Fabian said that he views the new 875E as being favorably comparable to “Big Jack” in every way. “We see it as being as mobile as the “Everything Sennebogen promised the 880 could do, it According to Turner Fabian, president of Charleston Bulk Transfer “Big 880, more fuel efficient, and we see that does and more,” said Turner Fabian, president of Jack” is equipped with a 12 cu. yd. (9.2 cu m) bucket to discharge the Charleston Bulk Transfer. “Its productivity is limitless. coal from the barges to a 22.5 ft. (6.9 m) high hopper with a diameter of there is a market out there for a machine CEG CORRESPONDENT
It’s fast, it’s smooth. It’s scary fast.”
21 ft. (6.4 m) a pretty small target for a bucket that opens to 15 ft. (4.5 m).
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