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The new Scania R560
Alan Agar Haulage purchased this new Scania from KD Garage Services
essential that the fleet is always in good order. “You just cannot afford to have breakdowns, obviously they happen from time to time, but the aim is to get to the problem before it becomes a big one. “We would do a small bit of maintenance work ourselves, but a local mechanic Liam Keogh looks after the majority of it.” Alan states that the haulage industry has gone through a tough Continued Best Wishes time in the last few To Alan Agar Haulage years, but he does feel there is a slight improvement more recently. Unit 2F, First Floor, Cillin Hill, Dublin Rd., Kilkenny “Certainly the last Brian 087-1200980 Declan:087-0564043 few years have been Landline:056-7751686 tough. The rates info@southeastcpc.ie www.southeastcpc.ie have dropped, but OFFICE ALSO AT fortunately the price Barrack Obama Plaza, Moneygall, M7 Junction 23 of diesel has fallen a ONE STOP SHOP FOR ALL CPC TRAINING, good bit. We have TACHOGRAPH AND COMPLIANCE PRODUCTS placed a great deal of investment in the business in recent
on a regular basis.” Alan stressed that maintenance was a key issue that needs to be addressed on a regular basis given the time constraints involved in the industry. “The trucks are kept in excellent condition as there is no room for downtime in this game. There are huge time constraints in this industry and everything is against the clock, so it is
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years and hopefully things can pick up even more over the course of the next 12 months or so.” Alan pointed to the fact that their customers have stood by them through thick and thin over the past 20 years. “Fortunately, we have a very loyal customer base, many who have been with us for years now and I would like to take this opportunity to thank them for their continued support in the coming years.” Of course, none of the success of the company would have been achieved without the support of a good work force and Alan stressed that he is very fortunate on that front. “We also have good drivers and some of them have been with us for years as well. They are very competent at what they do and it’s great to know that they will do the job to the best of their capabilities.” Beside every good man is a good woman as they say and Alan’s wife Leesa ensures that the books and administration side of the business is kept up to scratch.
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