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Argosy invasion in Nelson forests Story and photos by Craig McCauley
Over the past decade Freightliner’s Argosy has formed the backbone of Nelson’s log truck fleet, with numbers operating throughout the district totalling close to 30.
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tuart Drummond began business as a single truck owner-operator carting logs in 1985. The business has morphed into the current day Stuart Drummond Transport Limited operation, with Stuart’s son Brodie now assuming the role of company manager.
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Brodie oversees the running of 36 trucks moving wood for a number of forestry interests throughout the Nelson, Marlborough and West Coast regions. Brodie said recent expansion in the company’s truck fleet has come about largely on the back of “loyal customers increasing production and the desire to grow alongside them”. Enter fleet number 281, one of a quartet of Freightliner Argosys to join the Stuart Drummond Transport Limited fleet in 2017. All four carry an identical spec, comprising a Detroit DD15 power plant producing 418kW (560hp) and 2508Nm (1850lb/ ft) of torque. This is transferred to the ground courtesy of a manual Eaton-Fuller RTLO-20918B transmission and 4.1:1 ratio Meritor RT46-160GP rear axles travelling on Freightliner’s Air Liner 46K rear suspension. The Drummond trucks all received Freightliner’s 75th