NZ TruckBody & Trailer March 2019

March 2019

BRETT MARSH TRANSPORT’S PAIR OF CARGOBULLS

• HIRE FRANKTON’S MILLION DOLLAR CRANE TRUCK • SANDFORDS TRANPORT T&G ALLOY TIPPER • WAIKATO IVECO TIPPER • TRAILER SALES 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW • CHIEFTAN & SDC TRAILER

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NEWS Our round-up of the news and events from the truckbody and trailer scene.

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TATP OPENS IN SILVERDALE Truck and Trailer Parts expands and improves ops for the North.

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Waikato Iveco builds something rather unique but not: a demonstrator.

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DEVELOPMENT TRAKKER

PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE New Arocs, slight problem to overcome, for Carr & Haslam’s new Jackson transporter.

BOOM TIME FOR CHRISTCHURCH One million dollars of the latest and largest knuckle boom crane in NZ.

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CHILL-SEEKER Cargobulls are charging cold, and Brett Marsh Transport is another happy customer.

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LIGHT, LARGE & FAST T&G serves up a speciality, in the form of an alloy tipper for Sandfords.

NEW BRAND DAY MTC’s line of Chieftain and SDC Trailers, from Ireland to NZ.

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NEW BUILDS The latest builds and registrations from around the country.

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NEW REGISTRATIONS Robin Yates compiles and analyses the latest round of NZTA sales and registration data.

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TBT DIRECTORY Listing NZ’s truckbody and trailer manufacturers and suppliers.

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March 2019

BRETT MARSH TRANSPORT’S PAIR OF CARGOBULLS

• HIRE FRANKTON’S MILLION DOLLAR CRANE TRUCK • SANDFORDS TRANPORT T&G ALLOY TIPPER • WAIKATO IVECO TIPPER • TRAILER SALES 2018 YEAR IN REVIEW • CHIEFTAN & SDC TRAILER

AUTOMOTIVE MANUFACTURERS KNOW

details in the registration breakdown of the

be had – Transport and General celebrates

there is strength in numbers. There are

successful brands, sales areas, weights and

50 years of alloy bin construction in 2019,

very few brands worldwide that don’t have

imports.

and we take a look at one of its latest builds are

with Sandfords Transport. Plus we profile

another major or minor brand, and the family

hallmarks of the trailer industry over the

the million dollar knuckle boom crane that’s

tree is as complex as it is ever-changing - it’s

past two decades, with Patchell hoping to set

been building, servicing and rescuing over

similar with truck brands, too.

a record of 10 years in a row at the end of this

the past year.

a partnership or sharing relationship with

Interestingly,

runs

of

success

A number of trailer brands in New Zealand

year. Of course, it’s not the outright record,

Another minor milestone is the Schmitz

have also appreciated the value of this, and

which is still owned by Roadmaster, with

Cargobull which has been selling for over a

as companies launch, grow and even fail, it’s

its 12 year run of domination dating back to

year now via Fruehauf, and catch up with a

those partnerships that often form the bonds

1997, way back when Jenny Shipley became

recent buyer to see what’s new – and what

of business success and longevity. Some

the first female PM. So the fact remains, only

isn’t – with a couple of new units operated by

late news last issue was the announcement

two trailer manufacturers have held the

Brett Marsh.

that the Action Manufacturing Group had

outright top sales spot for the past 21 years!

And of course we look at Carr & Haslam’s

purchased Fairfax Trailers, which is a boon

With 2019 off and running with good sales

latest bright and conspicuous Mercedes-

for both companies, and we’re already seeing

in the early months, it’s an interesting time

Benz transporter. We last featured the

some innovations from that partnership

to monitor registrations across the industry,

company’s unit in 2014, which is already five

emerging.

with truck sales taking a slight dip at the end

years ago! Time sure flies, a nd s ometimes

Roadmaster and MTE also merged

of 2018. However, just a handful of units was

you just need to stop and take a breath and

engineering forces recently, so it should

the difference and the story would have been

collect - given we’re a quarter of the way

be interesting to see how each of those

different.

through the year already! Roll on.

companies solidifies over the coming year.

On that front we’ve got another new year of

Dean Evans dean@trucker.co.nz

Of course NZ trailer manufacturers have

TBT magazine, stablemate to Truck & Driver

more than proven themselves in 2018,

magazine, and we’re always looking for new

with another record-setting year, and

builds and/or different and new concepts,

significantly, they did it back to back. Aside

so drop us a line and we could help boost

from the dip in 2016, that would have made

the brand and product. There’s always new

it five years in a row of growth, Robin Yates

stuff being built and always a celebration to

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VALE: GRAEME JOHN HARNETT GRAEME HARNETT, RETIRED GENERAL

of the modern day car transporter as it is today.

Manager of Car Haulaways Ltd for over 20 years,

He worked alongside his drivers, Mumby Eng

passed away after a long illness late last year.

and even started buying trailers from French

Graeme was in the transport industry for many years, first working with Car Haulaways as a driver, and then GM.

company Lohr Industrie in the quest to have the most efficient trailers.

He was very well respected by his staff.

He first started driving trucks for the Bay

Graeme had been involved with most tasks

View-based Petigrew Family Trucking business,

within the business and could step in to assist

working alongside Sir Russell Petigrew in the

when required.

early 1960s.

His wife Doreen worked alongside him for

He then drove for Car Haulaways based in

most of these 20 years and sons Glen and Rhys

Te Awamutu, being the second driver to run

were involved in the building of many of the

from Auckland to Wellington direct. He drove

modern car transporters, and continue in the

a Leyland Leopard for many years before

industry today.

progressing through the managerial roles to General Manager.

Graeme had a huge part in the development

08/05/1938 to 25/11/2018 TBT magazine would like to pass on condolences to the Harnett family.

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Graeme Harnett is survived by his wife of 58 years, three sons, one daughter and nine grandchildren.

TRT HONOURS APPRENTICES LATE LAST YEAR, TIDD ROSS TODD LIMITED (TRT) ATTENDED

Carden; engineering director, Robert Carden; HR manager, Jamie

the annual Apprentice of the Year awards at the annual Gallagher Rotary

Priemus and Ashton Way, HR coordinator.

Awards Dinner, recognising excellence in industry training. TRT was one

Lawrence Baker confirms TRT’s commitment: “by having an active

of six successful Waikato companies who made presentations to their

apprenticeship programme at TRT, we recognise the responsibility as

top performing trainees and apprentices.

business owners and managers to not only create a skilled team for our

Congratulations to Matt Youngman, TRT’s Apprentice of the Year,

future, but also for the future of our trades in New Zealand, especially

2018. And to the two other finalists: Chris Gillespie, and for the second

when we are experiencing shortages in talent and qualified trades

year, Matthew Morgan. Matt was an apprentice in TRT’s mechanical

people”.

service team achieving his Automotive Heavy Engineering Road Transport apprenticeship in a record 18 months.

Sponsored by Gallagher, the awards were hosted by the combined Frankton and Te Rapa Rotary Clubs, and held at Wintec Atrium events centre.

Jamie Priemus adds, “All three of our finalists do an exceptional job. The thing that has made each of them stand out is their desire to go above and beyond what is expected in their role, thriving on those challenges.”

TRT currently has 12 apprentices that qualified for these awards and

Recognising TRT’s talented team is important to the family owned

many very deserving entries. The finalists were selected based on a

company and as such the finalists were well supported by TRT’s senior

number of criteria including results achieved, quality of workmanship

team, including COO, Lawrence Baker; manufacturing director, Bruce

and enthusiasm and commitment to their trade. Apprenticeships at TRT range from steel fabrication and welding, engineers, heavy diesel mechanics and automotive parts.

As a large NZ engineering company, TRT has diversified its business over many years and has developed a significant apprenticeship programme internally. The apprenticeship programme is supported with group study sessions and mentor training, providing the right environment for apprentices and trainees to succeed.

As TRT’s apprentice of the year, Matt Youngman received a certificate, a $1000 voucher from The Tool Shed, and a tool bag.

From left: Jamie Priemus, Bruce Carden, Matthew Morgan, Chris Gillespie, Apprentice of the year Matt Youngman and Robert Carden.

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SKID PLATES & KINGPIN PART OF COF THE NZTA HAS INTRODUCED A SIX-MONTHLY INSPECTION of king-pins and skidplates, much like the current fifth-wheel checks, by the NZTA at COF time.

Updated late 2018, the inspections are designed to deal with an area not always easily inspected, looking at a number of potential issues, such as corrosion through water ingress through the trailer deck or poor design. Structural cracking will also be analysed, such as a component reaching its design life, or when expected stress levels have been exceeded.

On the king pin side, inspections will look at missing, damaged or corroded king pin securing bolts, cracks in the skid plate or surrounding supporting structure, or corrosion of the skid plate.

Operators and encouraged to assess their fleets and identify vehicles at risk, including higher risk vehicles such as monocoque semi-trailers such as refrigerated units and tankers.

There may also be associated requests with excessively distorted parts to establish the cause, or fit an inspection hatch to assist in the ongoing visual inspection of king pin security, removal of debris or the presence of corrosion.

Inspectors will also look for signs of pitting, deep grooves, cracks, convexity, concavity and squareness.

For full details of the inspection guide and more information, see the eight-page NZTA Operator Statement of Skid Plate Inspection and Maintenance Form on the NZTA website.

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McCURDY TO OPEN NTH TARANAKI TARANAKI’S MCCURDY TRUCKS IS POWERING ON WITH a new dealership progressing in North Taranaki. As part of an expansion and move from its current locations in New Plymouth, Hawera and Bell Block, the New Plymouth and Bell Block locations will move into the new combined site. Currently, both of those sites are pushed for yard space, workshop space and parts room but the new North Taranaki location will sort out those issues and allow more space for staff and products and to better serve customers. It also allows McCurdy to introduce some new equipment and technology to speed up processes.

McCurdy’s South Taranaki dealership is operating as per normal business.

See them at mccurdy.co.nz.

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HELLA GOOD INSPECTING JUST ABOUT ANYTHING

750mAh battery is via USB cable.

under a trailer could use some extra

The Mag 3 is a worklight and flashlight in

light, and Hella has updated its range of

one, now 20 percent brighter, and includes

compact lighting solutions to make life a

hooks at either end, magnet and a 180

little easier than fiddling with the torch

degree flexible head.

function on your phone.

The I-View Headlamp offers 25 percent

LED Inspection Lamps are offered in a

more light, and turns on/off with a wave

range of shapes, sizes and configurations,

across its sensor. Offering up to 2.5 hours

such as the Unipen, with a two-stage

at maximum brightness, charging is also

light, magnet, top and face light, and 180

via a USB cable, with an included mains

degree flexible head. Charging of the

240v charger.

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NZTA TO COVER RECERT COSTS THE NZ TRANSPORT AGENCY HAS

and the impact of the revocation of towbars

of Mr Chu’s previous work, which identified

agreed to cover the costs of recertifications

certified by Mr Chu on associated businesses,

potentially serious safety risks.

and repairs for vehicle owners affected by the

we have agreed to cover these costs.

“Mr

Chu

consistently

misapplied

revocation of towbars certified by suspended

“Safety is the NZ Transport Agency’s

strength standards when certifying these

Heavy Vehicle Specialist Certifier Patrick Chu.

top priority, which is why the decisions

towbars, meaning they could fail while

After 11 years of being certified by NZTA,

to revoke some certifications have been

towing heavy loads. We urge vehicle

Chu (an NZTA-Approved engineer) had his

made. We know that this action has had

owners to understand the seriousness of

certification revoked and towbars that had

an unfortunate impact on some businesses

this issue. They may continue to operate

been certified by him now have to be re-

and individuals.

these vehicles, but for the safety of

certified. NZTA initially stated that it would

Affected vehicle owners were due to be

themselves and other road users they

not pay for these re-certifications, pushing

provided with details on the refund process

cannot legally use these towbars until they

the cost to owners, with each certification up

for recertifications and repairs in February.

have been recertified and if necessary

to $1000 each.

Mr Haszard says the decision to revoke

repaired or replaced.”

Meredith Connell Managing Partner and

the towbar certifications in December 2018

According to Radio NZ, Mr Chu has

NZ Transport Agency regulatory compliance

was made following a thorough investigation

defended his work and believes he has been

lead Steve Haszard says the Agency has

unfairly treated. One operator is quoted as

agreed to cover the cost of inspections,

saying about Mr Chu: “In the three years

recertifications and any necessary repairs or

that Patrick’s been our certifying engineer,

replacements. While the Transport Agency

we’ve never had a failure, to the best of my

believes the liability of covering the costs lies

knowledge, with any of the work we’ve done

with Mr Chu, this decision has been made in

with the guidance of Patrick as the engineer.”

order to lessen the impact of the revocations

Mr Haszard says the NZ Transport Agency

on vehicle owners.

will

The Agency stated: “After reviewing the circumstances of the affected vehicle owners

pursue

ways

of

recouping

the

recertification and repair costs on behalf of the taxpayer.

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OPENS IN SILVERDALE Story: Dean Evans

Truck & Trailer Parts opens its 12th store, and 60th location, in Silverdale to look after the north.

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TATP is a specialist truck and trailer parts retailer for world leading brands such as Fuwa K Hitch, Weweler, Knorr-Bremse, Hella,

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spanning throughout the North Island, and

Fuchs, Donaldson and Powerdown just to list

now

two co-locations and one dedicated store

a few. TATP’s alignment with BNT gives it a

spanning

far greater reach and presence, with 58 BNT

opened

the

doors

to

its

newest store and location. A new

throughout

the

South

Island.

outlets nationwide.

development in the Silverdale Business Park,

Although the official number of TATP stores

45 minutes north of Auckland CBD, the new

is only 12, there is also an armoury of BNT

Adds Ken: “We have had co-located stores

shop is part of an all new development with

stores with access to all the commercial

for a few years now - we launched TATP in Wiri

a number of new businesses, forming part of

products required to service our customers.

as a sole location, followed by Christchurch,

the larger commercial district.

According to TATP Market Manager Ken Jones, the store forms part of a mini-triangle for TATP: “We officially opened for business in mid-January, and the Silverdale store joins our Wiri and Kumeu stores in the Auckland area”.

“The area was previously serviced by BNT Whangaparoa, but now there is a joint TATP/ BNT specialist store in Silverdale.” Silverdale is now the most northern TATP specialist store in the country, with eight co-location branches and one dedicated TATP branch 8 | Truckbody&Trailer

Left: Plenty of parking at TATP’s Silverdale store, located near the exit of the new complex.

Righ: Skilled and knowledgeable staff on site can help with all brands and areas.

and since then we have developed a number of sites to capitalise on both sides [TATP and BNT]. So with those two stand-alone TATP stores, and the 58 TATP/ BNT locations, we now have 60 locations around the country.”

“All our BNT stores nationwide have access to the commercial products even if they don’t all stock the extensive range,” says Ken. “If a customer has a BNT account, they can deal with any of our BNT/TATP stores to order or enquire about any commercial product.”

all with commercial backgrounds, who carry

Silverdale store is located at 30 Foundry Rd, Silverdale, phone 09 900 4224.

Silverdale’s new shopfront offers plenty of

much needed knowledge of our system

parking, plus a parts showroom and shelves

to help cater to the customer’s needs,”

stocking thousands of parts, but the most

explains Ken.

important asset at the Silverdale store is the

Open six days a week, 8am-5pm and to

staff. “We have three guys on the counter,

12 noon on Saturdays, Truck and Trailer Parts

Available free in all stores, is a copy of ‘The Hub’, TATP’s own bi-monthly sales flyer with the latest gear, specials, deals and service focus and reminders.

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DEVELOPMENT TRAKKER

Story: Dean Evans

Waikato Iveco showcases the new Trakker with a demonstrator tipper.

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instantly, it’s quite a feat in itself.

ITH RECORD SALES FOR THE

without any stock, it’s difficult to let

last year, wait times and back-

potential customers properly understand

“It’s our spec demonstrator unit that

orders that can stretch several

and experience for themselves what they

we’re offering to prospective buyers to

months or longer, it’s not surprising the

really stand to benefit. This is the core

give a blat,” explains Waikato Iveco’s Steve

booming truckbody and trailer industry

strategy behind car manufacturers and

Evans. “The Trakker is a great off-road

sells pretty much everything it can build.

demonstrator vehicles: test drives put

vehicle, with diff locks and cross locks, plus

And with truck sales equally strong, despite

bums on seats and cash in banks, and

the extra ground clearance. And everything

the slight taper off at the end of 2018, it’s a

it’s the same with the transport industry

on this truck is pretty much standard spec

naturally symbiotic partnership that almost

with truck manufacturers; though with the

for a 2.4 tipper.”

sells itself.

bitter-sweet factor of sales success, that

But

like

any

good

company

with

isn’t always the easiest thing to do.

The basis of this demo unit is the Trakker AD500 6x4, the more powerful version of

marketing smarts, promotion and repetitive

But it’s exactly what Waikato Iveco has

the AD450, with a 13-litre 336kW/2102Nm

advertising is what keeps a brand in

done in March, to showcase the Trakker,

engine, a choice of two cabs, day cab or low-

the consumer’s mind, and whether it’s

in the form of 6x4 spec-built demonstrator

roof sleeper as shown, and the Trakker’s

McDonald’s or the local COF workshop,

tipper. Of course, this isn’t anything

150mm of added ground clearance. And

it’s vitally important to not just promote

particularly pioneering, but anytime a

though this demo unit runs a ZF 16-speed

a brand, but also allow customers access

manufacturer and a bodybuilder can build

manual, there’s also the option of the ZF

to it. The problem of success is that

something that’s not snapped up and sold

16-speed Eurotronic II automated manual.

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Explains Steve: “We chose the manual for this unit as there are still a lot of drivers who like the manual gearbox, but we are finding a shift towards the automated gearboxes now.

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Five years ago the automated boxes were in their early days, and it was probably a 90/10 split in favour of manuals, when everybody was double-clutching… now it’s probably 60/40 with automateds taking over.”

Given the massive amounts of construction and development in the Waikato, Steve chose to fit a tipper body to the Trakker, to appeal to as broad of a potential customer base as possible.

“We team up with a few body builders

1: Controls for bin are located right beside driver’s seat.

2: AdBlue 55-litre tank and 300-litre fuel tank alongside driver’s side.

3: Pneumatics and toolbox, along passenger side.

4: Ringfeder trailer hitch offers options for GVM up to 50 tonne.

5: Handy shovel mounted on the front of bin.

for the best price; there are probably 2-3 bin

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manufacturers we use,” he adds. “This is a steel bin and it’s targeted at a typical contracted company to cart gravel and metal and just general all-around tipper work.

“It’s an all steel 5.1 steel bathtub tipping body, with steel guards and flaps. It has a 4mm hard floor, a dual-swing tail door and toolbox. You can put a trailer on it, as it has 50mm Ringfeder trailer gear, so it can take a big load with a GCM of 50 tonne - particularly as this Trakker tipper is

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reasonably light at 11 tonne. The chassis alone, without the body, is just over 8.5 tonne. Plus it has super singles on the front – they’re just really good off-road.”

Of course Steve being the professional salesman he is also mentioned: “it’s at a very sharp price”. To test the Iveco Trakker AD500 6x4 in action and in an environment it’s designed and built for, give Steve a call… before someone buys this one, too.

Contact: www.waikatoiveco.co.nz

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IVECO: 2x DAKAR WINNER

IVECO FACTORY DRIVER Gerard de Rooy took his own Trakker to third place in the gruelling Dakar rally in January, with all four Trakkers placing in the top 10. Iveco won the 2012 and 2016 5000km rally events - though the only earthmoving they did was from the tyres.

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PUTTING THE CART BEFORE THE HORSE

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Story & photos: Dean Evans

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Vehicle transport specialist Carr & Haslam’s new 10-car transporter trailer wasn’t modified to suit the truck – the truck was modified to suit ‘it’!

HREE YEARS IN THE MAKING,

but this is the first one on the new Mercedes-

desire to driving on the road, the first hurdle

Carr & Haslam recently registered the

Benz Arocs platform.”

was when Chris was first asked by Mercedes

first of two new Jackson Enterprise

The Mercedes-Benz Arocs started arriving in

how many he wanted? “Two…” he replied.

trucks and trailers for its vehicle transport

NZ a couple of years ago, but with the idea to

“Two-hundred or two-thousand?” was the

operations. And aside from its corporate yellow

use the latest model, Chris had an issue that

polite, German response. The actual order for

colour, though its style may look somewhat

measurements weren’t ideal for his company’s

“just two” may have raised a few German

conventional, it’s the details that count and

needs.

eyebrows initially, but the small numbers didn’t deter either side from setting about making it

have made another step forward not just with

“With car transporters, you need all the

build partners Jackson and BPW, but also the

height you can get so the chassis needs to be

Mercedes-Benz factory. Yep, the German one!

as low as possible. We had to change the new

“We got there in the end,” adds Chris,

“We’ve got a long-term relationship with

Arocs to suit us, more to the point,” says Chris,

“but I don’t think we would have if a number

Mercedes,” explains Carr & Haslam’s Director,

who basically approached Mercedes with his

of things hadn’t happened. Like the Australian

Chris Carr. “They’ve stood by us and we’ve

requirements: “The Arocs is basically an eight-

Performance Based Standards was reviewed

had a really good relationship.” The plan arose

wheeler construction truck in Germany, and

to cope with the increased demand for eight-

like many local projects do: the need for a

we wanted an eight-wheel road truck. We

wheel trucks that allowed them into the market

specialised vehicle arose, and a Kiwi company

needed a very low chassis, road-going Arocs -

there. Plus the fact that if Mercedes were able

had to be the pioneer and devise a plan for

which is quite different to other eight-wheelers

to get low height units into NZ, then that also

the specific needs, rules and requirements

Arocs that we run for freight, for example; so

opened up different parts of the market. So it

covering a range of areas.

we worked a long time with Mercedes to be

all allowed Mercedes to contemplate a market

able to get the chassis height down to where

section that it hadn’t previously thought of.

“This unit went on the road in late 2018 - Truck 247 we call it - a 10-car transporter,” explains Chris. “We’ve built 10-car units before

we wanted to be competitive.”

Over a process that took three years from

happen.

“That was a very long process that involved a lot of engineering work, and getting concepts

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accepted by Mercedes-Benz to produce trucks that were going to be OK with us,” recalls Chris.

“What

normally

happens

with

some

manufacturers, if you want an eight-wheeler, they build a six-wheeler on the production line, and then send it away and convert it to an eight-wheeler, which is both slow and costly. Whereas the Arocs comes down the production line as an eight-wheeler right from the word go. So we went through all that work to get a truck down their production line which had a really low cab height and low chassis height, and a whole series of things which we achieved which took quite a while to do so.

“The standard Arocs chassis is around 1050mm [high], and we wanted a target of 950mm - and we ended up getting 935mm!

It was a big drop, because the truck wasn’t designed for that and doesn’t fit into that category in Europe.

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in regard to axle weights and loadings and our

months to build the first one, and around two

roads being what they are. We need to run the

months for the second one. It’s all built to our

extra steer axle for this type of unit, as we’d

spec, using BPW axles, which we’ve been

overload the front axle otherwise, so we end

using since the 1990s.

up with an eight-wheeler and eight tonne

“It probably takes around 1000 man hours

across both axles, which is relatively lightly

to build a transporter like this, compared to

loaded.

maybe 250-300 for a curtain-sider. But every

Above left: It’s hard to miss on the road, particularly when fully loaded with Mercedes cars and SUVs. Above: Remote control makes it all easy.

Below: At 23 metres long, it’s an impressive and imposing truck and trailer.

“But it took a lot of discussing and time, with

one we build is better than the one before,

and Hamilton; so we’ve made it completely

both the Mercedes-Benz factory and the local

and it’s so complex, every time we put one on

remote control, and that’s all largely thanks to

NZ dealer -and our part - to get there. We had

the road, we find minor ways to improve it…

Paul at Dewtec who helped sort it all our after a

a fair bit of engineering time in NZ as well; the

so you could say every trailer is a one-off. Our

lot of time and money was tipped into it!”

factory got it down to a certain height, and the

biggest thing is gaining space: gaining 5-10 or

Safety is clearly a high priority with Chris, too:

local dealer got it down further, with axle plates

20mm though a fitting moving 10mm, which

“The load-securing straps are a bright colour,”

and other aspects that were outside the factory

gives you space – all tiny things. The basic

he explains, “which helps visibility for the

production line process. It uses all Mercedes-

things don’t change, just how it’s mounted that

driver; they’re soft on car doors and look better

Benz parts and is engineered by Mercedes,

get us small gains.”

than anything else we’ve had there before.

so there’s nothing that isn’t ‘standard’, but it’s

With its ability to carry 10 vehicles with

We’ve been putting them on for a wee while

a lot easier to do that way than change the

the truck and trailer, it all appears rather

now, but we are also converting our whole

production line for a couple of trucks.”

conventional, but the devil’s in the details. The

fleet to them.” The net result is improving the

By comparison, the body and trailer unit

hydraulic floors move via a remote control

safety aspect while minimising potential for

was almost easy – for a vehicle transporter.

that’s about the size of a large smartphone.

damage.

“The building wasn’t too bad with Jackson

“It’s all about workplace safety,” says Jackson

Trevor Jackson emphasises the protection

Enterprises,” recalls Chris. “A car transporter

Enterprises’ Trevor Jackson, “so the operator

angle: “There’s safety mesh down the sides,

is a slow build because there are some things

can stand on the back of the truck and lower

and down the full length of the truck and trailer,

that go up and down and move around, and

the floors – he doesn’t have to walk down

so if someone’s crossing from one bridge to

every time there are changes, it needs to be

the side of the vehicle when it’s parked in the

the other, there’s no longer a gap to fall into.

re-engineered. It took Jacksons about three

middle of a main road like you see in Auckland

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2-5: Lights are everywhere, a mix of Hella and Peterson LED, from the floodlights, to undercarriage and brake lights.

6-8: Hydraulic ramps maximize loading and cargo space.

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2-3: Plenty of space on board for big SUVs, plus lots of tiedown options for all sizes of vehicle.

3: The well-used test rig tests every one of the rotating unions to exit the door.

4: Ladder on each side.

5: Hydraulic mid-deck is fitted with horsehair to minimise as much stone damage as possible.

6: Loading ramps take seconds to release and unfold. Extra ramps (stored behind numberplate) are for extra low vehicles.

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the floor and chassis rail, to ensure no stones get thrown up into the vehicles. And there’s a mix of Hella and CDL/Peterson LEDs all over it so it floodlights up like a Christmas tree, not just on top of the legs, but all underneath,” adds Trevor.

The

added

protection

has

particular

attention paid to it to minimise stone chips to both the cargo and other road-users. On

The low roof height of the Arocs is obvious when parked next to conventional units.

this subject, Chris is clearly frustrated, given the unit’s current route is a daily drive from

construction south of Auckland and in the

from VW Polos to Lamborghinis, and you have

Auckland to Wellington, cringing that his fleet

Waikato are finished. “With those stones,”

to be flexible to carry every type of vehicle.”

has cracked 1-2 windscreens a week for the

he adds, “you always run the risk. And there

Running 24 hours a day six days a week,

past 2-3 months. “The way New Zealand

is no shortage of idiots driving the other way

Chris says he expects to see around

roads are made, basically they throw a whole

throwing rocks at you.”

350,000km a year from the new unit. And when it’s maintenance time, the ramp above

lot of stuff down on the road, then they put

Though large, that rear trailer makes do with

some tar down and a whole lot of little rocks

just two BPW axles due to the relatively light

on top, so there’s a lot of potential for them to

weight. “We’re not particularly heavy,” explains

From a company that started in 1862 with

break loose and cause trouble and stone chip

Chris. “We can run to 40t on that configuration,

horses and coaches, Carr & Haslam’s 157

cars. It’s a constant battle to find ways to stop

and we would seldom be above 37 tonne;

year history is long and rich, and with the

stones hitting the cars. So we fitted a stainless

we’re not heavy in ‘road freight’ terms. We’re

car transport division established in 1982,

steel attachment between the truck and trailer

almost always never been more than 38t, so

the company services every area across the

that’s hangs a big horse hair-style broom that

we don’t need a weight permit, but we have a

country. Amongst its fleet of more than 50

runs around the rear and stops the stones

length permit, at 23 metres.” Which is almost

trucks, Truck 247 does its job like any other unit

being flicked up by the truck, and keeps them

a quarter of a football field long.

– just with a longer and more interesting story

the cab flips away to allow access.

under the trailer. There’s also the grey front

“The GVM would be 50 odd tonne, but

than most about about how Kiwis convinced

cage on the trailer that helps minimise damage

we get nowhere near those limits,” surmises

Germans to actually build something a bit

from stones being picked up and thrown up by

Chris. “We’re hauling anything and everything,

unique.

other vehicles.”

which is another issue carrying cars in NZ. In clearly

Germany you could carry one brand, so you can

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Story: Dean Evans

One year on, we check in with the largest knuckle boom crane truck in the southern hemisphere, doing its duty in Christchurch.

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T COSTS ONE MILLION DOLLARS,

PK200000,” according to Ross. “And it’s

can almost touch the goalpost when

a bit of a mindset; if I said Jock is coming

parked on the half-way point of a rugby

around to do a bit of lifting, it’s the image it

field and is the largest of its type south

conjures: something big, burly and strong.”

of the equator. The Palfinger PK200002L

Having worked in the hire equipment

SH knuckle boom crane fitted to Hire

industry for over a decade, Ross has

Frankton’s Scania has racked up more

seen the market evolve over that time,

than 1250 hours over the past year as of

and noticed a trend towards the need for

February 2019, combining its ability to

more axles to carry larger equipment, and

reach and pick up material off the rooves of

specifically larger and heavier cranes for

10 storey buildings in a single bound, and

bigger loads and higher lifting capacities -

work equally well in confined and cramped

and on top of all that, he also saw the need

spaces.

to cater to a wider range of jobs, both small

‘Jock’

is

its

nickname,

dubbed

by

Invercargill-based Hire Frankton Ltd owner Ross McFaul, and it’s the largest crane in the Palfinger range.

Why Jock? “It’s easiest to say than 22 | Truckbody&Trailer

and large. So in simple terms, he decided to get as big as he could get.

Built, fitted and tested in Austria, Ross and NZ Gough Palfinger GM Duncan Phillips flew to the factory for training and a

Above: Jock has already made friends with the locals, and is easily remembered… much easier than Palfinger PK200002…

Right bottom: Doing the work of 100 tonne cranes, Jock weighs just under 43 tonne.

handover, before the new unit was shipped

but they worked with us throughout the

end of the knuckleboom crane market, but

back to New Zealand, the biggest of its

project and helped us get it here.”

we’re not even getting a look in. We’re

type to land on local soil, and arriving on Waitangi Day, 2018.

Landed, inspected and readied by Gough

taking work off a 100 tonne crane, and even

Palfinger in Christchurch, the work the 43

got a job off a 200 tonne crane the other day

“Getting it back here wasn’t just a

tonne unit has been doing has proven a

because it’s all about reach.” Adding: “It’s

straightforward job, either,” recalls Ross.

little different than expected, according to

doing the work of the smaller cranes, some

“The New Zealand Transport Authority had

Ross: “It’s comparable to a 60 tonne mobile

which may have been right at their limit.

initial concern that the crane might be too

crane, and you’d expect it to be taking work

And we go in with a 100 tonne crane, and

heavy (with only five axles) for our roads,

off 60 tonne mobile cranes and the upper

price it up against a 550-650 counterweight

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delivery, and we look good!”

The relatively compact size of the unit is also an advantage with ‘Jock’ being called in for a number of different jobs, including the recovery of a roller on the Devil’s Staircase in Queenstown, within the tight confines working on the roof of a four-storey Christchurch University building, or general construction work.

“We were working for Ryman Health on one of their retirement homes out at Rangiora for about a month,” adds Ross, “and we’re now their preferred crane supplier, for two double-story retirement homes out there.

“We can park virtually right next to a building,” adds Ross, “go up 25 metres, and across 20m. And there are no counterweight swings.

“When the boom is configured parallel to the ground, I could park this crane on the halfway line of a rugby field and pick up a 500kg weight at the goal posts; that’s the reach of it,” he said.

It’s also perfectly suited to more compact work, adds Ross: “There’s a reverse linkage system on the crane’s extension boom and flyjib system that can reach through low openings and work inside a building. The boom can even pass right through a building to operate on the other side.” He adds: “It’s versatile and easy

Above: Operation is via a Palcom 7 remote.

Top: Jock is often called in for odd jobs, including lifting this 7.1 tonne beam, with legs extending to just 4.2m wide, so it still allowed traffic to pass on this dam bridge.

Right: Working with Ryman Health on the build of a retirement home in Rangiora has actually turned Hire Frankton into the company’s preferred crane supplier, for the second building.

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Right: Jock working at Christchurch University.

Below right: Ross McFaul with the first of his million dollar cranes he calls Jock. Its sibling will arrive later this year.

Bottom row: Recovering a roller that had fallen off the road at the Devil’s Staircase, Jock pulled up and pulled it in, while keeping one lane open to avoid a major traffic hazard.

to operate, using a Palcom 7 remote control for all the operations.

Initially based in Christchurch and working on construction sites, maintenance and repair work, ‘Jock’ has also handled the installation of new plant machinery with the potential to do everything from the repair of wind farm blades to recovery work.

Size is one thing, but the ability to be mobile is another. “For a crane of this size and reach, it’s remarkably quick and efficient to set up,” explains Ross. “We had to do a recovery of a roller on the Devil’s Staircase, and we set up on the side of the road, and took up just one lane, without any major disruption to traffic flow, and no need for elaborate traffic management.

It was just safe and efficient. And it can move around the country as work demands.

“We’ve

become

the

preferred

crane

supplier for jobs like this in Canterbury… and areas beyond! So we’ve actually put an order in for a second one for the same 32 metre length on my flyjib. I’ve got a slot booked in October for it to be built, and redoing the specs with Duncan Phillips.

And what do you name a million dollar twin for Jock? Magnus? Hurc? At least Ross has a few months to decide.

Contact: Hire Frankton www.hirefrankton.co.nz

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CHILL-SEE

Story: Dean Evans

Q

UALITY WILL ALWAYS RISE TO

Fruehauf NZ Ltd, the Schmitz Cargobull is the

an equally solid reputation that’s establishing a

the top, and while the Schmitz

popular and dominant choice of unit in Europe,

market share in New Zealand.

Cargobull deep freeze trailer may be

where it virtually dominates its competitors

Obviously with different climates in

relatively new on the NZ market, it is already

with 80 percent of its home German market,

NZ, and a near-40 degree span between

making a big impression after less than two

50 percent of the European market, and 90

seasons

years imported and on sale as it surely but

percent of trailers using the technology. With

temperatures put units under varied and

steadily gains profile and popularity.

Schmitz producing almost 60,000 trailers a

testing conditions, but this Euro import has

year, it’s a well-established brandname, and

proven well up to the task, largely down to

Imported, built and sold through Auckland’s 26 | Truckbody&Trailer

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islands,

our

roads

and

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its style of manufacture and insulation.

Tauranga’s Brett Marsh Transport went shopping for a new hard-sider fridge trailer… and came away with two, while proving to Fruehauf NZ that if you build it, they will come.

or egress – over the life of the trailer, and all but

“The partnership with Halls has been

Ferroplast is the product name, and it’s

eliminates any sweating on the outside; the

really good,” says Fruehauf Sales Account

basically a foam-type insulator with both inner

thermal conductivity of the material and how

Manager Craig van der Nagel. “Halls is our

and outer steel skins, each just half-a-millimetre

easily heat passes across is also class-leading.

key customer of Cargobull… we’ve got a

thick, that are pvc coated and bonded to the

With Schmitz producing around 55,000

few units in TR Group now as well which has

core. Light, strong, durable, impervious to

trailers a year, that’s a solid share of its home

opened up a bit more exposure to some more

water and resistant to pull-transfusion, the

market, and now the Cargobull is starting to

customers. We’ve since had a customer come

nature of the design eliminates water ingress –

make a name for itself locally, too.

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1: Schmitz Cargobull is big in Europe, very big, and making a positive impact with the likes of Marsh Transport.

2-5: BPW axles, disc brakes, suspension and JOST landing legs are used on the Fruehauf spec builds.

6-7: Flush internals including a one-piece load-rated floor and double-deck rails make lfe easy inside the Cargobull.

8: Fridge unit is compact and sits neatly on front of trailer.

9: Integrated ladder stows neatly.

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experience, so it’s getting better and better.

Kiwis like familiarity, and there are more people who sit and wait rather than be pioneers, but with the success in Europe, it is now proving itself on New Zealand roads.”

Repairs have also proven problem-free locally over the past year, according to Craig: “There was a trailer that came in not long ago that had tipped onto its side; the chassis was perfectly intact, with just a scrape down the side, but that was all very quickly fixed. We can turnaround

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damaged trailers in a very short time, and it’s highly competitive compared to the standard fibreglass build. The repair panels are in stock and being a steel skin, it’s basically a matter of cutting out the affected area and replacing it with the panel and gluing it in place; it’s very

Right & below: Brakes and controls are all easily accessed on the Cargobull unit and Fruehauf chassis.

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As part of a pair of Brett Marsh Transport units, the K909 and this K200 are moving the Schmitz Cargobulls around the country.

quick, and it’s very difficult to even see there’s

interest would come though.” And it most

Adds Craig: “From date of order, we

a repair.

certainly did with the Cargobull 14.8 metre

can normally build a chassis and the body

“These are the little things that we find help

unit finding a home almost instantly. “Brett

relatively quickly: the chassis takes about 4-5

the cause of Cargobull, and the feedback we

asked if we had one, and we told him ‘yep,

weeks maximum, and the body takes three

get is that they are going to be the dominant

we have one here’… and he said ‘yep, I’ll

days to build, so we’re all within six weeks.”

trailer in the industry,” says Craig.

take it’. And within a week it was on his

At least in this case, it was 4-5 days.

Aspects like this caught the attention of

doorstep.”

Fruehauf assembled a spec Schmitz

Brett Marsh Transport, which prompted a call

With a backlog of bodybuilders around the

Cargobull 14.8m quad-axle double-stacker

to Fruehauf to enquire if there was stock. As

country and associated wait times, it sure

with 14.5m flush internals, no side doors,

it so happened, there was.

was an easy way to sell a trailer, but as the

7.2 tonne per-axle load-rated floors, bright

Field of Dreams movie saying goes, ‘if you

LED internal lamps, and TKM fridge motor

build it, he will come’.

with twin evaporators. For running gear,

“It was quite fortunate timing that Brett had,” recalls van der Nagel. “We put a bit

Fruehauf approached BPW at the start of

of money into advertising, so we get some calls coming in. When Brett called, we had just completed a unit that we had just built up as stock. With the long lead times of trailer builders, we saw a gap in the market and figured that if we build them, then the

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Below: Fruehauf built these spec chassis and the Schmitz Cargobull body on top. Hella lights and LEDs used for the builds.

the Schmitz programme to ask if it could supply equipment for these spec builds. So underneath all the Kiwi Cargobulls are BPW 22.5 wide-track axles and AL2 suspension, with a Knorr-Bremse brake kit with TIM

the phone to Freuhauf to order another!

(Trailer Information Module), all designed to

allows us to go out to 15.5m for the body, so

take up to 38 tonne, with EBS braking and

we will now have the ability to offer both the

“We weren’t really thinking of getting the

roll stability.

14.8m and go out to the super-quad length,

second one,” says Jamie, “but the first one

“We just wanted to try something

which opens up the market a lot more for us

really proved itself, so we ordered the second

different,” says Jamie Marsh, “and it

– and in fact the new lengths will be available

one within a week; they’re a good trailer.

was bigger for us, too. We normally run a

and road-ready by June. Brett Marsh prefers

One’s on a dedicated run Auckland-Tauranga-

26 pallet trailer, but the Cargobull has the

the shorter length, but many others want the

Palmerston North, while the other [behind a

space for 28.”

super quad.

Kenworth K200] is floating the countryside.

That’s also a point of interest for Fruehauf,

“The feedback we got from Brett was that

As we speak, it’s on the way to Invercargill,

because while the 14.8m was perfect for

these trailers are very, very good technology;

so covering both the North and South Island.”

Marsh, Craig recognises the market’s demand

the temp holds and stays down and the

Adds Craig: “I keep in touch with Brett

is for a little more: “The only comments and

trailers themselves, being on Fruehauf

regularly and it’s a continual ‘it’s going well…

feedback that we’ve had other than positive

chassis… we always knew it was going to be

it’s going well…’. He’s a man of few words,

is that we couldn’t put top side lights along

a quality product in terms of towing capability

but every word counts. And when he looks

the trailer; but we’ve looked at the way it

and a high standard.”

to replace the fleet or grow the business, the

works and how it was constructed and we’ve

“They hold temp really well,” adds Jamie,

been able to devise a way to put top side

“and the temperature motors work really

lights on there and overcome that barrier.

well, and they’re lots more efficient, with the

“Also, since the launch a year ago, we

extra space and the improved chilling.”

aim is to have him have another conversation with us.

“You have to work hard to get the business, but we work even harder to hold onto it.”

Contacts:

were limited by the length and that we could

A brand new Kenworth 909 has been put on

only go out to 14.8 metres – it wasn’t a super-

the road to move the Cargobull, and the unit

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quad length. But Europe has changed its

quickly made a big impact with Brett Marsh.

Brett Marsh Transport

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So much that within a week he was back on

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L arge When Napier’s Sandfords Transport needed a specialised new big alloy bin, it turned to the half-century specialist, Transport Trailers for the answer.

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1: Safety mesh fitted to Drawbars to prevent fall through and removable step for ease of access 2: Storage points for offal locks and grain door seal 3: Knorr-Bremse ECU is tucked away neatly in the chassis, away from the elements.

4: Trailer brake release, and cert plates with trailer information.

5: Airbags for BPW suspension.

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exactly what the customer requires, and that’s what they’re going to

celebrating 50 years of alloy bin construction this year, but

get. That’s how we’ve built our brand over the years: we’ve always

that wasn’t the primary reason Sandfords Transport’s MD

listened to our customers, because they come up with new ideas

AMILTON’S

TRANSPORT

TRAILERS

MIGHT

Paul Johnston chose them to build its aluminium truck and trailer.

through their own use and needs; and we think that’s absolutely

A top-line alloy build with innovative ideas and designs, it was

great! We could bring something from a customer’s input and put

more down to Sandfords needing customised changes and tweaks

it into a product and then it becomes standard across the range.

to an existing design for its specific needs. “It’s just the latest

Customers have great ideas because they’re the ones out there

addition to the fleet,” says Paul Johnston, “and part of the continual

using the equipment that we manufacture.

replacement programme. We have a fleet for general cartage

“The way they [Sandfords] do their tail door system, with the

work, and it was time to do a replacement. We’d seen a lot of T&G

elliptical cover, that allows a full-height tail door. When you’re

[Transport & General] gear on the road and I liked some of the ideas

releasing the product out of the bin, having a full-height tail door is

and the features.

great, but it restricts the style of cover types you can have. If you

“The T&G guys called in to see us one day and we chatted about various things – and we soon found out that we were on the same wavelength very quickly. From those initial discussions with them, we decided to go ahead and get T&G to build a unit for us.

have an elliptical cover, that you can wind over from the ground, and get it sealed, plus the full height tail door, that’s everything.

“We thought about it for years but never came up with a way of doing it… and Paul said to us ‘this is the way we do it’… so we had

“The biggest advantage was they listened to what we wanted –

a look and thought this is awesome! Instead of having the elliptical

we had a couple of requirements that were a little out of the square

peak right at the rear of the bin, it’s set forward around 600m, so the

and they were very receptive and quickly understood the reasons

cover rolls over on that; but then off the rear of the tank is a flap that

why we wanted them done that way, and there was no problem.”

goes over and onto the tail door.”

From T&G’s perspective, it was business-as-usual, according to

Of course all this isn’t out of the ordinary for T&G, with the Waikato

National Sales & Support Manager Adrian Cornes: “We listen to

company fully adept at bespoke builds, informs Adrian: “The way we

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set up our production, the customers always like little variations so

Sandfords has done for a while. We’re very proud to supply them

we tailor to suit. When a customer comes in and says I want to do

with this new unit; Paul’s very easy to work with, and he was happy

this and that, it isn’t a problem at all, because we’re already set up

to work with us throughout the whole build.”

“Basically we wanted to ensure we got a forward-hinged, positive

for that.

“Some want different side heights, some want flat tops, some

closing full tail door,” explains Paul, also recognising the mouthful

want elliptical, some want pull-tarps, there’s all kinds of variations,”

that he’d just described... “With the elliptic tarp system that most

adds Adrian. “For example, for rock and heavy stuff you’d need

bulk units are using, they ended up with a part-opening tail-door and

Hardox, but for fertiliser and metal, like Sandfords moves, you go

a fixed top alloy bin… but that didn’t suit some of the work we were

to alloy. This unit may be a new design for us, but it’s something

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1

2

3

1: Rear door is a special feature of the Sandfords unit, with Transport Trailers working closely to build a forward-hinged, positive closing full tail door.

2: The design of the elliptical Tauranga Canvas allows a full height rear door.

3 & 4: Sealed rollover cover with custom T&G stop plates.

5: Rear tarp section flap folds over the rear, which allows for a full-height door.

“By going back to a full-opening tail door that is forward-hinged, it

sealing when hauling materials with large fluid content, and an over-

has a positive close. That suited some of the work, which required

centre grain door, for feeding grain into an auger. They also feature

very quick turnaround and tipping over intakes. The advantage of

elliptical, manual winding Tauranga Canvas covers with full-height tail

the doors is that they close positively, and don’t leak, they’re more

doors and auto door-closers.

robust, and they allow the bins to flex a little more, so the bin isn’t

“The auto door-closers draw the door closed,” explains Paul. “It

quite rigid and you don’t get the cracking that you can get. There’s a

replaces the old fashioned grain locks which were done manually.

whole host of reasons behind it.”

These are pneumatically operated, which ties in with the positive

The end result was an 8x4 Kenworth T610 fitted with an aluminium

closing door, and operates fully automatically. When you’re tipping over

5.5m long bin, built with an 8mm floor, 6mm sides and a 1700mm side

a grid every ten minutes, it’s a huge advantage when the driver doesn’t

height. The trailer is 8.4m long, also with an 8mm floor and 6mm sides,

have to get out, and he can be confident that the door is closed and

and an 1800mm side height.

locked securely.”

Underneath, Paul nominated BPW AL2 suspension and 19.5 disc

For a mix of product as varied as stock feed, metal, fertiliser, grain,

brakes, along with Knorr-Bremse brake system with iTap and TIMS

roading ag work, seal and chip - different product depending on the

module for all the weighing and the airbags. “Guys spend thousands

time of the year - it’s carting throughout the North Island, so all this

on their brake systems,” says Adrian, “but the cost for the modules

work has just streamlined the whole operation. “No more getting out

add-on is minimal, and the info you get out of them is priceless.”

manually using the grain locks to secure the door every time,” adds

“We’ve been using BPW for around 10 years now,” says Paul,

Paul. “These auto locks mean a fast turnaround; we do hundreds of

“and they’ve just been good people to deal with. They’ve got a good

thousands of tonnes, at various times with a quick turnaround, and

product, and like all products, there’s been an issue or two, but they’ve

it’s just a big saving. We found the part-closing tail door, which had

stood behind their product with reliable back-up service.”

become more standard, just wasn’t suited to the air-operated closing

Both truck and trailer bins have removable offal locks, for positive

system.

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“T&G basically understood what we wanted and quickly got on

not a short-term… you’re buying for 10-15 year run. And short of any

board and came up with some good ideas,” surmises Paul, intimating

signwriting that the customers may like to add, they roll out of the

that ideas and positive action emanated from both sides. “T&G were

manufacturing facility complete and ready to work.”

just good people to deal with and were very professional.”

Adds T&G’s Adrian: “This year, it marks 50 years since we

And exactly the way Sandfords wanted.

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hydraulic loading ramps, apart from agriculture dumpers.”

trailers, Northern Ireland isn’t often on the radar, but

An Irish family business that started over 30 years ago, Chieftain

the country’s own Chieftain and SDC brands of trailers

currently has over 40 product lines in its range. Initially specialising

are wildly successful in Europe, and starting to make waves in New

in tractor-drawn low-loader transport trailers and dump trailers, the

Zealand.

company entered the commercial truck-drawn market with its first

Imported and sold by Christchurch’s MTC Equipment, Manager

commercial drawbar low-loader in the 1980s. Subsequently, further

James Murray is pleased with the progress of the imported Irish

development led to transport trailers for fuel, waste and recycling,

brand, and after just a handful of years - though it’s not hugely

rail, forestry and other highly specialised industries.

surprising given the quality and success of the products in their homeland.

“We’ve been a reseller of Chieftain for around five years now,” he says. “We experimented with the product for the first few years but it’s picked up over the last three. We’ve pumped a lot of semi-trailers

“We also import SDC Trailers [another Irish brand]. Together, Chieftain and SDC account for around 90 percent of our range and combined,” explains James.

SDC was established in 1978, and is the UK and Ireland’s largest semi-trailer manufacturer.

out, low loaders, and the customers are giving us good feedback.

“We’re traders who buy and sell, and a Chieftain or SDC is delivered

The Chieftain line of trailers is for carrying diggers, loaders, tractors

to the port here all finished; we comply it and get it on the road and

and dumpers - all the trailers we buy and sell from Chieftain have

deliver it to the customer. The designs, materials, manufacturing

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day Left and above: Chieftain is MTC Equipment’s machinery carrier line of trailer, for carrying diggers, loaders, tractors and dumpers, for example.

Top: SDC Trailers is huge in its homeland of Northern Ireland, and its product line caters to freight, such as flat-tops, trombone and curtainsider.

standards and dimensions all comply with NZ transport and safety regulations,” says James.

Lead times, sometimes an issue with imports, is also reasonable, comparable and competitive to local manufacturers, particularly in

“The most popular Chieftain is our 30t stepped deck 2.8m wide

the current market,” says James: “We can bespoke build a trailer

semi low-loader. In the SDC brand, it’s probably the extendable

for our customers, and the time it takes to build, ship and deliver is

trailers.

similar - maybe even less - than many local manufacturers: around 5-6

“SDC builds 40 trailers a day; around 9000 a year”, says James.

“SDC is very well priced because of the size of the company and

months. So we potentially offer better lead times, European quality, and very competitive pricing, compared with the competition.

their buying power, and for example the trombone/extendable trailer

“We offer the full line of types and models of trailers,” adds

design, no-one in NZ comes within a bull’s roar of the price because

James. “Chieftain is our machinery carrier line of product, so they

they specialise in that - they are the number one extendable trailer

are predominantly semi stepped deck and pull-type transporter

in the UK.

trailers; whereas the SDC range is freight trailers: flat-top,

“SDC also sells around $100m of spare parts annually, partly to

trombone/extendable, curtainsider, furniture body trailers.” It’s a

build them of course, but that’s where the market is. It shows the

comprehensive spread of products, with 26 basic models in the

size of the SDC brand and the market. Locally, we want them to

SDC/MTC range.

work hand-in-hand with Chieftain, because they’re two completely different lines of product.”

“Standard mild tensile is about 270 grade steel, and Chieftain makes it out of 350 grade, so it’s all made out of high tensile steel.

Truckbody&Trailer | 39

1

3

2

4

5

Almost all the Chieftain trailers imported by MTC Equipment into NZ use hydraulic loading ramps, and made for carrying machinery (1&2).

The company also manufactures a semi-trailer ejector trailer which pushes the load off, and offers an alternative to the conventional tipper (3). MTC has already sold one of these units into NZ. SDC Trailers is a complementing brand and product line-up for MTC, with 26 basic models in the range (4&5), including flat-decks and curtainsiders. Extendable trailers have proven the most popular so far, according to MTC’s James Murray. SDC was established in 1978 and is the UK and Ireland’s largest semi-trailer manufacturer, and has found a growing market in NZ.

And we also sell the Hardox 450 grade products.”

Officially, there were 13 registrations of Chieftain in both the 2018 and 2017 NZ sales years, but that’s not all, adds James: “Of course there are a few more than that due to the agriculture trailers which don’t get registered.”

trailers including the ag units.”

Chieftan also has a semi-trailer ejector trailer which pushes the load off, and we’ve sold one of those locally.”

Based in Christchurch but selling nationwide, James says a little more than half his sales go to the North Island.

In Europe, however, Chieftain produces around 1000 trailers a year,

Of course sending something across the country isn’t the slightest

which equates to around 15-20 trailers a week for the manufacturer.

problem, particularly given it’s already travelled half-way around the

And SDC does even more.

world to get here.

“For us, it’s early days with SDC, with around a dozen trailers on the ground sold. With Chieftain we’ve probably put on close to 100

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Customer: G&T Nichols

Company: Warren Auger Bins Specs: The second Warren Auger Bins unit on the fleet, a 20ft fourcompartment standard barrel with an 1100mm opening, 24ft discharge auger, fitted to a Hino. Trailer is a 28ft six-compartment standard barrel, 1100mm opening, 30ft discharge auger and Deutz diesel powering the hydraulics. SAF Intradisc suspension, painted by Gav and the team at Matamata car painters. The unit will cart grain and stockfeed around the lower South Island.

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Customer: Rangitikei Road Freight

Company: Mills-Tui Ltd Specs: F134 7.3m Steel Lowrider, Raex steel bathtub and hi-tensile chassis, 19.5-inch alloy wheels, air bags, dual swing tail door, Kiwi Tarp PVC retractable tarp. Hendrickson AANT230 axles and disc brakes with Knorr-Bremse EBS, and Peterson Lumenex LED lights.

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Patchell led the sales race for 2019, its ninth year in a row.

Story: Robin Yates

RECORDS BROKEN IN 2018… AGAIN A second back-to-back record-breaking year for the trailer industry, as a name that’s familiar at the top for almost a decade leads home a brace of improving challengers.

R

ECORDS

WERE

nowhere

is

this

MEANT more

TO

BE

apparent

BROKEN than

the

AND

the year: 5164 units were 45 down on 2017.

NZ

The trailer year started with Patchell leading monthly registrations

industries.

in January, but in February Domett and Fruehauf shared the lead.

Going back just one year, 2017 saw a record broken, when it

In March it was Fruehauf again followed by MTE in April. At this

eclipsed the record-setting year of 2015, with 1575 official NZTA

stage it seemed that Patchell’s then-eight-year reign as top trailer

registrations for heavy trailers (3501kg to max), beating it by just

manufacturer was under threat, but from May to September

two units. But this was a sign to come, and just a year later, the

Patchell led every month.

truckbody

and

trailer

manufacturing

industry came on boost and in 2018 the margin over the previous

In October, Fruehauf again led the monthly totals and in the

sales year went from ‘units’ to percentage points, with last year’s

combined November/December period it was MTE again. However

market eclipsing the record-holding 2017 year by a margin of 8.7

Patchell set a standard of its own: not only did the company never

percent, and a new record of 1714 registrations.

lose the Year-to-Date lead, it also set a new manufacturers record

The industry has had a great run over the past five years with

for one year, with 210, a 12.7 percent improvement on its own

1359 registrations in 2014; 1575 in 2015; 1337 in 2016; 1577 in 2017

record set in 2017. Thus, Patchell is the first - and to date only -

and now 1714 in 2018. By comparison, the heavy truck marketers

manufacturer to exceed 200 units in one sales year. It also brought

ran out of steam at the end, with December their worst month of

its annual leadership to nine consecutive years, closing in to be just

50 | Truckbody&Trailer

Above left: Second again for Fruehauf, not that it’s a bad thing, rebounding from crisis times just a few years ago.

Above right: Hamilton’s MTE had another strong year, joining technical forces with Roadmaster in 2018.

Below left: Maxitrans improved market share, partly by segregating its brands.

Below right: Hammar led the sidelifter sales race in 2018.

NEW TRAILER REGISTRATIONS

three off Roadmaster’s record of 12 years, running from 1997 to

YEAR SALES

2009.

Second for 2018 came the perennial bridesmaid Fruehauf, with 160 units - 24 percent behind, but certainly something the company

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

1359

1575

1337

1577

1714

can be very proud of. Over the last 17 years (2002-2018), Fruehauf has been the number two ranked trailer brand on sales no less

Our figures are from official registration data as supplied by the

than 11 times. It was only the period of its ‘troubles’ (2007-2009)

manufacturers, so presumably reflect what the manufacturers

that it was well off its established pace, and with a turnaround

want the public to see. For example, until early 2018, Maxitrans

and changes, by 2012 it was fully competitive again, showing

registered all its vehicles under the Maxicube brand, but then chose

remarkable resolve to rebound so relatively quickly.

to split them into Maxicube and Freighter. In 2017, its market share

Following Fruehauf was third-placed MTE, up 138 units from last year. Roadmaster’s 117 units dropped it from 2017’s third place.

Domett was fifth again with 115 units, while TMC moved up two spots to claim sixth place for the year with 94 registrations.

with one brand was 6.2 percent. Under their change to a two-brand strategy, its combined share improved to 7.9 percent: shrewd move.

In September, MTE and Roadmaster announced they were combining operations, effective 1st October. Early days yet, but it

Transport Trailers dropped one spot to seventh, with 89 units.

will be interesting to see how that works out for each company

Maxicube’s 64 sales dropped it one place. Freighter recorded 61

in 2019. Not all combining of operations have happy endings;

to be ninth and Transfleet’s 60 sales put it into tenth, with Jackson

remember Daimler/Chrysler; Boeing/McDonnell Douglas and HP/

Enterprises losing two spots and slipping to 11th with 55 units - still

Compaq?

more than one per week for the entire year!

Hammar, who now owns and operates its own factory in NZ, Truckbody&Trailer | 51

registered 22 sideloaders last year, compared to Patchell’s Swinglift brand’s 12.

There were also 17 tankers registered with no branding or enduse specification.

Among the top 20 manufacturers, Patchell, MTE, Freighter,

Brand PATCHELL

Year-on-year comparison 2018 2017 Volume % Volume % 210 12.3 186 11.8

FRUEHAUF

160

9.3

153

9.7

M.T.E.

138

8.1

113

7.2

ROADMASTER

117

6.8

116

7.4

DOMETT

115

6.7

106

6.7

TMC

94

5.5

95

6.0

TRANSPORT TRAILERS

89

5.2

98

6.2

MAXICUBE

64

3.7

97

6.2

FREIGHTER

61

3.6

0

0.0

TRANSFLEET

60

3.5

53

3.4

JACKSON

55

3.2

59

3.7

FAIRFAX

46

2.7

23

1.5

TES

39

2.3

33

2.1

KRAFT

31

1.8

27

1.7

EVANS

29

1.7

23

1.5

Patchell’s 19 sales led the 50-60t segment from MTE’s nine

CWS

23

1.3

31

2.0

MILLS-TUI

23

1.3

16

1.0

units, Feldbinder’s eight, Manac’s three units, and Armstrong and

HAMMAR

22

1.3

21

1.3

LUSK

17

1.0

15

1.0

CHIEFTAIN

13

0.8

13

0.8

MAKARANUI

13

0.8

13

0.8

HTS

12

0.7

9

0.6

Transfleet, Fairfax, TES, Kraft, Evans and Mills-Tui all increased their market share compared to 2017.

Hammar, Lusk, Chieftain and Makaranui maintained their shares, while Fruehauf, Roadmaster, Domett, TMC, Transport Trailers, Maxicube, Jackson and CWS lost share.

The volume of imports was down from 84 in 2017 to 68 last year, with UK’s 26 taking the lead from France’s 20. In second, the USA’s 19 increased from nine, while Australia fell from 13 to 11; and Germany from 18 to 10. Turkey also became a new supplier.

By weight, groups 60t and over sold one less than 2017, with MTE still leading Patchell and TRT.

‘Other’ registering one unit each.

The long term trend towards the 30-40t segment continued

Increase of share

loss of share

No change

GVM in kg full years 0.8

COWAN

8

0.5

11

0.7

0.1

FELBINDER

8

0.5

1

0.1

13

0.2

1

0.1

3

0.2

5 7

Feldbinder

8

Manac

0.4 0.4

0.6

0.5

0.6

6

0.3

3

1.1

10

0.5

7

11

9

0.5

9

5

MTE

19

9

SEC

0.5

Patchell

MTE

MTT

0.5

%

Patchell

0.6 0.9

9

2017

2

9 14

8

%

12

0.7 0.6

WHITE

2018

TRT

12 10

BM MORGAN

0ver 60,000

50,001 to 60,000

TRT ADAMS & CURRIE

TEO

8

0.5

2

0.1

KOROMIKO

7

0.4

1

0.1

0.3

PTE

7

0.4

7

0.4

0.4

MD ENGIEERING

7

0.4

3

0.2

0.5

BELL

6

0.4

1

0.1

3

0.2

DOUGLAS

6

0.4

2

0.1

Other

1

0.1

GLASGOW ENGINEERING

6

0.4

3

0.2

Arrmstrong

1

0.1

TANKER ENGINEERING

6

0.4

9

0.6

TRINITY

6

0.4

0

0.0

WARREN -GARLAND

6

0.4

3

0.2 0.3

Tidd

1

0.1

0 to 50,000 40,001 to 50,000

138

8.1

141

8.9

GUY NORRIS

5

0.3

4

30.001 to 40,000

930

54.3

787

49.9

LOWES

5

0.3

8

0.5

20,001 to 30,000

508

29.6

532

33.7

NICKEL

5

0.3

3

0.2

10,001 to 20,000

41

2.4

45

2.9

ACE

4

0.2

2

0.1

< 10,001

40

2.3

42

2.7

CECO

4

0.2

0

0.0

Total all

1714

MORBARK

4

0.2

4

0.3

BARFORD

3

0.2

0

0.0

BISON

3

0.2

3

0.2

DT5

3

0.2

0

0.0

EMS

3

0.2

0

0.0

MANIC

3

0.2

0

0.0

Country of origin

1577

2018 vol 18 9 13 18

% 1.1 0.6 0.8 1.1

CONVAIR

2

0.1

3

0.2

JAMIESON

2

0.1

3

0.2

MF KINGS

2

0.1

3

0.2

France

20

1.3

SCHMITZ CARGOBULL

1

0.1

17

1.1

China South Africa

3 2

0.2 0.1

CLARKE ENGINEERING

0

0.0

4

0.3

FOTHERINGHAME

0

0.0

3

0.2

Netherland Other

1

0.1

1

0.1

LOHR

0

0.0

20

1.3

New Zealand Total

1646 1714

96.0

1493 1577

94.7

UK USA Australia Germany Turkey

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vol 26 19 11 10 1

2017 % 1.5 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.1

OTHER

96

5.6

106

6.7

Totals

1714

100

1577

100

share.

with all other segments losing share.

By area, Hamilton, Invercargill, Rotorua, Palmerston North,

With 2019 off to a bang, we’ve already seen Patchell jump to a

New Plymouth, Tauranga, Whangarei, Thames, Wanganui, and

lead after just January sales, so could this be a decade of dominance

Greymouth all increased their market share while Auckland,

for the Group? The usual names are already powering into the new

Christchurch,

year, and with the truck sector fading ever so slightly at the close of

Napier,

Dunedin,

Gisborne

Nelson,

Timaru,

Wellington, Masterton, Blenheim, Oamaru and Westport all lost

2018, time will tell if the trailer market follows suit.

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ROADMASTER

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DOMETT

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