CAPITAL EQUIPMENT NOV 2018

TRANSPORT

Equipped with 40 m³ side tipper interlink trailers, the Scania tippers are achieving 34-36 t of payload.

Scania tips in increased efficiencies

As part of its fleet expansion programme, leading Gauteng-based aggregates retailer, Sand Shifters, took delivery of 11 x G460CA6X4MSZ truck tractors from Scania at the start of this year. To date, it reports that the range has injected new levels of efficiency to its aggregate haulage business, writes Munesu Shoko .

S tarted by the Coleman family back in 1995, business is retail of aggregates and building materials. Over the years, we have established ourselves as leaders in the aggregate retail and haulage business,” explains MD Garth Greenwood. Over the past 23 years, Sand Shifters has built up strong relationships with all the big players in the quarrying sector. Sand Shifters has established itself as a leading aggregates retailer across Gauteng. “We started out with one owner-driven truck and today we operate a fleet of well over 50 units. Our core

Because of the volumes the company moves, it gets the benefit of good product pricing. “The real beauty of our business is that we are not area based. Our main operations happen across the whole Gauteng area. We collect material from over 40 different quarries, which allows us to be competitive across the whole province,” explains Greenwood. For a business of this nature, reliability, uptime and efficiency of the fleet are crucial operational parameters. Reliability means that customer orders are always delivered on time, while uptime ensures that the fleet is always on

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