Construction Plant World 16th November 2017
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EDITORIAL FOCUS<br />
ALONG FOR<br />
THE RIDE<br />
By Steed We<br />
ebzell<br />
ON TRANSPORTR<br />
T<br />
Ev<br />
very construction pro<br />
oject<br />
needs effef<br />
ective and effif<br />
icient support to ensure<br />
its<br />
needs are<br />
met<br />
from start to fi<br />
inish. Tr<br />
rucks<br />
and tra<br />
ailers<br />
pro<br />
ovide the<br />
heartbeat<br />
of this backing,<br />
ensuring materials are transported and deliveredd<br />
on time,<br />
where<br />
eve<br />
er the<br />
location.<br />
Every<br />
construction<br />
project needs<br />
effective<br />
and efficient<br />
support to<br />
ensure its<br />
nee<br />
ds<br />
are met<br />
from start to finish.<br />
Tr<br />
rucks and tra<br />
ailers<br />
provide the heartbeat<br />
of<br />
this backing, ensuring<br />
materials are tra<br />
ansported<br />
and delivered d on time,<br />
wherever the location.<br />
Aggregates,<br />
cement<br />
and readymix<br />
concrete<br />
p roducer, Ha<br />
nson UK,<br />
says its trials<br />
using a<br />
DAF CF 6x2 midlift tractor<br />
new DAF CF 6x2 midlift<br />
tractor<br />
with Muldoon trailer and<br />
t o support a fleetwide s hift to<br />
McPhee mixer<br />
combination has been a<br />
truck/trailer operations. Hanson<br />
says<br />
“resounding success” in reducing its<br />
the resulting kerb weight of 16,500kg<br />
traffic movements.<br />
The truck/rearsteer<br />
is delivering tangible productivity<br />
trailer configuration,<br />
unusual for UK<br />
benefits, without compromising<br />
tight<br />
mixer operations,<br />
is proving to be highly<br />
access often experienced<br />
when<br />
effective<br />
in<br />
boosting<br />
delivery<br />
volumes<br />
accessing construction sites.<br />
while at the same time reducing the “The tractor/ r /mixertrailer combination<br />
number of Hanson’s rigid mixer vehicles<br />
is not new, but the DAF and Muldoon<br />
on the road.<br />
McPhee setup utilises the<br />
Euro6<br />
The CF440<br />
FTG unit has already<br />
engine’s PTO to power the drum rather<br />
conducted operations in London,<br />
than a separate donkey engine,<br />
thereby<br />
Manchester, Leicester and Burtonon<br />
cutting emissions and noise, as well as<br />
Tr<br />
rent as the company gathers evidence<br />
improving payload,” says Hanson’s<br />
CONSTRUCTION PLANT WORLD, 16 NOVEMBER <strong>2017</strong> 105
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