New Quad Axle Widener for Horotiu Cartage and Hire
Horotiu Cartage and Hire Ltd (HCH) has added to its fleet, their first TRT Quad Axle Widener. The company which specialises in transportation and equipment hire, visited TRT’s Head Office and Manufacturing Facility in Hamilton in December 2021 to collect their new trailer.
Shane Holland, Company Director says their new Quad Axle Widener would help strengthen and expand their services to transport larger machines and equipment.
“We were basically at max capacity for machine weight and width within the capabilities of our current fleet. This trailer provides us with the extra payload and capacity we need to transport bigger machines for our customers. Our services are always in high demand, adding another trailer to our fleet also means having greater capacity to pick up more projects and customers.”
With a tare weight of 13,100kg, this Quad Axle Widener closes to 2.5m and widens to 2.9m, 3.1m, and 3.5m. It is also equipped with a container provision to carry either 1 x 40ft, 2 x 20ft, or 1 x heavy 20ft container.
It has a spaced axle group increasing capacity by 5t over the rear axle group. The double-acting hydraulic suspension provides increased stability, also allows each axle to be lifted, and the rear castor steer axle to widen with the trailer.
Glen Harnett, Trailer Sales Engineer for TRT NZ, worked closely with Shane on the design and purchase of the trailer.“Shane’s existing trailer wasn’t keeping up with the expansion of their business. He contacted TRT to discuss the options for a suitable trailer that would cover majority of the machines they needed to transport. We had just delivered a Quad Axle Widening Low Loader to a customer in Cromwell, and this design appeared to be an excellent solution for Shane. It widened to 3.5m, had a top deck, had extra load capacity with the spaced axle group, increased stability with the hydraulic suspension, and manoeuvrability with the steer axle. It ticked all of the boxes.”
