Comspread Bulk is a bulk transporter which was established on the back of Comspread Engineering, a manufacturer of customised computerised bulk spreaders for contractors and farmers.
Comspread Engineering began building these units in the early 1990s and in 2008 it was approached by a customer about a tipper job. From there, Comspread Bulk eventuated and its fleet began to grow with several B-double and AB-triple tipper combinations.
Comspread Bulk has been investing in KEITH Walking Floor systems more recently due to the advantages they have been offering the fleet over its traditional tipper combinations. Comspread Bulk General Manager, Rick Button, says the Walking Floor systems have proven to be very cost-effective and efficient in their freight tasks.
“They are easier for operators,” he says. “We cart bulk products like cottonseed and compost between South Australia and Queensland, and we’ve found that the Walking Floor trailers have opened up doors into feed lots which don’t have the room for tippers.”
Comspread Bulk is now operating four Titan Trailers road trains with KEITH Walking Floor systems. According to Rick, the fleet has been able to gain better accessibility with these units due to their ability to unload in restricted areas.
“The Walking Floor unloads where a tipper can’t get in to unload,” he says. “We can unload in lower sheds and areas where our tippers wouldn’t be able to get up in the air and that means we can put product where the customer wants it rather than having to tip it outside and move it with a loader.”
Improved route access has also been unlocked due to the fleet’s reliance on the KEITH Walking Floor road trains over AB-triples.
“The KEITH systems have resulted in a gain in efficiency,” Rick says. “Instead of using our AB-triples, we’ve gone back to two-trailer road trains which are able to take different routes. These trailers are travelling two and from SA and Queensland every day so the savings in fuel and time spent on the road certainly add up.”
Overall, Rick has been extremely happy with the KEITH Walking Floor systems. The fleet has had a seamless experience with the systems with no problems reported by anyone in the business.
“They seem to be good, reliable and simple to operate,” he says. “We’ve had no issues with them. “The trailers get loaded in SA, they go to the other end in Queensland and they unload.
“We can unload in a more confined space, and customers prefer that because we’re not in the way. So, we haven’t had a fault with them. We put them in gear and they work.”
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