The identity behind MGM Bulk was first established in the 1950s when founder, Mario Giacci, started a small business with his family which was known as Giacci Bros at the time.
From there the ‘MGM Group’ name was formed in 2004, and its bulk division, MGM Bulk, was later added to the mix in 2014.
This was when MGM Bulk first approached Bruce Rock Engineering (BRE) in hopes of building a fleet of tipper trailers, and 10 years down the track, it’s accumulated 76 sets of them. These include a series of super and ultra quads rated for high productivity capabilities under Performance-Based Standards (PBS).
The fleet’s latest delivery from BRE is a 60m PBS ultra quad road train made up of a three-axle lead tippers with three-axle dollies and three four-axle tippers behind. It’s part of an order of 20 in the same spec.
With a Gross Combination Mass (GCM) of 210 tonnes and a 150-tonne payload, it features BPW Transpec axles, aluminium hubs and mechanical spring suspension, along with SSAB Hardox HiAce material on the bodies which resists corrosion and provides better wear.
“The new combination has been very good,” says MGM Bulk Fleet Manager, Allan Thomas. “It’s a very similar spec to what we already have – we’ve been running these trailers since 2018, and we have worked together with BRE over that time to improve different things such as the material of the bodies.”
MGM Bulk’s partnership with BRE began through its purchase of some second-hand units when the business first set out, and from there it saw countless new combinations follow suit. BRE’s innovations, attention to detail and extreme durability, Allan says, is what drew the fleet to it.
“They were one of the first ones to develop the super quad and ultra quad combinations,” he says. “They’re really strong trailers with very light tare weights, and that’s ultimately what got our attention. We’ve also been able to refine things with them over the last 10 years which adds to the benefits.”
The latest ultra quad arrived with a new Kenworth C509 prime mover and has been dedicated to carting iron ore in the northern regions of Western Australia through the Pilbara and Port Hedland.
This freight task sees the combination undergo some pretty harsh operating conditions, but with the power and reliability of the 600hp Cummins X15 engine together with the durability of the BRE tipper bodies, it’s been performing effortlessly.
“It’s been doing really well,” Allan says. “We’re getting great life out of the X15s, and we’ve been really happy with them.”
Like its partnership with BRE, MGM Bulk has been collaborating with Kenworth for a number of deliveries over the last 10 years. This has seen the fleet collect over 200 prime movers from the OEM including C509s, T909s, K200s, K220s and T410s.
The latest Kenworth C509 and BRE ultra quad combination are set to be joined by more units of their sorts next year which will assist the fleet in its tasks of transporting more than 16 million tonnes annually across five strategic locations.
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