Representing one of the largest mining machinery producers in the world in Australia, Joy Global Australia does not settle with subprime material when it comes to delivering the valuable product to a client.
As a global corporation, Joy Global prides itself on offering a value-added service and is committed to assisting its clientele perform at the lowest possible cost while ensuring all 1,400 staff in Australia return home without injury or incident.
To achieve these objectives on the transport side as well, the company has chosen to work closely with local expert, Torque Logistics, a small family-owned company operating out of Brisbane.
“We have a strategic, long term partnership that continues to develop. Torque’s fleet allows us to really establish a strong foothold in the local mining sector,” says Daryl Morrison, Warehouse Distribution Manager at Joy Global.
Based in Moss Vale, New South Wales, the company was in need of a reliable shuttle service between the ports in Rockhampton, Queensland, where most building materials and components first touch Australia’s shore. “We are Joy’s key transport service for freighting equipment from the ports to the head office in the Southern Highlands, but also take care of local jobs that may come up,” says Mal Dunn of Torque Logistics. “Joy also require the equipment to be freighted to a number of workshops and distribution hubs in Queensland and New South Wales, as Joy not only develop machinery, but also provide a full parts and repair service.”
To always have the right equipment on hand, Torque has built up a small, but versatile fleet of five trailers ready to deploy at a moment’s notice. It consists of two flat tops, one curtain-sider, and two drop deck curtain-siders that were recently added to the mix, both designed by trailer specialist, Freighter and built in the brand’s Ballarat factory.
“The drop decks allow us to maximise our payload and freight up to 34 pallets, as opposed to just 24 on a flat deck design,” Mal says. “Originally, Joy warmed to the idea of bringing on more Freighter gear because of how impressed management was back in the US head office. As a result, Joy specifically demanded using drop decks to transport their heavy-duty equipment and spare parts.”
Read the full story in the Febraury edition of Trailer, out soon!
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