As a seasoned truck driver, Jamie Atkins, 59, knows a thing or two about making life on the road easier.
That’s why he was immediately drawn to the EZ-CRANK trailer jack drill adapter at a recent truck show in the USA.
With its catchy slogan “Crank smarter, not harder!” resonating deeply, Jamie knew he had to get his hands on this innovative tool.
The EZ-CRANK is just one of several products he’s started bringing into Australia through his recently launched parts business VIOWAM, a company dedicated to sourcing and distributing innovative parts that make life easier for truck drivers – at an affordable price.
Jamie has been a truckie for almost 40 years and currently runs two Western Stars. After years spent travelling interstate, he now works closer to home, carting pre-cast concrete slabs and beams around Victoria – so he understands the sorts of products truckies are looking for, and understands it well.
Based in Shepparton, Victoria, Jamie has been around trucks his entire life, with his father and uncles all being truck drivers.
Jamie left school at 16 to do his mechanical apprenticeship, before securing his truck licence at the age of 21 – and he didn’t waste any time either, he was in a truck on the way from Victoria to Sydney that very same day.
Jamie started his trucking career with his truckie father and grandfather, carting bricks and unloading them by hand. He went on to work for some of the major transport companies, before coming to own his own trucks as an owner operator.
Juggling life on the road with his newest business venture, this third generation truck driver runs VIOWAM alongside his daughters Natalie and Naomi, who have also been around trucks their entire lives. It’s a family business through and through.
Jamie enjoys travelling to truck shows in the USA each year, where gets to see new innovations and meet truck drivers from all around the world.
“It’s good to get over there and have a sticky beak and see the latest products coming out; and you get to sit down and have a chat with the truck drivers too. Even though we’re from different countries, truck drivers all experience many of the same problems – including rising fuel and costly repair bills,” explained Jamie.
And that’s how Jamie came to meet a truck driver named Jon Richardson, a 30-year veteran of the trucking and excavating industry who designed the EZ-CRANK.
“Jon is a truck driver from Middle America. He’s a really nice fella. I got talking to Jon at a truck show about how he came up with the EZ-CRANK,” said Jamie.
“Jon told me that one Friday night, he came home after being on the road all week and it was pretty hot. All he wanted to do was sit down and have a nice cold beer. But he had to drop his trailers.
“He thought there had to be an easier way. Then he woke up in the middle of the night with an idea. He put pen to paper and developed the EZ-CRANK. It took a lot of trial and error before he got the product to where it is today.”
The EZ-CRANK is the solution to a problem that many drivers face daily: the tedious and time-consuming process of hitching and unhitching a trailer. Jon’s hands-on experience and commitment to working smarter, not harder, has resulted in a game-changing product that’s set to revolutionise the way we work with trailers. Not just for truck trailers, but any trailer with the same attachment.
Jamie says this nifty little product is simple yet effective, and compatible with cordless drills.
This adapter allows you to hook and unhook your trailer in just three easy steps. No more straining your shoulders or wasting time manually cranking your jack.
As Jamie can attest, after years in the industry, it’s made a huge difference for his older body.
VIOWAM has partnered with EZ-CRANK to bring this solution to Australia.
To see the EZ-CRANK in action for yourself, demonstration videos are available on VIOWAM’s Instagram page (@viowam.industries) and Facebook page (VIOWAM Industries).
Don’t miss out on the chance to crank smarter, not harder. Get your EZ-CRANK trailer jack drill adapter today from VIOWAM and start enjoying the benefits of a simpler, more efficient workflow.
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To view VIOWAM’s full range of products, please visit viowam.com.au.