By Warwick Lorenz, Managing Director, Australian Pump Industries
We’ve been subscribing to Big Rigs for years. The team at Aussie Pumps is always anxious to get a look because of the contents. The stories that James Graham puts together are generally about sticking up for the transport industry, particularly owner operator truckies.
We get that. A lot of what we do in terms of design and production of pumps, pressure cleaners and similar products are based on the same type of people.
Many city folk don’t realise that 65 per cent of Australians live in just four cities. They also don’t know that 85 per cent of the population live within around 40 kilometres of the coast.
So who carries all that cargo around the country where it’s needed?
I read a recent story by Danielle Gullaci about Tony Brown’s adventures and the work his Kenworth does pulling B-double loads of fuel to remote power stations and airports. Wow, apparently he also does B-triples as well. We can only imagine each tanker is up to 50,000 litres!
Tony, you’re a legend. We are sure that Emerald Carrying Company appreciates your expertise and skills.
Many city people also don’t know that there isn’t loads of fuel automatically at every service station. They don’t realise that somebody has to take it from places like Bowen to the outback. Much the same comment applies to hauling molasses to Central Queensland feedlots. It’s only by reading Big Rigs that we get to know about things like this.
Our authorised dealers all over Australia are dead keen to support the transport industry, just the way Big Rigs supports it.
Our focus is on hydraulic and engine drive tanker pumps for water carts and on equipment to keep these big rigs clean with a minimum fuss, cost and energy.
Another story we liked by Danielle was ‘Blindsided by reduced bridge load limit’. I have driven across that bridge many times in my Isuzu D-Max and didn’t realise the “powers that be” had slapped a weight limitation on it that one day will probably be in force without strengthening the bridge?
The same comment applies to potholes. How about federal and state governments do something about roadworks. What can we say?
If it wasn’t for Big Rigs, there wouldn’t be anybody standing up to fight for what is the most indispensable industry in Australia, road transport.
One last thing, one of our buddies up in Cairns during the recent floods, told our astonished staff in Sydney, that he had gone to the supermarket and there was no food on the shelves. That’s what happens when transport stops… everything stops!
The team at Aussie Pumps aren’t truck drivers themselves, but Big Rigs helps them understand the day-to-day life of truckies, inspiring solutions to make truck cleaning more efficient.
For more information on Aussie Pumps’ way of keeping trucks clean – faster, and cheaper – visit aussiepumps.com.au.
- Warwick Lorenz has been involved in the earthmoving and mining business for decades. This story is something he wrote based on a genuine desire to educate city people in what really goes on out there in the world of transport.