The tough terrain of a quarry in Cookville, Tennessee, is being tackled by a Rokbak articulated dump truck that is capable of handling dusty trails and sharp inclines.
An RA40 hauler is transporting overburden, shot rock, and finished rushed limestone products for UC Materials. The large limestone rock quarry provides material to customers in the local area, and feeds other sites within the group in which the quarry operates.
The truck is rented by UC Materials from Ironclad Equipment, which purchased it in January 2023 from long-term Rokbak dealer Diamond Equipment.
“The reason we went with Rokbak is uptime and price,” said Ironclad Equipment general manager and co-founder Barry Reese. “I personally prioritize profitability and knowing that the truck will always be working, and the RA40 ticked the boxes. The fact that the RA40 is performing really well, our operators like it, and it does everything other haulers do but for a lot less money, shows why we’re very satisfied.”
Since being acquired by Ironclad at the start of the year, the RA40 has already clocked up more than 1,600 hours of operation. The truck has been on its current assignment since September 2023, and has been working at around 40 hours a week. It is not Ironclad’s only Rokbak truck; another is tasked with land-clearing on a residential site near Nashville, and a third RA40 has also just been purchased.
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