Rokbak haulers move 100 loads of material daily for Alberta producer

Headwater Equipment provides solid dealer support

FT Aggregates has six pits in operation across Alberta, crushing, screening, and hauling aggregates.

The company does all its own crushing and screening, with 18 employees at Pit 23 for year-round operation. Pit 23 became operational in spring 2014 and FT Aggregates has resources at the pit to last another 10 to 15 years. That means the trucks could be expected to haul approximately 7.8 million loads and 39 million tonnes of overburden.

The RA40s were purchased from Headwater Equipment with an extended warranty and a full maintenance package that covers the units for the first 6,500 hours of operation. Headwater Equipment is the authorized Rokbak articulated hauler dealer for the province of Alberta and has been providing FT Aggregates with heavy construction equipment via direct sales, rentals, service, and parts since 2020.

Providing aftersales and services, Headwater Equipment will perform all the scheduled maintenance on these units free of charge as part of the package, keeping the cost of ownership to a minimum.

“It’s great to be able to marry our partnerships with Rokbak and FT Aggregates,” says Scott Letkeman, Headwater Equipment Sales Manager. “We’ve been pioneering the Rokbak brand in Canada ever since becoming the first to acquire RA40s in Alberta. The Rokbak trucks are robust, reliable, and hardworking.”

The success of the three RA40s for FT Aggregates demonstrates the headway Rokbak is making in Canada. 500 km south of Camrose, another three RA40s are currently in operation moving huge amounts of aggregates, stone, and rock.

“The North American market is very strong for Rokbak,” says Rokbak Regional Sales Manager Greg Gerbus. “Endorsements from established Canadian companies such as FT Aggregates are helping our reputation grow further and we look forward to seeing even more of our units on sites in the region in the near future.”