Riding Piggyback

摘要

Replacing haul trucks with portable conveyors nets big savings for a South Carolina producer. "That's the way we've always done it," say many plant operators as they refer to the the use of haul trucks for moving aggregate from the pit to the plant. It's been the traditionally accepted method and they are comfortable with it. But while haul trucks bring flexibility to certain transport applications, the equipment investment and operating expenses involved in mobile haulage are pushing more and more producers past their cost-comfort level. Today's economic climate has forced many dedicated bean counters to take a serious look at the costs associated with truck haulage - rising fuel and energy prices, labor and training, frequent maintenance and more.