Case Study
A rainbow of Granite powers KR Trucking
KR Trucking A rainbow of Granite powers KR Trucking KR Trucking’s Mack eet is the talk of Tennessee, and it’s easy to see why. Owners, Kenneth and Keith Radford’s 16 Mack® Granite® dump trucks are some of the cleanest — and most colorful — trucks on the road. Every truck is a di erent color, prompting frequent comparisons to Skittles candy. But beneath the sweet exteriors, it’s all business, providing the strength Radford needs for clay mining and the durability he has come to expect from the Mack brand. He shakes his head in amazement when he thinks of how his company has grown. He started out in 1988 with a $600 single axle dump truck, later adding a $1,000 loader and a $300 trailer. He initially planned to sell dirt and gravel to homeowners in Gleason, Tennessee, and then expa