Dump Trucks Have Become Obsolete For This Coal-Hauling Business Because The Trinity Trailers Simply Do The Job Better
Dump Trucks Have Become Obsolete For This Coal-Hauling Business Because The Trinity Trailers Simply Do The Job Better
2 PagesCASE STUD Y CASE STUDY DIAMOND TRUCKING Diamond Trucking owner Gerald Stokely of Stanaford, West Virginia, has three broken-down dump trucks — and he’s in no hurry to fix them. For Stokely, those dump trucks have become obsolete for his coal-hauling business because the Trinity trailers he uses simply do the job better. The trailers, which feature 48-inch self-unloading belts, don’t have to be perfectly level after backing in to dump sites to prevent lopsided dumps, which can flip the heavy equipment and seriously injure workers. Trinity trailer belts don’t have that problem. They allow truckers to back in, unload in four minutes and be off to their next pickup. Dump trucks take longer just to get level. Stokely says the faster turnarounds allow his truckers to pick up an e
