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Updated: November 6th, 2009 11:09 AM GMT-05:00
Kenworth Truck Corporation
MURFREESBORO, TN - In aggregate hauling, the name of the game is payload, speed, and reliability. "Those three things are our recipe for success," said Ray Mosley, co-owner of Resource Management Company (RMC), near Nashville, Tenn. "We've been in business for 20 years and still work for many of our original customers. That's a testament to the quality of our work and reliability of our vehicles."
RMC began operation in 1989 with a fleet of used trucks. As business grew, it decided to put two new Kenworth T800s into service. "It was a great decision," recalled Mosley. "We ran a cost analysis and determined we could run new Kenworths for the same cost as running old equipment. And we'd have less downtime and higher driver satisfaction. It was an easy decision to move to Kenworths."
Today, the company runs 28 Kenworth T800s purchased through MHC Kenworth - Nashville. Over the years, RMC has made adjustments in spec'ing. The company also moved to a new U-shaped "tub" dump body, which is about 3,500 pounds lighter than the fleet's previous dump bodies.
"We constantly look at new technology, and strive to stay ahead of the competition when it comes to increasing payload and productivity," said Mosley. "It's what helped us secure contracts to haul aggregate for the Nashville Metropolitan Airport project, as well as the Hemlock Semiconductor manufacturing plant in Clarksville."
According to Mosley, on the latest order of Kenworths, RMC went with Allison automatic transmissions with 425-hp engines. "These replaced 475-hp engines driven through manual transmissions," he said. "We saved 800 pounds in weight. Combined with the new dump bodies, we've increased payload by more than 4,000 pounds. We're also using GPS to track and dispatch our loads."