Family gets behind Mack truck

Big ups to Andy Maynard from Clive Taylor for sending through these awesome pics of a 2017 Mack Trident with Hardox bins for carting rock, for the ‘Show off your Hardox body’ photo competition.

“Back in 2017 the truck went on the road towing a 4-axle trailer – 8mm floor – 4mm sides – 6mm headboard and tail gate from Transport Trailers in Hamilton. Truck bin set up on a sub frame on twist locks – 8mm floor – 4mm sides –6mm headboard and tail gate kit set bin from Real Steel. Tare of 17,800...” says Andy.

“In 2019, Clive said ‘we need more pay load out of this thing’ so then came the 5-axle trailer to really put the Mack to test. It has 8mm floor – 4mm sides – 6mm tail gate and headboard from Transport Trailers in Hamilton and the unit now tares in at 18,900. Now on an HMVP with a pay load of 31ton,” says Andy.

“I’m the full-time operator for this unit and over the past 3 years I have carted a lot of rock around the lower north island – 500 to 1 metre big boulders and the bins still look brand new. As of today, there’s not a dent in them,” says Andy.

“Thank you to the team at Real Steel for creating these Hardox bins that handle anything we throw at them,” from the team at Clive Taylors.

As a side note, Andy’s family also get right in behind Andy and his Mack when it comes to truck shows and events. “They won the ‘2017 Mangatainoka Best Presented’ and ‘2018 Mangatainoka Best Mack’. From left to right in the photo is my son Bradley and daughters Natasha, baby Renee and my oldest Hayley,” says Andy.

Thanks Andy for your awesome story, it’s great to see your family are so keen to get involved as well. You have been placed into the prize draw! 👍