Queensland-based transport company, Jarratt Transport Solutions, has taken delivery of four new Kenworth T610SAR prime movers for B-triple roadtrain applications.
The new trucks join a fleet of eight Kenworth T610SARs, all in identical spec, which travel from Far North Queensland to central South Australia carting cotton, citrus, wind and solar farms freight and power and infrastructure goods.
Jarratt Transport Solutions Managing Director, Phil Jarratt, told Prime Mover the new units have been performing faultlessly in their operations so far.
“I couldn’t be happier with them,” he said.
“They fit the job perfectly – they have great tare weights, they run nicely and the drivers are satisfied with them.
“They’re the perfect truck for the work and jobs that we do, and in the terrains that we work in. As far as we’re concerned, they’re awesome for us.”
The Kenworths are all powered by 615hp Cummins X15 Euro V engines and 18-speed manual Eaton RoadRanger gearboxes with 1,850 lb-ft of torque.
They feature microwaves, inverters, fridges, Icepacks, Teletrac Navman Electronic Work Diaries (EWD) and on-board electronic scales, among other standard commodities.
“They’re all spec’d identical,” Jarratt said.
“The only difference from one to the other is the registration number. Everything else is exactly the same.”
The four new T610SARs also arrived with four new O’Phee B-double roadtrain sets, two roadtrain leads and two roadtrain dollies from The Drake Group.
“We only have O’Phee,” Jarratt said.
“If I can’t buy a trailer with Mick O’Phee, I don’t have one.”
They too join an identical O’Phee fleet of 11 B-double sets, six roadtrain leads and six roadtrain dollies, plus one B-double drop deck for the odd occasion where the fleet needs one.
“The idea behind having the six roadtrain trailers was that they would allow us to operate six roadtrains and six B-triples out of the 12 vehicles,” Jarratt said.
“They’re all interchangeable. So, any of the roadtrain trailers can be connected to any of the roadtrain dollies, and any of the dollies can be put in front of the B-double sets.”
In terms of the Kenworths, Jarratt said durability, quality of service and his relationship with the dealer, Brown and Hurley, were all contributing factors to the ongoing purchases.
Driver satisfaction and the “overall fit-for-purpose” of the first eight T610SARs, he said, were also standout aspects.
That being said, Jarratt is planning for further Kenworth additions in the near future.
“There will be others,” he said.
“There will be a big order placed at some point in the next 12 months or so.”
