Nowra business, SCCCR Quarries, this week unveiled a new Kenworth T610SAR.
Running as a truck and dog combination, the prime mover is powered by a Euro 5 Cummins X15 delivering 550hp at 1,850lb-ft through an 18-speed Eaton RoadRanger.
Suttons Kenworth & DAF sales consultant Shane Boag oversaw the delivery.
The second-generation business operates 20 units in its mixed fleet having recently moved to Kenworth as a key supplier.
“We’ve gone for a bit of a changeup which has taken us down the Kenworth path,” said Owner Bud Green.
“Essentially I was looking for reliability, durability and the ability to withstand the day-to-day rigours of heavy transport in the quarry field.”
The new Kenworth is expected to travel just under 300,000 kilometres in a year, mainly dedicated to short haul runs for the regionalised quarry work it conducts mainly across the south coast of New South Wales.
SCCCR vehicles transport a mix of raw and recycled construction materials.
Headquarters are situated at a hard rock quarry that produces up to 500,000 tonnes per year of natural and recycled materials.
Sloanebuilt delivered the body and trailers on the combination which achieves a payload just under 37.5 tonnes.
“We’re really happy with the build quality and the payloads that we are achieving,” said Green.
The company was founded in the mid-1980s by Green’s father John Green.
“We’ve gone through various phases of expansion and contraction over the years depending on the interchanging workplace,” said Green.
“Our remit has been to provide consistent service to our clients and maintain repeat business and generate new work as or when there’s opportunities available.”
SCCCR Quarries, an abbreviation of South Coast Concrete Cushing & Recycling, is also transitioning into a third-generation family business with Green’s son Seth and daughter Ariel very much involved in operations.
Earlier in the year SCCCR Quarries took delivery of a Kenworth K200 with a flat roof, its first from the brand.
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