Rokbak haulers key to growth

In Canada, FT Aggregates aims to produce highest quality aggregates on time, all the time. Helping the company achieve its ambitions are its trusty Rokbak RA30 and RA40 articulated haulers.

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Sand and gravel producer FT Aggregates is a premium aggregates supplier to the Greater Edmonton area of Canada with a reputation for reliability and relatability.

To maintain this reputation, the Albertabased earthworks specialist relies on using the very best equipment, including articulated haulers from Scottish articulated hauler manufacturer Rokbak.

FT Aggregates produces over one million tonnes of sand and gravel every year.

A symbiotic relationship with Rokbak and local construction equipment dealership Headwater Equipment has formed a powerful team in this part of North America and aided FT Aggregates' consistent service quality.

FT Aggregates has employed four RA40 articulated haulers since 2023 and added an RA30 to its fleet less than a year later.

FT Aggregates runs a highly efficient operation and its Rokbak trucks must handle large volumes of material, essential for productivity and consistency of performance, with the trucks on maintenance plans to ensure minimal downtime.

Proven performance

Every RA40 moves between 100 and 120 loads and 5000 tonnes of material every day, five or six days a week, and the RA30 is an operator's favourite for its comfort and surface handling.

FT Aggregates President Shane Smith said if the company's operators had to pick a truck amongst the fleet to run on site, it would be a Rokbak truck.

"We've been very impressed by the fuel economy, the look and the comfort," he said.

At FT Aggregates' 'Pit 23', located south of central-Albertan city Camrose, excavators load overburden into the RA40's all-welded body, which has a capacity of 38 tonnes (41.9 US tons).

Each RA40 at Pit 23 transports the overburden, sand and gravel material for production.