NSS has upgraded its fleet of prime movers to help meet the demands of new business.
It has purchased two 126 600-horsepower Cascadia Freightliner Day cab prime movers from RGM Maintenance Townsville that are rated up to 110 tonnes.
General manager of RGM Townsville Brent Griffin said the big difference in the evolution of transport had been safety.
“The safety features that are built in to protect not only the driver but the general public,” Brent said.
“So the trucks that NSS have just purchased have side guard assist, which has got pedestrian monitoring technology for turning corners, (and) adaptive cruise control.
“It has a lot of safety features built into it to protect the driver and the general public.”
The advantage of buying locally was that NSS could expect a higher standard of service, Brent said.
“The advantage to NSS in purchasing locally is they’re talking to the company that not only supplied truck, we built everything on the truck from the UHF fitment, to the spotlights, to the road train guards, hydraulic fit up, it’s all managed inhouse.
“It’s one phone call for NSS. So it doesn’t matter if it’s the truck or the trailer, we support that for them locally.
“It’s very much relationship-based and they’ve bought these trucks on a maintenance contract, which means we maintain the trucks for the life of the contract. So that’s everything from oil top-up to headlight globes, everything in between.”
The Freightliners were Euro Six rated making them one of the most environmentally friendly diesel trucks on the road, he said.
Euro Six is the name given to a set of limits for harmful exhaust emissions produced by petrol or diesel engines.