Company Updates The beginning of this year has been very busy here at Cart-Away. Since January, we have had many new customers, and many new sales. Our customers probably know Jay "The Parts Guy". He has been so busy that we hired a second parts person to help out in the parts room last week.
A Catastrophe For a little throwback this week, we're going to talk about one of our products, the Concrete MD. Back in 2010, Haiti had a massive earthquake. This earthquake was a magnitude of 7, and had a death toll of approximately 200,000 people. Although Haiti had earthquakes similar in size in the past, the
January Newsletter Tow Show Updates The New Year is upon us and here at Cart-Away, we are getting geared up for the busy season. Last season never had a lull in it-- the vast majority of our customers had banner years and were ordering new equipment all year long. This is a great problem to
Debunking Several Cart-Away Misconceptions I spent some time thinking about common statements I hear as I am responding to Facebook messages and comments. I realized that for every misconception, there is the truth. Here are a few that I came up with. These all come from real Facebook comments that we get on our page.
A cautionary story of product transition Old Technology - U-cart Tubs I first rolled into Amarillo Texas with a new Cart-Away mixing trailer in 2008. At that time the mixing trailer had already begun to disrupt the short-load concrete industry, and my visit was to demonstrate the new technology to a couple of
A quick survey of the Las Vegas short-load concrete fees One of the simplest ways to measure the opportunity for a Cart-Away operation is to discover the local ready-mix delivery pricing. All you will need is a phone, web browser and list of questions. Here is what we do when we rolled into Las Vegas
Too many success stories to be considered hype. 25-years and over 400 locations prove this story We have had too many years of glowing reports from actual Cart-Away and U-cart operators to be considered a "Blue-Sky" business opportunity. The pages of Facebook and the Web are full of wild claims of getting rich,
The Profits in Ready-mixed Concrete There is no question that concrete is the foundation of construction in North America. The concrete industry is worth over $37 billion, and it employs more than 2 million people in the United States alone. About 10 billion tons of concrete are produced and delivered on this planet every year.
The short-load industry in transition A Tub Trailer The tub trailer was the staple of short-load concrete delivery between the 1970's and the beginning of the 21st century. In 1998 engineers disrupted the tub trailer design by placing a 1-yard mixing drum on the trailer framework. Over the next 10-years a transition from
Short-load Concrete Pricing – Prepare for high profits Cart-Away and U-cart business owners know that there are huge profits in selling concrete in a trailer. Setting your pricing correctly will ensure that you have a very quick return on your investment. Short-load fee calculations We always suggest that you do a survey of the local
