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
Preventive maintenance yields high resale value for portable concrete mixers Cart-Away portable concrete mixers are built to provide years of quality service. They are designed with the rental market in mind, so they last for years. The 1-yard mixer trailer has been around since 1993 and thousands are working in construction every day. Over the
One of the most common, and appropriate, uses of concrete in landscaping is for walkways. Properly laid, a concrete walkway is a lifetime improvement for your yard and one with huge advantages over the alternative types of walkways: grass requires constant maintenance, gravel migrates into lawn and garden areas and collects dirt and weeds, stone
A Group of People Often Overlooked, but Who Are All Around Us On-Site Mixing With The CUBE 150 What I talked about in Part I was one segment of our customers that are buying Cart-Away Mixers. Today I’m going to go to the next segment and our fastest-growing: Municipalities. A couple of weeks
Cart-Away All-in-One Portable Batch Plant Cart-Away Concrete Systems is well know for our innovative approach to solving concrete mixing problems. But the real innovators are the people who adapt their Cart-Away portable batch plant to meet their specific needs. One of these great innovators is Grounds Care in New City, New York. They do several
