55 Million trucks can solve the short load problem In the USA the pick-up truck is the king of towing. A full 20% of all registered vehicles are pick-up trucks that sport a rear tow-ball. All of these trucks are the driving force behind the Cart-Away system for solving the high short-load fees charged by
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
How much washout water do you use? A Facebook survey, sent to ready-mixed truck drivers, focused on understanding the volume of water used for mixing drum cleaning . The Question: "How much washout water does your company use per truck at end of day?" Average 225-gallons Wastewater control and management are very important
City Planners like Cart-Away Since 1973 forward-looking cities have welcomed trailer-delivered concrete as an alternative to the big transit-mix trucks. Less impact on the streets, reduced diesel emissions, lower dust creation and smaller wastewater issues all have created an opportunity for Cart-Away. Cities love to get concrete into their local neighborhoods without all of the
Standard Concrete Delivery Breaks Infrastructure Concrete is the second most consumed product on earth (water #1) and is used to construct our community infrastructure. It is the foundation of our buildings, roads, sidewalks and our homes. Heavy Concrete Delivery We need the heavy concrete trucks to initially build our infrastructure. They can do
Promote Loudly with your Drum You own a rolling magic billboard - Use your concrete drum as the live-action hero for marketing your business. When a Cart-Away mixer is spinning behind a truck it is the best attention grabber on earth! It doesn't matter if you are a contractor, or a ready-mix retailer or a
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
Clean concrete mixers equal short-load success. Starting in the 1970's and up to today the Cart-Away and U-cart brands have represented success in the short-load concrete business. Hundreds of Cart-Away locations deploy thousands of concrete mixing trailers to job sites all around North America. Some of these operators go the extra mile to show higher
We have Cart-Away Concrete Mixing Trailers and Loading Plants All Over! In almost every state! From Florida to Alaska, from Southern California to Massachusetts, Cart-Away Portable Mixing Trailers and loading plants are spread far and wide. Who is buying all of this equipment? As I talked about in my first blog (which I’m
That’s a very good question, and one that I am often asked. I think I heard it in our booth recently at the World of Concrete Show about a dozen or more times. I guess the best way to describe it is that Cart-Away portable concrete is a solution for small loads of concrete. Some
