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.
Over 400 short load locations with 1-yard mixers Once a year or so we revise our Cart-Away 1-yard mixer location map. This year we surpassed the 400 location mark for North America. This suggests that a growing number of businesses are finding the Cart-Away concrete self delivery system as a very profitable way to increase
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
