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
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
