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02/02/2012
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Auto Services Perth director Steve Crozier freely admits that he took a chance when he purchased a Roger Dyson Landoll travelling axle trailer.
 "It was our first venture into the heavy recovery business and we weren't completely sure we would have enough work to keep it occupied," he recalls.
"Roger Dyson understood our hesitancy and offered an excellent deal, with a guaranteed buy-back if things didn't work out," continues Crozier. "There's no chance of that, though – it's only been on the road a couple of months but we couldn't possibly manage without the Landoll now."
The Landoll 410.48 has a fully hydraulic, 48ft platform and offers an ultra-low loading angle of less than six degrees. Other features include optional side-mounted outriggers and a 20,000lb remote-controlled winch, which is recessed into the floor so does not restrict the load space.
Fitted with three Haldex EBS electronically-braked 11,000kg SAF low-loader axles, it is designed to a gross vehicle weight of 53,000kg. This gives a maximum carrying capacity of 44,000kg, sufficient to recover a six-wheeled tractor unit with fully laden tri-axle trailer.
Auto Services Perth is an approved Iveco truck servicing agent, and uses the vehicle for 24-hour emergency cover for the manufacturer's customers under its Assitance Non-Stop scheme.
"We'd previously relied on other operators to provide heavy recovery services," explains Crozier. "But because we wanted to guarantee the level of service required, we took the important decision to bring this aspect of our business in-house."
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John Challen
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