Golden Contracting, specialists in cartage and aggregate supply, is taking delivery of the first 780HP Super-Liner for the New Zealand market.
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Owner Mark ‘Skip’ Golden reached a major milestone in his long career in the transport industry, celebrating 25 years since he bought his first truck, with when he first laid eyes on his brand-new Super-Liner on March 3 at Brisbane HQ.
“When I heard about the 780hp Super-Liner from a conference call, I thought ‘imagine getting the first one off the line for New Zealand?’” says Skip, “I initialled an agreement without even asking the purchase price.”
“This wasn’t just about the horsepower, it’s the conventional look of the Mack, especially with the commemorative big hood Mack offered to fit on this truck.”
Skip says he rates trucks by their cents-per-kilometre over the life of the vehicle and Macks have consistently outperformed other brands when it comes to durability, reliability and fuel efficiency.
Skip’s drivers also love the Macks, something he attributes in part to the mDRIVE automated transmission.
“No other transmission gets near it,” he says. “Just when you’re thinking you might need to change gear it does it. It’s so intuitive, it knows exactly when to shift and it’s very smooth on the pedal.”
“It’s peace of mind in the gnarly terrain. Some people may call me soft for not using a manual, I just say “What are you doing to yourself? Why get fatigued driving when the mDRIVE can just drive you around, and with better fuel efficiency?’”
“The Mack is the ideal truck for me, but there’s more to it than that. We go into some pretty rough off-road terrain: forestry skid-sites, farm tracks, loose metal, you name it, and the traction and high torque curve on the Macks is ideally suited for this work.”
Skip says Mack take your needs seriously and dependability is something you can expect from the trucks and the company.
With Golden Contracting holding over 800 customers, and drivers regularly approaching him for work, Skip knows he’s in a good position.
“I hold high standards,” he says, “and I expect all our staff to live up to them. It’s thanks to our team that we’re able to buy this Super-Liner, I couldn’t have done it by myself.”
“You only get one shot at the game, and Mack is a big part of us getting it right.”
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