SPECIALISED TRANSPORT Ӏ SECTOR REPORT
ADVANCE FORWARD
New products, dealer and service partnerships, premises expansions, and full order books characterise a healthy specialised transport sector. Julian Champkin and Christian Shelton report.
Specialised heavy transport is as dependent as any other service industry on economic factors. Major infrastructure projects need large, sometimes very large, loads to be moved; industrial plant construction, refineries and their ilk, required the same. Sustainable energy, especially in the form of windfarms, poses transport challenges of its very own – some of which we covered last month. How, then, has the specialised
transport sector been faring recently? Troy Geisler, vice
president marketing and sales, for Talbert Manufacturing offers his insight into the North American market. Talbert, headquartered in
Talbert’s
70SA-RC-RA trailer with tri-axle Jeep dolly, on display at Conexpo
Rensselaer, Indiana, has been building heavy-haul and specialised trailers since 1938, while Geisler has more than 20 years’ experience in the industry and is the current Vice Chair of trade association SC&RA’s Allied Industries Group. “The North American specialised transport industry is on track to end strongly in 2024,”
he says. “Election years often indicate a downturn in inquiries and sales across all industries. This year, however, we’ve seen the demand for heavy-haul trailers mirror previous years rather than the expected downturn. We have been blessed with consistent opportunities in the construction, infrastructure and heavy-haul industries through the end of the year and into 2025.
“Since the passing of the
Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, [which was signed into law by President Biden in November 2021] there has been a boom in construction and infrastructure projects. While large and midsized trailer fleets have pulled back recently, primarily due to increased equipment costs and interest rates remaining high on new purchases, it is common to see cranes on jobsites across the United States and globally, something we take as a positive sign for our customers in the specialised transport industry.”
DEALER EXPANSION And his company is planning to expand: “Talbert is always looking to better serve our customers. One way we plan to do that in 2025 is by strategically adding partners to our dealer network. This includes identifying dealers
36 CRANES TODAY
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55
