Graeme Kelly, owner of Kraft Engineering based in Ngongotaha, believes he has built the longest truck on the roads.
His latest Super B creation measures in at 24.8 metres long and is designed to haul 62.8 tones, taking advantage of the high-productivity motor vehicle rules.
It’s the second curtained Super B to be built by Kraft – who have a 24 staff – and the first hit the road in January.
His first Super B was a logger which was snapped up by Japanese owned forestry company Pan Pac, who have since ordered another.
Another four companies are reportedly showing interest in the oversized trucks.
Kelly believes the larger companies will soon pick up the ball and ramp up production of HPMV units.
Negatively dubbed ‘monster trucks’ by some, Kelly says the trucks have the ability to carry loads that before would have been spread across two or three smaller units, and therefore have the potential for fewer journeys covered by fewer trucks.
