Multiquip expands Maxi-CUBE trailer fleet
Sydney-based operator reaps productivity rewards with new PBS-approved, quad-axle refrigerated trailersMajor Sydney-based transport specialist Multiquip recently took delivery of a new PBS quad-axle trailer from Maxi-CUBE, and it has a further two in the pipeline.
Chicken and egg
Based in Austral, in Sydney’s west, Multiquip was founded in 1984 by Steve and Lucy Mikosic. The couple came from a poultry farming background and saw a need for specialist refrigerated transport, with that ambition driving them to build an operation that now runs around 300 trucks and 300 trailers.
The company first crossed paths with Maxi-CUBE when it purchased a used Maxi-CUBE trailer several year ago, but the positive experience they’ve had with that and subsequent Maxi-CUBE products has cemented the relationship.
“We need reliable and quality products to deliver good service and that’s what we get from our Maxi-CUBE trailers,” says Steve and Lucy’s son, Daniel Mikosic (pictured below), who is Multiquip’s General Manager – Maintenance.
“The quality of these trailers is so good that we’re still using the used trailers that we bought over 10 years ago. Our newer models are just as good. They use the safest, most updated equipment which makes the quality of the end product really good. Everything is up to scratch when you take delivery of these trailers.”
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Daniel works side by side in the family business with older brother Jason, who is the firm’s General Manager, along with Steve and Lucy.
Multiquip runs operations across Brisbane, Tamworth, Newcastle, Sydney, Picton, Griffith, Goulburn and Adelaide. Its operations include live chicken pick-up and transport, delivering feed to farms, and transport of eggs and processed chicken from its hatchery to different sites using 25 Maxi-CUBE refrigerated trailers, manufactured by MaxiTRANS.
Long relationship
“We’ve been buying from MaxiTRANS for a long time,” says Daniel.
“We got our first Maxi-CUBE refrigerated trailer around 15 years ago. It was a used trailer, which is what we started out with. Now we buy all new trailers, recently taking delivery of another new Maxi-CUBE trailer.
“Last year, we purchased some specialised quad-axle trailers, which are bigger than the usual tri-axle trailers. These 26-pallet PBS (Performance-Based Standards) trailers can accommodate larger than normal payload, which is good for our customers as they can move more product with one truck at one time. The trailers are good, they are performing well and the quality is great too, which made us order two more that are due to arrive later this year.”
Daniel says that while the Maxi-CUBE product speaks for itself, it’s the brand’s pricing and customer support that seals the deal.
“Pricing is big for us and we feel with Maxi-CUBE trailers we pay for what we get, but customer service makes a huge difference. It’s one thing to buy a brand of something but if they don’t have the aftersales support then what’s the point?
“With MaxiTRANS we’ve never had any major issue and the couple of minor issues we had in the past, their team got onto it straightaway and resolved it without causing any downtime for us.
“We always deal directly with MaxiTRANS’ NSW State Sales Manager, Glen Sharman, and he always manages to sort out everything for us.”
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