WA debut for big Cat

Just two months after its release at the 2015 Brisbane Truck Show, Cat Trucks says its new CT630HD has generated huge interest – and sales – at the 2015 Perth Truck & Trailer Show, which took place in the WA capital recently over July 24 to 26.

WA Cat Trucks dealer WesTrac said the response to the new model – the first in the Cat Trucks stable to be rated for a road train triple format – was exceptional.

"We knew there would be plenty of interest in the CT630HD but the level of enquiry for the full range of Cat trucks was beyond our best expectations," said Peter Calligaro, WesTrac Cat Trucks Business Unit Manager.

"There were two HDs on our stand and both were sold even before the show doors opened."

On display at the WesTrac stand was the first CT630HD to be sold in Australia, the model recently purchased by Sean Carren, Managing Director of Perth-based Goldstar Transport.

The second CT630HD, meanwhile, was purchased just minutes before the show opened, following call from Newmont Corporation's John Nicoletti.

"He'd briefly seen the truck the day before and in no uncertain terms told me he wanted that truck and not to sell it to anyone else," said Calligaro.

Newmont Corporation is based at Merredin, 260km east of Perth, and has major interest in grain and livestock.

"Newmont has diverse transport needs which obviously include road train triples, so John Nicoletti's decision to purchase a CT630HD off the stand is certainly a strong endorsement for the features of the model," Calligaro continued.

The two CT630HDs were complemented by a CT630SC, which continues its push for B-double and B-triple applications.

"That's what made this year's Perth show such a good event for WesTrac and Cat Trucks," Calligaro said.

"The Western Australian trucking industry covers a massive range of roles, from local trucks to east-west linehaul and, of course, the double and triple road train sector.

"Now we have trucks for all those applications and while the CT630HD is an extremely important new model, there was no shortage of interest in the entire range from a broad cross-section of operators, including some who had travelled a very long way to see the trucks."