With a big construction project, you’ll need to hire a variety of machines—from wheel loaders to excavators, dump trucks to rollers, all of which will need to be transported to your site.

Machines come in all shapes and sizes, weights, and functions. Getting the machines on to a site is a massive undertaking, and will require the correct knowledge and expertise. The operators will need to have tried and tested insights into proper processes, rigging equipment, permits, and safety procedures.

For these reasons, you need to hire the right people, driving the best prime-movers and trailers to get your equipment safely and quickly to your site. Hiring qualified operators will help you move your assets in the most efficient way, ensuring that all your resources stay in pristine condition.

One of the most trusted team is KEE Transport, and we’ve gathered all the reasons you should invest in our services:

You protect your assets

Although it may be tempting to look at the budget as the main deciding factor when choosing a transport company in Perth, your assets will be better off with experienced contractors who are familiar with loading and unloading heavy plant machinery. For this reason, it’s better to look at companies with a demonstrated record for good service, and operators who have a wealth of experience behind them. This will ensure that your equipment doesn’t end up damaged or lost.

Pricing and packages will always be part of the deal, but your drivers should have plenty of knowledge and information about rules and regulations, particularly when it comes to the states they need to travel in.

Hiring the right transport company also means you’ll be protected by insurance, should an accident happen.

To avoid any loss on your end, make sure to hire the right transport operators, whose know-how and good judgment could save you in the long-run. They need to satisfy not only your needs and preferences but also industry standards and state regulations.

You’ll have a safer project site

Safety has always been a top priority when it comes to transport companies since their operators are loading and unloading machinery weighing tonnes, and worth millions of dollars. Simply put, proper safety protocols need to be followed right at the beginning, and this can only be ensured through proper preparation and planning.

By using experienced operators, you can ensure that you have access to a team of professional riggers, all of whom will create a smooth transport plan specifically for your job. They’ll be using the latest prime movers, low-loaders, trailers, and technologies to support plans and quotes, all of which can further help protect your assets.

Work With A Talented Pool Of Operators—Leave It To The Operating Experts

Contrary to popular belief, cheaper isn’t always better. Transporting your assets will only be smooth if you hire the right people—with ample experience, skills, and knowledge, you’ll ensure that your heavy equipment remains safe and secure. It’s never a good idea to take risks when so much is at stake. Purchasing machinery is an investment, and one wrong move will mean pouring money down the drain. For this reason, never hesitate to hire the best transport experts in the country.

For the best transport in Perth, KEE Transport has you covered. We offer a team of experienced operators who drive well-maintained prime movers and low-loaders to transport your machines all over the country. We guarantee quality services, ensuring your assets remain safe and sound throughout the journey. Reach out to us today to learn more.

KEE Surfacing: News In Brief

This quarter, we have invested in updating our crew trucks with additional safety equipment. We have implemented smart Autonomous Emergency Braking (AEB) systems on all crew vehicles, to prioritise our continuing commitment to safety.

As part of our safety initiative, and in addition to our profiling machines, perimeter lighting has now been installed on our paving machines, to ensure exclusion zones are clearly identified.

In November, Team KEE (pictured) competed in the prestigious AAPA Golf Day, at Wembley Golf Course. The whole industry looks forward to this yearly event, where everyone gets to have a bit of banter between fellow surfacing companies while enjoying the green. We were very happy to come away as the winning team, not only in the men’s division but also in the women’s division.

All of our teams have been very busy in the last few months. KEE Spray Seal has been on a big campaign up in the Pilbara and is also currently in Williams sealing 140 kilometres of shoulder widenings from Williams to Armadale.

KEE Profiling has started nightshift on DownerMouchel, and on the freeway with 70 shifts set until completion. KEE Asphalt has been busy with night works, local government, and new works across the state.

Next year’s forecast of projects looks very promising for the whole industry.

Words by Teokotai (Bumpy) Samuel, KEE Surfacing

email me at teokotai@keegroup.com.au

“The most inspiring person I have ever met is my grandfather,” said KEE’s newest recruit, Kazumi Chaplin. And there’s a reason as to why the 18-year-old is so in awe. Akira Masuda is a real legend. At 85 years old, he is the oldest surviving Japanese pearl diver in Broome.

Miracle Survival

“At the age of 20, he left Wakayama Prefecture in Japan to seek work in Australia so he could send money home to his family,” she said. “The Japanese were well-regarded by the pearling masters and he took on the incredibly dangerous job of diving for pearls.” There is a powerful exhibition at the Broome Historical Museum, showing what these incredible men and women had to endure. In fact, the copper helmet the divers had to wear is displayed at the entrance of the museum.

“Many of his fellow divers died because of the poor equipment or from getting decompression sickness, known as the bends,” said Kazumi, “They dived to depths of 50m carrying equipment weighing around 130kg, and wearing a copper helmet. It was so dangerous, it is a miracle he survived”.

Mr. Masuda stayed in Broome and started a new life, marrying Evelyn, a local woman with Aboriginal heritage, and from there they started their own family.

Kazumi lived with her parents and siblings in Broome before moving to Perth to take on the role of trainee fuel driver in Perth.

Traineeship For An Indigenous Person

“It was my cousin who told me about the traineeship, she works for Rio Tinto and saw that KEE Bundu was looking for fuel drivers”. The traineeship is an initiative of NEWest Alliance. Their procurement team put a submission into the government to fund a traineeship for an indigenous person. “The fuel business is an incredibly closed industry”, said KEE Fuel Manager Leigh Haywood, “and we wanted to open it up”. With contributions from Rob Carr, Duratec, Ertec, and BMD, KEE was able to get the ball rolling.

KEE Group’s Craig “Yak” Bell has been a fuel operator for over fifteen years and, alongside Brian Richards, will help mentor Kazumi. “You never stop learning,” he said about his career, “the job is continually changing.” Yak generally starts work at 3.30am. “It’s quite an autonomous job,” he said, “the best practice is to stringently keep to the guidelines, there are no short-cuts in this game”. Yak says the only way to ensure water-tight safety is to stick to the rules, to the letter. “Safety is paramount, this is what has been drilled into us, this is what we will teach Kazumi”.

Kazumi is a very confident driver and passed her driving test the first time. She now has to complete a Heavy Goods Vehicle and a Dangerous Goods Licence before she can become a full-time fuel driver. The traineeship will take three years to complete.

Words and picture by Katharyn Quinn