Western Australians are getting the opportunity to get behind the controls of the future of grading technology at WesTrac’s Cat Next Generation Motor Grader Roadshow this month.
The new Cat Next Generation Motor Grader is being brought directly to communities as the main feature of the roadshow touring across regional WA.
The grader’s integrated Cat Grade technology is designed to assist operators in achieving greater accuracy and efficiency on site, with the technology being demonstrated through hands-on machine access during the roadshow.
Following stops in Kojonup and Bunbury in August and Gascoyne Junction from September 4-6, the roadshow is visiting Geraldton from September 8-10 before heading to Kalgoorlie from September 15-17.
Each roadshow stop runs from 10am to 2pm, offering close-up access to the new grader with hands-on machine time, live technology demonstrations and the opportunity to speak with WesTrac product specialists.
WesTrac chief executive Jarvas Croome says the roadshow demonstrates the company’s commitment to bringing the latest Cat technology directly to its regional customers.
“Regional WA is the backbone of this business, with WesTrac supporting thousands of mining, construction, forestry and agriculture customers across the state,” he said.
“Whether it’s a local council maintaining roads in the South West or a global miner grading haul routes in the Pilbara, our regional customers work in some of the toughest conditions in the State, and they deserve direct access to the latest Cat technology.”
WesTrac operatoes regional branches in Bunbury, Geraldton and Kalgoorlie, as well as Karratha, Port Hedland, Newman and Tom Price, supporting customers across the Pilbara, Goldfields and South West.
Mr Croome says the regional branch network plays a key role in supporting councils, private contractors and local civil and construction businesses, while giving regional customers access to new technology.
“It’s important that our regional customers get the same access to new technology, like the Cat Next Generation Motor Grader, as their Perth counterparts especially for local councils and contractors competing for the same civil and construction work,” he said.
He says the regional network also gives customers access to local parts, servicing and technical support.
“For councils maintaining roads across huge shires or private contractors bidding on regional civil works, having a WesTrac branch nearby means parts, service and technical support are on hand rather than a flight or long drive away,” he said.
“That local presence matters when a grader or dozer goes down on a job with a tight deadline, because our regional teams can respond quickly instead of a customer waiting on equipment to be freighted from Perth.”
