As a major tourist destination, production hub featuring a free trade zone, Penang is hungry for raw materials and transport solutions to export goods to all parts of the world. Whi le not the biggest port in Malaysia, Penang manages around 1.5 Millon TEUs annually. Speaking to Asian Trucker was Teoh Ying Hua, Finance Director, Juta Cahaya Gemilang Group of Companies (JCG), about her experience of adding a HAMMAR sideloader to their fleet of trucks.

Within the group of companies, JCG offers logistics services and manages road transport for their clients as a one-stop solution provider. “Mostly, our transports are from the customs to the warehouses and factories of our customers here in Penang and across Peninsular Malaysia,” she said. At the moment, JCG has a fleet of 50 trucks, whereby the latest addition of the HAMMAR sideloader has helped to enhance the operational flow tremendously according to her.

“Typically, we move heavy goods, such as plastic resin, which requires strong and durable equipment to move it.” Oftentimes it is the customer who requests the sideloader to manage the containers. JCG expects an expansion of the business, having added new trucks, and the HAMMAR sideloader to support the growth of the company. The roads on the island may be challenging due to narrow roads in places, however, the drivers have had no issues with the handling of the equipment thus far. For now, the more experienced drivers employed by JCG get to give the HAMMAR a go.

Although sideloaders are not a common sight in Penang, Teoh is confident that the investment will pay dividends. “Our plans to buy more trucks may go in tandem with the addition of more of these sideloaders.”