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The 37CX is designed to stand up to heavy duty applications, such as livestock transport. Image: JOST<\/p>\nFor Cannon Trailers, JOST has been the go-to choice for fifth wheels. Image: JOST<\/p>\n
A specialist manufacturer of livestock trailers, Cannon Trailers prides itself on its quality workmanship \u2013 with its product renowned for standing up to anything that gets thrown their way.<\/p>\n
As such, every part of part of the build process is carefully thought out \u2013 from the engineering, using the highest quality Australian steel, through to the choice of component suppliers.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe only use products that have been tested and proven in the field. Australia is the harshest operating environment on the planet. If it\u2019s going to work here, it can work everywhere,\u201d said Joe Cannon, Purchasing Manager at Cannon Trailers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAt the end of the day, you don\u2019t compromise on the quality of your product. If you put something on that\u2019s unproven, you\u2019re letting your client down and yourself down. It\u2019s the Cannon name on the side of our trailers, so it\u2019s our reputation.\u201d<\/p>\n
And it\u2019s for this reason, that JOST has been the company\u2019s go-to supplier for fifth wheels \u2013 namely the heavy-duty 37CX fifth wheel.<\/p>\n
The 37CX is designed to stand up to heavy duty applications, such as livestock transport. Image: JOST<\/p>\n
A product well suited to livestock transport, the 37CX features an increased imposed load rating, high D-Value, beefed up casting, and foot cushions ideal for arduous applications, including multiple trailer combinations operating in difficult terrain. The product also features JOST\u2019s special E-Coating, for additional corrosion protection.<\/p>\n
Based in Queensland, Cannon Trailers was started by Joe\u2019s brother Blu Cannon, a former livestock driver, in 1997. It\u2019s a true family operation, with Blu continuing to lead the business as Director, working together with his sons, Rod Cannon serving as Manager and Dan Cannon as Foreman.<\/p>\n
The relationship with JOST is one that has endured since the company\u2019s humble beginnings.<\/p>\n
\u201cEverything we do is custom built, however the 37CX is the standard fifth wheel we use. We offer clients fifth wheel options from different manufacturers, but on about 90 per cent of our builds, the fifth wheels are JOST,\u201d said Joe.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe 37CX is designed with livestock and other heavy duty applications in mind. It has a six-bolt saddle design, rather than the usual four-bolt, giving it extra strength. We\u2019ve had a really good run with this product.\u201d<\/p>\n
Along with fifth wheels, Cannon Trailers turns to JOST for its king pin and landing leg needs too.<\/p>\n
In terms of support, Joe says JOST\u2019s service has been second to none. \u201cJOST in Brisbane has been exceptional \u2013 whenever we\u2019ve needed any help, they\u2019ve bent over backwards. They\u2019ve also got really good stock availability too and it\u2019s easy to get parts through JOST\u2019s national network, if you ever need them,\u201d explained Joe.<\/p>\n
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Along with fifth wheels, Cannon Trailers turns to JOST for king pins and landing legs too. Image: JOST<\/p>\n
Transport operator Shanahan\u2019s Livestock Transport has seen the value in Cannon Trailers and JOST\u2019s products for many years.<\/p>\n
Operating for over 20 years, it has two depots, located in Albury\/Wodonga and Toowoomba \u2013 with its fleet of 35 prime movers and around 85 trailers used to transport cattle mainly across the eastern seaboard, as well into South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia.<\/p>\n
Company Owner and Director Dom Shanahan says at least 55 of his trailers wear the Cannon name, operating as B-doubles and B-triples.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe quality of these trailers is second to none. I wouldn\u2019t keep going back otherwise. We\u2019d be lining up for about the 50th set of B-double trailers from them.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe turn our trucks and trailers over every six years, and even after that time, these trailers still have a lot of life left in them. I have repeat buyers that keep coming back to buy our used trailers because they know the quality that goes into a Cannon.\u201d<\/p>\n
Dom added that he\u2019s used JOST fifth wheels from the beginning. \u201cWe\u2019ve had a very good run out of JOST for a long while. We sell those trailers with the turntables on them, and they\u2019re a very good and easily serviceable item, that can eventually be rebuilt as well.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe always run the heavy duty 37CX fifth wheel \u2013 it\u2019s custom built for this application. In what we do, we\u2019re loaded up to our weight limits most of the time. When transporting cattle, with the moving load, it puts a lot of pressure on your fifth wheels, so you really can\u2019t cut corners on fifth wheels in our game.\u201d<\/p>\n
The quality and longevity of a Cannon trailer is testament to the workmanship that goes into every build, bolstered by the use of only the best quality components.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur trailers aren\u2019t built to a price, they\u2019re built to a standard, that\u2019s our motto. We\u2019re not the oldest livestock trailer manufacturer, but we\u2019ve built a product through listening to customers.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnd that\u2019s why people keep coming back to us, because if you want the best cattle trailer, you buy a Cannon.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"For Cannon Trailers, JOST has been the go-to choice for fifth wheels. Image: JOST A specialist manufacturer of…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":830200,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[64,63,105],"class_list":["post-830199","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-technology","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-technology"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830199","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830199"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830199\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/830200"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830199"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830199"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830199"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}