14 Yard Truck

When it comes to large-scale construction projects, redi-mix concrete is the go-to solution for quick, consistent, and high-quality concrete. Concrete mixer trucks are key to this process. These heavy-duty vehicles are essential for transporting and delivering redi-mix concrete to job sites, ensuring the material remains workable and fresh.

What Is a Concrete Mixer Truck?

A concrete mixer truck, also known as a transit mixer, is a specialized vehicle used to transport redi-mix concrete from a batching plant to a construction site. The main feature of the truck is its rotating drum, which keeps the concrete in constant motion to prevent it from setting before it’s delivered.

How Does a Concrete Mixer Truck Work?

A concrete mixer truck has a simple but effective mechanism. Once the concrete is mixed at the batching plant, it’s loaded into the truck’s drum. The drum rotates continuously during transit, typically at about 2 to 6 RPM, to keep the concrete from hardening. This rotation is also essential for evenly mixing the concrete and maintaining its quality.

When the truck reaches the job site, the drum’s rotation direction is reversed. This pushes the concrete toward the discharge chute, allowing workers to pour the concrete exactly where it’s needed.

Advantages of Using a Concrete Mixer Truck

Consistency: Redi-mix concrete delivered in a mixer truck offers uniform quality and mix proportions.
Efficiency: These trucks save time by eliminating the need for on-site mixing.
Reduced Labor: Fewer workers are needed to handle the mixing process.

Some Jobs Require the Largest Payloads

A 14-cubic-yard EASI REDI-Mix Truck is an ultra-large, specialized concrete mixer truck designed for continuous pours and heavy-duty commercial projects. While the physical drum capacity is large, fully loaded highway transit typically limits these massive trucks to hauling around 10 to 12 yards at a time due to road weight restrictions.

Specialized Capacity at a Glance

Maximum Payload: Approximately 56,000 pounds of concrete (assuming a standard density of ~ 4,000 lbs./cubic yard)
Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW): Can easily exceed 95,000 pounds when completely full
Operational Use: Ideal for large foundations, highways, and bridge construction where high volume is a priority over tight maneuverability

Operating Considerations

Road Weight Limits: Local municipalities enforce strict bridge laws and weight limits that often prevent a truck from leaving the plant with 14 yards of material.
Slump Adjustments: Maintaining the correct water-to-cement ratio (slump) in such large volumes can require precise admixtures on-site.
Licensing: Drivers require a commercial driver’s license, typically a Class B CDL.

Maintenance and Safety

EASI REDI-Mix Trucks require regular maintenance to ensure safe and reliable operation. Routine inspections should focus on drum rotation, mixing blade life, hydraulics, tires, brakes, and water systems. Drivers must also be trained in safe driving and operation procedures. Since these trucks are top-heavy, special care must be taken on turns and slopes to prevent tipping.

What Makes a Better 14 Yard Truck?

Street Saver

All EASI REDI-Mix Trucks are compatible with the street saver lid, intended to protect the streets from accidental discharge.

Dually Axle

14 Yard EASI-REDI Mix Trucks are equipped with a dually booster axle to provide an increased carrying capacity of 20,000 pounds to meet strict bridge laws.

Reclaimer

A pneumatic reclaimer may be added to any EASI REDI-Mix Truck to aid in washing down at job sites and protecting the environment from waste concrete.

Tool Organizer

Arrange your tools on the back fender with a tool organizer.

Extended Drum

To increase carrying capacity to 14 cubic yards, the cylinder section of an EASI Drum is lengthened, and additional mixing fins are welded in to match the dual helix.