Like Australia, coal is the United States’ abundant fossil fuel. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the United States has approximately 1.7 trillion tons of known coal reserves, not to mention an astronomical amount of undiscovered reserves. According to Simon Agar, General Manager, Air Springs Supply, and just as Australian power utilities and mining operations are seeking efficient ways to process their product, so also has this US utility employed air springs of a type widely used in Australia to achieve higher reliability and less downtime. Air Springs Supply distribute throughout Australia the type of air springs involved.