Two decades ago, Lyndon Reynolds moved to Adelaide and started building his first custom tow truck. Little did he know then that he was about to change the face of trucking in the South Australian capital. This story is about the man who immortalises superheroes on his lavish custom-built Kenworth wreckers. Article and images supplied…
Kenworth launches its new ‘Legacy’ video. Designed to celebrate the multi-generational businesses that form the backbone of the Australian road transport industry, the video talks to the journeys travelled and the stories created. Featuring a father and son over time, and set against an original musical score, the video was filmed at spectacular locations across…
Innisfail-based Law Transport founder Lance Law always believed the new innovative trailer he’d purchased from Elphinstone Engineering would revolutionise his pole haulage business. But he didn’t realise the benefits would extend far beyond increased payloads. Law Transport recently took delivery of the first Elphinstone EasySteer with Expanda-Skel deck for their pole transport operation. When Lance…
Harvest time in Western Australia’s wheat belt requires more than all hands on deck. It also requires reliable equipment. TransPlus believes they found a good mix with a range of Kenworth models well suited to the task. Australia, as a whole, had a tough year producing crops in 2022, thanks to untimely record spring rainfall…
Rotorua Forest Haulage Company is setting new productivity standards in New Zealand’s Kaingaroa Forest with a C509 Kenworth hauling three trailers in a road train configuration. There is a big smile on Jake Roger’s dial! He is doing the job he has dreamed of since accompanying his great-grandfather and father – driving ‘Off-highway’ trucks in…
The Legend SAR continues the company’s Anzac theme featured across their fleet, with a complete bunk mural on each sleeper side commemorating the Battle of Beersheba – 31st of October 1917. They rode for victory. They rode for Australia. Legends all of Them. The sleeper’s rear features a tribute to the 1982 film Man from…
PACCAR AUSTRALIA APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR Leading truck manufacturer and technology company PACCAR Australia has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, Damian Smethurst, who will officially take charge on Monday, 8 May 2023. Damian has been with PACCAR Australia for 25 years. He has held leadership positions of increasing responsibility, including Director of…
Merely mention the term Central Tyre Inflation in just about any trucking depot around the country, and the first name that springs into your mind is Andrew Kee. That’s purely because he’s spent the best part of the past three decades as the go-to man for CTI systems Down Under. Watch how CTI works on…
Cummins set to launch its entirely new 15-litre engine platform, Down Under at the Brisbane Truck Show. Called the X15D. The new engines will deliver the highest-ever outputs for a Cummins truck engine while setting new standards for fuel efficiency at ultra-low emissions levels. “With the all-new X-series platform, Cummins is taking the internal combustion…
The Hella Rallye 4000 driving lights on our K200 had covered over 1 million kilometres and were still working when we removed them from the truck as the new owner requested a light bar. Consequently, they ended up in a box under the bench until a few months ago. I dragged out the box, dusted…