A Man, A Dream and a very big Kenworth. Words and Photography by Rod Simmonds. There’s a certain romance to livestock transport. Not the rose-petal sort—they don’t make scented candles called Essence of Effluent Tank—but a gritty, uniquely rural professionalism born in the dust, dung and dawn chill of stockyards across Australia and New Zealand. It’s…
First Aerodyne on Logs in NZ: Nigel Laing’s Mighty K220 Takes on the Rimutaka Ranges Words and Photography by Rod Simmonds There’s a certain logic among seasoned log-truck operators: if you’re going to order a new Kenworth K220, you may as well make it something special. For Wairarapa operator Nigel Laing, that meant going all-in; the first K220…
Click the play button to listen to How Aussie CTI Conquers the Rugged Tasmanian Northwest. Hauling logs through the steep, unforgiving terrain of Tasmania’s northwest coast is no easy feat. For seasoned logging contractor Max Jones and his team at Seamax, the challenge of navigating rough tracks, deep mud, and sharp inclines was a daily battle—until…