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Here is a prime example of how the three tier government system in Australia is holding back a transport industry wanting to improve efficiency and outcomes. This New Zealand combination featured on the Big Lorry Blog is on the road and getting the job done while the same concept in Australia is sitting rotting in [...]

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Originally uploaded by Tim Giles

Here’s a short video I took on the test drive of an 8×4 DAF hauling palletised Coca Cola around the Gold Coast. It’s a beautiful winter’s day with bright sunshine as the truck pulls away from the Conrad Jupiter Casino and heads towards the high rises of Surfers Paradise. You can [...]

The latest sales figures released by the Truck Industry Council (ERG) and those released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries (VFACTS) are in agreement, truck sales are down but not getting any worse.
After a catastrophic fall coming into 2009 the sales figures have stabilised at a level over 30% lower than 2008 according to [...]

 
 
Australia’s love affair with Kenworth trucks is talked about all over the world as can be seen from this story on Brian Weatherley’s BigLorry Blog in the UK.
 
The shot is of a DAF steel truck parked up outside the Brown and Hurley dealership in Brisbane with the truck driver telling people he wanted a Kenworth [...]