For Luke Keam, running a rural transport operation follows the fluctuations of farming and the weather but he has built up an impressive fleet of trucks over the last 10 years from his base at Wangaratta in north-east Victoria.
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Rigs rumble in Rutherglen
The 2025 ANZAC Day weekend saw the north-east Victorian town of Rutherglen play host to the annual Rutherglen Rumble, drawing all manner of vehicles to the town’s showgrounds.
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The Depot museum delights in Deni
Situated at the junction of the Cobb and Riverina Highways in the Riverina region of NSW, Deniliquin is a trucking town, and the Purtill family has been a prominent name in all things transport with a history in the area going back to 1951.
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Thor and Trai tackle the big towing jobs
For Canberra based tow-truck operator Trai Hildebrand, putting ‘Thor’, his Scania heavy wrecker unit on display at the Cooma Motorfest late last year gave him both the chance to both show off his impressive rig and enjoy a rare day off.
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From little things, big things grow for family transport business
‘From little things, big things grow’ adorns the fleet of vehicles owned by Mick Johnson of Cooma, and it sums up nicely the evolution of his family’s company, which has grown from a two-man operation in 2006 to one which today runs a number of trucks and employs 14 people.
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Punt on Facebook auction pays off for operator
“Well, I started my own excavation business and needed a truck, so this is my first one, and it’s a pretty cool truck to start with!”
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Towering Volvo Globetrotter has been around the planet
It would be rare to attend a historic truck rally or show somewhere throughout southern Australia and not see the towering Volvo Globetrotter F12 of Jeff Johnston lined up on display amongst the other attendees.
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Hef’s historic hauler on show
The purchase of an International ACCO 3070 a few years back as a project truck saw the wheel turn full circle for Terry Heffer from West Wyalong in New South Wales.
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Four decades of timber and toil for hard-working logging operator
As Mark Rodwell explained, “I finished school in ‘84 and went into the bush – the only trade I knew was hard work – chainsaws, loaders, bulldozers. Just getting multiskilled in most things that needed to be done. I don’t know that you could call it a trade, but you could put your hand to most things.”
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Specialised Scania plays critical role for Sydney firies
The Sydney Central Business District is just about the last place you would consider when thinking trucks.
But if you take a walk down Castlereagh Street to the Fire Rescue New South Wales (FRNSW) City of Sydney 001 Fire Station, you will find a highly specialised twin-steer Scania P420 providing a critical role in fire and emergency response within the city area.
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