Weather gods spare truck fans at Alexandra Truck Show
One of these years on the Sunday of the King’s Birthday weekend, it is absolutely going to bucket down in Victoria’s high country.
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Saluting the new Mack Anthem
God Save the King? Definitely not. Advance Australia Fair? Star Spangled Banner? The latter is probably most apt as the Anthem in question is by Mack – that well known American brand.
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Lindsay Brothers staff gather for special celebration in Coffs Harbour
The history of Lindsay Brothers Transport, and its successor, Lindsay Australia Limited, has been well documented over the years.
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UD Quon pulling power put to the test in trying conditions
When I mentioned on social media that I’d been behind the wheel of a UD Quon, the responses were overwhelmingly in the positive.
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Record numbers for Crawlin’ the Hume vintage truck run
Before dawn they gathered, filling the car park of the old Ford factory at Campbellfield on the northern edge of Melbourne, and the starting point of Crawlin’ the Hume.
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Electric? Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it
Back in 2019 I test drove the then brand new Fuso eCanter. So new in fact that the info screen was in Japanese. This was the first full electric truck I’d driven and to say I was blown away was an understatement.
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Is this the greatest Legend of all?
Anyone who has read my writings on the Cornwills will know that I am an unabashed fan of the family. The reasons are twofold: they are the best bunch of blokes you’d ever wish to meet, and their trucks – all their trucks – are a sight to behold.
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Record numbers soak in a history of trucking at Lancefield
Drive 70km north of Melbourne and you’ll find the picturesque town of Lancefield with its 2743 inhabitants.
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What the Closing Loopholes Bill means for trucking
The National Road Freighters Association (NRFA) conference held recently at Shepparton became in part, a celebration of the passing of the Closing Loopholes Bill in the halls of Canberra.
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Perfect timing for truckies’ annual summit
The National Road Freighters Association (NRFA) came together on February 10 for their annual conference, this year held at Shepparton, Victoria, and the timing could not have been better, given the Closing Loopholes Bill was passed just a couple of days prior.
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