The aptly named Burdekin Duck Roadhouse located at Sellheim beside the Flinders Highway is a nice place for truckies to pull up.
Going digital in transport to deliver better outcomes
The start of 2022 has brought with it many challenges. We thought we were seeing the back of the Covid-19 pandemic, but the Omicron variant reared its ugly head. Wild weather across the east coast has impacted roads and transport. The result? Stressed workforces and headaches for drivers.
Engineered to succeed
PACCAR Australia chief engineer Noelle Parlier is driving Kenworth and DAF into the future. Originally from Kirkland, Washington, she has held the role of chief engineer at PACCAR Australia since October 2018, however her work with the truck manufacturer began much earlier.
Flannagan’s fleet keeps the wheels moving
In every direction from the remote high country Victorian township of Omeo, the roads out go up over a range of mountains or along a river valley, with the annual variations in weather keeping road crews busy keeping the roads open and maintained. Read more
Engineering feat that ‘reinvents the wheel’
A father and son team are kicking goals in a big way at Inland Petroleum, with an innovative new 30m PBS A-double by Tieman set to shake things up even further.
Vale Nadia Soutar, a true icon of her time
It is with a heavy heart that I share the news of the passing of a true industry icon Nadia Soutar who passed away peacefully at home with her family by her side on February 18, aged 75. Read more
Truckies sing praises of Caiguna Roadhouse on Nullarbor
Western Australia’s BP Caiguna Roadhouse is located on the Eyre Highway in Western Australia and sees around 200 trucks a week stop by. Read more
Isuzu sights sector clean sweep
If you ask Andrew Harbison, director and chief operating officer of Isuzu Australia, it’s not a case of if Isuzu rolls out a new linehaul prime mover in this market, but when.
Built in ’78 and resto still going great
“I only ever drove one 3070 in my life, around 1973-1974…Willaton’s in Morwell owned one. It was a single drive, but I always had a bit of an attraction to them, and this one came up.”
Hendrickson launches new website
Hendrickson Asia Pacific, global supplier of commercial vehicle suspensions, has announced the launch of its new website.