The Bullet Burnout Truck made an impressive comeback at the annual Summernats festival in Canberra. Laurie Williams, owner of North Queensland Truck and Machinery Movements, has given the Bullet Burnout Truck a new start. The heavily-modified Western Star 4800 is powered by a Detroit 16V92 two-stroke engine, rated...
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Scania has released its latest member of its autonomous family, the Scania AXL, a fully autonomous concept truck, without a cab. In what is another milestone in the development of heavy self-driving vehicles, a group of Scania experts in different fields have teamed up and developed a concept...
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Perth-based hotshot operator Dananni Haulage recently added two custom Freightliner CL112s to its growing fleet. The unique 6×2 trucks were set-up with a 7.8m tray, a spacious 48-inch sleeper cab and a retractable lazy rear axle, a unique specification perfect for the application. Dananni Haulage specialises in hotshot...
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Haulin’ has teamed up with Ultra Vision, Australia’s No.1 manufacturer of LED lighting for extreme environments to supply its best products to the Australian trucking industry at the Brisbane Truck Show. “The products offered by Ultra Vision are targeted to our demographic and they share the same ethos,...
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If you are a veteran of the transport industry there is little doubt you would know the name John “Ferret” Moran. He was a truckie, a writer and managed to help raise a over $26 million for charities that help kids as the founder of Convoy for Kids....
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Our New Zealand correspondent John Murphy catches up with Morpheus, a customised Kenworth K108 working the eastern Bay of Plenty on the North Island. Morpheus is a name with a long historical tale, originally the mythological Greek god of dreams, this century the name has found a new...
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Heavy Haulage Australia’s Managing Director Jon Kelly makes an impression anywhere he goes. He is an expert at portraying an image and building a brand with his immaculate looking trucks. Chris Smith talks to Jon about HHA, customisation and the latest Western Star 6900 Butch Cassidy also named...
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Gary West has one of the most customised Scania’s in the world. It wasn’t just the uniqueness of the Black Amber or its 730 horses that attracted him – it was also its credentials as a work horse that made the decision to purchase an easy one. With...
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Mustapha “Mussy” Deen is unashamedly a Mack fan, and when the opportunity to buy the 50th Anniversary Titan or Superliner came about he was able to acquire the much sort after 1988 identifier for this prized collectors’ edition truck. Australian Custom Trucks writer and photographer Warren Aitken spent...
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For Steve Lawler, 10 years have gone by quickly, and in that time he has been able to build a reputable customisation business offering his customers quality, service and reliability. Australian Custom Trucks has a special Q&A with SLS Group to celebrate 10 years in business. It’s been...
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