The rough-road cost belongs in the job calculation
Rosie acknowledged that road conditions affect vehicles and maintenance. Operators need their own evidence to put a price on that exposure.
Equipment
The telematics quote: what is compulsory and what are you adding?
Separate the basic monitoring service, weighing equipment and optional fleet tools before comparing the monthly price.
Volvo’s electric heavy-hauler pushes to 80 tonnes
Volvo has used IAA Transportation 2026 to push battery-electric heavy haulage further, unveiling an FH Electric variant rated to 80 tonnes GCW with megawatt charging.
500 Tesla Semis are going into one freight network — and the network is the real story
A planned 500-truck Tesla Semi deployment highlights the charging, scheduling and software challenge behind fleet-scale electrification.
Buying for PBS productivity: work backwards from the freight and the route
More carrying capacity creates value when it can be used. Gavin Hill's productivity argument starts a practical equipment conversation.
720 km without a charging stop: electric long-haul keeps stretching its legs
MAN’s latest electric long-haul configuration shows how quickly battery-electric truck range is moving beyond short urban work.
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 4 (2014)
King of Bull Bars: inside King Bars
King Bars has strengthened its brand with a new product range and a new NSW agent, the A & I Autogroup. Australian Custom Trucks talks to the King Bars team about its…
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 4 (2014)
One Stop Shop: A & I Custom Chrome & Accessories
A & I Custom Chrome & Accessories is building a reputation for providing great service, unique customisation and has become Sydney’s one-stop-shop for all styles and levels of truck customising.
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 2 (2013)
Brilliant Bars: inside AJ’s Total Truck Gear
Words and photography by Chris Smith. A polished bullbar can look simple once it is bolted to the front of a truck. ACT’s visit to AJ’s Total Truck Gear at Torrington, near…
From the Australian Custom Trucks archive (2020)
Old school, new school: Raygal’s two T900s
Raygal Landscapes built two very different interpretations of the Kenworth T900: a ground-up 1992 rebuild and a working T900 Legend.