Volvo and Vawdrey Foodbank combination passes 1,000 tonnes in first year
Foodbank NSW & ACT’s Volvo FH I-Save and Vawdrey refrigerated trailer have moved more than 1,000 tonnes of food and produce in their first 12 months.
Scania G- and R-series score five stars in Euro NCAP truck safety tests
Scania’s G- and R-series have achieved five stars in Euro NCAP’s haulage assessment, including a 96% crash-avoidance score.
Big lifts, bigger Scanias: LinCon builds an all-wheel-drive fleet for Australia’s toughest access jobs
LinCon is adding 6×6 and 8×8 Scanias carrying Palfinger platforms up to 75 metres, while a 660 hp V8 prime mover takes on its biggest 103-metre units.
Reaching the Peak: the story behind Sir Harold
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 19 (2019)
Everything Region Peak owner Brian Harper does has meaning and purpose, including a Kenworth T909 honouring his father, Harold Francis Harper.
Dave Vella’s orange-accented Kenworth T909
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 19 (2019)
Dave Vella’s dream Kenworth T909 is 18 months in the making and finished with a distinctive orange accent.
Old school, new school: Raygal’s two T900s
From the Australian Custom Trucks archive (2020)
Raygal Landscapes built two very different interpretations of the Kenworth T900: a ground-up 1992 rebuild and a working T900 Legend.
Loadstar Reborn: rebuilding a truck from Phil Ellbourn’s past
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 8 (2016)
Phil Ellbourn tracked down an International Loadstar from his early driving years and asked Kuchel Custom Trucks to rebuild it without erasing its history.
Can’t Get Enough: Igor Gedri’s K100E keeps an era alive
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 8 (2016)
Five days a week driving trucks was not enough for Igor Gedri, so he bought a restored 1990 Kenworth K100E for weekends and truck shows.
Devil Dog: Ross Transport’s 40th-anniversary Mack
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 8 (2016)
Ross Transport celebrated 40 years with its first Mack in more than 30 years, a custom Super-Liner named Devil Dog.
Black Betty: Barry Elms’ Peterbilt 389 dream machine
Originally published in Australian Custom Trucks, Issue 8 (2016)
Barry Elms took the plunge and bought his dream machine, a 2014 Peterbilt 389. Chris Smith spent some time talking to Barry about his time in transport and his new truck Black Betty.