How to Reduce Refrigerated Trailer Fuel Costs on Long-Haul Runs If your fridge motor is quietly burning a hole in your margins, you’re not alone. Refrigerated-trailer fuel costs are rising across Australia. Diesel reefer consumption is under scrutiny, long-haul refrigerated transport operators are feeling the squeeze, and the numbers are getting harder to ignore. Protran…
Freighter at 80: The Name That Carries Australia Every trailer has a story. Some carry freight. Others carry history. For eighty years, Freighter has done both, standing quietly behind the trucks that opened highways, built industries, and connected a continent. This is the story of the trailer brand that became part of Australia’s backbone. Long…
No Compromises for this heavy specked Goldfields Road Train. There is a fine art in specifying an extreme heavy-duty truck that is robust enough to endure the off-highway punishment of mine site corrugated haul roads and rough bush exploration tracks, yet light enough to deliver a viable payload. We sent Howard Shanks to Western Australia’s…
FTE 28 Pallet Split Quad Review The quiet integration of a proven PBS workhorse into mainstream Australian freight Split quad trailers are not new. They have been quietly proving themselves on Australia’s PBS network for years. What is changing now is their integration into everyday fleet operations, as more operators recognise their ability to deliver…
Scania Torques the Fork How a former firefighter built one of Australia’s most versatile delivery fleets. One problem, one truck, and one opportunity at a time For Fork2U founder Peter McCormack, reliability was never negotiable. After a career in the fire brigade, he built his delivery fleet around Scania 420P rigid trucks, combining dependable Swedish…
Proven, Not Promised How Aussie CTI raises the standard for central tyre inflation systems! By the time a piece of Aussie CTI equipment is bolted onto a working truck, it has already lived a life. Not on the highway yet, but on the bench, under scrutiny, being pushed to the limit, measured, scored, and judged…
IVECO: Thriving While the Market Hits the Brakes Let’s not sugarcoat it. 2025 was a bruiser for the Australian truck market. According to full-year Truck Industry Council data, total sales slid backwards by almost 12 per cent compared to 2024: less demand, fewer orders, plenty of hand wringing. And yet, while much of the industry…
Protran Solutions Launches World-First Solar-Powered Refrigerated Trailers on Australian Roads Australian Cold Chain Logistics Is About to Run on Sunshine Protran Solutions, Australia’s leading transport refrigeration specialist, is bringing a world-first innovation to local roads with the launch of the Sunswap Endurance. This fully solar-powered refrigerated trailer keeps food cold without burning a single drop…
Up the Dusty Track | A Classic Road Trains Story Some stories don’t age. They just gather dust, kilometres, and proof. First written more than twenty years ago, this classic Roadtrains story revisits Northwest Queensland, the Schmidts, and the equipment that is still out there working today. A note from the author Some stories don’t…
Scania Dandenong Top Team earns World Finals berth, set to represent Australia in Sweden. Australia’s Scania Dandenong Top Team has earned a place at the World Finals in Sweden, proving that when the pressure is on and the clock is ticking, calm teamwork and great technical skill still win the day. Imagine Top Gear, but…