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…
There’s a moment just after first light when the Martinborough Transport Ltd yard feels less like a working depot and more like a rolling display of pride and craftsmanship. Lined up beneath the Wairarapa sky is a fleet finished in a rich, unmistakable green, cut cleanly by bold silver stripes that accentuate the lines of each cab…
Fitzy’s Patch: Livestock Miles, Long Roads and a Whole Lot of Heart Words and Photography by Rod Simmonds. There are parts of New Zealand where the land doesn’t just roll – it breathes. Long, slow rises, deep green valleys and ridgelines that seem to drift off into cloud. The Northern Wairarapa is one of those…
Thrown straight into paddocks, dirt roads and heavy A-Double work, MINX Haulage’s new Mack Super-Liner has skipped the run-in period and gone straight to proving itself in real Australian conditions. Some trucks ease into their working life. This one was thrown straight in the deep end. Matt Egan’s new Mack Super-Liner didn’t get a gentle…
Starting With a Clean Sheet: How Scania Is Powering Gouge Linen’s Regional Rise Supplied by Scania Australia By any measure, regional Victoria is a big patch to cover. Yet every day, and well into the night, bright white Gouge Linen trucks spool out across the state and southern New South Wales, quietly sustaining the accommodation,…
Scania’s Split-Second Stunt: When Autonomous Engineering Meets Human Courage Information supplied by Scania Australia. There are moments in transport history when engineering, innovation and sheer human nerve align so precisely that they redefine what we believe is possible. Scania’s latest autonomous demonstration is one of those moments—a world-first achievement in which two self-driving heavy vehicles…
Visy Powers Ahead with 30 New Mercedes-Benz Actros in National Fleet Upgrade Visy Logistics has taken a major step in modernising its Australian truck fleet, rolling out 30 brand new Mercedes-Benz Actros prime movers. The move marks the first stage of a significant renewal program that could see as many as 90 new trucks joining…
APCO Fuels Growth with Scania Prime Movers Across Victoria Victorian-based independent fuel retailer APCO Service Stations has taken a decisive step forward in its transport operations, adding Scania prime movers to its fleet – a move that has quickly proven its worth in both driver satisfaction and operational performance. The Anderson family-run company, better known as the Anderson Petroleum Company, has…
Regular readers would recall that we’ve reported on several tri-drive units operating in high productivity heavy road train applications over the last few years. Truth be told, the site of a tri-drive or “tridem” road train with four to six trailers in tow is indeed an impressive sight. Their daily payloads undoubtedly would have made…
Click the play button to listen to “Breaking the Mold: Bendix’s Manufacturing Revolution”. Bendix: 70 Years on the Brakes – Still Driving Australian Innovation Seventy years is a long time in the world of manufacturing. Entire industries rise and fall in that span. But at the heart of regional Victoria, one iconic name in Australian…