Resurrecting Krystal Dreams (Ford LTL 9000) Born in the horsepower wars of the 1980s, this Ford LTL 9000, aptly named “Krystal Dreams”, became a legend on the notorious East–West run across the Nullarbor, where fast trucking was king. Now, its restoration brings that golden era roaring back to life, thanks to Highland Haulage owner…
IVECO Eurocargo powers Bucher Street Sweeper When emission rules tighten and safety standards rise, the engineering challenge isn’t simply to comply, it’s to improve the job the machine was built to do in the first place. That was the task facing Bucher Municipal when it began searching for a new truck platform to underpin its…
Dirty Diesel, Rising Regens: The Real Consequences How Australia’s Fuel Shift Is Affecting Engines, Emissions and AdBlue Australia’s temporary move to higher sulphur diesel may keep freight moving, but inside modern common-rail engines the effects are real. From rising regeneration cycles and subtle emissions changes to increased AdBlue consumption and long-term wear, the shift is…
Diesel Panic, Price Boards and Sunshine: Why the Cold Chain Is Starting to Ditch Diesel If you want to understand Australia’s relationship with diesel, don’t watch the news. Watch what happens the moment the word “Middle East” appears in a headline. Within hours the country goes into a familiar routine of panic filling, muttering at…
East West Connection – Transcontinental Dash 2026 Retracing Australia’s Fast-Freight Golden Era the Proper Way Highland Haulage’s East West Connection – Transcontinental Dash 2026 was never going to be just another trucking run. It was a deliberate throwback to a time when Australian express freight meant long hours, unforgiving highways and drivers who lived by…
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…