A quarter-century on call: Dananni and IVECO Daily mark 25 years together When a multimillion-dollar mining operation grinds to a halt because one vital component has failed, all that expensive machinery suddenly becomes little more than very impressive scenery. That is when Dananni HOTSHOTS gets the call—and the clock starts ticking. In the mining,…
Scania Safety for Dangerous Goods When you are carrying Dangerous Goods, there is no room for shortcuts. For more than four decades, Morrow’s Logistics has built its reputation on safety, reliability and trust, supported by a fleet increasingly standardised around Scania trucks. Carrying Dangerous Goods is not a job for crossed fingers, cheap equipment or…
Taking out the Trash JR Richards and Sons adds 26 new IVECOs to its fleet The average household wheelie bin lives a relatively peaceful existence. It spends most of the week leaning against a fence, occasionally gets dragged to the kerb and, once emptied, is returned home with varying degrees of accuracy. The truck collecting…
Cookers and Scania Deliver the Good Oil Cookers has added a Scania P 360 rigid to its fleet, combining fuel efficiency, driver comfort and an impressive array of safety technology for demanding regional delivery work. Key Points Cookers has added a Scania P 360 rigid to its fleet for regional cooking oil deliveries across Victoria.…
Scania: Keeping the Pilbara Moving Scania dealer Finmec’s purpose-built rental fleet supports the mines, railways and port that keep Australia’s iron-ore export machine running At Port Hedland, distance is measured in more than kilometres. It is measured in the time required to send a technician to a stranded machine, the hours lost while a rail…
A Brand-New Tradie Work Truck for Used-Truck Money At $59,990 drive-away with an alloy tray, Cummins power and a seven-year warranty, the new DFAC Captain 45 has arrived looking to disrupt Australia’s traditional light-truck market. These days, sixty thousand dollars does not buy quite as much as it used to. It will buy a well-equipped…
Safe Following Distance for Trucks “The Space Between” is the first instalment in a six-part road-safety series proudly developed by roadtrains.com.au in partnership with Scania Australia. Cold, damp air hung lazily over the Windmills Rest Area near Breadalbane, south-west of Goulburn, in the pre-dawn darkness on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. Beyond the reach of the…
IVECO Daily keeps Squily’s Moto in the power band A mobile workshop, breakdown rescue vehicle, delivery van and everyday commuter all rolled into one — Squily’s Moto has found the sweet spot with its new IVECO Daily 35S van. For boutique motorcycle service and repair business Squily’s Moto, the working week can be anything from…
How Elphinstone’s Long Logger Road Train revolutionises timber haulage productivity Elphinstone’s bright-green Long Logger Road Train is more than an impressive 66-wheel timber haulage combination. It is a working example of how smarter trailer engineering can move the same freight task with fewer trucks, fewer drivers, less diesel and lower emissions. There are moments in…
Schaeffler strengthens Mercedes-Benz truck drivetrains with LuK clutch technology Schaeffler’s LuK clutch technology plays a quiet but vital role in Mercedes-Benz Actros, Arocs, Atego and Econic trucks, helping transfer serious torque smoothly and reliably in demanding Australian heavy-vehicle applications. There are some components in a truck that get all the glory. Engines, for example, are…