Winter Battery Care for Trucks: Keep the Cold from Killing Your Cranking Power If you’re like me and live in a region where the winter mornings bite hard and the frost settles thick across your windscreen, then chances are you’ve come up against the dreaded dead battery at least once. Nothing quite ruins the start…
Australia’s freight industry is no stranger to tough terrain, long distances, and razor-thin margins. That’s why the release of Scania’s new Super 11 engine is sending waves of excitement through the transport sector. Touted as lighter, leaner and smarter, the Super 11 is a significant addition to Scania’s high-performance Super powertrain family—one that could be a…
V8 Thunder, Electric Promise & Real-World Emission Solutions It’s been six long years since Scania last rolled into the Brisbane Truck Show. But in 2025, they’re back – and they haven’t just returned with a whisper… they’ve thundered in with a full-throated V8 roar. Positioned proudly on Stand 50, three unmistakably bold 6×4 prime movers…
Revolutionising Load Management for Five Decades: Click the play button to listen to Why Elphinstone Weighing Systems’ Easyweigh is the Smart Choice for Heavy Haulage. Since 1976, Elphinstone Weighing Systems has pioneered onboard weighing technology, transforming the landscape of load management for the Australian transport industry. For five decades, our mission has been clear: to…
IVECO Trucks Australia has teamed up with up-and-coming GT3 racing team, Arise Racing GT, for this year’s instalment of the GT World Challenge Australia racing season. The team which is backed by Australian entrepreneur and exotic car fanatic, Laurence Escalante, and supported by the Ferrari factory in Maranello, is already an outfit to be reckoned…
Not content with dominating the high-horsepower full-size prime mover and rigid truck market, Scania is introducing a pick-up truck (known as a ‘ute’ or ‘bakkie’ in some markets). The same famous 770 hp 16.4-litre V8 engine, the sole on-road V8 truck engine available today, will power the pick-up, which is available for a limited time…
Since the birth of road transport, trucking operators have strived to reduce fuel usage and increase payloads. Over the past decade, the industry’s push towards alloy wheels because they’re far lighter than steel wheels has seen many truck manufacturers make alloy rims a standard fitment on various models. For instance, almost half a tonne (476kg)…
MSM Mongolia demands Australian-made accuracy Elphinstone Weighing Systems loadcells to improve safety for a gruelling copper ore haulage operation. At the Oyu Tolgoi gold and copper project in the south Gobi Desert region in Umnugovi province of Mongolia, only 80 kilometres north of the Chinese-Mongolian border, the monotonous thump of the giant jaw crusher pounding…
For SGA Group, a leader in road construction, staying ahead of the game means embracing innovation. Enter the two new Iveco S-Way 8×4 trucks—powerhouses engineered for endurance and performance. Since joining the fleet, these machines have not only enhanced productivity but also redefined operational efficiency, enabling SGA Group to tackle projects with unmatched precision and…
Bordertown Haulage and Trading Mack trucks stand as a testament to tradition and innovation in heavy haulage, where power, reliability, and productivity are non-negotiable. Founded by Peter Karger with a humble Mack R600 in the early eighties, the company has grown into a formidable force in the transport industry. Today, under the stewardship of his…
