Elphinstone Builds Versatile Power Pole Trailer for Zinfra Designed to carry power poles up to 15.5 metres long, Elphinstone Engineering’s new extendable dog trailer for Zinfra can also transport 20-foot containers, transformers and palletised freight — giving the utility operator considerably more flexibility from a single piece of equipment. Key Features Carries power poles from…
Truck Driver Ordered to Repay $200,000 After Compensation Fraud A Victorian truck driver has discovered there are considerably cheaper ways to earn a living than collecting workers’ compensation while simultaneously driving trucks for somebody else. A 61-year-old truck driver has been ordered to repay more than $200,000 in workers compensation payments after a WorkSafe Victoria…
Changing a Tyre on a 1929 Chevrolet Changing a tyre on a 1929 Chevrolet is part mechanical skill, part patience and part negotiation with nearly 100-year-old steel. Using an original Atlas rim tool, we look at how it was done — and why the process might cause a modern workplace safety department to have a…
Scania Dynamic R and S Series: 2% Less Energy, More Driver Comfort Scania has given its R- and S-series trucks a sizeable mid-life makeover, introducing the new Scania Dynamic package with improved aerodynamics, digital mirrors, a better bunk, upgraded lighting and a claimed reduction in total energy consumption of around two per cent. None of…
IVECO Master Technician Tournament 2026 Brings Australia and New Zealand Together Few things stir up Australians and New Zealanders quite like rugby, cricket, and the chance to prove the bloke on the other side of the Tasman is doing something wrong. So, when IVECO expanded its 2026 Master Technician Tournament to include technicians from New…
Ryco Cabin Filters: When and How to Replace Yours Ryco cabin filters tackle one of truck maintenance’s most easily forgotten jobs: filtering the air coming through the vents. While the engine enjoys fresh oil and regular filter changes, the driver can be left breathing through something that looks as though it was excavated from beneath…
Elphinstone Engineering Celebrates Tasmanian Export Awards Finalist Recognition Fifty years after its beginnings in Tasmania’s forest industry, Elphinstone Engineering is celebrating the local skills behind equipment working across Antarctic ice and deep beneath Mongolia. Elphinstone Engineering’s recognition as a finalist in the 2026 Tasmanian Export Awards is a proud moment for the people who design,…
Why LinCon is building an all-wheel-drive Scania fleet At 75 metres above the ground, the truck beneath you stops looking like a truck and starts looking like a rather important insurance policy. LinCon makes its living putting people where ladders, common sense and ordinary cherry pickers fear to venture. Getting them there increasingly falls to…
Could a Chinese ‘Temu Kenworth’ challenge PACCAR’s Australian Truck Icon? Kenworth, and parent company PACCAR, have spent more than half a century building an extraordinary position in Australia’s heavy-duty truck market. But as FAW, Foton and SITRAK improve their products and pricing, could a Chinese manufacturer eventually produce a more affordable alternative to an Australian-built…
IVECO S-Way AS 550s join City Timber’s Melbourne fleet after nearly 50 years with the brand Melbourne timber wholesaler City Timber has added two IVECO S-Way AS 550 prime movers to a fleet relationship stretching back almost half a century. Founded by Con Peluso in 1976 and now run by sons Tony and Joe, the…
