The 2025 Log Haulage Industry Code of Practice sets new national standards for safe and legal timber transport. Explore the latest compliance rules, safety protocols, and operator responsibilities shaping Australia’s forestry supply chain. After years of consultation, industry input, and field testing, the newly released Log Haulage Industry Code of Practicehas officially hit the ground –…
Click the play button to listen to “Why Haulmark Wins in the Wild”. Australia’s most durable side tippers! Haulmark Trailers: Heavy Metal in the Outback. Why Roma Transport’s Charlie Burke Backs Haulmark Side Tippers for the Harshest Work on Earth There’s a certain kind of toughness you need to thrive west of Roma, Queensland. Not…
Iveco S-Way on Supercars Odyssey Coast-to-Coast, Melbourne to Perth to Darwin and Back: We join driver Timmy Jennings, behind the wheel of Australia’s longest Supercars road trip with Erebus Motorsport and IVECO. 📍 TOTAL DISTANCE: ~11,200 km round trip 🚚 TRANSPORT: IVECO S-Way 550 AS with B-double trailer set ⚙️ GCM: ~53 tonnes loaded 🛣️ Key Stops: Nhill, Kimba,…
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…
Mack introduced the world to their unique Camelback suspension shortly after World War Two. This robust suspension system has carried the Bulldog Breed for more than seven and half decades. In fact, at the time of writing, you can jump on Mack’s US website and order a new current model Granite with the famous Camelback…
Solo Resources Invests in 50 New IVECO Trucks to Power Growing Waste Contracts When it comes to waste and recycling, there aren’t many bigger names on the street or in the job than Solo Resources. For decades, the company has been a quiet powerhouse behind Australia’s waste management services, and now they’re making noise again…
Tata Motors to Acquire Iveco Group: A Global Commercial Vehicle Powerhouse in the Making In a game-changing move that’s set to reshape the global commercial vehicle landscape, Tata Motors has announced plans to acquire the Iveco Group, a leading European truck and mobility manufacturer. The deal, valued at €3.8 billion, aims to create one of…
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…
