The East West Connection – Transcontinental Dash 2026 photo album captures a modern tribute to Australia’s fast-freight golden era, following Mick Linger and his Highland Haulage crew as they retrace the original east–west runs in two legendary 1980s trucks, Krystal Dreams and Clevland Freightlines’ Mack Muncher LT28.
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 Mick Linger.
“I’ve just paid the registration on my old Dodge tipper for the 52nd year,” Rodney Linger smiled as he introduced himself.
Adrian Cassidy’s immaculate Kenworth T909 and Lusty 4×4 deck widener, but this truck is no show-pony. It’s very much a working truck, set up for hard bush work with AIR-CTI central tyre inflation and Elphinstone loadcells.
A brief history of the Kenworth cabover in photos. Many industry commentators have long speculated that Kenworth’s cabover just happened to be in the right place at the right time. The set forward front axle that enabled it to fit snugly in front of 34 pallet B-Double trailers with optimum axle weight distribution put it…
Trucks from Mansfield in the 80s is a collection of truck photos from around Mansfield Victoria in the heyday of the town’s logging and construction boom. We will add more images to this collection as they become available.
Trucks from around Australia is a collection of images we’ve filmed around the country. If you are keen to learn more about where each truck operates or the specification then search through our articles section for information.
