FEATURE
Shining in Southland GORE HOSTED ANOTHER HUGELY SUCCESSFUL HOLIDAY weekend truck show in early June. The King’s Birthday weekend event saw 127 trucks entered for the McDonough Contracting Gore Truck Show, the annual showcase for the Southland transport industry. Judging across 45 categories was completed at the Transport Repairs yard and taken seriously by drivers and owners who put
long hours into presenting their trucks in pristine condition. “It was a beautiful day and there were lots of people in town to see the trucks,” says show organiser Rhonda Wilson. “We had 127 trucks entered and everything was to a very high standard. You could see the effort that had gone into preparing the trucks.” Early Saturday afternoon provided the chance to put the rigs
2023 McDonough Contracting
Award Winners King Rig 2023: New - 40,000 km: 40,000 - 100,000 km: 100,000 - 400,000 km: 400,000 - 700,000 km: 700,000 - 1 million km: Truck over 1 million km: Isuzu: Freightliner: Scania: Mercedes: Hino: Kenworth: Mitsubishi/Fuso: Volvo: Mack: MAN: Nissan/UD: DAF: Iveco: Other: HW Richardson Group:
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`Stucky’/Lindsay Stuck, Freight Haulage Chris Butler, Switzers Valley Regan Brown, Lockhart Contracting Nick Young, Southern Transport Hayden Brookland, Eden Haulage Ben Findlayson, Halls Transport Mark Chalmers, Dynes Transport Chris Keillor, McDonough Contracting Nigel Cleghorn, Freight Haulage Lee Tillard, Northern Southland Transport Tom Roberts, Te Anau Rob Wylie, Powernet Chris Butler, Switzers Valley Pauline Tanner, Ritchie’s Transport Richard Parish, Fonterra Lionel Wood, Southern Transport Josh Houghton, R&H Transport/Mainfreight Bronson McLean, Kings Log Transport Ethan McColl, Dynes Transport Ben Egerton, Powernet Jordon Udy, Waikaka Transport (International) Lionel Wood, Southern Transport
Female Driver: Logger: Bulk Truck: Timber Cartage Vehicle: Curtainsider: Bulk Sower: Stock Truck: Tractor Unit: Tanker: Linehaul: Light Vehicle: Passenger Vehicle: Crane Truck: Stock Feed Unit: Furthest Distance Travelled: Tidiest Oldest Working Truck: Best Refurbished Truck: Best Vintage: Best Fleet: Best Paint Job: People’s Choice:
Anne Brown, Go Bus Gore Regan Brown, Lockhart Contracting Chris Butler, Switzers Valley Jesse Sturmfels, GFS Josh Houghton, R&H Transport/Mainfreight Jaime Ferris, Te Anau Healy Transport Jordon Udy, Waikaka Transport Ryan Davidson, Freight Haulage Ethan McColl, Dynes Transport Ryan Davidson, Freight Haulage Anne Brown, Go Bus Gore Anne Brown, Go Bus Gore Rob Wylie, Powernet Hamish Boyte, Wilkins Farming Gerard Daldry, Protranz (Auckland) Carlos Bates, Northside Sand & Gravel Tom Roberts, Te Anau Andrew McDowall, Transport Repairs Eden Haulage (Average 113.67/140) Gerard Daldry, “Grey Ghost” Protranz Lachlan Andrews, Protranz
