The Northern Rivers Times Truck Show 2021

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SPONSORING EVENT FANTASTIC OPPORTUNITY THE CANCELLATION OF THE CASINO TRUCK SHOW FOR 2021 WAS UNAVOIDABLE, ACCORDING TO ORGANISER DARREN GOODWIN. “WE CANCELLED THE SHOW BECAUSE OF THE UNSTABLE SITUATION ACROSS AUSTRALIA WITH COVID 19 AT THE MOMENT,” HE SAID.

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“Being an organiser, it is a major stress and I want everything to be perfect...

r Goodwin says “I love the bling, the beautiful paint jobs of the trucks that are entered and I love the pride that drivers and trucking companies have and the lengths they go to for the show.”

Mr Goodwin said trucking was a lifestyle, not a job and he saw it as second in being essential to the frontline COVID 19 workers. “Apart from our frontline medical staff, road transport is the essential service that keeps everyone fed and we saw it last year when we were all in lockdown and truck drivers put themselves at risk to get the job done,” he said.

For 2022 Mr Goodwin has high hopes for the Casino Truck Show to go ahead.

“The anticipation for this year was very high and the disappointment was huge when it had to be cancelled.

“With the support of people like Sharon Davidson and the events and tourism team from Richmond Valley Council, it would have been epic.

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“This gives us more incentive to have a great show next year.”

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.“I think the people in our industry take such pride in their trucks that (to sponsor the event) was a fantastic opportunity to support and help them present what they do, to the wider public,” he said.

As the main sponsor North Coast Petroleum provides funds for the trophies, assists with some of the organisation and helps to bring some activities to the day, from the compa

nies they work so closely with.“I enjoy the get together of the day with such a committed group of people that make up the industry,” Mr McKinlay said.

“We have a few drinks and catch up.

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amily-owned and operated since 2003, Highway Lights is run by Jason Whitty, his wife Nobuko ‘Nobby’ and daughter Jess.

trucks entered into the event.

“We’ve imported an Americanbuilt Peterbilt truck into Australia and our plan is to enter it at next year’s truck show,” said Jess.

For nearly the last 20 years Highway Lights have provided all things shiny to the truck industry.

“There are only a few of these trucks in Australia.”

“We do all the stainless accessories on the trucks, including stainless headlights,” said Jess.

Highway Lights understands the need for originality, so are happy to customise or accessorise any truck to the customer’s specifications.

“Everything we do is all inhouse.

“We have a laser machine, which I run and our fabricator Ryan Christie designs the products.

“He also does the folding and welding. “We can mock up a simple design quickly and easily.”

Jason is a regular attender of the North Coast Petroleum Casino Truck Show and loves to see his customers’

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HIGHWAY LIGHTS HAS SHINY PRODUCTS FOR YOU Family-owned and operated since 2003, Highway Lights is run by Jason Whitty, his wife Nobuko ‘Nobby’ and daughter Jess.

For nearly the last 20 years Highway Lights have provided all things shiny to the truck industry.

“We do all the stainless accessories on the trucks, including stainless headlights,” said Jess.

“Everything we do is all inhouse.

“We have a laser machine, which I run and our fabricator Ryan Christie designs the products.

“He also does the folding and welding.

“We can mock up a simple design quickly and easily.”

Peterbilt truck into Australia and our plan is to enter it at next year’s truck show,” said Jess.

“There are only a few of these trucks in Australia.”

Highway Lights understands the need for originality, so are happy to customise or accessorise any truck to the customer’s specifications.

Based in Carrara on the Gold Coast, you can check out the business on their website highwaylights.com.au, Instagram or Facebook under HighwayLights.

To contact them to see your own designs come to life ring 0407 721 667 or email: sales@highwaylights.com.au

“For nearly the last 20 years Highway Lights have provided all things shiny to the truck industry.”

Jason is a regular attender of the North Coast Petroleum Casino Truck Show and loves to see his customers’ trucks entered into the event.

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Darryl’s youngest daughter Jodie McRae is the founder of Jodie’s Inspiration, so it is no surprise to find advertising for the charity on the back of his trucks.

“We also raise money at our Christmas parties for the organisation,” he said

LONG ESTABLISHED FAMILY EXPANDS THEIR FREIGHT BUSINESS Darryl McMullen comes from a long established family in the Northern Rivers area.

As the eldest boy of six, he was schooled in Casino.

“It was compulsory to go to school, but not compulsory to learn,” laughed Darryl.

With that he left school at 16 and went to the south coast where he built up a transport business.

“I’ve been 54 years in the transport business now, coming back to the North Coast in 1979,” said Darryl.

With the recent purchase of Hensley Carriers a month ago, he also runs McMullen’s Freight and West of the Range Transport.

“We are a general carrying business, but Hensley Carriers will be responsible for the delivery of beer to hotels and clubs in the area,” said Darryl.

“West of the Range Transport covers Stanthorpe, Inverell and Tamworth, while McMullens Freight travels from Brisbane to Sydney.

“We have had long associations with Hurfords, Richmond Waste and a timber merchant in Brisbane for over 30 years.”

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All Bulk Tran is a company that has been run by Zane and Machaela Rose since 2018.

“One of our trucks was entered in the Casino Truck Show in previous years,” said Machaela. “We’ve got four prime movers and tippers that cart in fertiliser, manure and grain.

“We move a lot of commodities.”

travelled to Northern Territory and Western Australia. “We’ve made some really good friends through the business.”

For Zane, the truck show is a social day, a chance to catch up with others in the same industry and talk about work.

“The postponement of the truck show has thrown our plans out, but when it is on again, we will support it where we can,” said Machaela.

The business has been very busy this past year, with a good harvest. Machaela said it is exactly what the trucking industry needed.

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then we slowly migrated over to promotions as we had the embroidery machine.“I enjoy doing logos and designing the caps, business cards and flyers.”

“We do absolutely everything,” laughed Jamie. “All promotional items like bar mats, stubbie coolers, cups, shopping bags, whatever you need.

“Our biggest seller are the full custom caps. We will do the colours and 3D embroidery, incorporate the logo you have or help you design a logo.” For a business that has been running for only 16 months, they have a high demand for their caps.

“There are enough heads in Australia to wear our caps,” said Jamie.“We had an industrial sewing business for 12 years

While upset at the cancellation of the Casino Truck Show this year, Jamie said they look forward to making an appearance at next year’s event. “Our main focus on the day is to follow up on our customers,” she said. “We display our caps and everyone likes to come and see physically what we do, but we focus on the client not us.“We promote them, not ourselves.”

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For the last three years he has been running Craig’s Float Hire and loves the freedom of being an owner/ driver.

“You are in your office by yourself and you can do your own thing,” Craig said. “I do

Having driven trucks for over 30 years, Craig Creighton decided to step out and work for himself. a lot of moving machinery, such as tractors, dozers and excavators.“I also move hay, such as round bales and general freight.” Craig has been a regular attendee at the North Coast Petroleum Casino Truck Show but has yet to enter his truck into the parade.

“I love the truck show as it is great to see the people supporting the industry,” he said. “When it comes back next year, I will definitely be there. “I love the chance to catch up with people and they get to see your business and have an understanding of what you offer.”

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ravel Buddy Ovens was established when John Warren made small ovens for his mates.

“We also have a big demand from the boating industry where many ovens are being fitted to new boats.”

John had a background in 240v electric heaters and rangehoods so used his skills to create a portable, lightweight oven that could run on 12 or 24 volts, ideal for cooking, baking and warming food while travelling.

Mr Warren said the transport industry has also been buying up the Travel Buddy Ovens.

Since October 2020, John has hung up his apron to enjoy retirement and sold his business to his son Darren.

“I have had some truckies mention they were buying the oven to lose weight.”

“With covid starting in 2020 and people being in lockdown, we became very busy with demand for the ovens creating a backlog of back orders,” said Darren.

“We have increased production to almost double now, just to meet demand”.

“Our focus is on the Australian market as everyone is staying within our borders for the foreseeable future … camping and 4 wheel driving.

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CELEBRATING 75 YEARS OF BROWN &HURLEY hat started out as a small partnership between two army buddies fixing bikes, has become one of Australia’s largest truck dealerships 75 years later.

Jim Hurley is the son of Jack, who with his friend Alan Brown, partnered up to create the business Brown & Hurley in Kyogle. “Dad was from Kyogle and Alan’s wife was from Grafton so there was the attraction to get back to the North Coast after the war,” said Jim. “When they joined up (in World War Two) as mechanics, they were in a protected industry. They taught the troops basic mechanical knowledge such as what to do if your fuel filter is blocked and how to clear it.”

Jim remembers he and his sister were living with their mother at The Risk when Jack came home. “Dad and Alan bought a bike shop with a shed out the back where they could do repairs,” he said. “Then when they sold a Crawler tractor and then a White truck, they realised they were getting more money from their sales commission.

“From there dad took over the sales and Alan worked on the parts and service.” By 1953 the business had moved into its own premises in Kyogle which used to be the Express Examiner building, according to Jim. They become a Leyland Trucks dealer in 1957 and then in 1964 they were made the first Kenworth dealer in Australia.

“We recently sold our 17,000th Kenworth truck,” said Jim.“It’s been 50 years since Kenworth started manufacturing trucks in Australia and we got the 70,000th truck.

I will be taking it out to show at vintage truck shows and I’m pretty happy about it.”

To celebrate their 75th year in business Brown & Hurley have been holding open days at each of their nine truck dealerships and three agricultural dealerships. “We started with the Kyogle branch as that is where it all started,” said Jim. “My best estimate is there were 1500-2000 people

there on the day. (Page MP) Kevin Hogan launched my book and all proceeds of the book sold on the day went to the (Westpac Rescue) helicopter service, about $4,000.”

Jim’s book is the second part of the history of Brown & Hurley, the last 15 years. “Dad wrote about the first 60 years so I took on the next 15,” he said.

“The author I hired didn’t like the way the first book was written so we started from scratch and a 160 page book went to 224. The first 60 years are a lot of photos and memorabilia and the next 15 is more about the company expansion.” As part of the 75 year celebrations Brown & Hurley held their charity golf day which saw $40,000 raised for the daughter of one of their long term employees who has leukaemia.

“Our suppliers gave donations, the Lions Club was there, the soccer club sold raffle tickets and the Kyogle Hospital Auxiliary too,” said Jim. The result was a testimony to the community fabric Brown & Hurley has woven within the Kyogle area and beyond. This same care extends to their customers and Jim is pleased to call many of them friends.

“We are driven by our customers and where some have started out with one or two trucks, they now have major fleets,” he said.

“And we have helped them support their families and build their homes.” The future of Brown & Hurley continues to look bright with the family involvement still strong.

“My son Paul is the CEO these days and my son Tony is the Dealer Principal in Brisbane,” Jim said. “Rob Brown’s daughter is in HR and my grandson Jack has finished his apprenticeship as a diesel fitter.” Whatever the future, Jim is confident Brown & Hurley will be around for another 75 years.

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“Their expansion has dragged us along with them. Many of them are third generation customers, in fact 75 percent of our business are repeat customers.” As time moves on Jim has been collecting many of the examples of their products and has built himself quite a museum at the Kyogle dealership of Brown & Hurley.

“I got this idea that as the years go by, some of the stuff we sold would disappear,” he said. “I’ve collected a Crawler tractor, a White truck”.

“Then we have restored a replica of the first Leyland we ever sold.” Jim credits a lot of the success of Brown & Hurley to the great staff they have had over the years.

“We have some employees who have been there 30 years and 25 years, they are very loyal,” he said.

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romack Transport has been in business for 70 years and has grown into a large interstate transport and haulage business delivering goods with a fleet of 22 prime movers, 31 trailers and 9 rigid trucks. The company is very much a family business with three generations involved.

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In 1951 the company commenced business with two trucks doing deliveries for the Grafton Brewery to towns in western NSW. In the mid-50s the focus of the company shifted to hauling operations into and out of Queensland. This service is still being provided today.

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distinctive red and white trucks make it instantly recognisable around the streets of Grafton and the Pacific Highway.

They carry sawn timber and timber products to Brisbane with return trips generally carrying freight and groceries, as well as general freight, hardware and various other items to the Clarence Valley and Coffs Coast areas.

The head office is in South Grafton at 70 Swallow Road with two other depots located in Acacia Ridge, QLD and Toormina, NSW. The company does line hauling, warehousing and distribution from all depots for companies to their customers up and down the coast.

Cromack Transport services Brisbane, Grafton and Coffs areas, with additional runs to Casino, Lismore, Yamba, Maclean, Woolgoolga, Bellingen, Nambucca Heads, Kempsey, Port Macquarie, Taree, as well as contracted runs to western NSW.

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The business currently has a fleet of over 63 trucks and 100 trailing equipment and over 120 employees.

SRH Milk Haulage is a family-owned business that started in 1996 with one truck and one tanker out of their home at Aberglasslyn.

SRH Milk Haulage is accredited in NHVAS Mass, NHVAS Maintenance, NHVAS Fatigue, Trucksafe, WAHVA and FoodSafe.

In 2001 a yard/ depot at Rutherford was built after securing a large contract.

SRH Milk Haulage was winner of TruckSafe John Kelly Memorial Award in 2020.

SRH Milk Haulage prides itself on the Reliability, Efficiency, & Cleanliness of all aspects of business from ensuring the use of environmentally friendly trucks to the scheduling of the most efficient way to pick up the milk.

SRH Milk Haulage is always planning innovative ways to make milk collection more efficient and easier for the whole milk supply chain.

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Located at 2/183 Wilson Street, South Lismore, the engineering company provides . a long list of services important in all areas of the transport industry.

AWE Engineering is proud to be a leading Lismore fabrication, engineering and welding business with the capabilities to service the rural, residential, commercial and industrial sectors.

While they are a preferred service provider for the transport, manufacturing, agricultural, timber, farming, food, heavy machinery, quarrying and mining industries, they are happy to customise their products and services to cater for all.

Aside from machining and fabrication services, they also provide thread cutting, spline cutting, flywheel and manifold facing, general farm equipment and repair and onsite welding by appointment.

They also do rim repairs, alloy and steel, bent and cracked.

They service and manufacture hydraulic rams, repair truck tipper/dog trailers, repair and modify fertiliser spreaders and do custom 4WD modifications.

They cover welding with aluminium, stainless steel, steel and gal.

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facilities are located at 20 Irving Drive, Casino and it employs up to 60 people between Coffs Harbour and the Queensland border.

DUE to continued expansion, FEDC currently has a number of positions vacant across its business. We are recruiting for drivers/operators based out of Casino, Broadwater and Grafton.

If you would like to express your interest in working with a team of experienced operators and state of the art equipment, then please email your cover letter and resume to jobs@fedc.com.au or contact us on (02) 6662 8261.

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Whatever your needs when it comes to tools, Summerland Tools Suppliers will most likely have it.

They have a full range of quality products such as compressors, tool boxes, tool kits, power tools, socket sets and a good range of generators, mig welders and welding gases.

For the last 32 years Butch Verardo has been supplying

tradespeople, renovators and those in the trucking and construction industries with the right tools and gear.

“I was a mechanic by trade and then I was offered to go around and sell tools for a company in Grafton, so that was a change,” said Butch.

“Then I went from there. I bought my own truck, diversified into lubricants at the time. “Back in 1989 when we started I had a distributorship of lubricants and was mainly on the road. “I didn’t have a shop front back then, but by 2000 we had our own shop.” The shop is located at 182 Wilson Street, South Lismore

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“We were established in 2006 with my wife Lana running the office,” said Luke.

“We started with one truck and purchased additional vehicles with a takeover of another business 10 years ago back in 2011.

“We operate a general bulk freight services from the Coffs Coast to Brisbane and Sydney.”

For the Taylors the Casino Truck Show is a social day, where they enter their trucks into the parade and for show and it is also a great day to network.

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“I catch up with friends and colleagues and it is a chance to relax and look at some awesome vehicles,” said Luke.

“Our son Bailey, who is truck made, gets a chance to be part of the fun too.”

With a great customer base, reliable workers and a good fleet of vehicles, Luke and Lana are enjoying working in the freight industry.

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They are sold direct to customers, as well as through Truck Dealerships and Trailer Manufacturers.

Next year’s Casino Truck Show will have many trucks with Superchrome wheels on display.

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.“We provide training for the transport industry,” he said.

“We do truck licences from LR to MC.” This means that Training 4 Transport provides licences for Light Rigid, Medium Rigid, Heavy Rigid, Heavy Combination (Semi trailer) and Multi Combination driving (B-Double) “We also provide Forklift Licences, Dangerous Goods Licences, Basic Fatigue Management and Safe Load Program which is a fuel industry requirement,” said Steve.

“The transport industry is hugely important as everything we use in our day to day life has been on a truck somewhere.”

Training 4 Transport is a sponsor for the Casino Truck Show and will be there again to support them in 2022.

“It’s a good local event for the community and generates income for the local business community,” Steve said.

Training 4 Transport is located at 42 Bruxner Highway, South Lismore and can be contacted on 0428 625 638 or visiting their website at www.training4transport.com.au You can also email Steve at steve@training4transport.com.au

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