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Veteran truckie, 68, free from jail after appeal

RONALD Gallaty, 68, whose tipping truck collided with a bus on a sweeping bend south of Brisbane in 2016 killing the driver, is out of jail after successfully appealing his sentence.

Gallaty was just over halfway through serving at least 12 months of three-year prison sentence handed down during a judge-only Brisbane District Court trial last August.

The Queensland Appeal Court ordered that he receive a three-year prison sentence suspended immediately.

The Crown case was that an automatic stability control mechanism on the Mercedes

Benz Actros activated because Gallaty was travelling into the bend at an excessive speed while towing a Hamelax White Tipping Trailer.

The defence, however, argued it was possible the trailer brakes locked up when a different brake system on the truck activated after incorrectly identifying the bus as an obstruction.

The Appeal Court judges found the facts of the case supported a conclusion that Gallaty’s dangerous operation of the truck, by entering the bend at an excessive speed, caused the death of bus driver Peter Bohlsen.

Ronald Gallaty talks to police at the scene of the 2016 crash.

Picture: 7News Gold Coast Facebook

But they disagreed with the sentencing judge’s finding that Gallaty had “a cavalier attitude to operating … vehicles at a safe speed”.

“A traffic history containing six speeding offences over a 25-year period, in the context of a professional truck driver

working full-time in the heavy vehicle industry for a period of 30 years, does not support findings that the applicant had a habit of driving his heavy vehicle beyond the limits of its safe operational capacity, or that he had a cavalier attitude to operating that vehicle at a

safe speed,” the Appeal Court judges said in their recent judgement.

“His mature years, his lack of prior criminal history and limited traffic history, in the context of genuine remorse and subsequent retirement from operating heavy vehicles, supports a conclusion that the principles of deterrence and denunciation can be adequately reflected in the imposition of such a head sentence, with the strong mitigating factors in his favour being reflected in a suspension of that sentence of imprisonment forthwith, for an operational period of three years.”

Livestock company fined $5000 after accident

A livestock transport company has been fined $5000 for not reporting a serious workplace injury that left a truck driver hospitalised for a week with a fractured skull.

The company, trading as Robertson’s Transport, pleaded guilty in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court recently to breaching the Work Health and Safety Act 2011 by failing

its duty to report a notifiable incident arising out of the conduct of the business.

Robertson’s Transport operates a small transport business specialising in livestock transportation. The court heard that on March 8, 2018, two workers employed by the company transported a broken-down truck on a tilt tray to a site in Wacol for repair.

While at that site, one of the workers fell from the tray of the stationary tilt tray truck, striking his head on the ground below. The other worker contacted the company director that same day to report the incident.

The injured worker was transported to hospital by ambulance where he was admitted as an inpatient for seven days

and received treatment for a fractured skull.

The incident first came to the regulator’s notice on or around June 18, 2019, when Workplace Health and Safety Queensland (WSHQ) was notified of the incident by the injured worker.

Magistrate Kay Ryan said the company had failed its duty to notify, through ignorance

of its obligation, and observed the director was an older man who could be considered oldschool.

“Her Honour noted that while ignorance of the law was not an excuse, it was a factor that could be taken into account to an extent,” explained WSHQ. The company had no conviction recorded.

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Brokers get green light to bargain A group of Australian freight brokers have permission from the consumer watchdog to collectively bargain agreements with freight carriers.

Lodged by KIS Transport Australia, the notification will remain in force for six years as requested by KIS, instead of the default period of three years, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced.

The other current members of the bargaining group are Hydra Logistics Solutions Australia Pty Ltd, Total Freight Logistic Services Pty Ltd, and Transfreight Solutions Australia Pty Limited.

The current freight carriers which the group intends to collectively negotiate with are Toll Express, TNT, Couriers Please, Followmont Transport, HiTrans Express and Northline.

The ACCC said it considers the collective bargaining is likely to result in public benefits in the form of transaction cost savings and improved input into contracts by the members of the collective bargaining group, and there is likely to be minimal public detriment.

By lodging a notification

with the ACCC, KIS and the other freight brokers gain legal protection to participate in collective bargaining that may otherwise risk breaching competition laws because it involves joint action by competitors. Participation in collective bargaining will be voluntary for the freight brokers and freight carriers.

In its submission to the ACCC in December last year, KIS said that in recent years, the acquisition of local freight and delivery companies by large multinational corporations has resulted in a less competitive marketplace for freight.

“As the cost of freight transport has increased, the freight brokers have ultimately had to pass this cost onto their customers, resulting in an increased cost to the general public and decreasing access to the service because of the perceived expense associated with the use of freight transport,” its submission said.

“As larger multinational corporations have purchased a significant amount of freight companies operating in Australia, these corporations can

Toll Express is one of the freight carriers the brokers intend to collectively negotiate with. Picture: Facebook

deal with each other on a global stage resulting in the negotiation of competitive pricing for foreign companies resulting in some locally owned companies paying significantly more in freight costs than is otherwise fair.”

Big Rigs readers, however, weren’t so convinced by the benefits when we broke this news online.

“The only ones who will benefit from this is the freight

brokers, they will set rates then offer it out for the cheapest price they can get and set more unrealistic schedules. Who would want to be a long haul trucker,” writes Tony Stephens on Facebook.

Adds Grant Baines: Freight brokers become rich sitting at a desk whilst they share below minimum rates to the people doing the real backslogging work. The government will do nothing as per usual.”

Toll sells Global Express TOLL Group has entered into a formal agreement with private equity company Allegro Funds for the sale of its Global Express business.

Completion of the sale is subject to regulatory approvals and other customary closing conditions, with completion targeted for June 30, 2021 Toll said day-to-day operations will be unchanged in the meantime, with customers continuing to work with their existing Toll teams throughout the separation of Global Express from Toll Group.

Toll Group Chairman, John Mullen, said the sale marked an “exciting opportunity to build a profitable, sustainable company for the long term” by re-orienting around its key strengths and competitive advantage.

“As an international business with a strong Australian heritage and significant Asian operations, the sale affords us the opportunity to invest in growing our operations across the Asia region while continuing to build on our strong competitive position in Australia – where it all began,” he said.

Toll Group Managing Director, Thomas Knudsen, said the team would seek to create an even more compelling offering for customers by drawing on the “strength, scale and expertise we’ve built over 125 years through new and innova-

AS AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS WITH A STRONG AUSTRALIAN HERITAGE AND SIGNIFICANT ASIAN OPERATIONS, THE SALE AFFORDS US THE OPPORTUNITY TO INVEST IN GROWING OUR OPERATIONS.” JOHN MULLEN

tive solutions that help us grow with our customers in what is a very different world.”

“In undertaking the sale, we’ll retain the scale and expertise to manage complex supply chains across diverse markets in our key markets in Asia-Pacific.”

Knudsen said that the changing operating environment – including shifting supply chain dynamics, the rise of eCommerce, and the continued rise of Asia as an economic powerhouse – presented exciting opportunities for Toll’s customers and employees.

“We’ll draw on our core capabilities, global reach and sector expertise – as well as our trusted relationships with customers, governments and the broader supply chain industry – to forge a new and exciting future for the business,” he said.

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Transport operator hits back SYDNEY operator Blake Milford has spoken out against a controversial Workers Compensation Commission decision to award $500,000 to a former employee who died in a 2013 truck crash while high on ice.

Darren Hughes, 42, had only been with Milford’s company Paramount Freightlines for less than a fortnight when his B-double smashed into the Bordertown, SA, bedroom of a converted petrol station where an elderly couple were asleep.

Hughes, from Corowa in NSW, died in the accident while his partner, Erika Slovic, then 45, who was asleep in the truck’s cabin, was cut from the wreckage.

The female occupant of the residence, 67, was trapped under debris and also sustained serious injuries, while her husband was unhurt.

“He smoked little rocks, which I think was called ice, in a glass pipe,” Slovic later told the Coroner’s office.

“The last time I saw him smoke some ice was the night of the collision and before we left Millicent … I had been telling Darren that he needed to take a proper break, but he just ignored me.”

Milford said that to suggest Hughes was subject to a gruelling schedule, as San-

NHVAS accredited Paramount Freightlines prides itself on safety standards. Picture: Facebook

tone Lawyers successfully argued in their appeal, is fictitious and absurd.

“We need to make sure there is a difference between working 36 hours and staying awake 36 hours because he was using drugs. Don’t let these get twisted,” Milford writes in a lengthy rebuttal on his company’s Facebook page.

“There was absolutely no time pressure on any of these loads whatsoever.

“The most important note to take away from this is Darren actually came off an eight-hour major rest break prior to the accident.

“The accident occurred within minutes of starting up the truck and he was lucky to have travelled 100m. The speed at the time of the acci-

dent was approximately 3337km/h.”

Milford said it’s also important to note that Paramount, which was sub-contracting to Scott’s Transport at the time of the crash, was never investigated, prosecuted, charged or found negligent in its duty of care as an employer.

“We were, in fact, an open book with all authorities investigating this case,” said Milford, who now fears for the precedent this case creates for other operators.

“Our GPS records were provided, logbook pages, compliance documents, and all of Darren’s training documents. We can’t stress this enough.

“We are not sure where

the statement came from about having to leave SA and be in Sydney via Millicent in 24 hours has come from, but there was never a request for this, nor is it even possible.

“We were never asked to front court for this case or have our say as clearly we had not done anything wrong in this matter.

“In fact, the Heavy Vehicle Crash Investigation team actually phoned me, and advised it’s unfortunate however you cannot sit next to all of your drivers and ensure they aren’t using any illicit substances. You’ve done nothing wrong here.”

Milford believes Hughes fraudulently misrepresented his times and whereabouts on his logbook pages.

Darren Hughes and Erika Slovic. Picture: Facebook

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at $500,000 compo payout “Nothing married up to his locations on the GPS tracking system.

“We had several discussions with Darren during the first week of employment over the phone, reiterating the importance of fatigue, having the required breaks, and if any stage he felt the need to pull up for longer than anticipated he was to advise us, no matter what time, so we could be proactive with our customers.

“He acknowledged this and thanked us for our reassurance.”

Later invited to Hughes’ funeral by his mother who he said also apologised for her son’s actions and told him he had a long history of substance abuse, Milford was bewildered to read that she had gone on record as saying her son “needed to take drugs to get the job done”.

It was this point that Workers Compensation Commission arbitrator John Wynyard noted in his decision judgment, also citing a previous case – WorkCover Authority of NSW v Walsh – in which a truck driver died of a heart attack at a NSW rest area after taking meth.

Insurers in that case argued that by taking the drugs, the deceased man had committed an act of gross

misconduct that “took him outside the course of his employment”.

The Court of Appeal disagreed with that position, finding that “for his misconduct to have that effect, it was required in all the circumstances to have been misconduct that was entirely foreign or repugnant to his employment”.

The court noted that in that case, the driver had “ingested the amphetamine for the purpose of keeping himself awake and alert so as to enable him to complete his journey”.

Wynyard acknowledged that the evidence suggested use of amphetamines amongst long-haul truck drivers was common, adding that while it was misconduct “and indeed a criminal offence”, the previous rulings in Walsh “make it clear that such misconduct nonetheless arises out of the course of employment”.

“The problem is notorious, and I can only conclude that Mr Milford is either naive or disingenuous in his assertion that he did not tolerate the use of drugs in his trucks,” Wynyard said.

“The deceased had been engaged in driving a load and had been working for some 24 hours (more probably 36

hours). In that time he had little opportunity to rest or sleep, and had ingested the methylamphetamine for the purpose of keeping himself

awake and alert.”

He continued, “In any event it could not be said that the deceased’s conduct was entirely foreign or repugnant

Paramount owner Blake Milford is grateful for the support he’s had from customers, but remains concerned about the precedent the decision sets for the industry.

to his employment. Accordingly, I find the first respondent (Paramount Freightlines) to be liable in respect of the death benefits payable as a result of the death of Darren Lesley Hughes.”

Milford said he was shocked to find out that the matter had been settled some three months earlier via a call from a News Corp journalist seeking comment.

When he contacted the lawyers for his insurance company for an explanation, he said he was told the insurer had decided to settle, “as it was more economical and commercial, as opposed to fighting what is right”.

“The decision on my case was settled on statistics and not facts, and the general consensus being that truck drivers are avid drug users and we are naive to think that this is not the case.

“I felt it was time we had our say and prove what utter garbage the system can be.

“Anyone who knows us, knows we don’t run a back yard operation where our employment kit comes with a crack pipe and three logbooks to keep you going for 36 hours straight.

“We have had plenty of people reach out who know us personally and also commercially as a supplier/cus-

tomer and we appreciate the support 100 per cent.”

Reader reaction Here’s what some of you had to say about the case when we broke the news online: Sheryl Hughes: “WTF. You have log book, you have to have breaks. No excuses for taking drugs. Lots of Drivers do big days , they DONT TAKE DRUGS ..”

Bill Meiers: I don’t know how this award is justified.

Maybe I’m missing something, and if I am, then I’m happy to learn what that is.

I’m a simple old bloke, still driving trucks, And as I see it, it was the driver’s decision to ingest the “ice”. I mean, did his boss supply him with the ice? Seems highly unlikely.

Roma Higgs: People should just take responsibility for their own choices bad or otherwise!! Why the hell blame someone else when they could just say no!! How pathetic!!

Ann Ferry: This ruling is just outright poor decision making, rewarding not only bad but illegal and dangerous behaviour. Another nail in the coffin of Australia’s transport industry.

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BY JAMES GRAHAM

ADAM Gibson always likes telling people that his job at the industry’s number one insurer makes him the luckiest bloke in transport.

As one of the industry’s most high-profile stakeholders, NTI has its fingers in a lot of industry pies, more often than not with Gibson, its passionate Transport and Logistics Risk Engineer, on the conference or webinar mic sharing its latest data and research.

NTI is known throughout the transport industry for its work in addressing the issues shown in its data with associations, government and regulators.

However, Gibson tells Big Rigs that with the 10th edition of the Major Accident Investigation Report – due out in the second week of June – NTI is excited to expand the scope of how it shares its research and data by providing a range of multimedia resources aimed at operations managers and drivers.

“We started the NTARC reports in 2003 and have spent 18 years putting shape around the problems, and discussing trends and causes,” said Gibson.

“In 2021, we’re consciously evolving to actively influence safety within the industry at the operator level. The report will look and feel the same, but it will be accompanied by materials to help the industry address what we see in the data.

“We can replace trucks, at NTI that’s what we do, but we can’t replace the industry’s most valuable asset – its people.

“We’re all aware that working in transport has been la-

Gibson believes the industry just needs to work together better to identify issues to fix and be the ones to solve them using the claims data.

NTI’s Adam Gibson says the looming Major Accident Investigation 2021 Report marks a major change in direction for the insurer.

belled one of the most dangerous occupations in Australia.

Changing this has got to be our biggest focus.”

A recent $300,000 grant from the NHVR’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative for a 12-month campaign titled the Business of Safety to deliver online, digital and interactive heavy vehicle educational content is the first visible sign of focus on reaching operators, said Gibson.

The second is a new website portal called the Better Business Hub, where you’ll also find a Driver’s Corner, tips for navigating red tape, and the content from the Business of Safety, among other practical advice, regardless of who you have your insurance with.

“This is our attempt to build a new home for expertise in this space,” said Gibson.

“We want the best library of material sitting there for them [the industry], so if you’re a driver and want to go looking for yourself, or you’re an op-

erations manager and want to address a problem you’re seeing in your fleet, we can make it as easy for you as possible.

“NTI has always prided itself as a stakeholder that isn’t just on the outside looking in, and this is seen as a much more active manifestation of that philosophy.”

Gibson is also excited about the opportunities that the new website, which is officially launched at the Brisbane Truck Show this month, gives the industry for collaboration on ways to improve safety.

The recent NTI Lunch & Learn webinar series he hosted has given Gibson yet another insight into the vast array of expertise and untapped ideas that can be harnessed on the Better Business Hub for the greater good.

By way of example he relays the anecdote of a small timber carter from Gippsland, Victoria, who told the webinar participants about the work he was doing to improve load re-

straint and how he was using the stability control data he got back as a coaching tool for his drivers.

“I’d far rather we manage our issues because as an industry we have all the expertise to do it. No one knows more about transport than transport, but we’ve got to create the envi-

ronment where it’s possible.

“At NTI, we’re heavily invested in safety, but we’re not a regulator or a competitor to transport businesses. That means we’re in unique position to call out successes and celebrate them!”

Gibson said he’d love to hear about the work other operators are doing in the safety space.

“If someone out there is doing something great, if you’ve solved some problem in the industry, reach out. I’ll fly, or drive to interview you to capture the brilliance of that.

“That’s one of the things I love about transport. When I go to a livestockers’ conference in Tamworth, Bendigo or Roma, rather than everyone sitting there guarding and protecting the little competitive advantage they’ve managed to

find, they’re out there spruiking it.

“In my experience, the vast majority of people in transport care more about transport than they do about competing with others. They’d rather share their knowledge and see more people get home safe, than hide it and use it to their own advantage.”

On a personal level, Gibson said that one of the most exciting elements of the new site is the inclusion of a Driver’s Corner section.

“Drivers are the most important risk management that exists in transport,” he said.

“They are the frontline risk control that gets themselves home safe and are the ones at the greatest risk, and NTI can help them understand the risks they take.”

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Focus on the more practical and direct safety measures

The new site is officially launched during the Brisbane Truck Show.

Gibson appreciates that comes in-built with challenges, particular if the message is coming from someone sitting behind a desk rather than the wheel of a K200.

He’s also mindful of tailoring the right messages specific to each sector.

“I’m not going to tell someone doing linehaul work up the Pacific too much about rollover crashes, that’s not the risk he needs to most concerned about.

“His biggest risk is falling asleep. So that’s what I want to talk to him about and I’m going to have some uncomfortable discussions as well.

“A lot of drivers aren’t big on the intrusion they perceive of safety technology into the cab.

It should be there, that’s the simple reality of it. It is there as your back-up when you make a mistake. To err is human. I haven’t met a perfect human being yet, and I don’t expect I ever will.”

For now, Gibson reckons the industry is in a good place for change with better communication between the halls of power than ever before.

“We just need to work together better to identify issues we can fix and be the ones to solve them using the data and expertise from within our in-

dustry”, he said.

“The beauty of all this work is that if we can get industry on the front foot, if we can show we are managing all these issues effectively ourselves, and then go and say ‘these are the missing elements outside our control’, that’s the path to a happier, safer, more productive industry.”

• For more safety advice, and a sample of the content on the Better Business Hub, check out our eight-page National Road Safety Week feature that starts on page 17.

• Sign up for the Better Business newsletter at nti.com.au/ better-business-hub.

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THE Senate road transport industry inquiry should focus on direct, practical safety measures, said the CEO of the Australian Trucking Association, Andrew McKellar, while giving evidence before the inquiry in Canberra.

“More than 1,100 people were killed on Australia’s roads in 2020, 170 of which were killed in crashes involving trucks,” McKellar said.

“Governments must press on with the safe systems approach and its central pillars of safe speeds, safe roads, safe vehicles and safe people.”

The ATA submission to the inquiry calls for changes to the assessment of road projects to make safety a priority, as well as requiring that truck rest areas meet Austroads rest area guidelines.

“Building better roads does have a profound impact on safety. The upgrade of the Pacific Highway, to take an example, has seen fatal crashes decline from more than 40 a year to around 20 a year,” he said.

The ATA submission highlights the importance of mandating advanced emergency braking for new trucks, together with electronic stability control for new rigid trucks.

“One of the biggest obstacles to accelerating the rollout of new vehicle safety technology is the resourcing and ca-

pacity of the vehicle standards area in the department. We urge the committee to recommend that funding for the development of vehicle standards should be increased,” he said.

McKellar said the ATA had also devoted an enormous amount of effort to reforming the trucking industry’s safety rules.

“The Heavy Vehicle National Law now includes strong safety duties and multi-million dollar penalties for companies that breach them. These rules apply to the industry’s customers as well as to trucking businesses,” he said.

McKellar said the ATA has a strong focus on simplifying existing fatigue rules, including widening truck sleeper cabs.

“Our members have also told us that truck sleeper cabs need to be wider,” McKellar said.

“Under the design rules, a sleeper cab can be as narrow as 53 centimetres. That’s not effective.

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8 OPINION

FRIDAY MAY 14 2021 BIGRIGS.COM.AU

Resilience wins out

EDITOR JAMES GRAHAM

JUST a few weeks ago the prospect of you holding this bumper 120-page issue in your hands seemed fanciful, at best.

With twitchy premiers slamming borders shut and nervous OEMs pulling the pin on the Brisbane Truck Show for similar reasons, there had to be some very anxious boardroom meetings going at the HVIA. But if there is one lesson I’ve learned more than anything in my three years in the chair, is that no industry is more resilient, resourceful and willing to chip in and help each other when it counts than transport.

Your support in getting this very issue out is testament to how we look out for each other when it counts most.

Without industry advertising backing, we don’t exist. It’s as simple as that, so thank you.

If you’re lucky enough to be at this year’s Brisbane show, do stop by our stand in the Plaza (238) to say hi, and to pick up a spare copy of the paper.

We’re all looking forward to reconnecting again.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR

Be polite and stand your ground This post is all about having a positive constructive communication conversation between truck drivers and enforcement authorities.

The Queensland enforcement authority in question , the whole time I was there conducted themselves in a professional way, 100 per cent not just with myself but with other truck drivers whilst I was in attendance.

Today, I had the pleasure of being directed into the Goondiwindi pads on the Gore highway northbound.

Approached in the correct way.

The officer introduced himself, a quick yarn of banter followed.

He asked me if I was a company driver or owner-driver. I replied owner-driver.

The officer then requested if he could please see my work diary and licence please.

I agreed.

Just coming off a 24-hour break in Moree.

Checking my load two times, first time at Kiga Bore rest area and the second time

again Goondiwindi, he asked me if I had stopped on my way.

I replied yes, to check my load, second time to check my load and make a cup of coffee as well.

He replied, that explains the drive time between Moree and here then, 1 hour 45 minutes.

After checking my previous pages as new work diary obtained 10 days ago, all ok , and submitting to an alcohol and drug roadside test (all okay), he asked if I had my previous work diary. I replied, yes and dug it out and handed it over.

On receival the officer in-

formed me with both work diaries and licence in hand he was going to the computer for further information.

After 10 minutes he returned saying ‘all okay here driver’.

He then asked me to step out of my truck as another officer wanted a quick word.

I agreed. A conversation followed, this conversation had nothing to with safety, or compliance, in fact a technicality.

He asked a couple of questions and I replied with honest answers. He replied that is and sounds logical.

He then replied in casual conversation it’s all about certain groups setting up rules and certain regulations for their own benefit.

I replied, ‘yes we call these people, stakeholders’. It is all about productivity and $$.

After making a very minor adjustment and thanking each other for the opportunity for productive constructive communication, all okay.

I asked if I could put a halfhour break in my work diary as I had turned the truck off and had been out of vehicle for half

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At the end of the day, my opinion, at a later time if the conversation had not taken place, possibly could have resulted in an infringement notice being issued to me.

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Converter dolly trial with Toll

THE ATA’s Industry Technical Council (ITC) and Toll Group have conducted a formal converter dolly trial to evaluate performance and acquire measurable data.

The converter dolly uses a rigid drawbar rather than the typical hinged drawbar to address issues relating to brake reactivity and tyre wear. It

removes the pivot point of a hinged drawbar, making a dramatic difference in the brake system control.

The ATA’s converter dolly was developed in partnership with MaxiTRANS, Bridgestone, Hendrickson, JOST, Wabco and Alcoa.

Not too long ago, Big Rigs spoke to several transport oper-

ators who had been involved in informal on-road trials, under a range of different operating conditions.

This latest trial quantifies the gains possible with the dolly by providing data using Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs), strain gauges and GPS. The IMUs were placed above the axle group in the

lead trailer, the converter dolly and the trailing trailer to measure roll, pitch and yaw, and lateral, longitudinal and vertical acceleration. Strain gauges were fitted on the converter dolly fifth wheel pedestals and towing eyes to measure correlation of forces and comparative stresses, while GPS recorded positioning and speed.

Toll Group National Equipment Manager Ian Lipplegoes said, “We eagerly await the final results which will help demonstrate the safety benefits of making the dollies accessible to all.”

Data gathered from the trial is now being evaluated. “It performs and handles better than other dollies and this trial has

Toll Group National Equipment Manager Ian Lipplegoes said the trial has been valuable and early outcomes are encouraging.

proven it, providing a direct comparison between the rigid drawbar and a hinged drawbar dolly to see the performance differences on the same route,” said MaxiTRANS Engineering Support Manager Greg Brown.

ITC Chair and Managing Director of Kel Baxter Transport, Kel Baxter, also trialled the dolly. “Our drivers have been very impressed as the whole setup makes the combination feel like a single unit, with no pitching. This dolly has better handling than both airbag and spring hinged drawbar dollies.”

ATA Chief Engineer Bob Woodward added that the difference in the vehicle’s stability was incredible. “Visually, the trial demonstrated how much more settled the combination with the rigid drawbar converter dolly was on the road, tracking and in corners,” he said.

The prototype dolly will be trialled by one final operator in South Australia for further analysis before being sold.

New load restraint safety campaign underway online

A series of load restraint safety videos has been launched as part of a project that aims to reduce the number of dangerously loaded trucks on regional roads.

The project was initiated

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Shire Councils and funded under the Federal Government’s Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative.

“This is an important project following several local incidents and an increase in the volume of heavy vehicle traffic in the region,” said Deputy

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JANUS Electric, based on the NSW Central Coast, is about to road test the world’s first patented exchangeable battery for heavy vehicles.

Developed by transport operators and professional engineers, led by co-founder Bevan Dooley, Janus says its batteries remove the need for heavy electric vehicles to plug in and charge for 12 hours.

Instead the revolutionary solution can be swapped out in three minutes with a ready

to go battery, thereby increasing vehicle utilisation.

Lex Forsyth, Janus Electric’s General Manager, said the exchangeable battery is a game-changer for the transport industry globally.

“Janus Electric has solved the scale, price-point and battery technology challenge for conversion to electric,” said Forsyth, who takes the covers off the first prototype – an electric converted Kenworth T403 – at the Brisbane Truck

Show from May 13-16.

“We want to lead the transition to electric heavy vehicle road transport in Australia, and we want Australian businesses to be at the forefront of this next phase of road transport globally.”

Forsyth tells Big Rigs that although the 2m x 1.2m lithium batteries cost $120,000 a piece, Janus has devised a per-use business model to keep upfront investment at a minimum for operators.

Users either pay $110 per battery use, or $140 per 24 hours. Instead of charging the batteries themselves, operators simply swap them out for a freshly-charged option at one of the charge-andchange stations along the initial Brisbane-Sydney trial route.

Forsyth said the stations will be located strategically

The first prototype, a converted Kenworth T403, was due to make its debut at the Brisbane Truck Show.

to coincide with mandatory driver fatigue breaks, initially located at Hemmant in Brisbane, Taree and Coffs Harbour on the Pacific Highway, and Prestons in Sydney.

“Ultimately there will be a national network of change and charge stations,” he said.

Forsyth estimates that your average B-double would get between 400-500km per charge, depending on loads, and other variables, with some smaller applications going as far as 600km.

So how does that compare with running the same rig on diesel from Sydney to Brisbane?

According to Forsyth’s modelling, running a diesel prime mover costs around $980 along that route, while the Janus battery system would cost somewhere between $525 and $550, including battery hire for the day.

Forsyth said the cost to convert a prime mover to the battery-powered system is $85,000.

But he says users will break even in just a year, assuming you can sell that same

Giant lithium batteries are loaded in by a forklift in a matter of minutes.

engine for $20,000, and you make 250 runs a year from Brisbane to Sydney in the converted truck to reap the associated cost savings.

Forsyth said it takes less than a week for Janus to convert any existing heavy duty prime mover into an electric vehicle.

“This means fleet operators can cost-effectively undertake mass electrification of their entire fleet for the same

cost of re-working a diesel engine,” he said.

Forsyth said the next step is to further test another four prototypes currently being converted, with the aim of generating 250,000km of additional performance data.

These test vehicles will be on the Pacific Highway from later this year.

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ROADHOUSE ROUNDTABLE

Driver licensing: How do we fix a misfiring system?

Meet the panel

Mike Williams Veteran WA-based driver, regular Big Rigs columnist and host of the popular industry podcast On the Road.

Craig Nicholson CEO of Armstrongs Driver Education in Melbourne, a leading RTO in the state for over 50 years and pioneer of changing the way truckies are trained.

Welcome to our second virtual roadhouse roundtable, where we gather expert industry panels to debate and discuss the industry’s biggest issues.

Big Rigs: I think we can all agree that the current system of licensing heavy vehicle drivers isn’t working and hasn’t been for some time. Low-cost training organisations are churning out graduates, yet employers are still screaming out for skilled drivers. What’s wrong with the current system, and how do we fix this glaring anomaly?

Nicholson: The role of the heavy vehicle licensing should be to provide licence applicants with all the skills, knowledge, thinking frameworks and training in order to permit that applicant to have the capacity to drive a heavy vehicle in a safe and low risk manner. Given that heavy vehicle licensing services are consumed primarily by those wanting to enter the road transport or bus industry, heavy vehicle licensing should also adequately prepare licensing applicants by ensuring that they receive benchmark low risk training frameworks and adequate ‘behind the wheel’ (BTW) training in those driving environments that they are likely to be exposed to on a daily basis (urban and rural areas).

Mitchell: Craig Nicholson is spot on about this issue. Now the issue I have is that HC/MC licence courses don’t entail anything to do with logbooks, fatigue and load restraints, these are a few key issues.

Rod Hannifey Long-time inter-state truckie, new President of the National Road Freighters Association and long-time advocate for improving driver safety.

Keven Mitchell Experienced Sydney-based truckie who is passionate about lobbying for driver rights and workplace safety, as demonstrated in his recent submission to the Senate inquiry.

Hannifey: We are losing older truckies to the inflexible and over-zealous infringements that have nothing to do with road safety. Then where years ago you could take your kids and not only would they learn early and properly over time, they often picked up a passion for the job, but you can’t do that now with insurance and sites refusing you entry with children in the truck. Then with graduated licensing, we lost them in the early years and with all the tales and knowledge of the bad sides, we never get them back, so we are losing at both ends. Where companies could steal drivers from one another, that too has changed and few if any offered real on the job training then to gain the additional skills required to make them drivers instead of steering wheel attendants and less do now, claiming there is not enough money in the job to do so. So that leaves all of them

Declining training standards have only increased the skills gap between newly licenced drivers and the needs of the road transport industry.

having been short-sighted and now we not only have few joining the industry, we have more leaving.

Now we have a low skills base that does not provide the complete skill set needed, we have cheap and ineffectual training that gets new people a license without all the other skills, because companies don’t train drivers, they want them earning money and the real cost to get someone new

in and give them all the skills means few can afford it and the government has kept playing and moving the guideposts for training and licensing without recognising truckies need far more than just a license.

Declining training standards have only increased the skills gap between newly licenced drivers and the needs of the road transport industry (low risk safe quality drivers).

As a result, the road transport

industry is unable to fully commercialise on the approximate 80,000 to 90,000 Australia wide newly licenced drivers each year, because those drivers are unable to meet minimum ‘driving experience’ pre-requisites imposed by industry as a protection against poorly trained, and unskilled, newly licenced drivers.

Williams: I maintain the view that there are some serious is-

sues with the way training and assessment is conducted especially in what is NOT taught.

As we lose drivers to retirement and simply being fed up with the continued crap of nit-picking enforcement, stagnant wages and sometimes outright wage theft, I believe we need to review our stance as an industry in what is acceptable. I believe too many influences exist that have little to no skin in the game. Things that could be solved with a stroke of a pen are left undone.

Cam Dumesny from WA uses the analogy of fighter pilots during the Battle of Britain. They started out with a solid cohort of well trained and experienced people but as the attrition rate grew they were replaced with people with less training as corners were cut to simply get bums in seats. This inevitably led to lots of minor incidents and injuries and eventually more serious issues, escalating as the training levels fell. We’re in a similar situation. We need to go back to basics and demand proper training and experience before a licence upgrade can occur. ...Continued Page 14

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Government must step up weight distribution etc. There should be a section for truck types, tankers, flat tops, fridge vans, stock, etc. They all have unique features. I would like to see a collaboration between industry, government and insurance companies to make this happen. It could be funded in the same way TAFE and universities are funded. There could be a HECS contribution from the driver when they begin to earn. I believe this is the best way to turn out better trained drivers into the future.

Governments need to make the tough decision and mandate the licencing solution that produces employable low risk new drivers.

...From Page 12 Mitchell: Yeah, that’s the whole issue, the basics. At the depot I work in, I see trucks in and out and the simple basics of load placement restraints are an issue. Back-to-basics, grassroots driver training has to be implemented.

What do we do next?

Hannifey: I can only see two real alternatives. One is we set up a course of at least three days that will cover all that is needed, it could be part of (then maybe five days) or additional to your license. Problem is what it will cost applicants, few will have the money and so do we then exclude possible drivers? The second is you get a licence and then companies either get paid to teach you up to the required level, or accept that without contributing something, e.g. the training, they will run out of “good” drivers, their crash rate and insurance will rise and they won’t make a single cent with trucks parked up without drivers.

The next issue is then, again, about money. Transport has very low margins, so not enough to spend on drivers that are not producing income they will say, but we could only be talking about one full week for most with some follow up as well. Governments are offering money for training, other countries are targeting those ex

armed forces and women and getting a lot involved. There is work being done, but if some do the training, then others will steal the drivers once done.

Who has another solution?

Mitchell: Three-day courses would work. It would be more intensive as it’s one-on-one, then bump it to five days, if you wanted extras. Like you said, money is the issue, and I doubt the government would want to help. How about senior operators going out to companies and doing assessments of drivers and upskilling them, making sure they meet requirements, making sure they know their load restraints, and helping them understand logbooks?

Williams: I recall as a small fleet owner I employed a bloke who had next to no experience but he did have a HC licence and was from a trucking background. He was under 25 and this was an issue with insurance. I gave him a T600 to drive. Did a bit with him to make sure he was ok and learning. He was good in that he was willing to learn and asked questions.

Short story. After he’d been with me for about six months he said he wanted to get an MC. So I helped him get it.

Loaned him one of my trucks, etc. He got his MC. A couple

of weeks later he left. Rang me from Adelaide and told me.

I doubt there would be one company who has trained drivers that this hasn’t happened to and wouldn’t keep happening to. Companies are more than happy to take the experience others have paid for.

There does need to be a truck driving school in my view. The course needs to be longer than a few days. It should be a couple of months.

It needs to cover everything from actual driving and simulator time. It also needs to cover road laws and load restraint,

Nicholson: In 2014 after a bench-marking trip to USA, I analysed and identified all of the skills, knowledge, techniques, and thinking frameworks that gives a person the capacity to drive at low risk on urban and rural roads that meets the industry employment needs. As a baseline, there are a minimum of 130 plus areas (skills, knowledge, techniques and low risk thinking frameworks) just for a heavy rigid low risk driving.

We then developed a program call Driver Delivery Program (DDP), which we have delivered for and to the Victorian Transport Association (VTA) and other organisations over the last four years.

To date we have put 275 new entry level drivers (NELDs) through the DDP and have gained a real insight as to how long it takes as a minimum for a person with normal learning ability to achieve the capacity to drive at low risk. The following timeframes are for the practical training excluding theory or in yard load restraint training or practice. HR auto 5 days one person or 8 days two people. HC, same time frames as HR course and MC 4 days one person and 6 days or two people. Add up to two days extra for non-synchro.

Williams: Craig, I’ve no doubt your ideas here are correct.

Which only adds weight to the position I’ve held for ages. (As I detailed above). It begs the question, ‘Why, as an industry, do we tolerate the fast-tracking

of anyone through the licence system?’

There is really only one answer to that. There’s always been a sink or swim attitude in the game. Because the margins are so slim no one wants to be the one to take the lead in training or increasing rates so they can afford to train.

It’s a zero sum game. Everyone knows that many would applaud a company that set up a training program, spent the time and money to train people. They’d get all sorts of nice press etc. but then they’d be happy to poach the drivers whenever possible. Drivers are strange animals. Easily distracted by a Kenworth badge and a bit of bling and that’s cheaper than paying for and going through the pain of recruiting and training.

Nicholson: The heavy lifting needs to be done pre-employment so industry can afford to be the finishing school. Governments need to make the tough decision and mandate the licencing solution that produces employable low risk new drivers. At present, under the current Australian states heavy vehicle licensing regime, the capacity of most newly licenced drivers to drive a heavy vehicle in a safe and low risk manner is highly questionable and impossible when they are achieving licensing with a half to one day.

Currently without question, newly licenced drivers pose a risk to road safety and other road users. This is because: The objective of heavy vehicle licensing is not to produce a low-risk driver that meets industry driving needs and other road users’ safety needs. National competencies are easily negated and don’t measure low risk driving and don’t mandate a minimum number of hours to provide adequate ‘behind the wheel’ (BTW) training.

Negative consumer perceptions about licensing and its function. Licensing is not meeting all stakeholder needs. NELDs haven’t been trained or had enough training time to be

Currently, without question, newly licenced drivers pose a risk to road safety and other road users.

a low risk employable driver, industry can’t employ them as they are not quality low risk drivers and the community moving around them are not protected by professional low risk drivers applying systems that help reduce the risk for them.

Hannifey: Most of the driving schools promise a lot, but in one day or three, and I am afraid that from where I sit, they have been forced to meet the market and now do exactly the same as car driver education, they teach them the absolute minimum needed to pass the test. This is not a criticism of the trainers, it is a criticism of the market and the way the government and industry has been short sighted and greedy and dumbed down instead of skilling up.

So to solve the problem. I can spend hundreds of hours writing a manual, but will never recover the time or cost and that might help us for drivers over the years and it might get a few more drivers on the road, but that is nowhere near enough. The government could fund such a thing (with industry consultation or don’t bother doing it) that all could then use and this would then perhaps over time provide a floor from which to improve.

But that will take time to develop and then implement and in that time more people will die and the industry will be further maligned for the actions of those given a license, but not trained and or tested to do the job. So the next is to look at the MELT program in Canada.

From the small bits I have read, whilst the cost is substantial, the lift in cost to enter has seen better applicants apply, some paying, some with government help and some through companies where they must sign on and agree to stay for two years and pay off their debt. We have some good but entirely separate and widely spread things that seem to work, we do not need to re-invent the wheel, we just need a base that provides a sound footing and is well above just getting a licence and then companies get paid to train up to for example, to interstate level, funded but overseen to excess, basically not watched every minute, or we must go full on training before let loose on the road. How do we get that to happen is the $64,000 question.

Until we all agree and present a united front to government, I fear we will be having the same discussion for years to come and we as an industry will suffer the consequences in lives lost and being blamed for it each time. I wish I had the solution and hope someone does.

The above is an edited extract of a discussion that took place in a closed Facebook group over four days.

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ON May 16, Yellow Ribbon National Road Safety Week will launch in Adelaide with Hon Vincent Tarzia MP, Minister for Police, Emergency Services and Correctional Services, hosting the launch event on behalf of the South Australian Government.

Then over the following week, each day will have its own theme that highlights a group that is especially vulnerable on our roads and highways. As we focus on actively protecting those who are vulnerable, we ask you to pledge to ‘Drive So Others Survive!’

I am proud that we have been able to create this weeklong focus on preventing death and serious injury on our roads and I am honoured that we now have the Commonwealth and every State and Territory behind us.

I am so grateful for each organisation that supports our campaigns because like us, they recognise that everyone has a right to get home safe to their loved ones, every day, no exceptions!

Yet despite this, National Road Safety Week still fills me with sadness because we created it out of a circumstance every person fears: the loss of

Peter Frazer and wife Judy at the Sydney launch of the campaign with the Harbour Bridge lit up in the signature yellow.

a loved one in a road crash.

We started our Yellow Ribbon initiatives just three months after my beautiful daughter Sarah was horrifically killed by a distracted driver in a completely avoidable crash on the Hume Freeway in NSW. My daughter’s life mattered, just as the lives of everyone you love matter.

My heart is broken every single day and I don’t want this

happening to others. Too many of our fellow Australians have been killed and seriously injured on our roads and truckies see this more than most.

How is it that around 1200 people are killed and over 40,000 seriously injured each year and yet this tragedy is still seen as a regrettable but normal situation?

The trouble is that with so many fatalities and serious in-

juries occurring, our community often overlooks the fact that these crashes should never have happened. This situation is exacerbated because drivers hide behind their anonymity, deciding to drive aggressively, putting other people’s lives at risk.

I have been working closely with trucking and logistics companies for the past nine years and while there are those

drivers who do endanger innocent lives, I know the vast majority do the right thing.

So you can imagine how excited I get when I see a truckie with one of our Yellow Ribbons on his cab and a Yellow Ribbon ‘Drive So Others Survive!’ reflective sticker on the rear of the truck.

That truckie is making a public statement and showing he/she is a Road Safety

Champion. That truckie is protecting all our families by putting everyone’s safety first.

That truckie is a Road Safety Warrior.

So, I am asking you to become a Road Safety Warrior.

I want you to not only show your support for this campaign but to ask yourself how you can actively publicly lead the initiative. Here are a few practical things to start with: 1.

If you don’t have one already, get your Yellow Ribbon/sticker on your truck and display it all year round.

2. Take the Road Safety pledge at roadsafetyweek.com.au and encourage your family, friends and colleagues to do the same.

3.

Our road warriors don’t drive anonymous and because they are exemplary drivers, they aren’t afraid to put their work and contact details on the back of their truck.

4. Underneath your work and contact details, write the following statement: “I’m a Road Safety Warrior and I Drive So Others Survive!”

To find out how you can support the work of Sarahgroup as a truck driver or as an organisation, please visit roadsafetyweek. com.au or follow National Road Safety Week on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Instagram.

Inquiry shows road safety issues are not being addressed GLENN STERLE WA Senator

I would like to pay my respects to all families who have lost loved ones through road accidents and road trauma. In the 12 months to December 2020, 1,106 people sadly have been killed on our roads.

In March this year alone, there have been 102 road deaths.

Slowing down, protecting every life and getting home safely are some of the features which National Road Safety Week promotes and I encourage you to visit roadsafetyweek.com.au to learn more about the campaign and to make the pledge and lead the way to drive safely for not only your own benefit, but for that of other road users around you.

Safety on our roads and in the transport industry has been front and centre throughout the Senate’s inquiry into the Australian road transport industry which has recently concluded its public hearing schedule.

Since the establishment of the inquiry in 2019, 150 witnesses have appeared before the committee across 11 public hearings around Australia. Thirty-seven witnesses appeared in their capacity as a truck driver. In total, 128

submissions were received over the course of the inquiry and 58 of those came directly from truck drivers themselves.

I would like to thank everyone who engaged with me and the committee throughout the inquiry. I particularly would like to thank the hundreds of drivers who took the time out of their demanding schedules to write submissions, contact me on social media or give me a call to have a discussion about what

they viewed as serious challenges in the road transport industry.

Poor provision of adequate and fit for purpose rest areas, fatigue management, the squeeze from the top of the supply chain, excessive fines for small administrative mistakes in log books, outlandish payment terms, lack of enforcement of award payments and poor rates are all significant factors affecting road safety that have been raised during the inquiry.

They not only have a significant effect on the safety of our truck drivers but also the road users who they share the road with. At the moment, these issues are simply not being addressed.

I look forward to finalising the inquiry report, which will have recommendations for the Government to consider, which should they accept, will assist in ensuring a viable, safe, sustainable and efficient road transport industry in Australia.

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Check your tech: Top 5 trucking safety systems

TRUCK safety begins with your pre-start checklist.

This guide from NTI below gives you information on the technologies designed to keep you safe, why they matter and what to look out for to check that they’re working.

Drive, don’t fly Even though your seatbelt is not a new technology, it’s still the number-one safety device.

Three-point seatbelts, or seatbelts that go over the shoulder and lap, with pretensioner and load limiter technology, give you the best protection in the event of a crash.

A pretensioner tightens and locks the seatbelt in place, which keeps you in your seat and reduces your chances of being thrown against the wheel, dashboard, door or roof. Load limiters then loosen the webbing to prevent your seatbelt from over-tightening and putting too much force on your chest.

CHECK: To test if your seatbelt is working properly, check that it retracts freely and is not faded or frayed.

DATA: If you’re not wearing a seatbelt, you’re 8x more likely to die in a crash.

How safe is your office?

Do you know if your cab is R29 compliant? R29 is a cab integrity test that checks how safe you are in a collision.

While not mandated in Australia, R29 compliance is a requirement to access certain regulatory concessions, and most new trucks comply with the strength requirements.

CHECK: How do you know if your cab is R29 compliant? Normally there is a sticker in one of the door jambs to show the cab conforms to UN/ECE Regulation No. 29.

DATA: R29-compliant cabs can reduce fatalities in truck crashes by 35 per cent.

Always brake straight ABS uses wheel speed sensors to detect when wheels have locked up under heavy braking and then uses electrically controlled actuators to release and re-apply the brakes.

A locked wheel does not provide as much stopping power, so ABS can shorten stopping distances. It also improves directional control under emergency braking and greatly reduces the likelihood of trailers jack-knifing under brakes.

Other braking technologies include load-sensing proportioning, which adjusts braking force to match the load carried by each axle or axle group, and electronic braking systems (EBS).

EBS also play a role in stability control and brake distribution.

CHECK: If the ABS is working properly, the ABS warning light on the dash should light up briefly when

you turn the key to the ‘on’ position. If the light stays on, your ABS should be reported.

DATA: If you need to brake suddenly, you’re 18 per cent more likely to be involved in a multi-vehicle crash without operational ABS.

Rollover on your bunk, not the road Electronic Stability Control and Trailer Stability Control systems can prevent rollovers and loss of control.

Using accelerometers and wheel speed sensors, stability control systems can detect high G-force turning events and modulate the vehicle’s brakes to attempt to stabilise the vehicle.

This can involve braking individual wheels to reduce sway and, if needed, pull a swerving trailer back on track.

The same sensors also help with traction control, helping avoid wheelspin while accelerating.

CHECK: Like ABS, if the ESC/TSC warning light stays on, report it.

DATA: Operational ESC and TSC systems can make you up to 35 per cent less likely to crash.

DMS is on your side Fatigue and driver distraction are common causes of heavy vehicle accidents.

Driver Monitoring Systems can help save you from crashing due to distraction, drowsiness, and more.

DMS use cameras, facial recognition and artificial intelligence to judge if you’re becoming fatigued or even falling asleep. They sound alerts to bring your attention back to the road.

CHECK: Make sure your device is not obstructed.

DATA: Data from Seeing Machines have logged more than 8 million distraction events in the last 12 months.

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Stability control systems can detect high G-force turning events and modulate the vehicle’s brakes.

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Driving Better Health for truckie safety

MANY transport industry workers work and live with occupational pressures that adversely affect their health to a greater extent than workers in other industries. In particular, long-haul drivers are especially vulnerable to health conditions due to the nature of the job.

Periods of prolonged sitting,

continuous noise, shift work, overnight driving, and sometimes insufficient rest are all factors that can erode the health and fitness of a driver.

The long-term impacts can lead to chronic health conditions such as obesity, sleep apnoea and cardiovascular disorders which are all associat-

ed with an increased risk of a crash. Addressing driver health produces many benefits such as improved safety performance, increased productivity, reduced absenteeism and worker retention.

Day and night, truck drivers are providing an essential service to ensure the country keeps

Drivers can book a free assessment this month on the Heart of Australia truck.

Drivers can book in for their free health check by scanning the QR code on this page.

moving and it is critical that a priority is placed on their health and wellbeing. Leading this priority is the Queensland Trucking Association which is taking proactive action by taking health assessments on the road with the Driving Better Health project, funded by the NHVR through the Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative.

It can be challenging for drivers to have regular health check-ups so taking these on the road to the driver where they can walk on to the Heart

of Australia truck and have their assessment makes it easy. The process takes around 20-25 minutes, including completing a questionnaire and short consultation with a nurse.

The Driving Better Health Convoy is being held between May 24-28, commencing at Followmont Transport in Brisbane (May 24), Richers Transport in Maryborough (May 25), Gracemere Saleyards (May 26), BP Paget Truck Stop (May 27), with the last stop in Townsville at Brown and Hurley (May 28).

Drivers can pre-book at any of these locations by scanning the QR code.

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Sharing the road for safety TRANSURBAN’S motorways are ideally positioned for the trucking industry, but they’re also a regular part of the daily commute for thousands of motorists and motorcyclists.

Providing safe and efficient travel for all road users is a shared responsibility, which is why this Global Road Safety Week, Transurban is partnering with representative bodies, including the Queensland Trucking Association (QTA), to raise awareness around road safety.

Liz Waller, Transurban Road Safety Manager, said Transurban follows the safe system approach for road safety, with a focus on the safe design, construction, and operation and maintenance of our roads.

“We also want all of our road users to get to their destination quickly and safely and this includes the thousands of truck drivers who use our roads every day,” said Waller.

“Educating the broader transport network is key to achieving this. Many motorists are not aware that Transurban also has eyes on its

In Queensland alone, Transurban’s teams respond to approximately 10 incidents and 80 stationary trucks every month.

roads and tunnels 24/7 and a complimentary incident response service, which together contribute to making Transurban roads and tunnels

up to 68 per cent safer than similar free alternatives.”

In Queensland alone, Transurban’s teams respond to approximately 10 incidents

and 80 stationary trucks every month, with a heavy vehicle response team available to get you to safety as quickly as possible, generally within

about seven minutes. Teams also proactively patrol Transurban’s motorways to ensure they are clear of debris, for a safe and efficient journey.

Gary Mahon, Chief Executive Officer of the QTA, said it is critically important to have this specialist response service on these busy freight routes.

“We are fortunate that this responsive heavy haulage service is available 24/7 and has the capability to respond within minutes of an incident occurring,” Mahon said.

Waller added that Transurban roads are also meticulously maintained, and they are looking at how they can use the latest technology to make further improvements such as sensors on bridges and in drains to monitor performance and schedule maintenance.

Transurban’s efforts don’t stop there and this National Road Safety Week, they want to remind all motorists that the road is a live environment, which is subject to change.

Whether that’s an incident such as a breakdown or collision, or emergency or planned roadworks, we all

have a responsibility to stay alert to our surroundings, drive to conditions, observe reduced speeds, and also drive in a manner that will help keep all road users safe.

Safety tips • Drive to conditions • Observe reduced speed signage and electronic messaging • Regularly check your mirrors • Leave space, in case you need to brake suddenly • Don’t over occupy the right lane, allow motorists to overtake safely • Indicate well in advance to give motorists notice of your movements and time to move out of the way • Consider installation of blind spot sensors With many motorists unaware of the full extent of a truck’s blind spots, Transurban is also taking steps to educate the community using billboards, social media and direct customer communications.

For more information and road trip tips, visit transurban. com/roadtriptips.

Share the road We want everyone to get home safely, which is why we’re partnering with the QTA this Global Road Safety week to promote motorist awareness of truck blind spots.

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Trucking keeps Queensland WELCOME MESSAGE MARK BAILEY Qld Transport and Main Roads Minister

WHEN we look back over the past year, there is no doubting the massive contribution the freight and trucking industry has made to keeping Queensland moving.

As our lives changed due to the pandemic, freight drivers and operators have stayed the course, keeping supermarket shelves stocked and transporting world-class products to all corners of the state and country.

The hard-working men and women driving long distances to connect communities have been critical to the state’s Covid-19 recovery plan and it is great to be able to come together at this year’s Brisbane Truck Show to share and celebrate that.

Over the next 10 years, the

volume of freight is expected to grow more than 20 per cent in Queensland, which is why the Palaszczuk Government is delivering our fifth record roads and transport program: a $26.9 billion pipeline of work over the next four years to support freight efficiency and safety across the state.

A lot of that freight movement will be on regional roads, so we have committed a record $17.8 billion, and 16,000 jobs, for road upgrades outside of Brisbane and the south east.

That means we are seeing one of the largest road programs ever being delivered in Western Queensland, with more than $130 million in upgrades and maintenance works this financial year.

Roads are being widened and sealed, bridges and culverts replaced, and floodways upgraded to deliver better efficiency for the freight industry.

Almost $7 million is going into widening sections of the Diamantina Developmental Road, and more than $11 million on the Carnarvon Highway will mean better ac-

Over 65,000 truck fans are expected to head to the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for the industry’s biggest showcase.

cess during wet weather and shorter travel times, improving productivity for everyone whose day job keeps them behind the wheel.

It is these inland highways where we have a plan

to develop the Inland Freight Route, linking Charters Towers to the southern border to drastically cut travel times for long haul drivers.

The Palaszczuk Government has locked in $200

million to the Inland Freight route as part of our plan for Queensland to bounce back stronger after Covid-19.

With clear economic benefits for regional communities and industry there is a strong

case to see more Federal funding to take these plans forward.

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moving ment has continued to deliver on the 36 targets set as part of our Heavy Vehicle Safety Action Plan, while also working with industry to develop new technologies to improve heavy vehicle rest areas.

Having good quality, safe highways is fundamental to supporting the heavy vehicle industry, and equally as important are secure, convenient places to stop along the way to beat fatigue and make sure drivers are getting home to their families at the end of a job.

Fatigue is one of the top five factors that contribute to crashes on our roads which is why the Palaszczuk Government is investing in a $15 million program with federal government to upgrade rest areas across the state.

Through new laws, we are also protecting designated heavy vehicle rest areas from being used by other motorists so that truck drivers are secure in the knowledge that when they roll up at the end of a long day, they have dedicated space and facilities to take a break and refresh.

Taking that one step further, my department is showcasing the Bruce Highway Rest Area Trial at this year’s show, a pilot to help long haul drivers plan their journey and factor in regular rest stops.

Using innovative technology and real-time information, this pilot is giving heavy vehicle drivers a heads up on how many parking spots are available before they reach a rest area.

This useful technology could be a game changer and I look forward to the results of the pilot and how it might be rolled out further.

It has been said time and time again: without trucks, Australia stops – and this is particularly true for Queensland.

It is great to see the industry coming together once again to highlight the valuable contributions made to support Queensland’s growth.

Our government looks forward to continuing to work closely with the industry to meet the challenges and opportunities ahead.

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Festival highlights WHILE 65,000 people are expected through the doors for the May 13-16 truck show, thousands more will flock to a myriad of concurrent trucking events and attractions in the city.

The Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry Week festival is packed with activities and entertainment in the South Bank Precinct, all designed to foster broader awareness about the industry’s vital role and positive impact within the community. Here are a few to look out for:

teams working simultaneously, on identical ISUZU trucks, to identify and rectify a series of programmed faults as the clock ticks.

The winning team is the first to successfully identify and repair all the faults, or the team that rectifies the most faults within the allowed time frame.

Where: South Bank Piazza When: Thu-Sun, May 13-16 - 11am-12pm

Job’s Hub The Jobs Hub is a one-stopshop for students, job seekers, industry and employment stakeholders.

It showcases the best of the heavy vehicle industry in a dynamic and interesting way to entice young people and job seekers into gainful employment.

Where: South Bank Piazza When: Thu-Sun, May 13-16 - 10am-4pm

Truck & trailer showcase Most of the vehicles on display are made in Australia, and feature wonderful stories of Australian innovation, skilled designers, engineers and tradespeople.

Each one has a special purpose, and in some way makes all of our lives better. All of those fascinating stories are told as part of the display.

Where: Little Stanley Street and Stanley Street Plaza When: Thu-Sun, May 1316. All day and night, each day of the festival.

Apprentice Challenge Three teams from around Australia will compete in the 2021 HVIA National Apprentice Challenge.

Each heat includes two

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On Friday, it’s the Disney Pixar classic Cars, followed by Monster Trucks on the Saturday night.

Where: Rainforest Green When: Fri-Sat, May 14-15 6pm-8pm Truck push for kids In an official Guinness World Record attempt, Strongman Troy Conley-Magnusson will attempt to push a 12 tonne Freightliner Cascadia prime mover over 30 metres, all to raise money for charity.

Conley-Magnusson has already proven he has what it takes, pulling everything from car fleets, semi-trailers to aeroplanes. You can support the cause with a pledge

on the festival website.

Where: Little Stanley Street When: Fri, May 14 - 8am Laservision water & light spectacular Water fountains will become the backdrop for a dazzling display of light and electrifying projection.

Presented by Laservision, this incredible display of dancing water, mesmerising laser light and larger than life video projection all combine into a fun-filled show celebrating Australia’s heavy vehicle industry.

Where: Streets Beach – South Bank Lagoon When: Thu-Sat, May 13-15 - every half hour, 7-9pm

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ATLAS Balance Rings, produced in Queensland, are specifically designed for Australia’s harshest conditions.

As former transport operators, the team at Atlas Balance Rings became very particular in assessing steering and suspension components, having regular wheel alignments, and ultimately adding in a little-known product – truck wheel balancing rings.

They reduce vibration through the steering components and wheel assemblies as the wheels are balanced “on the fly”, counteracting imperfections in tyre manufacture.

The advantages include improved tyre life, reduced component wear, improved handling and reduced resistance, meaning less fuel consumption.

The company has kept things simple, designing two balance ring products for

Euro or American stud pattern vehicles; to suit almost every heavy vehicle – including buses – in Australia.

Fleet operators can interchange balance rings between vehicles, or transfer from old to new. Atlas also has newly updated Euro Rings which fit all Euro and Asian trucks too.

The rings fit between the wheel assembly and the rim, protecting them from external damage, and easy-fit on the steers; or between the drive and trailer rims.

Traditionally, ball bearings in the ring would deteriorate and required premature replacement.

Atlas uses a natural liquid metal-based material, fully secured inside the ring, ensuring no friction, so it will never wear out.

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“One thing I talk to our customers about nonstop, is maintenance; and having Atlas Balance Rings on from new is what stops some parts wearing out quickly, including the driver,” said founder-director Simon McQuillan.

“Out of balance truck wheels create vibration and fatigue.”

Glenn Yogi Kendall from Outback Truckers is a raving fan of Atlas wheel balancing rings. He has achieved good even tyre wear on the tyres.

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The Truckwiz app (inset) keeps Fulton, beloved dog Puppies, and the K200 on the straight and narrow.

IF a selfie with the industry’s no. 1 social media star is on your To-Do list in Brisbane, grab Tony Fulton, the dynamo behind Tones Truckin’ Stories when you can.

The tireless truckie, who can fairly lay claim to also being the busiest man in trucking, will be in over-drive from the moment the truck show begins.

There’s video for the event organisers HVIA and Big Rigs to front, his freshly-detailed K200 King Cab is on display in the South Bank precinct (hopefully Puppies, his constant onroad companion, will be there too), and he’ll also be stopping by the Health in Gear stand (Foyer 016) for a free on-camera health check.

A staunch supporter of promoting better mental health amongst drivers, Fulton is proud to be an ambassador for the new health and wellness initiative for truckies developed

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The safest place to corner him over the next four days, however, is likely to be the Truckwiz stand (Plaza 222).

That’s the popular navigational app he has a share in, alongside founder Arana McDonald, and also acts as marketing manager for.

Fulton says the feature-packed platform – available on both Android and Apple – has been a huge success since it hit the market just over a year ago with more than 5,000 subscribers.

Plans start at just $14.99 per month for access to all the truckie-friendly navigational maps, or you can just download and use the slew of free features, such as truck stops near you, latest gazettes/permits, bridge heights and accident/road work notifications.

“It just helps you drive with a lot more confidence,” said

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“It also gives you all the points of interest that truck drivers need to be aware of as they’re going about their daily routine, without needing to put too much effort in, outside of driving.”

So how does he still find time, and the energy, to keep up with his frenetic schedule?

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Showcasing an expanded filter range THE Ryco Commercial team is heading to the Brisbane Truck Show to showcase its expanded light, medium and heavy-duty truck filter range, including the just announced Isuzu N and F series retrofit Ryco N99 Microshield cabin air filter.

On show will be the Isuzu N Series - RCK400 Crankcase Ventilation catchcan and an extensive range of Ryco Service Kits for American, European and Japanese trucks.

The RCK400 Crankcase filtration system is uniquely engineered for the N Series workhorse, protecting the engine from unnecessary carbon build-up and loss of engine performance.

Without crankcase filtration, contaminants would mix with fuel, air, crankcase and exhaust gas vapours and develop into carbon.

The carbon clogs the intake system, building up on

the back of valves and degrading the performance of the engine.

Eventually the engine would need to be dismantled so the carbon can be physically removed.

The kit incorporates the latest Australian-designed Ryco catchcan, together with molded emission hoses to suit the N Series chassis and engine layout.

Installation of the assembly kit can be completed in roughly 30 minutes. Everything you need for the job is in the box, including fitting instructions and an extra length emission hose to get around any accessories you may have fitted.

As a preventative maintenance step to keep your N-Series in top condition, the kit is both cost effective and easy to install.

The Ryco Commercial team is one of almost 300

exhibitors booked to fill the three-level Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre.

Visit the Ryco Commercial stand and speak to one of the team about the recently updated range of single part number service kits for popular makes and models, which cover up to 95 per cent of the Japanese truck fleet on Australian roads, including Fuso, Hino, Isuzu and UD. The service kits help to streamline your inventory and simplify your stock ordering process, ensuring that you have everything you need in the one box.

The Brisbane Truck Show is hosted by the Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HIVA), the national association representing manufacturers and suppliers of heavy vehicles and their components, equipment and technology.

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IN April 2021, CIMC recorded its largest intake of orders in the history of CIMC Vehicle Australia. These orders comprise CIMC trailers and Marshall Lethlean tankers.

As the company organises production scheduling for this influx of orders, it’s also been working behind the scenes on display trailers for the Brisbane Truck Show, which will showcase the company’s engineering, fabrication and finishing skills.

With over 100 employees nationally, CIMC Vehicle Australia has pride in its products, building and offering exceptionally priced, high qual-

CIMC produces flat decks, drop decks, skels, curtainsiders, refrigerated vans and dollies.

ity trailers to the Australian transport industry, standing by its motto: Local knowledge, global operation.

Its Victorian headquarters, based in Melbourne’s east, is a purpose-built facility on a 51,000m² site, incorporating

a 13,000m² undercover factory. This offers production capacity for semi-trailers and tankers, with a CNC cutter, welding machines and startof-the-art heated paint shop; along with trailer repairs, servicing, modifications, re-

furbishment and insurance work.

This is further supported by its Queensland CIMC depot; two dealerships in Sydney, which are proudly owned and run by JRB Diesel; along with Perth, via General Transport Equipment (which CIMC owns). Each location offers sales, service, spare parts and support.

The CIMC product range consists of flat decks, drop decks, skels, curtainsiders, refrigerated vans, dollies; along with dry and liquid tankers

by Marshall Leathlean; and various other semi-trailer models by General Transport Equipment (GTE).

CIMC’s ability to keep various trailer models in stock reduces long lead times. Purpose built, custom builds are also welcome, incorporating new designs as well as offering different options with suspensions, load restraints, paint schemes, etc.

With payloads ever increasing, Performance-Based Standards (PBS) is available with various models, increasing productivity through clever and innovative trailer designs.

All CIMC trailers are designed and engineered in Australia to handle Australia’s unique operating conditions while meeting all Australian

Design Rules.

CIMC trailers come with quality equipment including Jost landing legs, Fuwa K-Hitch suspensions and LED lighting along with standard frame inclusions such as three-way container twistlocks, roadtrain brackets and services, and side loader pads.

CIMC has a long-term commitment to Australia by investing in infrastructure to provide high quality products, support and service.

This is backed up with a comprehensive parts store stocking genuine CIMC parts, along with additional OEM sourced items.

Marshall Lethlean: A one-stop shop

A leading tanker manufacturer in Australia, and a driver of change and innovation, Marshall Lethlean is solution driven – with an emphasis on customer service, design and quality.

Marshall Lethlean has a unique business model, allowing it to support a variety of build options, so its tankers can be tailored to customer needs.

How does Marshall Lethlean achieve this? It manufactures both locally at the purpose built facility in Cranbourne West as well as at the CIMC facility overseas, at the

same time. CIMC currently manufactures 12 rolling fuel tankers per day for the global market.

The production volume of the CIMC Group is made possible by a state-of-the-art facility with robot technology and country specific programmed engineering design. At Marshall Lethlean, customers can choose where their vehicle is manufactured: in Melbourne; or overseas, where the lead time and volume can be one of the drivers, as the finished product from both sites are match for match.

Marshall Lethlean products are designed in Australia for the Australian market and all tankers are built using Australian sourced components with the benefit of either Australian production at MLI or overseas production at CIMC. In a hectic world where time poor is the norm, improved efficiencies and more output are in demand, through the combined business of Marshall Lethlean and CIMC. A positive influence on improving efficiency has been creating a one-stop shop solution for the transport industry.

Many fleets, big or small, have found opportunities and sometimes a necessity to diversify their business solutions to better support customers.

Marshall Lethlean is unique in the transport manufacturing industry. It can support a customer’s requirements across almost every trailer type in the wider transport sector, all under the one roof. Being part of the CIMC Group and located on the same premises in Melbourne means customers can discuss solutions for tanker and trailer product at the same time.

Mashall Lethlean can manufacture both locally in Melbourne, as well as at the CIMC facility overseas.

Current tanker products on offer from Marshall Lethlean include fuel tankers (from rigid up to road train spec under PBS), dry bulk, milk and chemical to name a few.

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Exciting developments at Complete Steering FOR Complete Steering Australia, 2021 is shaping up to be a very eventful year, with plenty on the go for the company.

It’s been about 12 months since the opening of an exciting new Complete Steering Australia facility in Staplyton, Queensland.

The new Staplyton facility boasts a truck and bus power steering workshop, as well as a fully stocked parts warehouse that will help to support the company’s ever-growing customer base and the increasing demands for power steering specialists.

Staplyton is an expanding hub for the transport industry in Brisbane and being in the junction of the Pacific and Toll bypass roads, it offers great access to all the major transport routes throughout Queensland.

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Complete Steering Australia opened its Queensland facility last year.

tralia’s power steering technicians are factory trained in all aspects or truck steering systems and they have the technical know-how to complete all manner of works including re-manufacturing, re-sealing steering gears, accident gear inspections, pumps, as well as much more.

Complete Steering Australia carries most parts day to day to service its customers’ steering and linkage requirements.

As part of its future developments, Complete Steering Australia has also developed and patented a no lash mitre box and anti-lash with

smooth rotation in a compact and lightweight design with multiple attachment points.

Coupling the mitre box to the CSA made slip shaft, which is anti-lash to ensure longer life and durability, eliminates rattling and vibration.

Complete Steering Australia has continued to go from strength to strength over the past 30 years.

It was first established as Complete Truck Alignment in 1988, then approached by TRW in 1999, with a new identity formed as Complete Steering Australia.

In 2001, Complete Steering Australia expanded and moved to its own location in Laverton North, Victoria.

With the opening of the new Staplyton site, it now has its own facilities across two states, in both Victoria and Queensland.

Complete Steering Australia provides commercial truck and bus steering services and products for US and European makes including Kenworth, Western Star, Freightliner, Mack and Volvo to name a few.

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New era of national expansion for REDARC

REDARC Electronics was established in South Australia over 40 years ago, bringing innovative products to the heavy vehicle industry.

REDARC’s trailer lighting reducer revolutionised the way trucks with 24-volt systems converted down to 12-volt. Today, the range has grown to include electronic voltage converters, gauges, 12-volt lithium batteries, power supplies, vehicle lighting controls, timers, relays and alarms and DC-DC battery chargers. REDARC’s

safety products include trailer braking, the Roll Over Sensor and the Battery Master Isolation Switch which meets the latest Australian Dangerous Goods Standard.

The company has continued to expand with new brands, locations and a growing workforce. Five years ago, Hummingbird Electronics was added to the REDARC stable with a portfolio including audio-visual alarms, GPS trip meters and odometers, speedometers and speed switches.

REDARC IS PROUDLY AUSTRALIAN OWNED WITH A HERITAGE THAT STARTED FROM WORKING WITH TRUCK, TRAILER AND BUS MANUFACTURERS, AND WE ARE ALWAYS ENGAGED WITH EVOLVING TECHNOLOGY IN THE HEAVY VEHICLE INDUSTRY.” SASCHA HEIB

In 2019, the company launched REDARC Defence Systems and in 2020 it founded the REDARC Corporation in the USA. Heralding a new era of national expansion, REDARC

The Hummingbird Audio Alert System is changing the way warnings and alarms are communicated to vehicle operators.

has recently opened a new office in Victoria at the Auto Innovation Centre (AIC), Mulgrave, Melbourne.

The AIC is a state-of-theart facility assisting Australian manufacturers in continuing to develop their world-class products. The new location complements REDARC’s Advanced Electronics Manufacturing Facility in SA and

its branch at the Aerospace Centre in Williamtown, NSW. Newly appointed Sales Manager OEM – Heavy and Light Vehicle, Sascha Heib, will be attending this year’s Brisbane Truck Show.

“REDARC is proudly Australian owned with a heritage that started from working with truck, trailer and bus manufacturers, and we are always engaged with evolving technology in the heavy vehicle industry,” Heib said.

“Our REDARC industrial products, coupled with Hummingbird’s sensing and monitoring capability, places us in a position to create unique commercial solutions,

Find us at Plaza 323 Ph: 08 8322 4848 Visit: redarc.com.au and we look forward to the engagements we’ll have at the truck show.”

The group will have a range of interactive displays on site, with a huge array of products available for demonstration.

Check out Hummingbird’s Audio Alert System and see how it’s changing the way warnings and alarms are communicated to vehicle operators, see how REDARC’s next generation Battery Master Isolation Switch works and more.

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For over 40 years REDARC have designed, developed and manufactured products for the heavy vehicle industry.

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Hitting a cool number 1000

DAVID Saliba and Lino Debono have been in business together for over 25 years.

They had been fitting air conditioning units by other manufacturers for many years, when they decided to add their own brand into the mix – the Coolabah, with over 1000 of these now produced.

Their business, MVM Auto, first began fitting air conditioning units to trucks in the 1990s. Saliba quickly became the go-to product developer for many air conditioning companies. He helped to design and build models that included the Viesa Compressor and Koolkat.

The duo then decided to design and build their own product which they believed could service the market in an entirely new way.

“As time went along, we had been assisting with the design of air conditioning units by other manufacturers, looking at existing issues and how they could be resolved.

Eventually, we went on to design our own – the Coolabah,” explained Saliba.

The first Coolabah unit was produced about five years ago, at their facilities in Newcastle, Sydney. It underwent rigorous testing for about 12 months before going into

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David Saliba celebrates the production of the 1000th Coolabah unit.

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In early April 2021, Coolabah produced its 1000th unit.

“It’s a major milestone for us reaching 1000 units out on the roads, we have an amazingly loyal customer base and without them, we wouldn’t be where we are. A huge thank you needs to go to them,” Saliba added.

The Coolabah was designed to be a leap forward in air conditioning technology. It

The Coolabah is light and compact, running off NCM lithium battery technology.

was designed with three key goals: • To keep it light and compact, using NCM lithium battery technology and stainless steel construction to make it the lightest system available, thus increasing payload capacity; • To keep maintenance costs low by ensuring minimal servicing costs and requirements, together with minimal running costs to save operators money; and • To also be an efficient fatigue management solution, building the unit to make virtually no noise. It runs for more than one night on one battery charge with the new 6.5kwh battery, which comes with a five-year warranty for added peace of mind.

Unlike some other units on offer, the Coolabah unit heats and cools. The unit itself also comes with a two-year warranty.

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Standing the test of time On the 75th anniversary of Freighter manufacturing in Australia, two operators share their experiences with the iconic trailer brand.

PORT KEMBLA-based Ross Transport is in its 46th year of operation.

The business was founded in the 70s by MD Alan Ross’s parents Reg and Frances Ross who bought their first Freighter trailer in 1977.

Alan, who was 14 years old at the time, remembers painting the trailer himself.

“My dad bought it without wheels and tyres, and it was unpainted to keep the cost down. I painted it for us, and we fitted our own wheels and tyres,” recalls Alan.

“We got our first few trailers that way. Forty years on, I’m still buying from Freighter. It’s a relationship that has stood the test of time and I can’t see myself ever going to any other brand for Flat Top and Tautliner trailers.”

“Once my dad left the business in 1988, I took over and we went from 10 trucks to now having a fleet of over 120 trucks and trailers. The

Three generations at Ross Transport – Frances, Alan and True – have turned to Freighter to keep the wheels turning since 1977.

plan was ‘50 at 50’, and I made that goal and here I am not 60 yet and we have well over 65 trailers. Close to 95 per cent of my trailers including flat tops and tautliners are from Freighter.”

Alan considers himself very fortunate to have three generations of the family working in the business.

Frances, who turns 80 this year, still comes in to do the mail and a few other things

around the office.

His daughter, True Ross, joined the business seven years ago when she was still at uni and now she is helping Alan manage the business.

“I didn’t think True would take to transport but she hasn’t looked back since she first started. She’s a current board

member of Transport Women of Australia Limited.”

Ross Transport operates an interstate fleet, carting steel on flat tops running between Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, in addition to other freight including timber, building materials, grain and fertiliser.

“I appreciate that Freighter trailers are Australian-made. I have seen imported trailers and they just don’t compare with Freighter trailers. We have tried other brands of trailers as well but some issues with those made us come back to Freighter.

“Honestly, I’ve had very limited trailers built anywhere else, all our new trailers are from Freighter. I sold a 1995 model trailer the other day and it was still like a brand new trailer except for maybe a bit of paint work,” said Alan.

“Even today they continue to have the original characteristics of the trailers that were produced in 1977. I feel they still are the best-looking trailers on the road. They

stand out from the rest and have their own identity as a Freighter trailer.

“Freighter was the first one to come with aluminium floors which made the floors tougher for carting steel. While Freighter trailers do run on a production line, I feel their production line is very diverse to tailor to custom built trailers. We have had many custom specifications over the years – from lighting, to toolbox design and placement, timber racks, aluminium floors and unique paint work. The paint job they do is excellent; their sandblasting and painting techniques are best in the market. I feel there’s only so much you can do on a trailer but Freighter has everything covered and still has a practical cost to it.”

“We have been buying from Freighter since they used to have sub-dealers in Sydney.

Now they sell under their brand banner MaxiTRANS and the customer service and sales experience is just as excellent.”

Alan Ross can’t see himself going to any other brand for flat top and tautliner trailers.

More than 40 years after buying their first Freighter, the Ross’s still rank them as the best looking trailers on the road.

JACK Hellyer bought his first Freighter trailer in 1990.

Since then the fleet at Victorian-based JL Transport has grown close to 60 trailers, with the majority of them Freighter.

One of the reasons he went for Freighter at the time was because he had heard good things about the brand. The other reason was the availability of the model with the features that he had wanted.

Today, running the business with his son, Michael Hellyer, reasserts these factors as the reason why the company has remained loyal to the Freighter brand. Both Jack and Michael also agree that Freighter trailers are extremely well-built and are backed by dedicated customer service.

company purchased three new sets of B-doubles – four drop decks with mezzanines and two flat top trailers.

“Four of the new B-doubles had the mezzanine floor set up in them. We also wanted to do some fresh livery to mark our 40th year so we painted up the six trailers with the new logo and the established date of 1980 on the curtains,” Michael said.

“We are purchasing with growth. Ninety-five percent of our trailers operate on our interstate routes and we use the older trailers locally because they’re still good and are too good to sell off or trade in. We still have 30-year-old trailers – that’s how reliable they have been.

“Our strong relationship with MaxiTRANS is the reason we keep going back

Strong family ties “They’ve always been reliable trailers, which is the reason we keep buying them,” Michael noted.

“We started buying Freighter trailers in 1990 when we first entered the interstate business. We went for that brand because we knew they were a good trailer and they were available at the time when we needed it. We have gone back to Freighter for new trailers since then,” Jack added.

Michael says the majority of the fleet includes Freighter Tautliner drop decks with mezzanine floors.

“We also have refrigerated and dry freight vans as well.

Over the years we’ve also had some specialised builds where we’ve asked for certain features on some trailers… basically if we want anything

done out of the box, they’re always happy to do it.”

Originally set up in 1980 as a local transport business servicing the liquor industry, JL Transport now runs general freight across Sydney, Brisbane and Adelaide.

Jack, who is the current MD and owner, has been in the industry for 45 years while Michael has been in transport for over 32 years.

In a country where we celebrate our family-run transport enterprises, JL Transport is blessed with nearly 10 members of the family and extended family helping grow the business including Jack’s wife, Lyn Hellyer, Michael’s wife, Sarah Hellyer, and their son, Daniel Hellyer.

To celebrate JL Transport’s 40th anniversary last year the

Freighter has helped keep father and son duo Jack and Michael Hellyer pointed in the right direction since 1990.

to them. The reliability of the Freighter brand, the servicing support and the help we get there make it a good package for us. It’s been like this from the start – a good product, good service, and good sales team. All of that

combined, works really well for us,” Michael said.

Find us at Foyer 053 Ph: 03 8368 1100 Visit: maxitrans.com

The new Actros.

A truck ahead of its time.

Setting the standard in long-distance and heavy-distribution haulage, the ground-breaking new Actros is more comfortable, economical and reliable than ever before1. Featuring innovations like the Multimedia Cockpit, MirrorCam, Active Brake Assist 5 and Predictive Powertrain Control – it’s designed to reduce fuel consumption, boost vehicle use and offer the driver all the support they need.

See the new Actros in action at actroslivedrive.com.au or contact your local authorised Mercedes-Benz Trucks Dealership to experience this outstanding new vehicle for yourself.

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Please note: changes may have been made to the product since this publication went to press (May 2021). The manufacturer reserves the right to make changes to the design, form, colour, and specification of the product. The images shown are to be considered examples only and do not necessarily reflect the actual state of the original vehicles. Please consult your authorised Mercedes-Benz Truck Dealer for further details. © Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific Pty Ltd (ACN 618 413 282). Printed in Australia.

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Hendrickson the best fit for the job DURABILITY and reliability, coupled with low tare weights, have made Hendrickson’s INTRAAX and HXL7 wheel end package a perfect fit for grain and fuel carrier, Ambrose Haulage.

Based in Goondiwindi, Queensland, Ambrose Haulage was started in 2008 by husband and wife Jim and Mandy Ambrose. They began with one grain truck and have built the business up from there.

Originally focused solely on grain, the drought led to them diversifying their business and adding fuel cartage into the mix. The fleet is now made of four A-doubles, as well as a brand new AB-triple set of tippers that was delivered in mid-April for the grain side of the business; along with another two road trains that do contract work for IOR Petroleum.

Though most of the work is throughout Queensland and NSW, in recent times it’s extended further afield too.

“Branching out into contracting for IOR Petroleum helped us to get through the drought. We also had to travel further too, to where the work was, so we have had trucks in Victoria, Kapunda in South Australia and even into Perth,” said Jim.

Every set of trailers in the Ambrose Haulage fleet runs on Hendrickson’s INTRAAX and HXL7 wheel end package – that’s how it’s been from the very beginning.

And all but one set of trailers are by Moore Trailers.

Prior to venturing out on his own, Jim had spent 10 years carting explosives, but had never used Hendrickson’s products.

“We bought our first set of Moore trailers in 2008 from Nick Fenton who is in sales there, and have built a great working relationship with him, as well Grahame and Shayne Moore. It was actually Nick who pushed me in the direction of Hendrickson and now I’ve developed a great relationship with Matt Huigens at Hendrickson too. Hendrickson is unfaultable – we love it and wouldn’t use anything else,” said Jim. Ambrose Haulage’s trucks travel long distances, with its grain trucks averaging 200,000 kilometres a year, and the fuel trucks at around 300,000 kilometres a year – so keeping them on the road and in tip top shape is at a premium.

“The tare weight is what we initially loved the most,

This new Kenworth T909 named ‘Cast No Stones’ is a 75th Year Brown and Hurley Diamond Edition, paired with an AB-triple set of tippers by Moore Trailers on Hendrickson INTRAAX. Pic: Facebook

because with grain tippers you get paid by the tonne, but their maintenance is unbelievable too – you just don’t need to touch them,” said Jim, adding that Hendrickson’s five-year, 1.2 million kilometre warranty offers added peace of mind.

“Our trailers generally get to one million kilometres without anything needing to be done to the suspension.

It’s very rare to ever need to replace anything. Hendrickson’s tare weight, durability, reliability, aftersales service and their warranty is amazing.”

Find us at Foyer 081 Ph: 03 8792 3600 Visit: hendrickson.com.au Every set of trailers in the Ambrose Haulage fleet runs on Hendrickson’s INTRAAX and HXL7 wheel end package.

Industrial assets moving fast on Grays

WHEN it’s time to turn over industrial assets, including trucks, trailers and earthmoving equipment, listing on Grays marketplace makes a lot of sense, writes Terry Rowland, National Head of Corporate Sales – Industrial at Grays.

As the largest industrial and automotive marketplace in Australia, Grays has over three million registered customers (an increase of 39 per cent over the past 12 months) and over one million email subscribers.

Over the past year, as the Covid-19 pandemic caused major disruptions to many sectors and communities all over Australia, the Grays online auction platform proved extremely popular for buyers and sellers of industrial assets.

Virtual live video inspections was one of the innovations utilised to provide high levels of service at a distance.

During this time all categories experienced high levels of growth, led by the industrial category, as buyers and sellers all over Australia saw the benefits of online purchasing and contact-free shopping.

Grays has always been popular for buying and selling industrial assets, with many large fleet and hire business owners regularly using Grays for asset sales.

Owner of Speedie Contractors Simon Knowles said, “I’ve been selling my assets through Grays for more than 10 years and have always had a great experience. It was an easy decision when retiring the fleet to choose Grays to sell our assets.”

Recently, Grays acted for BTB to sell a large fleet of trucks, trailers and earthmoving equipment in an online unreserved auction. A 100 per cent clearance rate was achieved with over 7,000 bids placed.

Key to the success of this auction event was Grays’ focus on marketing, which helped drive over 22,000 unique visitors, and nearly 230,000 page views.

Michael from BTB Australia said, “We sold over $2 million of transport and industrial equipment with Grays in March 2021. I was very happy with the overall outcome and in particular the trucks and trailers went extremely well.

With over 850 lots in the auction, the team at Grays made the whole process very easy.”

There are always new sales events in the pipeline at Grays.

One forthcoming auction includes millions of dollars worth of trucks, trailers, forklifts and more, perfectly timed as the end of the financial year approaches.

And Grays continues to add new categories on its leading online auction and sales platform (grays.com), with real estate, boats and caravans now part of the portfolio.

Grays is revolutionising how industrial assets are being sourced, sold and purchased throughout Australia. A bestin-class e-commerce platform, leading marketing tools and a commitment to the highest standard of customer service makes buying and selling industrial assets with Grays easy, efficient, fair and transparent.

Sales events are constantly being added into the pipeline at Grays.

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Competition ramps up for Apprentice Challenge

THREE teams are all set to take to the stage and showcase their skills in the HVIA National Apprentice Challenge, which will be staged live at the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show.

Six finalists have been selected from across Australia to represent their regions and work against the clock.

Apprentices from all over Australia sat a rigorous twohour online test, set by TAFE Queensland SkillsTech, with the two highest results from each of the regions selected to compete in the intense challenge held at the South Bank Parklands.

The finalists are: • Representing the Eastern Region category (which comprises Queensland, NSW and ACT) will be second-year apprentice Shaneet Singh from Stillwell Trucks, Sydney; and fourth-year apprentice Jack Dennis from

Penske Australia, Brisbane.

• The North-western Region team (representing WA and NT) features third-year apprentice Bekitemba Gwebu of Major Motors, Perth; and fourth-year apprentice Beau Smith from CMV Truck Centre, Adelaide.

• And for the Southern Region (comprised of Victoria, SA and Tasmania), it’ll be fourth-year apprentice Luke Kneebone of Webster Trucks, Tasmania; and thirdyear apprentice Samual Allan from Ballarat Isuzu.

HVIA Chief Executive Todd Hacking said the number of nominations for the 2021 National Apprentice Challenge is testimony to the emerging talent coming into the heavy vehicle industry.

“The response has again been exceptional, with nominations received from second, third and fourth year apprentices Australia-wide,” he said.

“We commend every apprentice who took part in the gruelling exam.

“These young people are at the beginning of a journey that will open doors to hugely rewarding career paths with Australian and international companies involved in the manufacture, distribution and support of trucks, trailers and their components.

“These talented young people have competed for the honour of representing their region; congratulations to each of the apprentices from each of our three regions who have been selected.”

Each regional team will work on one of two identical Isuzu FX-series prime movers to identify and rectify a series of programmed faults as the clock ticks.

As the apprentices put their skills to the test, there will be commentary explaining their moves and strategy, as their

approach to addressing the challenge unfolds.

The winning team will be the first one to successfully identify and repair all the faults, or the team that rectifies the most faults within the allowed time frame.

Heats will be held on the Thursday and Friday of the show from 11am-12pm and on the Saturday from 1pm2pm. Over 1,000 school students will have the opportunity to watch and get a taste of the heavy vehicle industry as a career option.

The top two teams from the heats will go head-to-head on May 16 from 1pm-2pm.

Prizes up for grabs for the winning team include a fully hosted trip to the V8 Supercars, complete with the full corporate treatment, pit lane tours and more. All finalists will also receive tool prizes courtesy of Warby Tools. Entry to watch the event is free.

The apprentices will have the chance to show their skills in front of a live audience.

Teams will need to identify and rectify a series of programmed faults as the clock ticks.

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Maximise your time and productivity

IS your business reacting to maintenance issues when they happen, because your systems don’t talk?

Do you always feel that getting the right data at the right time is practically impossible?

Are you finding the information flow between operations and workshops is poor?

And are you finding that the amount of paperwork and repetitive data entry removes any time to plan effectively?

Do you find that your business tools only provide half the functions to run an effective end to end preventative and reactive maintenance system?

Transport businesses have become extremely reliant on roles like Fleet Manager,

Workshop Manager or Facilities and Maintenance Manager, yet as an industry we have not really seen strong integration between what we know as a Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and ERP or Transport Management Systems for the majority of fleet operators.

A case in point: maybe one of your vehicles has a small fault, and because the paperwork can be a burden, what if the driver doesn’t report it?

Instead, they continue to take the vehicle out on the road until the fault becomes a more major defect, which now requires the asset to be off the road for days and completely out of cycle with your preventative mainte-

nance programs.

Now it’s too late to try and prevent the problem, you simply have to react to the issue.

Kynection has categorised the benefits of embedding your maintenance system ‘inside’ your operations system in these four broad areas: • Cost improvements; • Better plant and equipment management; • Stronger workflow controls (including hold points); and • Tracking and reporting.

With an integrated fleet and business management system, you can maximise your time and productivity by ensuring better plant and equipment management.

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Maybe one of your vehicles has a small fault, and because the paperwork is a burden, the driver doesn’t report it.

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This delivers direct cost improvements in a range of areas including reduced downtime, less overtime and reduced time to repair.

A transport business that has better communication and accountability between maintenance and operations can manage and control hold points and can automatically populate information from the field, so it is at an advantage.

With a system that streamlines your processes and removes the need for manual data entry, you will deliver much better workflow controls.

No business needs the headaches associated with chasing records after the fact, so it’s critical that any system provides accurate tracking and reporting.

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been properly maintained, your business will be held accountable through Chain of Responsibility if you have not maintained adequate records.

Kynection is a one system approach to your maintenance management tasks.

It provides an integrated and controlled workflow that is “inside” your operations system.

You will have the visibility to pre-plan and forecast servicing requirements to maximise asset utilisation and keep your trucks on the road.

It is easy to avoid downtime by planning service around driver breaks and using a fully integrated scheduling and maintenance system.

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The lightest and strongest aluminium wheel

“I’M thinking about going into wheels but I don’t know anything about wheel design,” said a young engineer named Grant DeGeorge. His mentor replied, “Well, that’s not a problem.

Make it round. It’ll be fine.”

DeGeorge has now been designing Alcoa Wheels for over a decade. He is Design Manager at Howmet Wheel Systems and has spent 14 years at the company.

“It’s not a cookie cutter design. When somebody wants a 22.5”x8.25” wheel, we just don’t pull a design from our back pocket and run it through a test.

There’s a lot of things we’ve got to get from the customer, whether it be a mounting system, the offset, whether it’s going to be used in the steer position, for example,” explained DeGeorge.

Designing the lightest and strongest wheels is top of the list for the manufacturer of Alcoa Wheels, Howmet Aerospace, as these attributes determine the

overall performance of a truck, bus or trailer when it comes to increasing payload capacity and bettering fuel efficiency to help fleets maintain a healthy bottom line.

DeGeorge added that in addition to what the operator needs, things like load rating, pressure ratings, what application they’re using it in, whether they’re using disc brakes or drum brakes, all need to be taken into account when designing wheels that are reputed to be the lightest and strongest in the market.

“It’s the whole system solution that we need to think about when we’re designing a wheel,” he said.

Here are five things you might not consider go into designing aluminium wheels: 1. Load isn’t just about kilograms When we think of a light com-

mercial ute that weighs around 750 to 1,000kg, the wheels each weigh 13 or 14kg (or even up to 18kg).

Truck wheels, on the other hand, can carry loads of 3,500kg or more and can now do that on wheels weighing just 18kg, like the new Alcoa Ultra ONE 22.5” x 8.25” wheel released in February this year, which will be displayed at the Brisbane Truck Show.

And load is more than just the weight of the consignment sitting on the trailer.

“We take into account the tyre, it’s the mounting system, it’s everything that goes into how the load is transferred into that wheel,” said DeGeorge.

“We know what the most severe application may be, so we incorporate that into our FEA (Finite Element Analysis) to make sure that we are designing that wheel to handle those highest loads.”

There is no cookie cutter method for designing aluminium wheels because how the customer uses the wheel dictates the design parameters.

2. There’s more to rotation than going round As wheels rotate, the load weight is transferred through the tyre and into the wheel at different places and at different times, adding stress that needs to be carried by the wheel.

“When designing a wheel, you’ve got to make sure you’re taking into account that full rotation cycle because the stresses aren’t being transferred in just one spot and so the load rating changes,” said DeGeorge.

In other words, the wheel designer has to ensure the wheel can handle that change in load as it’s going through every second of its rotation.

This is called ‘cyclic loading’ and it’s important that a wheel is sufficiently robust to withstand force and variable loads when doing its job on the truck or trailer.

3. Different parts of the wheel react differently to stress The rim, hand holes, and any interrupted surface within the wheel’s design need to be able to withstand the stress of the load. Each of these areas react to load stress differently, so the forged wheel can’t simply be treated as the one piece of aluminium it is.

4. Tyres matter Another important factor in designing wheels is to cross reference the wheel’s components with the tyres available in the market.

As new tyres are released by the major tyre companies

All Alcoa Wheels exceed the one million cycle requirement outlined in globally recognised radial and cornering fatigue testing standards.

like Michelin, Bridgestone and Goodyear, Alcoa wheel designers stay abreast of this and factor things like new load ratings in so that the wheel matches the new specs and applications.

Industry standardisation impacts the design of the wheel.

International tyre standards for mounting systems, for example, need to be followed so that the rim is designed to fit the tyres available in the market.

“The last thing we want to do is design a wheel that the moment you try to put a tyre on it, it doesn’t work or you mess up the tyre,” said DeGeorge. “We follow the min-max dimensions of tyres to help us design a rim that’s compatible.”

5. Testing out in the field All Alcoa wheels are put through rigorous testing. Biaxial wheel/hub fatigue test technology is one of the tests that are run. Also known as the LBF test, it takes into account actual driving conditions, like rotating, bending and operational loading conditions, when testing for wheel life durability.

Another Alcoa runs is called

the RR Moore Test, where it tests cyclic fatigue until the endurance limit is reached. A number of variables are thrown into the mix to increase and decrease stress factors on the wheels and to cover all bases.

All Alcoa Wheels exceed the 1 million cycle requirement outlined in globally recognised radial and cornering fatigue testing standards.

While it’s all very well simulating conditions in the lab, out in the real world things are a little different, so good wheel design includes taking the wheels out for a spin on the road.

“We make sure we find out how people are using our wheels too, because the damage we’re putting on a wheel in the field may not be the damage we’re considering or testing for initially. Feedback from customers is an essential because that gives us an idea of what targets we need to design for,” DeGeorge added.

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TR Group aims to provide vehicle solutions to all of Australia Find us at Foyer 042 Visit: trgroupau.com

COMMERCIAL transport equipment specialist, TR Group (TR), offers top-ofthe-line vehicles along the east coast of Australia, catering to road freight, port cartage, construction, and logistics operators, with branches in three states.

“We’re focused on making our equipment more accessible across the country while maintaining our focus on a great customer experience. Put simply, we’re a team made up of passionate people who are driven, innovative, and truly care about making a positive difference in our industry,” said TR General Manager Chris Perry.

In the last 18 months, TR Group has added hundreds of

additional trailers to the fleet.

Most of these purchases are to service the construction sector.

TR Group has also increased its truck fleet by around 10 to 15 per cent in response to its equipment utilisation. Currently, the fleet consists of 80 prime movers with another 90 ordered for the next financial year. On top of this, 20 UD rigid 14-pallet curtain-siders have been added to the fleet.

All the trucks are complete with full safety packages and full-service plans. This all ensures that the equipment is in peak condition and ready to work when customers need them most.

“We want to make sure we’ve got the right equipment that covers all the health and

safety requirements for customers,” said Perry.

“We’re focusing on health and safety so we can stay one step ahead of what our customers are looking for.”

Engaging directly with the customer helps TR make provisions to acclimatise to shifts in the market.

“We continually try and evolve around what their needs are,” said Perry. “We go through an intensive safety and compliance programme for the trucks to make sure they are the right equipment for our customers to use.”

The acquisition of Semi Skel Hire, completed in June of 2019, has worked out exceptionally well.

“David and Kim, who ran

TR Group caters to road freight, port cartage, construction and logistics operators, with branches in three states.

the business with their father, Geoff Kelly, have been outstanding since they came across,” said Perry. “They’ve stuck with us and have been a big part of the business and growth.”

Future growth is expected to come from existing customers and new regions TR are looking to target based on preliminary discussions. There are tentative

plans to open new locations in South Australia, Western Australia, North Queensland, and possibly Tasmania.

However, there is no timeframe currently in place, according to Perry, since the immediate focus is to keep building on the success to date.

“We’d rather do that well before we grow too quickly,” he said.

“Right now, it’s about making the equipment more accessible for our customers. Again, all we’re trying to do is make sure we’ve got the right equipment in the best possible condition to do the job, but we’re also ensuring the equipment we’re putting on the road is what our customers want and to meet whatever future demands they have.”

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Armoury Wheels releases a new take on a classic

Find us at Foyer 112 Ph: 1300 005 576 Visit: armourywheels.com.au

BUILT tough for the Australian market, Armoury Wheels has a wide range of options available, allowing operators to put their own personal touch on their rigs.

At this year’s Brisbane Truck Show the company will showcase its all new Bud Steer wheel, which is being unveiled for the very first time, along with its broad range of truck wheels.

“The Bud Steer is our take on an older design Kenworth

used to bring out with its trucks many years ago. Customers can no longer get hold of those brand new, so many are paying top dollar for second-hand wheels that have become worn and damaged,” explained Cameron Jackson, Truck Wheel National Sales Manager at Armoury Group.

“What we’ve designed is similar to that classic wheel, which there’s still a lot of demand for. But as well as that, we have a broad range, a wheel

for every kind of truck and a solution for each of our customers.”

Based on an iconic design, the brand new Bud Steer brings the classic look back to the road and is a clear winner for those who want to add a touch of old school classic to their truck.

Also on show will be Armoury’s American drive wheels. An example of toughness, they feature the highest load rating available. “Why settle for anything else when you

can run the ultimate wheels,” said Jackson, adding that Armoury Group has created the best and most diverse range of alloy wheels available.

At the Brisbane Truck Show, Armoury Wheels will have all of its most common wheels on display, with the new Bud Steer taking pride of place. Visitors to the stand will also have the opportunity to see all four of the premium finishes available, with staff on hand to discuss your wheel needs.

Armoury Wheels has a wide range on offer, allowing truck owners to add their own personal touch to their rig.

LOADMASS Pty Ltd has been quietly developing its own range of rigid truck and light commercial on-board scale systems. This need came about when in December 2019, UK manufacturer and supplier of Red Forge on-board scale systems closed its doors due to the ill health of its founder. Loadmass was the largest international distributor for Red Forge and this event took Loadmass by surprise.

While Australia was in the midst of its worst bushfire crisis in years and COVID-19 was

just emerging, Loadmass was on the hunt for a replacement product to avoid its own crisis. Loadmass scoured the world for a suitable quality product and reliable supplier to replace what was a very successful product line for the rigid truck market.

Loadmass managing director Frank Parker took up the challenge and designed the LMA2020 series of onboard scales to replace the Red Forge product. The development journey took over six months as the company

was in discussions with local and overseas suppliers and fabricators. With the market calling out for the product they were used to buying for their rigid fleets, it was a race against time. Every day the new product wasn’t available was an opportunity for competitors to take market share.

The journey involved setting up local manufacturers to fabricate and supply components, bringing various locally fabricated products and locally sourced electronics into its facility at Arndell

Park and finally organising its own staff to finish assembly and product testing.

It was a new way of doing business for Loadmass, as it primarily sourced core products from established manufacturers internationally. The only exception was its highly successful locally designed and manufactured LMA530 steer sensor, also the brainchild of Frank Parker.

The product was released to market in June 2020, with the supply and installation of 11 systems to a regional

council in NSW. That was the start of a steady manufacturing, supply and installation business. Sales of the new LMA2020 product has exceeded expectations, leading to the development of another new product: the LMA3030 range, specifically designed for light commercial vehicles including vans and utilities.

The idea was sparked when a specially fitted out security van presented to Loadmass with a request to fit scales. It was obvious the current range of on-board products were

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It took another three months for the design to be completed.

Both products will be showcased at the Brisbane Truck Show, with the owners and developers of the product on-site to answer any questions. All products are available directly from Loadmass Pty Ltd. Find us at Plaza 229 Ph: 02 9631 9199 Visit: loadman.com.au

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ZF truck technology on show AT the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show, ZF Services Australia will showcase the latest products for the commercial vehicle industry from ZF and its family of brands.

Taking centre stage will be ZF’s TraXon, the world’s first modular transmission, which is increasingly selected as original equipment by commercial

vehicle manufacturers.

Light, strong and intelligent, TraXon mates a basic high-tech automatic transmission with various setting-off and shift modules.

TraXon offers fuel savings through its use of operational efficiencies and refined driving experience, throughout its GPS-based connectivity.

ZF Services Australia will showcase the latest products for the commercial vehicle industry from ZF and its family of brands.

The latest products from WABCO, the newest addition to the ZF family, will also be on show including the latest Trailer Electronic Braking Systems (TEBS).

Arguably one of the most technically advanced truck transmissions in the world, TraXon was further enhanced in 2018 by the addition of an optional predictive maintenance function that continually monitors vehicle operation.

Maintenance can be planned proactively, which in turn could shorten vehicle downtimes and avoid stranded vehicles.

ZF Services Australia will also showcase the latest products from WABCO, the newest addition to the ZF family.

Displayed will be WABCO’s latest Trailer Electronic Braking Systems (TEBS) along with a range of accessory systems

packaged under the Intelligent Trailer Program (ITP) banner.

WABCO’s TEBS and ITP system not only increase trailer safety and stability, but also offer rich data and connectivity solutions that improve fleet’s operations and efficiency.

Another focus for ZF this year will be its aftermarket component lines, with displays focusing on its product brands, LEMFÖRDER, SACHS and TRW. LEMFÖRDER chassis and steering components can be used as direct replacements, or to up-spec trucks to increase payloads, reduce fuel consumption and optimise driver dynamics.

SACHS shock absorbers are manufactured to original-equipment specifications and fit a wide range of trucks and commercial vehicles, plus trailers, and there’s even a range of units to suspend the driver’s cab.

Also showcased will be the TRW range of steering and suspension components.

ZF’s remanufacturing capabilities will also be highlighted, with ZF Services Australia offering the market a range of ‘remanufactured’ truck transmissions – all finished to ‘as new’ original equipment standards.

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A hive of activity and new developments

SINCE Tru-Shu was released in 2019, many freight operators have implemented the product into their trucks, helping to keep the fleet on the road by cutting maintenance costs and eliminating some common brake defects.

But what is Tru-Shu? It’s a simple, cost effective, bolt-on solution to stop brake shoes that twist out the side of the drum and need premature replacing.

Although not all brakes will do this, the problem can happen on a new trailer on the first set of brakes. Braking capacity is reduced, and the truck or trailer is defectable once the brake shoe is out of alignment. You only need one of your brakes to do this.

In addition to unnecessary replacement, the S-Cam can come loose as a result, smashing into the drum bolts and disintegrating them onto the road.

Financially, this is not a hard decision to make. By implementing Tru-Shu, these are some of the frustrating and costly issues you can avoid: • All too common and unnecessary brake shoe replacement; •F rustrating downtime; • Disruptive major defects; and • Occasional major damage to brakes and axles from S-Cam detachment.

Even if your brakes have started to twist out the side of the drum, the application of Tru-Shu will pull them back into alignment without the need to replace the brake shoes or drums. The shoes will bed back in and you will get maximum wear out of what is left. Putting off the decision is only costing you money.

Whether you have one truck or a fleet, the savings

are significant and the outlay is only minimal, from $350 per trailer, for the life of the trailer.

The team at Tru-Shu has been working continually at an expanding range of brake products designed to maximise performance and seriously cut back brake maintenance time.

Come and see Tru-Shu and its expanding range of products at the stand and learn more about the range of new products currently in trial or development.

Among these new products are the Quick-Change Brake Shoe, which is now in trial stages. It’s a changeover brake shoe that incorporates the benefits of Tru-Shu, with no twisting, and constant, even wear. Other benefits include how quickly it can be changed over, greatly reducing labour costs; eliminating the need to disturb sealed

bearings; and the fact that changeover brake shoes are available to cut costs and minimise waste.

The Self-cleaning Brake Drum is another new product currently being trialled.

As it’s self-cleaning, it quickly eliminates water, brake shoe dust, grit and even gravel, resulting in maximum brake power and longer lasting brake components.

There is also a new axle that’s currently in development. With features too numerous to mention, the goal of this project is to keep your trucks on the road and out of the maintenance shed.

This is done by developing an axle designed to halve brake maintenance, minimise maintenance inventory and keep your mechanics free to make improvements to your fleet.

At the stand, there will be a 3D printed working model of

At Tru-Shu’s R&D Workshop, it can 3D print its CAD designs as part of its testing. The above shows an earlier stage of the company’s Reduced Maintenance Axle, which is now in further stages of design.

Tru-Shu’s R&D work on its reduced maintenance axle project, demonstrating the latest iteration of the design. Some of the benefits of the new axle will include lubrication improvements, components that are interchangeable with drive axles, modular components that allow maintenance without disturbing hubs and bearings, the elimination of wear on some parts such as the axle thread and simplified changing of wheels and tyres.

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Another product currently in development is the Modular Ultra-stable Steel Spring Over Air Spring Suspension that is designed to provide easy maintenance.

A new Drive Axle is also on the cards for development in the near future.

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Polish-free shine to your alloy wheels

IN 2021 Superchrome Pty Ltd is celebrating 25 years of chroming steel wheels, and 20 years of chroming alloy wheels for the truck, trailer and bus markets.

Increasing numbers of fleet

and owner driver customers are converting their existing trucks and trailers to Superchrome wheels as well as specifying Superchrome wheels for their new purchases, it says The reason for this increas-

Considerable investment over the years in R&D means Superchrome can offer a ‘world first’ Seven Year Chrome Warranty.

ing demand for the Superchrome wheels is the growing awareness, by the transport industry, of the advantages Superchrome wheels provide for trucks and trailers, it explains.

These advantages are a combination of presentation, image and long-term labour and cost savings.

The Superchrome wheels are easy to clean and do not need polishing to give that new shiny finish. Also, the hard Superchrome surface increases the life of the wheels by reducing wear, it explains.

The added bonus to having Superchrome wheels is the increased amount of leisure and family time available to drivers who are responsible for the presentation of their trucks.

Superchrome has invested over one million dollars in research and development over the years to perfect this revolutionary process and that is why they are able to offer a ‘world

Superchrome wheels take the pain out of keeping your truck looking shiny.

first’ Seven Year Chrome Warranty.

Superchrome has upgraded their production facilities in 2021 for a third time and this combined with operating two production shifts will ensure the increasing demand for their Superchrome wheels is met.

Superchrome makes their wheels easy to purchase by providing them to customers by direct shipment to all locations in Australia.

The wheels are also provided to truck dealerships on an exchange basis. That is, a chrome set of wheels is sent to the dealerships for the new truck and the new polished alloy wheels off the new truck are returned to Superchrome as exchange, therefore, the chroming process is the only additional cost.

New Superchrome wheels are sent to the trailer Manufacturers or the manufacturers send their new polished wheels

to Superchrome to be returned after chroming.

Superchrome says that it continues to demonstrate a profound commitment to an industry that is also a livelihood by ensuring all orders are delivered on time.

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Maintaining legal limits

RIGHT Weigh and Smart Truck Solutions are committed to maximising payloads while taking the guesswork out of driving and retaining legal weights.

After years spent searching for a simple, cost effective way to keep truck drivers within legal load weight limits, Alaskan truckie Sid Campbell developed the first Right Weigh onboard load scale in 1998. As a fleet owner and operator on Alaska’s ice roads, Campbell first used his scales on his own trucks and trailers.

He soon realised that many of his peers were also in search of the same solution, and since then, Right Weigh Inc. has grown into a global leader in on-board load scale solutions.

Kelly Jackson, Right Weigh’s Director of Strategic Partnerships, said the company’s approach is grounded in firsthand industry knowledge and experience. “From the driver all the way up to the fleet owner, we understand all of the pain points along the road and design our products and customer support services around that understanding,” she said.

It’s this holistic, total supply

Right Weigh products in Australia after meeting the Right Weigh team at a truck show in 2008.

The partnership is centred around a commitment to helping customers maximise load capacity, while saving money on commercial scale fees, outof-route mileage and overweight fines.

“I’ve been in the transport industry for over 40 years, first as an owner of vehicles and now a supplier of Right Weigh load scales. I know how the industry works and what customers need from their weighing systems,” Noske said.

Connected with the Right Weigh App, the OBM Exterior Digital gauge interfaces with Android and Apple smartphones, giving easy access to truck/trailer weight data.

chain ethos that led Right Weigh to its similarly minded Australian distributor Smart Truck Solutions over 13 years ago.

Like Campbell, Smart Truck Solutions owner Leigh Noske has a long history in transport, so can provide tai-

lored weighing solutions and advice based on personal experience.

Noske began distributing

Digital load scales Right Weigh Load Scales help turn trucks into self-weighing vehicles while keeping operators within legal limits, reliably and efficiently.

Right Weigh’s most versatile product, the interior digital gauge, provides onthe-ground axle group weights for vehicles with air steer and drive axles. The gauge is available with up to four air inputs and mounts in the cab for ata-glance weight data.

The scale has a simple two-

point calibration and comes with chrome and black bezels.

Right Weigh’s exterior scales are similarly effective and designed for truck applications with an air suspension drive axle group and a spring suspension steer axle.

They monitor the drive axle group as well as providing a steer axle weight using a strain sensor that is attached to the steer axle.

Right Weigh digital load scales can also synchronise via Bluetooth to the Right Weigh mobile app for ease of use.

“Users can view the onground weight of their truck and trailer either from the heads-up-display on the unit or anywhere within Bluetooth range, and can share that information with fleet operators via email,” said Noske.

Installation is also a simple three-step process, with quick and easy calibration. Right Weigh scales come with a three-year warranty.

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Meet Jolene Right tools for the job

FINISHED in electric blue, this 1946 Ford Jailbar truck – named Jolene – could be yours.

She’s being raffled off during the Brisbane Truck Show to help raise money for Motor Neurone Disease (MND) research.

Lovingly restored by National Transport Insurance (NTI), the vintage beauty combines the old-world charm of a bygone era with the new. Jolene took around 1,500 hours to complete. She features a 6-speed Isuzu Automated Manual Transmission and 2020 Isuzu NLR running gear, putting out 110kw of power at 2,800rpm.

She’s been finished off with a bespoke interior, fabrication and trimming.

The steel cab and bonnet is restored, complemented by new build fibreglass front guards, grill panel and rear guards.

Modern additions include an anti-lock braking system, anti skid regulator and 12 volt LED lighting with halogen headlights. Jolene’s also equipped with modern comforts like electric windows, air conditioning and a heater/demister with three-speed fan and outlets for the windscreen, face and floor.

This is the latest truck restoration by NTI to raise money for MND – though it’s not the first. For the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show, NTI raffled an-

Brisbane Truck Show. The proceeds are all going to a tremendous cause that is near to the hearts of everyone at our Platinum Partner NTI,” said HVIA.

This 1946 Ford Jailbar will be on display at the Brisbane Truck Show and raffled off on the event’s final day.

other 1946 Ford Jailbar dubbed Roxanne, and prior to that it was a 1946 International Model K5, known as the Green Diamond.

Raffle tickets have been on sale since the end of February, with the winner to be drawn live on the final day of the Brisbane Truck Show.

“We are delighted to be able to host the raffle draw of this spectacularly restored 1946 Ford Jailbar, Jolene, at the 2021

Raffle tickets will be on sale until 2pm on Sunday May 16, 2021, with the winner drawn at 2.30pm.

The vehicle will be registered in Queensland and delivered to the winner, however residents of Western Australia are ineligible.

All of the proceeds of the raffle will go directly to the MND Research Institute of Australia to award the NTI Research Grant, and the MND & Me Foundation.

AT the Brisbane Truck Show, Truck Tools will showcase a range of specialty heavy vehicle service tools, with company owner Mark Heldoorn there to answer any technical questions around service, maintenance and workshop needs.

Truck Tools’ extensive range of heavy vehicle tools continues to expand due to innovative design changes that have been happening in the market. The introduction of innovative new tools contributes significantly in reducing overall downtime when it comes to truck maintenance and above all, these products help to make the job more effortless and help to improve safety for the end user.

Truck Tools has a fully stocked warehouse, from where it dispatches goods daily, distributing its broad range right throughout Australia.

Truck Tools is a national Capricorn preferred heavy vehicle service tool supplier,

making it a convenient choice for Capricorn members to purchase directly from their member accounts.

Mark has a long history in trucks and transport. His father John Heldoorn owned and operated a small fleet of trucks back in the 1980s, which specialised in furniture removals, both local and interstate, as well as the international shipping of general household goods.

Mark ‘s hands-on experience

in looking after and maintaining a small fleet of trucks has given him a wealth of technical knowledge. That, combined with Annelie Heldoorn’s long employment in the automotive service tool industry, motivated the two of them to start the Truck Tools business.

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Shining brighter with Narva Ultima LED MK2

IN 2017, Narva lauched its Ultima LED 215 range, featuring a class-leading hybrid beam pattern that provided outstanding volume and penetration. These models set industry benchmarks and became a favoured light across a range of applications where lighting performance was critical.

Narva’s engineering team has now revealed a worthy successor that offers a remarkable 30 per cent additional light over its predecessors, as well as a 20 per cent longer beam.

The outstanding lighting performance is complemented by a range of bold new bezel colours, along with ‘Black Edition’ kit options for even greater visual impact. Both brighter and bolder, the new Ultima LED MK2 range is initially available in the 215 and more compact 180 variants.

Each light benefits from higher output Osram LEDs (24 x 5 Watt for Ultima 180 MK2 and 33 x 5 Watt for Ultima 215

MK2), producing 15,000 raw Lumens and 1 Lux of brightness at up to 812 metres per pair in the Ultima 180 MK2 and 21,780 raw Lumens and 1 Lux of brightness at up to 1093 metres per pair in the Ultima 215 MK2.

The Ultima MK2 range also has improved Colour Rendering Index (CRI) performance for more natural light output (5700° colour temperature), which improves depth perception and reduces eye fatigue.

Both lights include an LED front position pipe for added visibility and safety during daylight hours.

The range is engineered and manufactured to the highest standards to ensure reliability and durability in Australia’s most demanding conditions.

Both Ultima MK2 lights feature pressure die-cast aluminium housings, Gore-Tex breather vent and Active Thermal Management System for superior heat dissipation. A hard-coated

UV-resistant and virtually unbreakable polycarbonate lens and lens protector is standard, as well as a pressure die-cast mounting bracket.

To minimise vibration and provide smoother vision on rough road surfaces, the lights are equipped with a polyure-

thane mounting and suspension system, while an integrated DT connector ensures uninterrupted power supply. Additionally, the lights offer tool-free vertical adjustment.

The Ultima MK2 range has an impressive IP66 and IP67 rating for water and dust ingress

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and can operate efficiently within extreme temperature variations of -40°C to 65°C. Lights are available in stainless satin single lamp packs that include a 180 or 215 MK2 light with stainless steel trim and interchangeable slate grey, red and yellow trim options, plus clear

lens protector. Black Edition single lamp packs are available for both size lights and come standard with a slate grey trim and black adjustment knob, along with hyper green and electric blue interchangeable trim options plus clear lens protector.

Alternatively, comprehensive Black Edition twin kits for the 180 and 215 MK2 driving lights are also available, containing a pair of lamps, slate grey plus hyper green and electric blue trims, a heavy duty ‘plug and play’ wiring harness, clear and dark tinted ‘Stealth’ lens covers and everything that’s needed for hassle-free installation.

The eye-catching Stealth lens covers feature a unique, dark-tinted design that allows the signature position light pipe to shine through for maximum visual impact.

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Getting smarter every day

THE team at Step Global is advancing the Smart eDriver platform to enable record keepers to change work habits and reduce time required to identify non-conformance among drivers.

According to Ian Johnson, Step Global Product Manager, the company is moving past the Electronic Work Diary (EWD) standard, which was completed and launched in November of 2020.

Johnson and his team are now working on the business needs for fatigue non-conformance management and reporting with the new module, Potential Non-Compliance.

“The basic Potential Non-Compliance requirements are needed by all businesses, whether they are a solo driver or a few hundred drivers, this is why the basic release will be included in the current subscription cost,” Johnson said.

“The Potential Non-Compliance module will send live notifications to the record keepers when a driver is about to breach, so the record keeper can proactively contact the driver in case they have missed the notifications in the EWD.

The previous screen view on the left, and the new screen view on the right.

“In a situation where the driver has breached, the record keeper can open an investigation within the portal and work through the NCR (non-con-

formance report) requirements.

They can then report on these as required,” he said.

One of the criticisms of the EWD framework is that it

currently only covers the bare minimum for record keeper requirements. These steps forward will bridge the gap and help businesses save time.

The Potential Non-Compliance system is in development with the Smart eDriver Design discord, in which the product team, development team and user community interact on design choices and user interfaces to make sure the Step Global team is developing the best solution for the industry and end users.

“The design discord is one of the best decisions as a technology provider we have made, we get direct access to drivers and record keepers to go through details, interface requirements, and design the user interfaces,” added Johnson.

“Screen designs have reduced from taking a week with customer engagement, to less than a day.”

The team is currently in discussions with Brad Glennan of Multiquip, regarding the design discord. “The discord has been a good tool to engage directly with drivers, record keepers and the tech provider development team,” said Glennan.

Truck driver Jason Oppermann has also praised Step Global’s approach in involving drivers in Smart eDriver’s con-

tinuous development. “Step Global’s developers have been great to involve us truckies through creating an open conversation between them and us on the Design Discord server.

It also shows that the developers have a genuine interest in finding out exactly what it is we, as drivers, need in the EWD. By doing so it will also help us to not only stay compliant, but to also manage our fatigue realistically, plan future breaks and time off, without accidentally breaking any of the myriad and outright mind-bending government fatigue rules,” he said.

Smart eDriver as a solution has only just begun with the EWD capability and it has quickly been embraced by both the community and development team as a key to tackle industry requirements.

This approach is unique and exciting for the transport industry, as having such a direct engagement will drive improvements and quickly remove any bugs on the platform.

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Designed for Australian road conditions

HANKOOK Tyre is a brand synonymous with safety, technology and innovation. It has an ultimate goal of becoming a definitive representation of true “driving emotion”.

Hankook was started over 70 years ago. It has seven manufacturing facilities and R&D centres in five countries; and produces a range of passenger car, SUV/4WD, motorsports, van/light truck and truck/ bus tyres.

Available in a wide range of options, Hankook’s TBR tyres are available for long hauls, on/ off roads, regional, urban locations, as well as winter tyres.

Hankook also offers tyres

specifically designed for Australian road conditions, having undergone intense research and testing. Having launched in 2018, AH31+ is popular in the Australian market. Designed as an all season tyre with mid to long-haul/steer, all position applications.

Smart Flex AH31+ has received the Red Dot Design Award. It’s well-suited to variable road conditions, recognised for its technology and newly adopted design to provide even wear and high mileage performance with very low rolling resistance.

Unlike other industrial designs that focus on aesthet-

Hankook’s TH31 is designed with a main zig-zag groove that provides excellent traction and water drainage.

ic features, the AH31+ has a significant design that direct-

ly contributes to its driving performance and safety. For example, core tyre safety performance like channelling and aquaplaning resistance are predominantly determined by tread pattern designs and structure. AH31+ is available in three sizes which are designed for multi-purpose applications.

Hankook also offers a range of trailer tyres, such as the TH31, available in three sizes for applications that include campers, travel trailers, flatbed/hauling trailers, boat trailers and horse trailers.

These tyres are engineered to deliver exceptional durability

The design of the AH31+ directly contributes to its driving performance and safety.

and stability under heavy-duty conditions.

TH31 is designed with a main zig-zag groove that provides excellent traction and water drainage, as well as asymmetric grooves that helps eject stones. It also features an all-steel radial structure for maximum durability as well as a new compound mixing sys-

tem called Innovation Mixing System (IMS) that minimises disconnection of polymer chains and oxidation for enhanced durability.

Hankook has a strong network of TBR retailers across five states.

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Looking and feeling cool

ROCKLEA Truck Electrical is Brisbane’s premier truck lighting and custom accessory manufacturer and installer, providing premium quality lighting, electrical and custom accessories to truck owners and operators. This year it returns to the Brisbane Truck Show with a display that’s bigger, brighter and cooler than ever.

Based in Darra, Rocklea Truck Electrical specialises in the supply and fitment of chrome truck accessories, lighting, air conditioning systems, starters, alternators, spare parts and much more, offering a

wide range of products to get your truck looking its best.

As in truck shows past, Brock, Kim and the team will be on hand to talk all things high-quality creative design, to show off the latest in lighting, bling and accessories, as well the much-loved clothing apparel, with shirts and hoodies for truckies, big and small.

But it’s not just about making the truck look cool, the new Sleeper Air IX will also be on display.

Sleeper Air IX is a diesel-powered system that provides air conditioning and

battery charging for long haul sleeper cab applications. The system is designed to be extremely easy to operate, economic to run and provide trouble free performance. Head to the stand to see its ease of operation firsthand and find out how this new system can keep you and your truck cooler than ever before.

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Pre-show whispers of next Legend reach fever pitch

AS PACCAR continues to celebrate its 50th year of manufacturing in Australia, the brand’s stand is set to draw a lot of attention at the Brisbane Truck Show, with whispers that an exciting new Kenworth Legend will be revealed – though its details have been largely shrouded in secrecy.

PACCAR has remained tight-lipped about the model, but the word on the street is that we can expect to see the very limited-edition Legend SAR taking pride of place at the stand.

Back in 2017, PACCAR launched the Legend 900 which was on sale for just 24 hours. Following the great response that time around, the Legend SAR is expected to go on sale in a similar fashion, with customers given just 24 hours to purchase the limited-edition rig. How many will be available? We’ll just have to wait and see.

Kenworth’s newest model, the all new T410SAR which was launched last year, is also expected to be a be a major drawcard at the stand.

Driven by a continuous innovation and product development process, influenced heavily by customer and driver feedback, Kenworth has taken the features of the T410 and applied these and more to the T410SAR. “Combining classic Kenworth styling with modern enhancements, the T410SAR complements the existing Kenworth product range and provides Australian and New Zealand customers with additional solutions for their application

The entire DAF model range will be on show, including CF Series models featuring PACCAR’s new MX-11 engine.

needs,” said Brad May, Director Sales and Marketing, PACCAR Australia.

Offering better weight distribution with its set-forward front axle and classic Kenworth styling, the T410SAR delivers bigger payloads, a superior driver environment, improved fuel economy and a greater choice of options.

Specifically designed to provide maximum payload under Australian regulations for 19m B-double, most 19m quad dog applications and car carrier specifications, the T410SAR offers a shorter bumper-to-back-of-cab length of 2,850mm.

“To develop a new product that meets the needs of

Launched last year, the T410SAR is Kenworth’s newest model.

our customers, consultation is paramount and is the foundation of its development.

Sharing many of the same attributes as the T410SAR, feedback from customers on the performance and handling of the T410 has been positive, including feedback received from customers with an integrated PACCAR Powertrain, incorporating the PACCAR MX-13 engine and 12-speed transmission. The same combination is being made available in the T410SAR,” added May. Since its introduction to the Kenworth range in the T409, the MX-13 has gained popularity and earned the respect of drivers and fleets

alike. Its performance and responsiveness has delivered fuel economy and operational benefits, making it a leading contender against other 13 litre options. The 12v MX-13 provides exceptional levels of refinement and service simplicity. No longer requiring 24v-12v inverters, the electrical architecture is even more simple, durable and cost-effective to service and maintain.

The T410SAR offers the operational advantages of the PACCAR 12-speed or Eaton 18-speed automated transmissions. Both integrating perfectly with the PACCAR 12v MX-13 engine. Designed from the

ground up and first offered in the T410, the PACCAR 12-speed transmission features an aluminium main case, internal sensors and wiring, and helical cut gearing. With a torque capacity of 1850lbft and rated to 50 tonnes GCM, the 12-speed transmission is smoother and ticks all the boxes in terms of class-leading weight, durability and serviceability. Like the PACCAR 12-speed transmission, the Eaton 18-speed UltraShift Plus transmission delivers the performance and reliability needed for years of trouble-free operation and is available with a torque capacity of 1850lbft or 2050lbft and a rating of up to 70 tonnes GCM. Both automated transmissions are operated via a transmission stalk controller mounted on the right-hand side of the steering column, selecting various transmission modes and exhaust brake is easy with both the transmission and engine brake in one convenient location. Moving the transmission controller away from the dash has provided more space in front of the dashboard to allow easier movement around the cabin.

The T410SAR also comes optioned with an 18-speed Eaton manual transmission.

On the DAF front, expect to see the entire model range on show including the LF, CF and XF Series, with PX-7, MX-11 and MX-13 engine variants on the stand.

Released just last year, PACCAR’s Euro-6 rated MX-11 is an 11-litre engine with three hp settings on offer – 370hp, 410hp and

450hp – and it’s available across the CF range (as is the PACCAR MX-13 engine across all CF models).

“Improved fuel efficiency is achieved through the various electronic and mechanical technologies that have been applied to the engine, while emission reductions are achieved through the use of exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) and emission aftertreatment systems (EAS).

These engines are also mated to the ZF TraXon fully automated 12-speed gearbox,” said DAF Brand Manager, Tim Car. CF models include a number of axle configurations: single and double drive axle prime movers, 8x4 and 6x4 rigids, and a 6x2 rigid option with a trailing lift axle. There are also day cab, sleeper cab or space cab options, with a full suite of safety technology available throughout the model range.

“Our DAF sales team will be in place throughout the show to talk about the trucks on the stand and customer application requirements.

They will also be backed up by our PACCAR Finance and PACLease teams, along with PACCAR Parts, which are responsible for the supply of genuine DAF parts and accessories, including a recently released merchandise range, throughout our extensive dealer network,” added Car. Find us at Foyer 040 Ph: 03 9721 1500 Visit: paccar.com.au

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Cascadia raises bar with an Aussie-first driver airbag

FREIGHTLINER Australia will introduce a head-protecting side airbag on the Cascadia heavy duty truck later this year, further extending its safety leadership in the conventional truck class.

The Cascadia is still the only bonneted truck in Australia to be fitted with a steering wheel mounted airbag. It will also become the only manufacturer to offer a head-protecting side airbag in a bonneted truck in Australia.

Daimler Truck and Bus Australia Pacific President and CEO, Daniel Whitehead, says Daimler is excited to further advance safety in the conventional truck class in Australia. “There is no good reason why conventional truck drivers in Australia should not be able to drive a truck fitted with the latest safety features,” he said.

“It doesn’t matter whether you are driving a truck with, or without a bonnet, your safety is just as important,” Whitehead added.

Considering the Cascadia’s fantastic fuel economy and advanced comfort, the new safety addition only makes the business case stronger, says Freightliner.

Daimler continues to be a frontrunner on safety with Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and Fuso brands, with the latter recently becoming the first manufacturer to fit an Advanced Emergency Braking System across its light, medium and heavy duty ranges in Australia.

The Cascadia’s head-protecting side airbag is specially developed for the Australian market with partner RollTek

by IMMI to ensure it caters for local preferences. As a result, it can be used with standard Cascadia seats.

In the United States, the RollTek airbag system is seat-mounted, while the seatbelts are mounted to the truck’s B-pillar.

Australian drivers prefer the belts to be tethered to the seat instead of the B-pillar, allowing the belts to move up and down with the seat and the driver, which is incompatible with the US seatbased airbag deployment system. RollTek instead developed an Australian head-protecting airbag that

is mounted on the truck’s B-pillar.

Freightliner Trucks Australia Pacific Director, Stephen Downes, says the company is committed to raising the bar in the conventional truck class.

“A conventional truck with fully integrated advanced safety technology like Detroit Assurance 5.0 and not one but two airbags is exactly what many of our customers have been asking for in this class,” said Downes.

“Considering the Cascadia’s fantastic fuel economy and advanced comfort, the

the system and is hoping that it will soon be made available in Australia.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks Australia is keeping its lips sealed about whether it plans to introduce the system in the local market.

It says it will look carefully at the data collected from the validation program and discuss the system with its customers and their drivers to see how it operates on all kinds of Australian roads, the good, the bad and the ugly.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks Australia Pacific Director, Andrew Assimo, says the Active Drive Assist technology is promising.

“Mercedes-Benz is always looking for new technology to boost safety and reduce fuel consumptions and emissions

and we think Active Drive Assist could deliver genuine benefits,” he said.

“Level 2 automation has the potential to deliver a major safety boost and make life easier for our drivers by helping to further reduce fatigue, so naturally we are very keen to see how the system operates on Australian roads,” Assimo added.

Mercedes-Benz launched a new Actros model mid last year, which introduced new technology including Multimedia Cockpit tablet screens, Predictive Powertrain Control, which uses GPS and topographic information to optimise gearshifts and coast when safe, and the optional MirrorCam mirror system.

At Brisbane, Mercedes-Benz

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The Cascadia’s head-protecting side airbag has been specially developed for the Australian market.

new safety addition only makes the business case stronger.”

The Cascadia comes standard with the Detroit Assurance 5.0 safety package, which features AEBS and adaptive cruise control as well as Tailgate Warning, Lane Departure Warning and Intelligent High Beam,

while Automatic Wipers and Headlamps are also standard.

Customers are able to order the new head-protecting side airbag later this year.

will also reveal an upgrade for its rigid range, which now features Active Brake Assist 5 safety technology and other safety features on all variants.

Mercedes-Benz will also present a truck that just participated in what it calls The Great Australian Drive on the Daimler stand.

The display will show the benefits of fuel saving innova-

tions such as PPC. Telemetry from the truck will reveal the amount of ‘free kilometres’ that coasting using the PPC system is able to deliver.

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Benz takes care of the bends

MERCEDES-BENZ will launch an Australian validation program for an Actros truck that can help steer itself at the Brisbane Truck Show.

It is the first truck with SAE Level 2 automated driving capability in Australia.

All up, 20 Actros models fitted with the Active Drive Assist feature will be validated by customers as part of the program that is designed to check how the system operates on Australian roads.

The system is not fully-automated and the driver needs to keep hands on the steering wheel at all times. It is one step ahead of some current systems that can push a truck back into the lane should it wander out.

This is because the Mercedes-Benz system actually

helps to steer the truck in the first place and aims to prevent it getting out to the edge of the lane. Think of it as proactive rather than reactive.

It does this by using cameras to monitor the edge of the road and the lane markings, and uses that data to control an electric motor to assist with the steering. The driver can overrule the system at any time.

It is a long way from fully autonomous driving and Mercedes-Benz and the driver can turn the system off.

Mercedes-Benz has already had a handful of Actros models with the feature operating in customer trucks in the last few months and the feedback has been positive.

One operator we talked to was especially impressed with

Mercedes-Benz has already had a handful of Actros models with the feature operating in customer trucks in the last few months.

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Brisbane debut for Fuso Shogun 360 THE new heavy rigid Fuso Shogun 360, which launches at the Brisbane show, was developed as a premium 14-pallet rigid model with class-leading safety, comfort and Euro 6 emissions using a more compact engine.

It features the efficient Daimler OM936 7.7-litre six-cylinder with 360hp and 1,400Nm of torque linked to a fully-automated 12-speed transmission.

The clever transmission features Eco Roll fuel saving capability and an advanced crawler mode for low-speed work.

The Shogun 360 is wellplaced to deliver maximum productivity gains with a tare

weight of just 6,950kg and is available as a 6x2 or 6x4.

As you might expect from a Fuso wearing the S badge, the Shogun 360 features a full-suite of safety technology designed to keep drivers and other road users safe.

This includes Advanced Emergency Braking System, Lane Departure Warning System, Electronic Stability Program and Driver Attention Assist, which uses facial recognition technology to warn of fatigue.

Fuso Truck and Bus Director, Alex Müller, says the Shogun 360 was developed for a specific segment of the Australian transport industry.

As you might expect from a Fuso wearing the S badge, the Shogun 360 features a full-suite of safety technology.

“Many of our customers operating in the 14-pallet distribution segment have been asking for a truck with the safety, quality and efficiency of Shogun, so we are thrilled to deliver it,” he said.

“We have already taken extensive orders for this exciting new Shogun model and are pleased that our customers value the safety and fuel efficiency the 360 offers,” added Müller.

He says the Shogun 360 introduction is another example of Fuso’s commitment to help customers boost safety and cut emissions.

“Fuso is proud to further contribute to road safety in Australia with the latest active safety features and also help reduce emissions with Euro 6 technology well in advance of any regulations,” he said.

The Shogun 360 is covered by a generous five year/500,000km warranty (whichever comes first), and features 50,000km service intervals.

“Our customers really appreciate the peace of mind provided by our class-leading warranty and the long service intervals, which help them to drive down running costs,” said Müller.

The Shogun 360 is well-placed to deliver maximum productivity gains with a tare weight of just 6,950kg.

The Shogun 360’s low chassis height and electronically controlled rear air suspension, with memory function for two settings, allows for easy loading and unloading at docks.

The Shogun 360 features the same spacious cabin as regular Shogun models, including the innovative passenger-side transom window

for optimum visibility and the ergonomic interior with a driver-focused dashboard layout. Standard features include a 7-inch multi-media unit with digital radio, air-suspension seat, climate control and steering wheel mounted controls, and push button start. A reverse camera is standard, while as many as seven can be supported.

The Shogun range also includes prime mover and rigid models that use the Daimler OM470 10.7-litre six-cylinder engine and 12-speed AMT. Find us at Foyer 041 Ph: 1800 033 557 Visit: fuso.com.au

Fuso celebrates 50 years of Canter in Australia at show

FUSO is celebrating 50 years of the Fuso Canter in Australia at the Brisbane Truck Show.

The Canter has become a household name and more than 72,700 have been sold in Australia since the first trucks rolled into showrooms in 1971.

Visitors to the Daimler stand at the Brisbane Truck Show can go on a trip through time from the first Canter along to the latest

model introduced, the fully electric eCanter.

The eCanter became the first Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) all-electric truck available in Australia when it was launched in March and the production truck will appear for the first time at a public event in Brisbane.

Fuso will also present a current 515 Canter, a much more advanced truck than its 1971 relative, with fea-

tures such as the radar-based Advanced Emergency Braking System, a lightweight common rail turbo diesel engine and a dual-clutch automated transmission.

The first Canter to be sold in Australia was rated at 3.5 tonnes, produced 95hp and was priced at $3,287.

Advertisements at the time boasted of ‘extra’ features such as “flow-through ventilation” and “safety glass all-round”.

Truck show visitors can go through time from the first Canter along to the latest model introduced, the fully electric eCanter.

Canter soon established a reputation as a durable and willing worker and it wasn’t long before it became a common sight on roads and industrial facilities across Australia.

The Canter has continued to evolve over the years, with constant improvements that have meant each new model is more efficient, safer and easier to drive.

Canter is now available in a range of configurations from a 3.5 tonne car licence model to an 8.5 tonne ver-

The Canter has continued to evolve over the years, with constant improvements that have meant each new model is more efficient, safer and easier to drive.

sion, along with City Cabs, Wide Cabs, Crew Cabs, Built Ready tippers, tray trucks and pantechs as well

The versatile Canter has achieved lots of firsts over the years.

as a rugged 4x4 unit and the new all-electric eCanter.

Fuso Truck and Bus Australia Director, Alex Müller, said, “The Canter has achieved a lot of firsts throughout the years and the current model is the best Canter ever, being first with active safety and first with an OEM electric option in the form of eCanter.”

“If you also consider Canter’s low tare weight and its five year/200,000km warranty, it becomes clear why Canter has such a good reputation in Australia,” he said.

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Seamlessly servicing the smash repair industry

WITH the built-in flexibility to satisfy the needs of over 1200 car, caravan and truck panel shops, iBodyshop has already been adopted by many of the largest truck repairers around Australia.

According to DNS Technology, some of the common

The iBodyshop smartphone app allows instant imaging, with no need for cameras, cards or cables – do it all from your phone.

feedback it receives about iBodyshop from customers is, “My shop runs better as iBodyshop is so much faster, more reliable, more efficient than my old system – I let my business suffer way too long, I should have changed ages ago”.

DNS Technology exclusively writes software for the smash repair industry with over 30 years’ experience. Started in DOS, it moved to the Windows platform in 1995 and the Cloud in 2015. The release of iBodyshop is DNS Technology’s latest version.

Based in Melbourne, where all programming and support is carried out, DNS Technology’s 38 staff are readily available to support, train and listen to your needs. In fact, as a result of feedback from truck repair customers, an inventory module is being added to iBodyshop, which will be released late in 2021.

Fully Cloud-based, iBodyshop is the one-stop shop, with features including estimating, parts ordering, document scanning, texting, time recording, capacity planning, scheduling, incentive schemes, departure/ arrival displays, loan vehicles, accounting and analytics.

Additionally, there’s also the iBodyshop smartphone app for taking images, time recording and receiving parts.

DNS added that tow truck drivers love the app too. As long as they have at least 3G connection, the images are instantly uploaded to iBodyshop, any time of the day, 24/7.

As truck repair estimates are usually lengthy and detailed, the ‘Templates’ functionality is of great benefit in maintaining accuracy while reducing the time it takes to write an estimate. Couple this with the ‘Products’ section, where each shop can create its own custom list of operations with typical

iBodyshop is an all-in-one system, covering estimating, workshop management, accounting and much more.

times or dollars attached.

Truck repair job folders are massive, with so much paperwork to handle, process and reference – this is where iBodyshop’s document scanning dramatically improves efficiency.

Scan every document against the job, then all approved staff

have access to the ‘Electronic folder’ – so there’s no chasing paperwork (or losing it) around the office. Everyone can also access the same folder at the same time.

Though this only details a fraction of iBodyshop’s capabilities, staff will be on hand at

the stand to discuss all this and more, along with how it can help your business.

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Rugged reliability and exceptional endurance

TruckMaster provides superior performance and outstanding durability – especially for longer hauls.

SUPERCHARGE Batteries has been supplying batteries to the Australian market since 1984.

Designed to offer longer life, more power and performance, with maximum durability and reliability, Super-

Charge’s TruckMaster range is made tough, uniquely designed for both reliable starting and higher cycling ability.

Its rugged reliability ensures it has the extra endurance required for long hauls, coupled with exceptional vibration re-

sistance.

Featuring an improved grid design and specifically engineered plate grids for truck battery application, TruckMaster delivers outstanding performance. The rigid, full-frame positive and negative grids,

with optimised wire architecture and alloy compositions allow the battery to deliver high current and endure long cycles, even when used in rugged road conditions, with minimal water loss.

A high density paste formulation, with specially formulated active masses tailored for semi-deep cycling application, ensures TruckMaster provides superior performance and outstanding durability – especially for longer hauls.

The TruckMaster battery features polyethylene separators that are reinforced with Glass Mat. This secures the active masses, preventing shedding, even on deep discharges and tough road conditions, resulting in exceptional durability and longer service life.

The re-engineered container and cell design is made with snug-fitting elements and better channelling of residues, improving vibration resistance

and preventing short circuits.

The heavy duty posts and connectors which make use of thicker, newly designed connectors offer more efficient current flow helping to achieve maximum capacity in deliver-

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And all of this is backed up by a warranty of up to 24 months. For more information, call 1300 228 888 or visit supercharge.com.au.

Featuring an improved grid design and high density plate formulation, TruckMaster delivers outstanding performance.

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DrivaLink keeps everyone on their toes

RYAN PLANT HIRE Pty Ltd is responsible for the removal of concrete waste from concrete plants throughout metropolitan Sydney.

The business is headed up

by Managing Director Mic Ryan, who more recently has also become a co-director of Drivalink Pty Ltd. “As a second-generation owner/operator of a trucking and plant hire company, it’s very easy to reminisce about

the ‘good ol days’, becoming complacent and in the end a liability in relation to COR constraints. This is not sustainable, especially when under the employment of a number of multinational companies who expect the best from their contractors,” said Ryan.

Following a number of years of trialling some of the biggest names in the telematics industry and being con-

The DrivaLink system communicates directly to your in-cab system rather than having delays by communicating back and forth to a remote server.

stantly let down, either by poor systems or poor service, Ryan said he came across a little-known Australian telematics company called DrivaLink.

“After my first meeting with the owners of DrivaLink I knew this system was something different. Not only was it more comprehensive than all the other systems but it was at a much more realistic price point. It not only dealt with digital driver fatigue but also gross and axle weights, CAN bus data integration, weight/ height limited road GPS navigation, COR checks, prestart checks, accelerometers, speed checking, 360 cameras with recording and real-time monitoring, AI driver facing cameras, geofence integration, tracking, next start times and reporting in HVNL, EWD and EWD Compliance,” explained Ryan.

“It also, unlike all the other systems I’ve previously used, communicates directly

to your in-cab system rather than having delays by communicating back and forth to a remote server. This means immediate updates for things such as weights while loading and it logs all actions in relation to HVNL standards to ensure compliance is always met.”

DrivaLink is also working on instant license checking on login and bio-metric integration into its systems, taking a standpoint of ‘prevention is better than cure’ when it comes to road safety, not only for our drivers but also all our fellow road users. “Needless to say, I implemented the DrivaLink systems across my entire fleet,” added Ryan.

“I won’t say that by implementing these systems it made things easier at first. In actual fact, it made things harder.

Not because of DrivaLink’s systems but because it helped me to realise how many ‘holes’ I had within my business that

Mic Ryan has implemented DrivaLink across his entire fleet.

opened me up to massive liability through non-compliance.

“The DrivaLink system wasn’t perfect either. It had all the necessary data but was missing the practical usability that a driver needs to understand and use the system in a way that made sense. It’s at this point that I became a Director of DrivaLink, combining my practical knowledge as a business owner and DrivaLink’s comprehensive reporting systems to create a much

more user-friendly interface.

“I can now safely say that all of my fleet are now compliant and, thanks to DrivaLink, the complacency that previously existed in my company is dead.”

He concluded, “If you want the best system in your fleet for not only your business but also your drivers, then DrivaLink is your solution.”

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Bringing the latest in global safety and innovations

MAHA Australia, the premium workshop equipment specialist, will be at the 2021 Brisbane truck show to exhibit the latest in safe and innovative workshop fittings. As one of the most productive workshop fitting suppliers, MAHA has become a trusted technical partner for workshops around the world.

MAHA specialises in high-quality testing and lifting equipment as well as software and consulting services for the planning and implementation of construction projects. Many in the transport industry, from vehicle workshops, inspection bodies and vehicle manufacturers, to governmental organisations,

German Made Roller Brake Testers are installed and supported by the MAHA factory, with locally employed specialist technicians.

favour their reliable services.

As a world-leader in workshop fittings, MAHA endeavors to deliver only products of the highest quality. All MAHA products are developed at the company headquarters in Germany, with most of the components being manufactured in-house, to ensure consistency in quality across all product lines. Its dedication to quality is one of the reasons for the company’s continued growth, and its presence in over 150 countries.

At this year’s Brisbane Truck Show, MAHA has doubled the size of its stand to 140 square metres. Managing Director Mick Lauster confirmed that the move to a larger space was to highlight the company’s commitment to the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Visitors to the stand will have the opportunity to discover innovative and exciting technology from MAHA,

including its Roller Brake Testing system. This unique system tests individual axles one at a time and provides all necessary calculations, making it one of the safest and most accurate braking testing systems. The testing system is supported by Load Simulation solutions that allow for maximum flexibility and efficiency.

As a company committed to providing the best possible customer care, MAHA is bringing its exceptional customer service to this year’s show. Its team of specialists will be on hand to provide information about the product range and discuss the implementation, servicing, repair, and calibration of workshop equipment.

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Powertrain solutions for all

WHEN you’re on the road, there are many priorities: fuel economy, comfort, performance, to name just a few. It’s hard to decide what should come first – and that’s where Eaton can help.

Eaton’s portfolio is as diverse as your fleet, with choices that give you the power to equip your trucks with transmissions and clutches without sacrificing anything. Whether you want the best manual transmission for your most experienced drivers or the latest automated options to standardise fuel economy across the board and

reduce driver stress, Eaton has it covered.

Eaton Vehicle Group has served the Australian truck and automotive industry for 70 years, offering industry-leading innovation and unmatched expertise in supplying integrated solutions that enhance efficiency and fuel economy, performance, reliability and safety. These solutions span the entire spectrum of vehicles and applications. The Eaton Vehicle Group team in Australia is made up of accessible, experienced and expert drivetrain representatives. The team provides

At the Brisbane Truck Show, Eaton will showcase its range of powertrain solutions, including the UltraShift PLUS.

The Eaton team provides a comprehensive aftersales service.

a comprehensive aftersales service which includes local remanufacturing of heavy-duty transmissions and the supply of genuine parts; and it’s structured to deliver

exceptional customer support by offering in-depth technical training, engineering, local customisation, parts interpretation and customer service.

At the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show, Eaton will showcase its range of powertrain solutions.

Products on display will include the robust Roadranger 18 speed

manual along with a range of efficient current and next generation AMT which includes the UltraShift PLUS and Endurant series.

Eaton’s mission is to improve the quality of life and the environment through the use of power management technologies and services. It provides

sustainable solutions that help its customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power – more safely, more efficiently and more reliably. Eaton’s 2020 revenues were $17.9 billion. It sells products to customers in more than 175 countries and employs approximately 92,000 people.

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HELLA Australia lights up

HELLA Australia will showcase a state-of-the-art array of signal and forward lighting solutions for truck and trailer manufacturers and operators, including the customisable Shapeline range. Also featured are the SCANGRIP work and inspection lamp ranges and MAHLE thermal management aftermarket products.

“One of the stars of our show will be the new, all-inone, slimline, five-function DuraLED Combi-SR rear combination lamp that incorporates a built-in retro reflector, saving both time and money on installation,” said Cameron Hoy, HELLA Australia National Manager, Special Original Equipment – On-Highway.

“This makes the Combi-SR the ideal choice for vehicles with limited space to mount a separate reflector.

“HELLA is a significant supplier to Australia’s trailer

market with around 65 per cent OE coverage. This market is now wholly LED, with

LAUNCHED in early 2021, the Queensland Trucking Association’s (QTA) Road Freight Resilience Program already has more than 300 enrollments in the short course program that focuses on improving safety, efficiency and productivity.

There are 10 courses in total, designed specifically for transport and logistics operators and businesses and concentrating on technical, digital and soft skills.

QTA CEO Gary Mahon said the courses are a cost-effective way to hear first-hand from industry experts across various topics.

“A single course runs for about an hour and starts from $20, with the full 10-course bundle available for $99,” Mahon said.

“We want to make the program accessible, and since more

than half of the courses have a safety theme, it’s in the best interests for our industry to take the lead with these types of training programs.”

In April 2020, the QTA was one of the first to launch Covid Hygiene Awareness and thousands have received this training to date.

“Considering the recent border closures, the QTA will now be offering this unit of training for free under the Road Freight Resilience Program,” Mahon added.

“We are committed to keeping our workforce safe, and trucks moving and encourage everyone to get on board with the training.”

The Covid Hygiene Awareness course is available to all Queensland truck and delivery drivers and provides informa-

HELLA’s ‘Fit and Forget’ engineering ensuring high levels of reliability and durability,

with low current draw. The robust DuraLED Combi-SR tail lamp comes with an unri-

The long-awaited LED Rallye 4000 lamp range makes its public debut at the Brisbane Truck Show.

valled lifetime warranty for the first fit.”

Hoy added that this lifetime warranty was a statement of confidence in the DuraLED range.

HELLA has manufactured LED lighting solutions for 22 years and has a long track record in this technology, continuing to evolve in the space.

Over time, its LED lamp programme has become even more reliable and durable, with advancing electronics, and impact-resistant and UV stable materials. They’re impervious to truck-wash and other chemicals commonly used in the transport industry, so they won’t break down or become brittle in typical Australian operating conditions.

“HELLA designs and builds its DuraLED Combi-SR in New Zealand and tests its products continuously in Australia’s heat, dust and rough roads, arguably the harshest in

the world, to ensure they deliver for our customers year after year,” said Hoy. HELLA will also display its range of Optical Warning System Lamps, including low-profile mini and micro LED lightbars, plus the 3 LED or 6 LED surface mount BST slim series lamps, ideal for owner-driver truck/trailer, tow trucks, compactors and general utilities vehicles.

Other products on show include the new K-LED Rebelution low profile amber warning “rotating” beacon; the HELLA Shapeline signal lamp series; the renowned flagship 9-inch Rallye 4000 forward driving lamp; and a full range of regular and auxiliary lighting options.

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tion on best-practice hygiene during Covid-19. It covers the basics you need to know relevant to your role, from sanitising vehicles to trip considerations.

All courses are available to watch later on-demand, allowing drivers, operators and businesses to work around their availability and shift times.

The program, funded under the Department of Employment, Small Business and Training Micro-credentialing Pilots Program, is available until May next year, and will train more than 1,000 drivers and business owners.

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Training the industry one NanoNet at a time

ON our Aussie roads, there’s a lot your truck deals with. Dirt, sand, dust, even dirty fuel will all affect the performance of your engine over time.

But it’s the microscopic particles within these materials that we often don’t think about. And while they don’t grab your immediate attention like a misfiring engine, a decrease in your acceleration power, or a leak under the cab, they’re just as important. In fact, they’re two sides of the same coin: these immediate issues all stem back to dirty, clogged or old filtration technology.

And while you might not think about your filters as often as you should, Cummins Filtration does.

As one of the world’s leading designers of air, fuel, hydraulic, lube filtration, and coolant filters, Cummins Filtration is on a mission to help you keep your truck or your fleet running as efficiently as possible.

To fight those pesky microparticles causing you problems, the flagship NanoNet filters have you covered. Made up of woven nanofibres, they capture more contaminants, eliminating unnecessary wear within your engine, and improving performance of your systems by up to 13 times that of standard filters.

For Fleetguard, it’s not about keeping the information to itself. To create a better, more efficient industry, it provides a range of training courses to help boost the knowledge and understanding around this crucial element of the trucking business.

This training will help you and your staff become experts on just how important filtration is to your fleet, and how getting the right media within your filters can help you, your clients, and your customers.

After all, without the right knowledge and information, you could be damaging your engines and systems every time

you fill the tank, change your lubricants or turn on the engine.

That might sound alarmist, but it’s true, which is why Fleetguard is so keen on delivering cross-industry training.

It’s not just about keeping your fleet running smoothly.

With the right training, you’ll have more expert knowledge about how filtration works as a whole and you can be better informed when talking to your customers and clients about the right parts for their machinery.

You’re upskilling yourself, and your teams, and developing a knowledge base that you can use and transfer seamlessly across a range of roles and industries (if you’re looking for a new challenge).

Fleetguard training opportunities are available for all levels, so however much you feel you need to learn, they’ve got you covered. And it’s all completely free. The only motive is to upskill and improve the industry’s

knowledge on the importance of correct filtration.

Interested? Jump online and head to fleetguard.com.au and check out the five key training pillars. There are plenty of ways to go about it without impacting your busy day-to-day: • W ebinar series: Fleetguard runs a free monthly webinar series that anyone can tune into, covering topics such as coolant fundamentals, NanoNet technology, air and lube filtration, and more.

• F leetschool online learning programs: Fleetschool delivers self-paced online learning programs that you can jump into at your convenience. Get your head around a variety of filtration and conditioning topics, without having to head into the classroom – the perfect tool for trainees looking to become experts in filtration.

• G uest talks: Fleetguard experts can come to you and

To create a better, more efficient industry, Fleetguard provides a range of training courses.

offer the opportunity to conduct TAFE and toolbox talks at your worksite.

• O ffice internships: Filtration isn’t just for out on the road.

The Cummins Internship Program provides opportunities for hands-on, meaningful learning for uni students, where you can get stuck into real-world projects in a professional office environment.

• C ummins Industry apprenticeship program: Highly regarded in the industry, they offer a range of apprentice-

ships to train the diesel mechanics of the future. Each course trains you up for a diverse and fulfilling career, with the skills and initiative that are so crucial for career progression.

So if you can’t remember the last time you checked your filters, or you think that adding a filtration arm to your customer services will help boost your business, get in touch with Fleetguard.

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Flow-Easy vibrators provide multiple benefits

THE issue of bulk material clinging to the inside of a tipper and slowing down the unloading process is common to many operators carting bulk products like fertiliser, manure, stock feed, grains and sands.

In many cases the only way to get material moving is by ‘shunting’ the vehicle or manually digging out compact product at the end of a shift – both risky and time consuming.

Flow easy vibrators speed up the unloading of bulk products, providing an efficient, safe and controlled load discharge and alleviating the need for drivers to manually try and free the material. They provide numerous productivity and safety gains that improve driver and truck safety, lower fuel and maintenance costs and reduce wear and tear on the truck and trailer.

One of the biggest safety issues for tipper operators relates to the risk of truck roll over; materials adhering to the tipper

tray increase this risk. According to a safety alert released by VicRoads, the trailer’s centre of gravity moves upward when the tray is elevated. So, if any of the cargo becomes compacted in the tipper body, then the potential for the trailer to overturn increases. “All it requires is uneven ground conditions to tilt the trailer sideways and an overturning moment can be produced sufficient to roll the trailer,” VicRoads warned.

Fitting a Flow-Easy vibrator minimises this tipping risk.

Typically, a lower elevation can be achieved to dispense the load, whilst the vibration breaks down material compaction, effectively eliminating compact, residual build up.

As well as being a simple, cost effective alternative to body liners, a vibrator significantly reduces the risk of cross contamination, particularly where grains and fertiliser are being transported. Over time body

liners expand and overlap, creating pockets where fugitive material can become entrapped, increasing the potential for material contamination.

Flow-Easy vibrators are distributed by Melbourne based Enmin, an Australian market leader in the areas of materials handling systems and vibratory equipment. The vibrators were previously marketed under the Enmin brand but have recently been re-branded Flow-Easy.

“Our Industrial vibrator sales have risen significantly over the last few years, becoming a key product in the Enmin range.

Giving the vibrators their own individual brand name made sense from both a commercial and customer perspective,” said Enmin General Manager, Anthony Gallaher.

“The name Flow-Easy clearly and immediately communicates what the product does – loosening compacted bulk material and speeding up the

unloading process.

“In conjunction with the new brand name we are embarking on an extensive communications campaign to increase awareness of the many benefits a vibrator provides to operators of tippers and dump trucks.”

The range includes 12 and 24 volt electric vibrators along with hydraulic and pneumatically powered options. Some transport applications require vibration to be applied for an extended amount of time, a scenario where the design characteristics of the hydraulic and pneumatic models come into their own. If required, they can be run continuously, rather than the more generally utilised intermittent operation of the electric models.

“The truck vibrators are easy to install and only require minimal modification to the trailer body, making them a simple, low-cost addition that provides

Flow-Easy vibrators are a simple, cost effective alternative to body liners.

a number of benefits. As companies update their truck and trailer fleet the vibrators can be removed easily and quickly from existing trailers and installed on the new units,” Gallaher added.

“Quite simply if you’re involved in transporting bulk materials, a Flow-Easy vibrator will ensure you spend less time unloading, more time mak-

ing money whilst minimising WHS risks.”

In addition to truck vibrators, Enmin has a range of industrial vibrators designed to suit Australia’s environment and covering industries such as agriculture, mining, quarrying, recycling, ports and terminals.

For more information, please call 03 9800 6777 or visit floweasy.com.au.

“THE FLOW-EASY VIBRATOR HAS INCREASED MY PRODUCTIVITY AND IMPROVED SAFETY. I WOULDN’T HESITATE TO BUY ANOTHER.” JAMES FINN, FINNS CARTAGE, MELBOURNE.

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MAN ticks the boxes with extensive portfolio on show

WITH an extensive product portfolio under its belt, MAN Truck & Bus will have all bases covered at an impressive display at the Brisbane Truck Show.

Displaying the powerful TGX 640hp 6x4 PerformanceLine with the spacious XXL cab, the premium 13 litre TGX 540hp 6x4 with an XLX cab, and the medium-duty 320hp 6x4, MAN’s showcase will demonstrate wide-ranging transport solutions suited to

various applications.

The PerformanceLine is the top-of-the range MAN offering. Here, exclusivity meets performance. Combining innovative safety features with high power output, outstanding ride and driver comfort features, and low whole-of-life costs, the full width, full height, flat floor cabin is the perfect truck for any long haul assignment.

Standing proud next to the PerformanceLine will be

the most versatile of MANs, the TGX 540hp. Featuring MAN’s trademark efficiency and safety features underpinned by advanced German engineering, the 540hp model comes with a full width, generously high, flat floor cabin that makes it the ideal partner for linehaul/B-double and distribution work.

For customers needing a medium-duty solution, MAN’s TGM offers amongst the lowest of tare weights, delivering favourably high

payloads in a variety of applications. Well suited for the construction, distribution, towing and essential services industries, the TGM is available with a broad range of engine choices and various wheel base configurations and cab options.

“From the medium duty TGM to the heavy-hitting 640hp PerformanceLine prime mover, MAN is peerless in its diverse truck product offering, and this year’s display at the Brisbane Truck Show

MAN’s TGX 540hp is the most versatile in the range, well-suited to linehaul/B-double and distribution work.

The TGX 640hp 6x4 PerformanceLine with the spacious XXL cab is the top‐of‐the range MAN offering.

reflects that,” said Sergio Carboni, National Sales Manager – MAN Trucks, Penske Australia.

“Even after 250 years, MAN continues to be at the forefront of engineering excellence. With an eye on both the immediate future and the long term, MAN’s truck portfolio continues to evolve in partnership with Penske Australia.

Carboni added that as the MAN product offering matures, it continues to be refined to Australian customer demands. “Whether in the arduous Pilbara environment with our 4x4, 6x6, and 8x8 all‐wheel drive offering, or on the busiest of highways, our

customers receive superior products for their bespoke requirements,” he said.

“Customers are further backed by one of the best networks nationally, ensuring high quality and timely support where and when they need it.”

For Supercars fans visiting the Brisbane Truck Show on Saturday May 15, there will be a meet and greet with the Shell V-Power Racing Team’s Will Davison and Anton De Pasquale at 12.45pm.

to be the largest bunk on the market in our 4900, the 82” sleeper, our range will not only pay homage to the past but also showcase today’s comfort features,” said Christensen.

“As we anticipate the allnew Western Star platform reaching our shores in late 2022 or early 2023, we will continue to roll out updates to our current range, giving customers further options.”

Among these new options, Western Star Trucks has recently partnered with FleetSafe to offer its customers the ‘Mobileye’ collision avoidance solution and the ‘Spotto’ blind spot radar.

“We have already received positive feedback from customers on the back of initiatives such as these and we are further seeing this manifest as an uplift in sales and orders into next year,” Christensen added.

Western Star Trucks will also be displaying a 4800FS2 on Little Stanley Street (West) as part of the South Bank Truck Festival, a free event running alongside the show.

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Western Star pays homage to origins with tribute truck WESTERN STAR TRUCKS will pay homage to the very first Western Star released to the Australian market – a 4800. The model appeared at the Brisbane Truck Show in the early 1980s, but this year’s 4800 will feature tribute livery with a blue cabin, red chassis and heritage pearl white highlights.

Complete with a 34” Starlight lowline roof sleeper, the 4800 is powered by a Detroit DD15 500hp (at 1,850ft-lb) engine, has an Eaton ultrashift transmission, and features the renowned Airliner suspension.

“At Western Star Trucks, we are very proud of our heritage

and we know our loyal customers are just as passionate about our history, so it’s very exciting to be unveiling our special tribute to our heritage to Western Star enthusiasts,” said Dale Christensen, National Sales Manager – Western Star Trucks, Penske Australia.

The 4800 will be one of two trucks on display, with a 4900 standing by its side – this duo represents two of Western Star Trucks’ most popular models.

The 4900 on show will be sporting an 82” sleeper cab with a Cummins X15 600hp (at 1,850ft-lb) engine, an Eaton manual gearbox, and

Neway 52,000lb airbag suspension. Ideal for a variety of applications, from single trailer through to a heavy-duty road

train, the 4900 boasts a generous fuel capacity of 1,986L. “From the modest 34” lowline sleeper to what we believe

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A trucking festival like no other

A FREE event for the whole family, the South Bank Truck Festival in Brisbane will feature a major truck and trailer display along Little Stanley Street and Stanley Street Plaza, together with a jam-packed calendar of entertainment.

The festival has been put together with the support of Tourism and Events Queensland, the Brisbane City Council and South Bank Corporation.

Many of the trucks and trailers on show have their own special stories. Some of those on display will include: - 2021 Freightliner Cascadia 116 with 36” Sleeper Cab: Features of this truck include a radar-based automated emergency braking system, lane departure warning technology and Side Guard Assist blindspot monitoring.

- SafeT 360: A road safety exhibition developed by the Australian Trucking Association. It’s an interactive custom-built exhibition packaged into a truck and trailer, that uses virtual reality and interactive messaging to

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educate young road users about sharing the road safely with heavy vehicles.

MAN TGM: With a body constructed by Shephard Transport Equipment, this TGM is designed to transport anything from landscaping to construction materials. The TGM platform is suited to a broad range of applications including mining, firefighting, council work crews and tow truck operators.

2021 Western Star Trucks 4800 FS2: This 4800 FS2 has a range of options including three power platforms from two manufacturers, five sleeper options, and GCM ratings from 50 to 140T. 2021 Mercedes-Benz Actros 2663: Packed full of technology, including the Active Brake Assist 5 system, this model is equipped with MirrorCam, a special camera system that replaces conventional side mirrors, and is the first in Australia to gain ADR approval.

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Every truck and trailer on display has its own special story.

There will be live entertainment throughout the festival.

A major truck and trailer display will feature along Little Stanley Street and Stanley Street Plaza in Brisbane.

trailer combination: This multi-functional lightweight trailer suits all model crane types through a unique multi-position cradle system. It was designed to eliminate the need for a different set of trailers for each crane type.

“Whenever big rigs and heavy machinery are on show in one location, they draw a crowd,” said Minister for Tourism, Stirling Hinchliffe.

“The 2019 Brisbane Truck Festival brought almost 40,000 visitors to the capital and contributed more than $21 million to our overnight visitor economy.”

And event organisers are hoping the 2021 rendition will draw in similar numbers.

Together with the truck and trailer display, there will be plenty of entertainment for all ages at South Bank Parklands.

Free entertainment will run day and night, taking place alongside South Bank’s popular cafés, bars and restaurants.

Check out the live entertainment on stage at The Plough Inn at Stanley St Plaza every afternoon and evening for the duration of the festival, from 4pm until late.

Bring the kids to the Rainforest Play Zone to see over-

sized games, face painters, a juggling clown and shows.

Enjoy the stunning display of lights and colour at the Laservision Water Projection Spectacular. And enjoy the free TruckFest Outdoor Cinema, which will have free screenings of two Pixar movies – Cars (Friday May 14 at 6pm) and Monster Trucks (Saturday May 15 at 6pm).

“The opportunity to showcase our industry in this spectacular location provides the perfect opportunity to share our story with the community in a tangible and lasting way,” said HVIA Chief Executive Todd Hacking.

“We are extremely grateful to the Queensland Government and the City of Brisbane for coming on board to enable this initiative to come to life.

“They recognise that the Brisbane Truck Show is a vital Queensland business, tourism and cultural asset, recognised internationally

amongst the world’s leading industry business events.”

Hacking added that the week is about expressing pride in the heavy vehicle industry while starting a conversation with the broader community about its innovation, local manufacturing and sustainability; along with road safety, skills development, education and careers.

“We’re having conversations around workplace safety, health and wellbeing and importantly, our connection with the community that we both serve and belong to,” Hacking said.

“We encourage every participant to fully embrace the opportunities that the Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry Week offers and to be a part of sharing our great story.”

For the full South Bank Truck Festival program, please visit brisbanetruckshow.com.au/south-banktruck-festival.

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Moore expands operation

A MAJOR expansion has been occurring at Moore Trailers, a 33-year-old proud family owned and operated Australian company.

Situated at Pittsworth near Toowoomba, Moore Trailers is a name synonymous with reliability. It injects a lot into the Australian economy, employing 90 people and selling its trailers Australia wide.

A new 15,000 square metre factory next to its current premises has been built by the company.

Construction began in early 2017 and is in the final stages of completion. The new state-of-the-art facility will house all of Moore’s current production facilities under one roof, streamlining all production processes.

“We are always looking at improving productivity and this will nearly double our production and give us the opportunity to broaden our product range,” company spokesman Shayne Moore said.

He added that the range of tippers were still popular 33 years after the company commenced operations in 1988.

“We build anywhere from 100-200 of our tippers a year for clients at every corner of the country. Being a very seasonally demanded product we have, in some years, we had to turn a lot of potential customers away due to a lack of production capacity. Now once our new facility is operational, we should be well equipped to meet this demand,” Moore said.

A wide range of their trailers will be on display in Brisbane, including bulk tippers, dropdeck-wideners and converter dollies.

The company has one of the broadest ranges of products among Australian trailer manufacturers – providing di-

versity for a broad market.

More and more progressive farmers are value-adding to their products by delivering their valuable grain in Moore Trailers. With increases to onfarm storage, customers have the ability to sell and deliver products all year round achieving optimal gains for their seasonal efforts.

More and more scrap metal recycling businesses are turning to heavy duty Moore scrap trailers for their volume, strength and longevity – highly sought-after aspects for this industry.

There are numerous reasons why Moore Trailers are so popular and highly sought

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after, including experience and family values.

Moore Trailers has decades of experience in the road transport industry to drive development and guide research. It believes in maintaining strong communication with end users of its products to streamline product development cycles.

The business has a closeknit Aussie family dynamic that is absolutely focused on the needs of the transport industry.

A wide range of Moore Trailers will be on display at the Brisbane Truck Show.

Once the new factory is completed, Moore Trailers will be able to increase its manufacturing capacity.

DRIVING while fatigued or drowsy is dangerous and is one of the three big killers on Australian roads.

Night shift drivers are six times more likely to experience driver fatigue or a fatigue-related crash, a good example of this is long-distance truck drivers.

However, technology is fast becoming available to assist truck drivers in achieving compliance and managing fatigue.

managed here in Australia.

Netstar’s EWD is specifically designed for the Australian transport industry and is available on Garmin Navigation Screens.

The Netstar EWD helps with driver fatigue management. Netstar is continuously working with the NHVR to ensure its software is up to the highest standards of compliance.

Choose Netstar to: • Help manage driver fatigue • Update location information automatically • Protect your drivers’ privacy • For ease of use • Minimises errors • Sends alerts to drivers • Provides feedback to drivers • Manage multiple drivers on the same device • Comply with legislative requirements Managing fatigue with our EWD is easy and a great replacement for the paperwork diary.

Netstar’s EWD also has Standard Hours, BFM and AFM available as well as Two Up Driving.

What is included with the Netstar EWD? • Electronic Work Diary • Vehicle NHVR Approved Prestart Checklist

Keeping drivers safe with Netstar Australia EWD This newest technology, Electronic Work Diaries (EWD), is now available,.

Not only can it assist drivers but also transport operators in meeting the duty of care requirements.

As an overview to EWD, for drivers, transport operators, record keepers and authorised officers, the functions and obligations will remain the same as the WWD, however, the introduction of the EWD will auto-

mate many of these day-to-day operations, making the process faster and more efficient.

Netstar Australia recently launched its EWD, which has been approved and certified by the NHVR. Netstar’s EWD offers a robust solution with rugged hardware and a comprehensive training program to enable users to get the required outcome when using the technology, which has all been made and

Netstar’s EWD is specifically designed for the Australian transport industry and is available on Garmin Navigation Screens.

Netstar is continually working with the NHVR to ensure its software is up to the highest standards of compliance.

• Driver Login • Driver Declaration • Jobs Messaging • In Vehicle Navigation • Driver Awareness Features & Alerts • Audits & Reporting • Scheduling • Real Time Data • Manage Driver Fatigue Remotely • Aussie based training and customer support With the Netstar EWD, compliance is made easier than ever, benefitting both your drivers and back office.

Manage driver fatigue in real time and keep your drivers safe.

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Netstar team is always happy to answer any questions you may have, you can call 1300 728 882 or email at sales@netstaraus.com.au.

Netstar Australia is a trusted brand with over 20 years of experience in GPS telematics.

It provides vehicle and fleet tracking, innovative fleet management solutions for all-sized business and commercial fleets, lone worker safety, EWD and vehicle camera solutions. Netstar aims to provide you with the best fleet management results.

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Truckies, welcome to the Nightcap Hotels family ARE you looking for accommodation – perhaps a last minute booking during the Brisbane Truck Show? Nightcap Hotels has it covered.

With more than 60 locations across Australia, Nightcap Hotels is the hotel group of choice for the trucking industry and can accommodate truck parking (at the majority of its locations), 24-hour check in, and everything else you need when you’re on the road in search of a quality meal and a comfortable room.

One critical component of life on the road that is often

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forgotten is securing affordable, comfortable and convenient accommodation. Location and affordability are key when it comes to choosing accommodation, along with access to onsite dining, parking and speedy WIFI. There are 21 Nightcap Hotels in Victoria, 15 in

NSW, 13 in Queensland, eight in SA, four in WA and three in Tasmania – all in areas close to a major highway or a halfway point convenient for life on the road.

Nightcap Hotels has two Brisbane hotels conveniently located within a 5km radius to the Brisbane Convention

& Exhibition Centre, perfect for planning your accommodation for the Brisbane Truck Show.

In addition, Big Rigs readers receive 15 per cent off accommodation by using the promotional code TRUCKRATES when booking via nightcaphotels.com.au.

When you’re on the hunt for comfortable, clean and contemporary accommodation that doesn’t charge top dollar, Nightcap Hotels has you covered. Sitting adjacent to pubs, you’ll never have a reason to leave. Have a meal in the modern Australian bistro, enjoy a cold draught

beer or head to the conference space and front bar entertainment, all right at your fingertips.

Nightcap Hotels’ formula is simple; everyday value + comfort + modern design + fun = great accommodation.

Nightcap Hotels is operated by Aussie owned ALH Group, owner and operator of over 330 licensed venues across Australia including iconic hotels and neighbourhood pubs, serving over 57,000 meals a day and employing over 15,000 people.

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Natrad HDS bonus offer with ADFUSE radiators

NATRAD HDS has launched a special bonus offer with its ADFUSE radiators, so there’s never been a better time to upgrade your truck radiator at your nearest Natrad Heavy Duty Specialist (HDS) workshop.

Customers who purchase an Adrad ADFUSE radiator from Natrad HDS from May 13 to June 30, 2021 will receive a bonus $100 Gift Card.

This limited special offer is being launched at the Brisbane Truck Show, making your decision to choose Australia’s toughest truck radiator even sweeter.

The enhanced design of Adrad’s Australian made ADFUSE radiator cores gives them exceptional durability to ensure maximum service life.

ADFUSE uses sophisticated welding robot technology

The ADFUSE Adbot performs high precision welding.

to individually fuse each tube to the header, producing a much stronger bond than solder. Some radiator cores contain over 500 tubes with every tube welded at both ends. This means a single ADFUSE core can contain over 1,000 individual welds.

ADFUSE cores are available to suit all types of trucks. They come in 5/8” and Ultra-T configurations, providing maximum strength and durability in applications where high temperatures, stress and vibration occur.

Ultra-T is a heavy-duty radiator design featuring close tube row pitch for a higher concentration of tubes. A greater number of tubes in the radiator core promotes greater cooling ability in applications that involve space restrictions.

Paired with the durability of ADFUSE, the combination delivers unbeatable performance, durability and strength where demanding cooling is needed.

This is the ideal long-lasting, high performance radiator for hard working engines in on-highway applications.

Thousands of trucks across Australia have benefitted from upgrading to an ADFUSE radiator.

Ask your nearest Natrad Heavy Duty Specialist about upgrading to an Adrad ADFUSE radiator core and how you can claim your bonus $100 gift card.

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Run with MAX brake pads

MERITOR, a leader in braking technology, has designed its latest range of MAX premium brake pads to withstand the toughest conditions in heavy duty trucks, trailers and buses. MAX pads are designed especially for heavy brake usage with high brake temperatures such as in city buses, garbage trucks, coaches and other frequent start-stop applications.

While Meritor Australia has traditionally focused on the truck and associated aftermarket segments, globally Meritor has always had an extensive portfolio of aftermarket products to suit bus, trailer and industrial off-highway applications.

By leveraging this global portfolio and the proven sales success seen in other markets, Meritor Australia has recently been able to introduce several new product offerings, each specifically selected to ensure they will suit Australian conditions. The MAX premium brake pads are the latest addition to this aftermarket product line-up and represent the next step up in performance and durability

from the popular MDP3000 standard series.

“Our European counterparts have experienced substantial success with the launch of the MAX pad range so we have decided to introduce this to the Australian and New Zealand market. We are confident about the opportunity down under, particularly among high usage waste trucks and bus fleets,” said Patrick Jose, Meritor Australia’s Product Manager.

“Customers who don’t want to compromise on performance now have access to a product that can also significantly lower their ongoing owning and operating costs. What’s more, they also have the peace of mind of knowing they are fitting a quality product from an original equipment (OE) supplier.”

Quality is always at the forefront of Meritor’s philosophy. To ensure this, the proprietary Meritor M550 friction material used in the MAX pads was tested extensively at both the Meritor testing and prototype labora-

Meritor’s Aftermarket warehouse is located in Derrimut, Victoria.

tory in Cameri, Italy, as well as an independent laboratory. This revealed an outstanding friction coefficient and

low wear levels of both pad and rotor when compared with original and aftermarket products.

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Meritor MAX pads are hard stamped with ‘MAX’ including the last three digits of the application number, batch code and date for easy identification and complete traceability.

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The MAX pad range is now available across Australia and New Zealand through Meritor’s extensive distribution network and OEM partners and supported by Meritor’s Aftermarket warehouse and customer service team based in Derrimut, Victoria.

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R&J Batteries power up manufactured using tough internal components to provide long-lasting, superior power for trucks. More durability means lower operating costs and greater savings in the long run.

Hardcore is the heavyweight in commercial batteries. The range was designed to fill a hole in the commercial battery market and was built with specifications and sizes to suit even the most unique truck models. As a genuine dual-purpose battery, they can start just about any truck or engine while providing greater life cycle, giving you power where you need it, again and again.

R&J Batteries also supplies secondary deep cycle batteries from Optima and Fullriver. Optima Yellowtop

batteries are a dual-purpose starting and cycling battery, built with high vibration resistance to handle the abuse of heavy applications. The Fullriver Deep-Cycle battery range is perfect for powering your auxiliary applications, such as fridges, thanks to their ability to be deeply discharged and recharged efficiently.

Visit the R&J Batteries stand to see its world class brands, find the best battery for your truck or vehicle and participate in their competitions and giveaways. For more information about R&J Batteries, visit the website.

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Delkor Commercial Batteries are built to withstand the harsh Australian conditions, providing long-lasting, superior power for trucks.

AFTER a successful event in 2019, R&J Batteries is returning to the Brisbane Truck Show with its expert team and stall of quality batteries. Staff will be available to answer any battery related questions, no matter how big or small.

R&J Batteries was started in 1995 and its commitment

to customer service and high quality products has led to exponential growth.

As Australia’s fastest growing battery company, R&J Batteries prides itself on sourcing the best batteries for Australia’s transport industry and distributing them around the country.

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Powerdown launches new Enveero at BTS

ENVEERO is Australia’s first biodegradable, plant based, environmentally conscious, ultra-high performance shock absorber fluid.

With the transport industry historically portrayed as a large contributor to global pollution, and with modern companies becoming increasingly aware of their environmental footprint, they are proactively taking charge in changing this image.

Powerdown, in its mission to be a socially responsible brand, believes it’s the solution for transport fleets to make their way to a greener, more sustainable future, by way of its new and exclusive shock absorber fluid, Enveero, an Australian first in its field.

Enveero is a synthesised, ultra-high performance, environmentally friendly shock absorber fluid designed and developed

by Powerdown to withstand Australian conditions. With a very high viscosity index of 210, it has excellent heat conductivity, delivering optimal damper performance in hot and cold

Powerdown’s Supershock with Enveero inside.

The above graphic shows the lifecycle of Enveero.

conditions. A high flash point, exceeding 185°C (higher than traditional shock absorber oils), with anti-foaming properties, reduces fade or loss of damping, thus maintaining vehicle control even on the warmest days on Australia’s harshest roads, increasing safety and minimising damper related tyre wear.

Enveero has excellent shear stability; it has a higher resistance of changing viscosity when the oil is under mechanical stress. This is due to the longer synthesised hydrocarbon molecules which forms a strong chain. This leads to less mechanical wear on the damper valving components, giving them a longer life span.

Over a seven-month onroad trial with Hills Tankers, 12

Powerdown test shock absorbers with Enveero inside were fitted to a Kenworth T409 (6x4); while another of their tankers, running original equipment shocks, was used as the control subject for the trial. The test vehicle covered a total of 177,170km, through Australia’s hottest summer on record. The test shocks were inspected weekly for misting or signs of leaking; and after the trial the shock absorbers were removed and tested on Powerdown’s dyno to compare original test results for variation in performance.

Powerdown ensured Enveero performed to its rigorous standards by carrying out a thermo-study at its test facilities, on a number of dynometres and data gathering test machinery

to expose Enveero to the most conceivable parameters of stress and enduring resistance factors, including any physical break down of the fluid composition that may have revealed themselves when subjected to the ‘torture tests’ considered compulsory by Powerdown.

Independent external lab testing was also performed, and findings concurred with those of Powerdown; also confirming that Enveero fluid has a superior flash point and low oxidation levels, when compared to synthetic oils commonly used in most commercially available shock absorbers.

Moving towards a renewable and sustainable future Powerdown, in collaboration

with a local oil and lubrication specialist company, developed Enveero from sustainable plant oil; making it a renewable, plant-based resource with a distinctly low carbon footprint and a renewable, non-crude based content greater than 85 per cent.

The ingredients in Enveero are highly biodegradable. The quicker it decomposes, the lower the environmental impact, resulting in less pollution.

Testing has shown that Enveero reaches biodegradation greater than 60 per cent in 28 days.

Enveero is completely recyclable and can be recycled in combination with waste mineral oils too, making it an option in closed loop recycling as it can be reused or repurposed.

Currently, approximately 90 per cent of all oils used in Australia are imported with only 10 per cent made from recycled oils.

Powerdown’s Supershock with Enveero inside is perfect for environmentally conscious companies and fleets, who refuse to compromise on performance and reliability. Enveero will be launched at the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show, the first event of this kind since Filpro Automotive’s acquisition of Powerdown in February 2020.

The sales team will be ready to take pre-orders and help fleets move to a greener future.

Find us at Foyer 104 Ph: 02 4949 0000 Visit: powerdown.com.au

Shining a light on coupling safety OPTIONALLY available on SAF-Holland’s FW331 and FW351 models, the ELI-te Fifth Wheel Coupling Assistant features a rugged and simple design, with LED lights mounted on the fifth wheel to assist with the coupling process.

Incorrect coupling of a prime mover to a semi-trailer or B-double can be a costly error.

Aiding drivers with bright white lights to allow the visual inspection of the jaws around the king pin day or night, ELIte has a red alert light to warn unsuspecting drivers if the coupling hasn’t been completed successfully.

According to SAF-Holland, the system helps to greatly reduce the chance of missed couples, which can result in expen-

sive dropped trailer incidents.

Good driver training on proper coupling procedures is imperative for all professional operations but even the strongest training will not alert a driver that something has inadvertently gone wrong with that coupling procedure. That’s where ELI-te comes in.

Whatever the cause of a mis-coupling, ELI-te alerts the

driver by providing five minutes of bright illumination. It’s a visual warning for the driver, so they can easily inspect and ensure that the jaws are firmly closed around the kingpin.

This also means there is no need for torches or chassis mounted inward facing lights – it’s all automatic with ELI-te.

SAF-Holland’s ELI-te (Electronic Lock Inspection – tech-

When coupled successfully, four bright white LEDs shine onto the lock jaws for five minutes, providing visual confirmation that all is well.

One simple electrical connection to the vehicle is all that’s required to operate ELI-te.

nology enhanced) Fifth Wheel Coupling Assistant still requires the driver to get out of the cab to ensure a successful coupling.

The driver is out of the cab to couple air lines and electrical cables so the ELI-te system helps with positive reinforcement of the required coupling procedure and eliminates the potential for a driver to miss the signal of modern dash mounted systems.

Being entirely mounted directly to the underside of the fifth wheel top plate, ELI-te avoids costly installation of wiring and control units around the vehicle, needing only 12volt ignition and ground wire connection.

There are however output

signals available from ELI-te for those that prefer the convenience of internally mounted alters.

SAF-Holland reinforces that dropped trailers do happen and they do cost lots of dollars in lost revenue and repairs if you’re lucky; and public safety is a much bigger concern.

So can you afford not to give your drivers every aid possible to ensure couplings are always properly connected? ELI-te is a cheap insurance that may just save the day.

Find us at Foyer 075 Ph: 03 9971 7900 Visit: safholland.com.au

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FAILED COUPLING – In the case of a failed coupling attempt, bright red flashing LED lights assist the driver to quickly recognize a potentially costly mistake.

SUCCESSFUL COUPLING – A successful couple triggers highintensity white LED lights, strategically aimed at the kingpin and lock for enhanced visibility during the inspection process, especially in poor weather and low-light conditions.

Robust electrical components: sealed one-piece harness, long-life LED lights, durable inductive sensors, and steel encased logic module ensure reliable operation in the toughest conditions.

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A purer AdBlue solution

NEWER diesel-fuelled engines are equipped with selective catalytic reduction (SCR) technology to comply with tightening emission laws.

Sensors in the exhaust system monitor the gases and spray AdBlue when required to break down harmful nitrogen oxide (NOx), converting it to safe nitrogen and water vapours.

With AdBlue being a relatively young category worldwide, its real-world application and side-effects are only now being realised.

Current AdBlue standards, tested and certified to ISO 22241, can still cause general faults including cyanuric acid build-up in the muffler, AdBlue pump failure, AdBlue filter blockages and AdBlue injector nozzle issues.

VDA-licensed Australian AdBlue manufacturer AUSblue has invested 18 months in research and development to produce AdBlue Altra Pure – a high-purity AdBlue – to address these problems.

AUSblue CEO Pat Maguire noticed residue buildup within the SCR system of AUSblue’s own trucks.

“We began investigating the cause of this residue which was creating SCR failures, downtime and repair costs,” he said.

Discussions with other transport operators identified this was becoming noticed in many SCR systems nationwide.

“After doing comparison testing within our own fleet, we have found significantly cleaner filters, injector nozzles and total SCR systems operating solely on AdBlue

AUSBLUE, A WHOLLY AUSTRALIAN OWNED COMPANY, HAS BEEN PRODUCING ADBLUE ALTRA PURE FOR OVER 12 MONTHS AS ITS SOLE FORM OF ADBLUE.” Altra Pure,” Maguire added.

AUSblue is a wholly Australian owned company, which has been producing AdBlue Altra Pure for over 12 months as its sole form of AdBlue.

AUSblue produces and distributes AdBlue and complementary products Australia wide.

AdBlue Altra Pure is an exclusive AUSblue initiative to set new industry benchmarks for excellence and quality.

The company has received consistent positive feedback from its customers about

the benefits of AdBlue Altra Pure, with lower maintenance and repair/downtime costs.

AUSblue will be at the Brisbane Truck Show to demonstrate the sorts of savings that can be achieved to fleet managers and owner operators.

Head to the stand to speak to the AUSblue team.

Find us at Plaza 287 Ph: 1300 287 258 Visit: ausblue.com.au

This image shows residue build-up in the AdBlue injector and SCR catalytic converter.

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Mirror king reflects on success

H&M Ferman is an Australian company servicing the motor industry. It’s the only manufacturer of truck and bus mirrors in Australia and has dominated the Australian truck and bus rear view mirrors original equipment manufacturer market for more than 35 years.

It designs, produces and distributes both locally and overseas, with its main OEM customers including Isuzu, Iveco, Hino, UD trucks, Daimler Chrysler, bus and coach body manufacturers, and federal and state transit authorities.

Hasmotek designs and offers full customisation of internal and external LED lights for trucks and buses as well as the design and manufacture of rechargeable robust work and inspection lights.

Its passenger car division has been supplying VW and Audi as well as OEM quality aftermarket parts since 1975 and it

H&M Ferman has been producing truck and bus rear view mirrors for over 35 years.

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Supporting drivers and their families

DO you find yourself fatigued when driving and find it challenging to keep up with work demands?

Do you think about drinking alcohol, smoking or using drugs to cope with work pressures?

If you do then 1300DRIVER is the answer to your concerns. 1300DRIVER is a 24/7 free and confidential drug and alcohol helpline that aims to support transport industry drivers and their families experiencing challenges with drug and/or alcohol use.

It’s no surprise the demands in the transport industry can require drivers to work long erratic hours, often causing fatigue. This presents a challenge for a healthy work/life balance for many drivers. If you have turned to alcohol, stimulants or other drugs to cope with these pressures then consider speaking to a professional Counsellor

on the 1300DRIVER helpline.

The 1300DRIVER service will support you to focus on reducing the harmful effects of substance use or cravings by providing education, strategies, counselling and referrals to services. It can be daunting taking the first step to ring for advice or feel comfortable offloading your personal story about these challenges.

We get it, it’s tough to take that first step to speak to someone about your situation and you might be worried about what will happen with the information you share.

Rest assured you can speak to us in confidence; we do not record personal identifying information, such as your name or contact number, if you don’t provide this.

We have assisted many people in reducing harm from the effects of their use, improving relationships, achiev-

ing sobriety and ultimately an improved quality of life.

1300DRIVER (1300 374 837) is here to support you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round and is the best place for truckies to share the load.

Topics we can help you with include: • Struggling to balance long work hours, alertness and thinking about experimenting with stimulant drugs including caffeine, methamphetamines and cocaine; • Finding it challenging to relax, get adequate sleep and thinking about substances as a way to come down; • Anxiety and stress issues from job demands or the Covid-19 pandemic and using substances as a way to manage this; • Wanting to feel healthier and make positive lifestyle changes;

It’s no surprise the demands in the transport industry can require drivers to work long erratic hours, often causing fatigue.

• S eeking a referral for tailored assistance e.g. rehabilitation clinic.

We are looking for key industry players in the commercial transport industry, especially the long-haul driver sector, to discuss potential collaborations and partner-

ships with as well as provide workforce training and education to employees. We can also assist organisations with alcohol and drug policy, and workforce retention strategies if employees test positive to drug and alcohol and are concerned about job security.

If this interests you then please get in contact with Hazel Sgouras, Contact Centre Manager at St Vincent’s Hospital Sydney, hazel.sgouras@ svha.org.au or on 0416 143 772.

You can also visit the website at 1300driver.org.au.

Expert advocacy for truck drivers and operators launches LEGAL SUPPORT FROM INDUSTRY INSIDERS

ARE you fed up with copping huge fines you know are unfair? You should give Highway Advocates a call.

Highway Advocates is a legal practice providing expert advocacy for truck drivers and operators.

We provide a service that is accessible and understanding. When you ring us you will speak to someone who has worked in the industry as a driver and advocate for over 35 years. We provide free initial legal advice, we don’t charge by the minute and our fees are very affordable.

We know that there are many decent, hardworking men and women in the trans-

es to provide an essential ser- and COR offences also. vice that most of the country Feel free to ring us 24/7 take for granted. Yet they are on 0491 263602 for a no obtreated like criminals. ligation chat. That could be This system punishes driv- at 2am in the morning when ers and operators with exces- things are all going wrong for sive fines and demerit points. you on the side of the road, or The slightest technical error or in office hours when you have minor offence can push you all the facts before you. to financial breaking point or We are launching officially beyond. at the Brisbane Truck Show.

We see this injustice every Robert Bell, Adam Cockayne day, and we are fighting back and Tamara Orford will be successfully on behalf of our there to answer all your quesclients to stop it. tions and provide insightful We can assist with a wide advice.

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Adam, our legal practitioner director also set up Fine Defender, an online legal service which has been operating for five years and has successfully challenged 250,000 fines and saved motorists more than $25 million Adam and Robert are now working together with Highway Advocates, applying the same values.

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Delivering quality, durability and value

VON PACE GROUP is one of Australia’s leading plastic injection moulding businesses.

It supports the local economy, with purpose-built factories and warehouses located in Carrum Downs, Victoria.

With 40 years in the industry, Von Pace Group covers a national footprint, including all major cities, towns and regional areas. It also has a strong pres-

ence in New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

The company is involved in the manufacture and design of a wide range of truck and trailer products. Its product range includes customised branded mudflaps, ribbed plastic mudguards (620mm and 650mm), plastic load restraint angles, general load restraint products, transport vehicle signage, tipper

Von Pace Group produces a range of products including mudflaps, ribbed plastic mudguards, transport vehicle signage and much more.

products, brake components, body builder hardware and other transport related products.

Von Pace Group ribbed Mudguards (620mm and 650mm) and plastic pallet angles (1040mm and 500mm) are made on-site, with high impact material that’s 100 per cent recyclable and UV resistant.

The customised branded mudflaps provide 24/7 advertising for your business and are the perfect choice for quality, durability and value. In addition to this, Von Pace Group also brands spare wheel covers, number plate holders and pallet angles with company logos for further brand awareness.

Von Pace Group services original equipment manufacturers, body builders, major national fleet operators, small fleet operators, fleet workshops, automotive, OE spare parts dealers, specialist automotive workshops and repairers to owner operators.

Von Pace Group can also produce customised branded mudflaps.

The dedicated sales and production team are ready to assist from start to finish. Whether it be taking an order, helping interpret parts or designing branded products, Von Pace Group has years of industry experience and is dedicated to meeting your business needs.

Major freight carriers and courier companies are at its

disposal. Daily regular courier pick-ups, including its own vehicles for metro Melbourne, ensure Von Pace Group gets parts to you when you need them.

Plastic manufacturing is its core business. With 16 injection moulding machines, with the capacity of 200T-3300T, it is capable of fulfilling large

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Complex manufacturing processes, handled by machine operators and automatic robots enable Von Pace Group to handle client demands any time of year, within target timelines.

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Icepack: Australian made since 1995

COMPANY founders and directors, Charles and Sam, have always strived to produce everything possible for the Icepack unit in house.

With a skilled workforce of almost 50 at their Wacol head office facility, in-house processes include fabrication of Icepack frames and lids, manufacture of rubber mounting bushes, electrical wiring looms and control boards, machining

of oil and fuel fittings and drive pulleys followed by assembly, testing and quality controls.

Almost the entire Icepack unit is engineered, manufactured and assembled onsite.

This ‘hands on’ control of production processes allows assessment and implementation of any possible upgrades in real time. Working closely with customers, drivers, service technicians and component

Visit the stand to see the Icepack range up close.

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suppliers, Icepack ensures that the most robust and reliable parts are used within its air conditioner units.

Along with the co-operation of long-time customers, the R&D team are continually working on ways to improve products.

The Icepack units of today are lightyears ahead of the Icepack units that were produced back in the 1990s in terms of quality, appearance, features and, most importantly, reliability and ease of service.

The original Icepack 2000 was a simple and robust diesel-powered sleeper cab air conditioner. It was key start, 100-hour service interval with a wiring harness that could be rebuilt on the side of a road with a pair of side cutters.

The latest generation Icepack ES can cool, heat and auto start to maintain truck battery voltage, can be remotely started and is configured

Almost the entire Icepack unit is engineered, manufactured and assembled onsite.

into a package that still has a very basic primary wiring harness, 1000-hour service interval and no electric fans. It has a 40 per cent increased cooling capacity while using 40 per cent less fuel.

Modern operating conditions mean that many operators are seeing 2000 to 3000 hours run time each year. The long service interval and low fuel burn of the Icepack ES makes it the sleeper cab air conditioner of choice for fleet operators and owner-drivers

alike. The cost savings through reduced servicing and low fuel consumption of the Icepack ES now means that this single unit comprises almost 70 per cent of sales of the Icepack range.

But don’t stress if you still want an old school Icepack 2000, we will always keep making this unit – there is still a bit of demand for them out there.

Streamlined distribution of units and parts is available Australia-wide through Icepack’s offices in Brisbane,

Perth and Melbourne. These locations are complemented by an Australia-wide network of authorised agents and service centres for all your Icepack sales, service and installation requirements.

Contact Icepack to find out how it can make your life on the road a better one.

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Shifting gears: Technology to enhance communication

PROFESSIONAL truck drivers have long been battling the challenges of working in high noise environments. They need the right tools to be productive, says Dave Dessmann, ANZ BD & Strategic Alliances for GN BlueParrot.

He explained that the key challenges when communicating on the road are safety and the ability to stay connected. Drivers need to be able to easily connect with their customers, teams and suppliers at any given point for important information.

Voice Control allows drivers to make calls, hear GPS directions and access voice assistants.

Having the right solution will solve these challenges.

Staying connected from anywhere Staying connected is a must in today’s fast paced environment, especially as supply chains face additional pressure due to the increased demand in online orders and a requirement for fast paced deliveries.

It is essential for truck drivers to have the necessary tools that allow them to be contactable, whether they’re in the cabin, loading the truck or making a delivery.

The right wireless communication tools, including a professional headset, will allow drivers to deliver and receive critical information as it happens.

Drivers need to be able to block out noise around them to be heard and communicate effectively. BlueParrott devices can block out 96 per cent of

background noise, allowing drivers to communicate even in the noisiest of environments.

Safe and accessible communication is essential Staying connected is important for drivers on the road, doing so in a safe manner is crucial. Truck drivers need to be able to focus on the road while they talk and engage with key stakeholders.

BlueParrott features long talk time, the ability to get through the whole day without worrying about charging or having to drive unsafely.

Voice Control allows drivers to make calls, hear GPS directions and access voice assistants without taking their hands off the wheel or eyes off the road. BlueParrott offers superior sound and premium comfort.

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JOST: Rytrans credits bond with supplier for big year

FOR trailer manufacturer and repair business Rytrans, JOST Australia is a first-choice supplier of trailer couplings, wheels, landing legs and kingpins to add reliability and value to its builds.

According to Rytrans Managing Director, Ashley Daley, the livestock transport industry continues to grow.

This year the manufacturer will set a new record for the number of trailers it produces.

The family-owned business, with a workshop in Toowoomba, has seen a dramatic increase in the production of Rytrans tandem and tri-axle dollies specced for livestock, general and refrigerated freight applications.

“We are currently experiencing an increased level of interest for Performance-Based Standards (PBS) approved units, to marry in with existing specialised trailer manufacturers who cater to these

Trailer manufacturer Rytrans uses JOST components on its livestock trailers.

industries,” said Daley.

In addition to manufacturing trailing equipment, Rytrans also engages in extensive trailer repair and modification work. “With mechanical maintenance, trailer and driver operational safety at the forefront of our business,

we continue to offer support to some of Australia’s biggest fleets in the heavy transport industry,” said Daley, adding that the livestock industry in particular requires acute attention to detail as its trailers often operate in some of Australia’s harshest conditions.

“The stresses experienced by trailers caused by a combination of rough roads and heavy weights can often cause premature wear and tear. It’s not only the running gear – such as axles, brakes and suspensions – that require maintenance, but also the internal

areas of the trailers must also be serviced to ensure that these areas are free from bruise points and potential areas that could pose a safety issue to the livestock being carted,” said Daley.

“At Rytrans, we also tend to a lot of suspension and wheel end maintenance as the majority of stress that comes from a mono trailer is transferred down to the road through these components.”

Daley added, “JOST has always been our first-choice supplier for trailer couplings, wheels, landing legs and kingpins. We don’t look to cut costs on the supply side with anything we manufacture, and JOST quality components provide us with reliability that value adds to our builds. JOST products we use have proven time and time again to be the best available.”

Daley said the team at JOST also go above and be-

yond to support Rytrans.

“The entire JOST team are available whenever you need them and quite often, even during periods of high demand, a team member from Brisbane will jump in the car and run parts to us in Toowoomba when a trailer just has to go.

“Rytrans and JOST have been able to develop and nurture a solid business relationship that, I believe, will continue to support the heavy transport industry well into the future. Both companies complement one another with each of their strengths and I firmly believe it to be one of the primary reasons why our products are in such high demand.”

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Finding her feet in cool apprenticeship

GROWING up, Brisbane resident Stephanie Peters was a conscientious student who, like many other academically minded students in their final years of high school, was encouraged to pursue a university pathway in the hope of finding her dream job and building a lifelong career.

“In high school it was really drilled into us that university was the only pathway and because of that I didn’t really know what I wanted to,” said Peters.

After studying both arts and law subjects at university, Peters then tried her hand at working in an office-based environment before debating if she was better suited to a more hands-on career.

Having grown up with her father, a trade qualified boiler maker and two brothers who both completed apprenticeships, Peters soon realised that her dream job may just lay a

little closer to home than she originally thought – in a trade career.

“I thought that a trade might be something that I should look at. It had all the things I wanted; paid study, being outside and the ability to move around.

I thought it would be a very different work environment,” said Peters.

“I needed a trade that had heaps of different aspects and air conditioning and refrigeration has all of these things, so I took a shot and have loved it ever since.”

Peters was fortunate enough to find a position at Broadcast Services Australia (BSA), a national technical services company. Based at the Brisbane branch, Peters was welcomed as the first female apprentice to be hired by the company in Queensland.

With female air conditioning and refrigeration trades people only representing 1 per cent

of the industry’s national workforce, Peters hopes to encourage other women into the industry.

“Initially it was a shock to be completely surrounded by males at work, especially males a little bit older than me. That was an aspect that I needed to mentally adjust to,” said Peters.

“All the guys in my class at TAFE were really nice and welcoming, the same with the technicians I work with. I thought that some of the older guys in the industry might not like the idea of a girl coming in but it was the complete opposite, they were super supportive and helped me with any questions I had or anything I needed to learn.

“It is scary at the start and it was going to be a shock but the rewards I get completely outweigh any doubts I initially had.

I would definitely encourage other women to do it and not be scared.”

BSA is extremely pleased

with Peters since taking her on as an apprentice. BSA Regional Manager (South East Queensland HVAC) Tim Edwards said that Peters has continued to excel in all aspect of her apprenticeship.

“The team at BSA look forward to seeing Peters continue to kick goals throughout her apprenticeship and grow into the exceptional tradesperson we all know she will be,” said Edwards.

“We are committed to the continual hiring of women into the air conditioning and refrigeration sector and look forward to when we are again commencing the onboarding of new apprentices.”

Having come from a university background Peters explains that studying at TAFE Queensland is no easier than university but the big difference is the amount of support you receive as a student.

“At TAFE you get so much

Peters now plans to enrol in Certificate IV in Engineering and study part-time on top of her apprenticeship.

more support from your teachers, student services and also from within the class. At university you’re in a classroom with 300 people and you can’t put your hand up and say that you don’t understand,” said Peters.

“At TAFE you’re in a smaller classroom and you can always ask the teacher to explain and everyone just moves through the training together.”

Peters now plans to enrol in Certificate IV in Engineering and study part-time on top of her apprenticeship.

“The goal is that once I finish my apprenticeship I want to look at pathways either in the controls side of air conditioning or even engineering.

I’m taking those mini steps to just feel out what I’d like to do but I definitely want to stay in heating, ventilation and air conditioning.”

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PACCAR Parts takes an integrated approach

THIS year, the PACCAR Parts stand will take on a more integrated approach featuring a selection of their quality aftermarket parts and accessories displayed on the Kenworth and DAF trucks on display.

Also featuring for the first time is an interactive kiosk where Volume-1 of the new PACCAR Parts Trailer Catalogue can be viewed.

“This year we’ve taken a far more integrated ap-

proach where Kenworth, DAF and PACCAR Parts displays are tied together in a united front,” said Anthony Kwan, Marketing Services and Business Development Manager at PACCAR Parts.

“Importantly, this year our truck parts and accessories will not be displayed in cabinets, rather they will be on full display installed on a selection of trucks so visitors can see the products in situ.”

Other highlights of the

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stand include the new Kenworth Legend apparel range and the brand- new DAF range, freshly imported from Europe, that will be sold at the PACCAR merchandise shop.

The high-quality Kenworth and DAF merchandise includes apparel such as jackets and polo tops, along with caps, bags, mugs and other goodies. Sizes are available to suit men, women and children.

For Privileges Plus members, discounts of up to 20 per cent are available on official Kenworth and DAF genuine merchandise sold at the truck show and visitors will be able to instantly register themselves at the touchscreen kiosks near the PACCAR coffee station to benefit from these discounts.

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sign-up and then go straight to the merchandise shop and receive exclusive Brisbane Truck Show discounts of up to 20 per cent on genuine DAF and Kenworth gear,” said Kwan.

“Visitors can sign up either using our touchscreen kiosks or by scanning the QR code on their own mobile devices.”

TRP, PACCAR Parts’ in-house aftermarket parts brand that caters for all makes of trucks and trailers, will also have a complete range guide on display at the interactive kiosks.

As expected from a PACCAR brand, the TRP range undergoes rigorous testing to ensure quality, durability and compliance that meets or exceeds industry standards. The entire range is backed by a minimum 12-month warranty.

The final highlight is the

PACCAR supplies trailer parts not just through its TRP range, but also from leading trailer component manufacturers.

launch of Volume One of PACCAR Parts’ four-volume Trailer Catalogue, which can be viewed on our interactive kiosk at the stand.

“We supply trailer parts not just through our TRP range, but also from leading trailer component manufacturers including BPW, York, Hendrickson, SAF-Holland, Narva and JOST,” said Kwan.

“The great thing about this catalogue is that it pulls together all products from

leading trailer parts suppliers into one place. Anyone who is in the business of servicing trailers can register to receive the range guide at the kiosk, and one of our dealerships’ branches closest to them will be in contact to deliver it.

“We are also looking to have Volume Two out by the end of 2021.”

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What can going paperless do for you?

ACCORDING to recent McKinsey data, the past 12 months have seen adoption of digital technologies accelerate by three to four years.

For sectors like retail, hospitality and healthcare, undergoing a digital transformation has made life for workers a lot easier, streamlining tedious processes and keeping all staff up to date.

To meet the expected rise in domestic freight demand, Australia’s transport industry needs to ditch manual processes and paperwork to stay productive – and in doing so, drivers will experience benefits in more ways than one.

Here’s how going paperless makes life on the road easier.

Access to real-time info Processes involving paper permits and contracts are time-consuming, which not only chews up resources, but mean you might accidentally miss vital information.

Digitised documentation in the truck lets you instantly pull up the information you need, so you stay legally compliant while completing jobs more quickly and efficiently. You’ll have peace of mind that the documentation in your vehicle is always up to date.

Storing documents electronically also reduces the admin involved with keeping timesheets, paperwork, manuals and permits current. All the data you need is right at your fingertips.

When you’re on the road for days at a time, it can be tricky getting the necessary info back to the office in a timely manner (and vice versa).

By replacing paperwork with in-cabin devices, all updates are instantly synced with the back office, ensuring all information is shared instantly.

Less stress for you Manually recording job details can be tricky at times, leav-

ing you open to accidentally jotting down incorrect data.

Balancing this with complex fatigue rulesets can lead to infringement penalties that will cost you dearly.

By replacing outdated paper diaries with Electronic Work Diaries (EWDs), you don’t need to worry about capturing the wrong information– your work and rest times are recorded with the tap of a screen.

These work hours are automatically calculated against fatigue rulesets, taking the stress out of staying compliant. The system offers you a notification letting you know when it’s time to take a break, so you can stay safe and manage fatigue on the job effectively.

Ensured compliance Depending on the types of goods you’re transporting, some customers will have their own rules and requirements for delivery. For example, if you’re

Leigh Smart, Director of Formula Chemicals, knows going paperless makes life on the road easier for his big fleet of drivers.

moving dangerous goods, there are strict terms in place to ensure the safety of all road users.

Even breaking these terms can cost you severely through fines, loss of contracts and negative reputation.

Electronic processes make it easier to stay on top of these requirements. For example, if you’re required to follow a prescribed route, an in-cabin

device will immediately notify you if you’ve deviated from the route and will redirect you in real-time. You can take swift action and stay fully compliant.

Fleets that digitise their documents and go paperless will ensure all knowledge is shared, no vital information is missed, and most importantly, drivers stay safe while on the road.

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New product releases headline Truckmate stand

FOR over 50 years, Truckmate has been a trusted brand in the manufacturing of spray suppression products, well-known for its high-quality mudguards and custom branded mudflaps.

Truckmate is excited to be heading to the Brisbane Truck Show for the third time in a row to showcase some exciting new product releases and reveal some new developments – along with having the opportunity to be back in front of its customers once again.

Truckmate has a proud history of being an Australian family owned and operated manufacturer, with all of its plastic mudguards, mudflaps and accessories produced in Western Sydney.

With over 25 lines, starting with the first injection moulded mudguard and hanger bracket in Australia, the brand is proud to be an innovator not an imitator. The Truckmate range and customised products

are designed to meet all your spray suppression, load safety and compliance needs.

Truckmate believes that Australian made is best and says that its industry specialist staff are key to meeting cus-

tomer needs, sharing their superior product knowledge for nationwide applications. The highly skilled team of staff offer reliable advice on the range of items Truckmate manufactures to meet regulatory require-

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ments and the customisation options available to make your vehicle stand out.

Its ‘customer first’ approach means Truckmate is constantly innovating to bring the best solutions to the market.

Truckmate’s products suit a wide range of applications and its customisation options mean it can make a product to meet your requirements. Built to last, its monogrammed mudflaps can be designed with your corporate logo or branding in your colours. Customers can work with the in-house designer and internal sales team to turn their vision into a reality.

Since the last Brisbane Truck Show two years ago, Truckmate has achieved many significant milestones. It has received ISO certification in quality, environment and WHS, along with the Truckmate team securing a two-year merchandise agreement with the National Rugby League Ltd, to be the first and

Truckmate has been an Australian family owned and operated manufacturer for over 50 years.

only manufacturer of NRL team branded mudflaps made right here in Australia.

Truckmate is looking forward to a great future with more products being released into the market, together with production and machinery upgrades as well as the development of many more initiatives.

Throughout the four days

of the Brisbane Truck Show, Truckmate will be showcasing its complete product range, with staff on site to assist with general and technical enquiries.

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Followmont leads the way

QU E E N S L A N D - B A S E D Followmont Transport had a problem: the business had outgrown its document and spreadsheet-based management system.

CEO Mark Tobin decided to take the bull by the horns and install a selection of backend systems to simplify management and provide detailed operational, financial and HR data.

He did so by following a simple process: identifying goals and problems; creating an overall technology plan and choosing the right solutions; supporting deployments with project management and training; and taking stock of the results and benefits.

Now, Followmont is a technology-driven company that’s growing confidently.

“About five years ago the issue we had was we’d become everything to everybody,” explained Tobin.

“Our revenue streams were so diverse it became impossible to manage the business through spreadsheets.”

But before he thought about what specific technologies or solutions might help the com-

pany, Tobin took a step back and did some planning.

He started by looking at how Followmont worked with its customers. “We become very close with our customers so we can give them solutions for helping them grow their business. It’s not just picking up freight.”

He also looked closely at the company’s operations.

Followmont’s immediate problems centred on information flows and the operational headaches they were causing.

Tobin realised that the company needed to bring all its information together, so the company invested in a business management software system.

Now, everything is monitored, from customer data, to revenue streams, payments and accounts.

Followmont also uses data to help identify training needs – and makes significant training investments.

“One of the biggest gaps in the industry is that ‘truck driver’ isn’t classed as a trade,” Tobin said. “We get no government funding, so as an industry, we have to put money back into training. Otherwise, where

Followmont CEO Mark Tobin says that one of the biggest gaps in the industry is that ‘truck driver’ isn’t classed as a trade.

will we be in five years?”

Followmont has full-time, professional trainers on-site, and staff training is ongoing in all roles. He notes that for the drivers, “we do a whole training complex, depending on the truck. It’s about dangerous goods awareness, likely problems, every aspect of being a professional operator.”

Seeing Machines is one of Followmont’s newest technologies. An Australian-made driver monitoring system (DMS), it tracks driver distraction and can detect microsleeps and other potential problems. Tobin saw an opportunity to improve Followmont’s safety performance.

“Once I saw what the prod-

uct could do, I walked into the business and said, ‘we’ve got six weeks to get an order and get them into the trucks’.”

In hindsight, Tobin wishes he’d communicated the rollout better, but that’s where the company’s strong governance practices came into play. Despite the compressed timeframe, the project management

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team kept the deployment on track. Their job included keeping the drivers informed about the system and overcoming some misgivings about being monitored.

Keeping everyone on-side with a project is vital. After all, the best technology in the world won’t help you if no-one uses it. The project team spent time explaining the technology’s benefits and how the data would be used. Once the drivers understood the rollout, they were fully on board.

How has becoming a data-driven organisation transformed Followmont? The company has a technology plan, operations and new projects are humming along, and longterm plans are in place to make sure it stays competitive, wellrun and a great place to work.

Tobin’s final advice is to persevere and make sure you’ve allocated enough resources to make every project a success.

“We all get it wrong. We all have battles. I think where people go wrong is when they go for the cheap product or the easy product. But you can’t say a project’s going to work when it doesn’t.”

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How to introduce new safety technologies

HAVING good technology and good driver relationships is often overlooked, yet it doesn’t have to be difficult.

Make an effort to listen to concerns and include them in your decision-making and rollout processes. Here are five suggestions to help you have better conversations.

Explain why Nobody likes having a decision, or a new process, dropped on them with no explanation and no idea what it’s all for.

Take the time to explain why you’re investing in a new system or device – and be 100% honest. Team members will see through sales pitches that aren’t on the level. Are you fixing a specific problem, making a general improvement to fleet safety, or simply updating existing assets?

Letting your team know what’s going on gives them a better context to under-

stand why you’re doing what you’re doing. It’ll also make them more likely to accept the changes.

WHY? Because you want your drivers to understand and accept what you’re trying to achieve.

DO: Be clear on the problem it’s solving and what success will look like.

ness and explain how it works and how it helps.

WHY? Because seeing is believing – and if you can’t make a good case for the technology, you’ll have trouble with user acceptance.

DO: Include practical demonstrations, test machines and conversations with experts in your deployment plans.

Demonstrate benefits Show, don’t tell. Bring some real-world examples, data or statistics to the conversation to demonstrate the new technology’s effectiveness.

Make sure you know the tech inside-out so you can answer questions confidently.

Getting buy-in for new tech is twice as hard when you don’t know how to drive it first.

Better still, see if you can get someone from another organisation using the technology, or a sales rep or technician from the vendor, to visit your busi-

Listen to feedback Take careful note of your team’s concerns and objections. This is insight into how they view the technology and what the business intends in rolling out that technology.

They may identify issues that you have not considered.

Address concerns, even the ones you don’t agree with. Creating opportunities for open and honest discussion allows ideas to be shared and misunderstandings to be cleared.

WHY? Because your drivers will know if you’re not listening

to them.

DO: Listen carefully, speak honestly and always get back to drivers about questions you couldn’t answer on the spot.

Instruction and training Trial the technology before a full-fleet rollout so that you can iron out any bugs. Operational or compatibility problems can spell disaster and make teams less receptive to future programs.

And make sure your drivers know how to use it before it’s deployed.

Even a single session will make a big difference – some people might enjoy figuring out a new device or system, but most just want to get on with their jobs.

After the new technology has gone live, offer follow-up training or refreshers if needed; don’t leave your staff unsupported.

WHY? Because you want

Creating opportunities for open and honest discussion with drivers allows ideas to be shared and misunderstandings to be cleared.

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your drivers to use the technology properly.

DO: Provide training to everyone who might use the technology and follow up with refreshers as needed.

Share feedback Once you’ve deployed the tech, ask for feedback. In person, by email, on a form. The critical thing is to show the team you want to know how it’s working for them.

With feedback in hand, you can make adjustments, offer

additional training or take other steps.

Critically, share the feedback and the actions you’re taking as a result with the whole team, so they can see you’re listening.

WHY? Because you want the feedback, and you want the team to know you’re fine-tuning as needed.

DO: Schedule a message or communication to share the feedback with the whole team.

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Planning the journey ahead

In 2020 alone, there were 66 collision incidents with low clearance rail bridges on the South East Queensland rail network.

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QUEENSLAND RAIL’s safety campaign is reminding motorists that size matters when driving over-height vehicles near rail bridges.

The Size Matters campaign is aimed at preventing vehicle collisions with low clearance rail bridges by educating motorists about the importance of knowing the height of their vehicle and load and planning the journey ahead.

In 2020, there were 66 collision incidents with low clear-

Businesses are further impacted with the cost of insurance and the loss of potential income when a vehicle is taken off the road.

To help combat this issue, Queensland Rail has worked to reduce the likelihood of collisions with low clearance rail bridges and improve the response time to incidents across the network by investing in multimillion-dollar programs.

Queensland Rail has invested $15.4 million to install 11

ance rail bridges on the South East Queensland rail network, compared to 72 incidents in 2019. While this represents a decrease, it’s still far too many – more than one per week. Rail customers were further impacted with 64 hours of delays.

Collisions with low clearance rail bridges are not only hazardous to the driver of the vehicle, their passengers and other road users, but they can also endanger Queensland Rail customers and employees if rail

infrastructure is damaged as a result of a collision.

Apart from the risk to lives, motorists who damage rail infrastructure can be fined $1,067 and four demerit points.

Queensland Rail actively pursues motorists for the cost of repairs which would otherwise be borne by taxpayers. If the matter goes to court, the maximum penalty for causing damage to rail infrastructure is 80 penalty units ($10,676).

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protection beams across the network, at key locations including the notorious Muriel Avenue rail bridge in Rocklea.

The new 15-tonne protection beam at Muriel Avenue, Rocklea has bolstered safety at this location and minimised the delays to rail customers travelling on the Gold Coast and Beenleigh lines.

Queensland Rail have also installed 43 detection systems, with sensors and CCTV cameras that provide automatic,

immediate detection and enable remote inspections.

This technology has allowed rail services to resume much quicker than before, reducing bridge strike delays to Queensland Rail customers.

Queensland Rail is continuing the Size Matters campaign to encourage motorists to do their part to prevent future rail bridge collisions.

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THE BUSINESS OF SAFETY

We’re all in the business of safety.

Working safely has never been more important. No matter who you are – a driver, team leader, fleet manager or CEO – we’re all in the business of safety, every day.

NTI has teamed up with the NHVR as part of its Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative to bring you tips and tools at nti.com.au/better-business-hub. Our experts, alongside your industry peers, break down the important information you need to face the challenges of your role.

So head online to nti.com.au/better-business-hub and make safety a priority.

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Family-run Dalby delivers on dependable cooling

NATRAD HDS Dalby/Dalby Radiator Works is a family-run business that started back in 1952 as a small radiator shop.

It has been supplying and servicing the radiator industry in Queensland and throughout Australia for almost 70 years.

Since becoming a Natrad workshop in 2014, the business has continued to grow. Today, it is recognised as one of Australia’s leading Heavy Duty Specialist (HDS) radiator workshops in the Natrad Franchise group. The business prides itself on identifying optimum cooling solutions to best suit its customer’s needs. It offers excellent advice and exceptional quality products to provide its customers with the best cooling system solutions, all backed with national warranty support.

The workshop is a multiple winner of the Natrad Franchise of the Year awards at both state and national levels.

Owners Rob and Karen Stewart believe that great partnerships help to build great businesses, and they apply this strategy with their customers, with their suppliers and with their own staff.

OWNERS ROB AND KAREN STEWART BELIEVE THAT GREAT PARTNERSHIPS HELP TO BUILD GREAT BUSINESSES, AND THEY APPLY THIS STRATEGY WITH THEIR CUSTOMERS, WITH THEIR SUPPLIERS AND WITH THEIR OWN STAFF.

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The business has earned a reputation for its outstanding quality of work and diverse range of products, produced for precision and restored vehicles.

Its technicians are highly skilled (with combined experience exceeding 150 years) and are passionate about vehicle performance.

“Whether you have just dropped in to get your air-con-

Rob and Karen Stewart are the owners of Natrad Dalby/Dalby Radiator Works.

ditioning system re-gassed, or you need us to design a cooling system for your vintage masterpiece, you will always get the same level of great customer service and advice you deserve,” said Rob. Natrad HDS Dalby is a specialist in supply, service and repairs to all manner of truck radiators, radiator cores, inter-

coolers, EGRs and oil coolers.

The business also provides custom-built radiators for special applications. Natrad HDS Dalby always uses superior quality products and works hard to turn jobs around fast, to help customers keep their fleets running efficiently.

A very popular cooling system upgrade that Natrad

HDS Dalby recommends for trucks is fitting an ADFUSE Ultra-T radiator core, made

by Australia’s largest radiator manufacturer, Adrad. The ADFUSE Ultra-T radiator cores are precision-built with more tubes than a standard core which increases cooling performance. The configuration features welded tube-to-header

joints that provide exceptional strength, corrosion resistance and extreme durability under the stresses of thermal expansion and vibration.

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Trainee program puts new female industry recruits in the driver’s seat at Visy

BY DANIELLE GULLACI

VISY LOGISTICS’ Female Driver Trainee Program has been an immediate hit, with the first cohort taking the wheel at the company’s Truganina and Dandenong operations in Victoria.

The company launched the program last year in a bid to increase gender diversity within the workplace and address driver shortages across the industry.

The inaugural program attracted around 180 applications, with six selected to progress through to the training.

This involved a fully paid, fourweek intensive driver training course, run in partnership with Wodonga TAFE, to obtain their Heavy Rigid Licence.

“We received a great response. I think a lot of the applicants were looking for a business that was supportive of getting more women into the industry. Others were looking for a career change. They may have done 20 or so years in a

particular profession and were ready to try something different,” said Sharon Gammon, Visy - Human Resource Business Partner.

“We had to be quite selective to ensure we were setting things up for the success of not only the business, but also for the people coming through the program.”

The course was facilitated

by Wodonga TAFE’s Transport and Logistic department, Driver Education Centre of Australia (DECA), and covered areas that include workplace orientation/induction procedures, work health and safety procedures, fatigue management, chain of responsibility, load restraint and on-road coaching.

“The Women Driving Transport careers program was developed with the support of Transport Women Australia Limited, working together we have developed a course that helps women break into the industry. Topics delivered in the course are based on research

The six successful candidates completed the program at the end of February.

we have done with industry.

We are closing the gap in the

All six drivers have gone straight into brand new UD Croner PD 25 280 curtain siders.

shortfalls new drivers repeatedly come into industry with.

We have had great success stories with women working their way into other roles like compliance, transport operations and management roles, as well as having a licence to drive a heavy vehicle,” said Wodonga TAFE Manager Transport and Logistics, Simon Macaulay.

Among those who completed the program was an existing Visy Logistics employee. She was working as Network Optimisation Coordinator and was interested in getting her HR licence to learn more about other aspects of the business and the sort of work truck drivers do – and now she’s in the driver’s seat.

The six successful candidates completed the program at the end of February. This involved nine modules of practical and theory-based training. “Participants were given

the opportunity to go straight into the practical side and drive on a commercial road, with a facilitator next to them for support,” added Gammon.

The group of six have commenced working with Visy Logistics, going straight into brand new UD Croner PD 25 280 curtain siders. “Visy Logistics organised a handover of the new vehicles so the new drivers could understand all of the technology in the cabin.

That was done onsite, and now the new drivers are out on the road. They’ve started out on shorter runs to ease them into the environment and will then go into full runs. They’ll be on set runs with the flexibility to adapt if need be,” Gammon added.

“Visy Logistics is in a situation where we are going through substantial growth, so there will definitely be opportunities in the future to run the

program again. This may have been the first time we’ve run it, but we’re hoping it’s not the last,” said Gammon.

Macaulay added that courses such as this are imperative in terms of removing perceived barriers many believe are stopping them from exploring a career within the transport industry. “By highlighting the success of women, and by creating programs that are specifically aimed at providing high quality training, we hope that people from any diverse group will begin to notice how the industry is developing and proactively taking steps to improving public perception,” he said.

“Courses such as this one help promote internal pride for drivers, and help develop a better understanding of the importance that those who work within the industry play within the Australian landscape.”

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What has cyber insurance got to do with transport?

INSURANCE GURU. MANAGER, TBI INSURANCE SERVICES Mark Brown

EVERYTHING, is the answer to that question and if you think you don’t need it, think again.

It can be as simple as stealing money from your credit/ debit card or even a fuel card.

How you may ask, it’s very simple! Next time you go into pay for your fuel, look up!

See that CCTV camera sitting above the eftpos machine, if that camera has been

hacked, then some hacker has just zoomed in on your credit card and now has your name, card number and possibly even your CRN number on the back of your card! Simple!

Tip, always keep the card numbers covered when you tap or swipe.

Cyber attackers have been evolving their business models to create more sophisticated, three-staged attacks.

First, they hack into your system including your back up system, encrypt your data (lock it so you can’t access it) and then they ransom you to hand over money before they will release your data back to you. If the ransom is not paid, they may double the ransom amount or may even auction the data on dark web

We would encourage anyone that uses the internet, whether that be for business use or private use to consider what internet security they have.

Cyber attackers have been evolving their business models to create more sophisticated, three-staged attacks.

marketplaces.

It is becoming more apparent that the cyber criminals are now more likely to be an organised crime gang or state sponsored business rather than just some nerdy geek locked away in their bedroom late at night scouring the internet.

And yes, you read it right, many cyber criminals or hackers may be being funded by their own governments.

In fact, in some countries “cyber fraud” is viewed as a legitimate business. These businesses may have hundreds, if not thousands of employees whom turn up each day for work and their job is simply to search the internet for their next random target, work out how to evade detection and bypass security systems.

Don’t know about you, but to this author it is frightening to know that in other countries this is not only legal, it seems to be encourage! The frightening thing is, how the hell can we defend ourselves against a cyber-attack when other countries see it as a business, not as a crime.

There are some ways we can strengthen our vulnerability, however, sadly many small to medium businesses are often

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the victims to cyber scams because their low budgets mean they don’t spend sufficient funds on internet (cyber) security, as are the larger businesses that do not invest enough in the right internet security and risk management.

We would encourage anyone that uses the internet, whether that be for business use or private use to consider what internet security they have and then speak with their insurance broker about a Cyber Insurance policy and get some helpful tips on how you can reduce your risk of a cyber-attack.

Brisbane Truck Show For those of you whom will be heading to the Brisbane Truck Show from May 13-16, and would like to catch up with

us, have a chat, or ask some questions, we will be floating around the National Road Freighters Association stand on the lower forecourt (Foyer 032) and the Big Rigs newspaper stand (Plaza 238) between 10am to 2pm on the Friday and Saturday.

Would be great to get some honest feedback on our little column, good or bad, doesn’t matter, as long as what we are doing is helping you win some arguments and helping sort out some of the rubbish you hear from your ol’ expert mates on the grapevine.

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Heavy rains set to result in a bumper crop season SPY ON THE ROAD WITH ALF WILSON

Lots of vans on the road WITH Covid-19 restrictions generally easing there has been a lot more caravans on the highways and byways.

It’s not the most exciting news for the majority of our truckie mates, which is where I gleaned the information from.

“I think there must be a big sale on to sell cheap caravans

Before and after pics at Westbury intersection where work has been completed.

with two for the price of one,” a NSW driver sarcastically said.

At the height of the pandemic when vans on the roads were scarce, truckies overall enjoyed it. They often mentioned it to me.

For a long period there had been a lot less vans around with border closures and other virus regulations.

Now you don’t have to be Albert Einstein to know that our truckies and van drivers don’t always see eye to eye.

A South Oz driver told Spy that overall he considered caravanners travelling remote inland roads to be more courteous to truckies.

“It is the ones along the coast roads who give us the most trouble,” he said.

These days a lot of former truckies who have retired have become grey nomads, who with their partners, are getting to travel – which no doubt will put a different slant on what they think of van people.

With more vans now on the road, they will be competing with trucks at rest areas like this one in NSW.

Most will gladly tell you they were critical of van drivers when they were truckies.

I am looking forward to contacting some of these in the next six months or so to see if their opinion has changed now that they have a van.

Testing times AFTER suffering from a sore throat, a Brisbane truckie stopped off at the Covid-19 testing station near the Taree Caltex Roadhouse for a test.

“It was a self-testing station for heavy vehicle drivers and we have to do it ourselves as we link up to a health worker by phone,” he said.

This true blue Aussie truckie wasn’t whinging about that but he was very annoyed about one aspect. “I asked how long it would take to get the test results and was told two weeks. So I wasn’t going to wait around for a fortnight,” he said.

He has had a test before which was done in the normal manner so was conversant with the procedure.

But he reckons authorities need to speed up the time it takes for results of self-testing.

The end test result advised he was negative.

Problem fixed LATE last year Big Rigs highlighted a poor visibility problem for truckies at an intersection at historical Westbury in northern Tasmania.

It was along the off ramp onto Birralee Road and was proving dangerous for anybody travelling along it.

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A young driver who specialises in grain haulage said farmers he had spoken to from the rich Darling Downs in Queensland to West Wyalong down Mexico Way were just starting to plant.

“They are all confident of a boom season which will result in lots of work and will be good for the economy. About 98 per cent of my work is grain,” he said.

and an article in this column, State Growth promised to fix it.

However when the job was not done on time veteran truckie Selwyn Sinfield sent a reminder to State Growth.

“That resulted in me getting a call from Phil Goss from State Growth in Launceston a couple days after the email was sent. He advised me he had that morning been on site with a contractor and the job would be completed within two weeks. That period clashed with the Easter break, but job has been completed only a day or so outside the original time frame,” Selwyn told Spy. A driver sent Selwyn a picture of proof saying it is now 100 per cent better than what the view was in late 2020.

“I would like to thank Phil Goss for keeping his promise to make this intersection safer for truck drivers and all others who use Birralee Road at Westbury during their time enjoying our state,” Selwyn said.

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BIGRIGS.COM.AU FRIDAY MAY 14 2021 Several years ago the area had severe bushfires which devastated many homes, businesses and surroundings.

At Murdunna, 26 houses were burnt down and the fire came close to the roadhouse but fortunately didn’t cause any damage.

The name Murdunna is believed to come from a local indigenous word meaning ‘place of the stars’.

Murdunna Roadhouse in Tasmania.

The mice have appeared on and around properties in huge numbers, damaging crops and even taking up residence inside homes.

But they are also being found in big numbers near and in rest area public bins around which food, including old fruit, has been left.

Mainly at rest areas near rural properties and where bins are full, what can’t fit in is just left on the ground.

A University boffin estimated there could be more than 20 million mice causing havoc in what is a natural occurrence.

But we can try and prevent the spread of disease they could pass on by always putting the lid on bins at rests areas.

NT rest area conversation OUR truckies who keep the country supplied mostly possess a great sense of humour and none more so than our mates from the Northern Territory.

Over the past few months Spy has spoken to about 10 NT drivers and a hot topic of conversation had been rest areas.

“The best rest area in the NT is in the bunk of your truck,” one said.

Another said that there was only one option at times if you want a rest. “When you are tired you have to stop in the middle of the narrow dirt road or as close to the shoulder as possible,” he said.

There are some positives for the NT lads, such as nice weather at the moment.

“It is 25 degrees at day and pleasant at night,” one Alice Springs veteran said.

Yet another said that more parts of bad roads were being sealed each year.

“Another 10km of the dirt road to Docker River Community has been sealed and that leaves about 150km to go.

Authorities reckon it will all be done by 2025 but I can’t see that happening,” he said.

But in conclusion he did have this to say, “Rome wasn’t built in a day.”

Popular Tassie roadhouse REPORTS continue to Spy about the popularity amongst truckies of the Murdunna Roadhouse, which is along Tasmania’s Arthur Highway.

Murdunna is 66km from Hobart and 29km from Port Arthur on the Forestier Peninsula and several truckies told me about the establishment.

It is the last fuel stop past Dunalley on route to the Port Arthur Historic Site.

For decades it had been run

by Brad and Janine Westcott but has been taken over by new operators.

The road is busy with trucks delivering goods and equipment to the many tourist attractions in the area.

Truckies stop there for fuel, food, coffee and of course the friendly service. There are toilets nearby.

Horses not on courses IF you are driving along the Bruce Highway through and near Bluewater in the far north, beware of wild horses.

There have been numerous recent reports of brumbies bolting across the road which poses a real danger for all motorists.

Indeed there have been some serious injuries to travellers whose vehicles had collided with such a brumby.

Back in October 2017 the highway speed limit through Bluewater was reduced from 100km/h back to 80km/h because of the horses.

The following year it reverted back to 100km/h but you should still be on the lookout for horses.

Motorists who observe animals on or near roadways should report the incident to the Queensland Traffic service on 13 19 40.

Naughty 40 birthday at last IT was a great disappointment during 2020 when a road transport industry lass had to put on hold what she described as her ‘naughty 40’ birthday party.

You guessed it, because of

The Jardine River ferry on Cape York, where repairs were carried out.

social distancing regulations during the worst of Covid-19.

But with the date fast approaching, the party will be back on again and a cavalcade of transport people are on the invite list.

This lass possesses a wonderful sense of humour which came to the fore when she discussed one dilemma surrounding it.

“It is supposed to be my 40th birthday party but will really be my 41st. I tell everybody I must have found the fountain of youth,” she said.

Vital ferry resumes services THE Jardine River ferry/barge in far north Queensland on the western Cape York area closed for maintenance in late March but has since resumed its services.

The ferry which crosses the crocodile infested Jardine River is vital for vehicles including trucks which travel to the top of mainland Australia and supply many isolated

communities.

Usually repairs are done during the wet season when roads are closed anyway.

It is an old ferry and now that the roads are mostly open and repairs carried out, there will be a big flow of traffic along the red dirt surface.

That will include grey nomads towing vans, tourists and of course the important trucks.

Power plan needed SPY almost choked on his breakfast cereal when told of an incident involving workers after a big power outage in the Mount Isa region.

They were inside the depot grounds at a nearby town and had been told to leave to play their part in repairs.

But alas they couldn’t leave in their trucks, much to their angst. Why? Because the electric fences around the depot had no power, and not even a generator.

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Tassie Truckin’

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Scott Lowe

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PASSING through Epping Forest, we were fortunate to catch up with Scott Lowe from Launceston when he rolled in driving a TasFoods 2009 Hino 300 medium refrigerated freezer pan.

He was on his way back to Launceston after doing drops at Saint Helens, Bicheno and Saint Mary’s, and wherever required in between, and he was looking forward to then knocking off for the day.

“We have been mainly delivering dairy products to small businesses down the East Coast, from Avoca on, and the truck is perfect for the job, and I do love the job,” he said.

“I’ve been here for three good years now, and they are a top outfit to work for, very helpful and always look after you.

“I’m new on this run and just picking up the drops etc,

“I HAVE been here for six good months so far, and I have to say I love the job, and the outfit and the truck,” Bradley Pearce from Port Sorell told us when he dropped in to a local truck stop for a quick refreshment break.

He was driving an eye-catching CRE 2017 Western Star W5800 SS with a DD15 Detroit up front at the time and towing a drop deck tautliner on his return leg to Burnie from Hobart.

“I actually got my start driving here just six months ago, and I am so grateful they gave me a start and they have certainly been supportive and helpful, and they do look after their drivers, you can’t ask for more than that.

“And I am more and more convinced I made the right choice of a career, as I am

but I’d have to say I’m enjoying it, there’s a heap of variety and just look at the scenery as well.

I’ve been on the road all up for about 27 years, including 15 years on the North Island, and the last 12 years I’ve been driving rigids which I enjoy.

“Previously I was a showman, but with this pandemic the guys are all doing it pretty hard just now, and I am glad I

have a job like this, and do feel sorry for them.”

We asked about time off, and he replied that he takes every opportunity to play darts, and he says that also includes family time, as they are all keen on darts too.

He added, “I’d like to say hello to my brother-in-law ‘Hindsey’, AKA Sean Hinds, and Susan if I may.”

loving being out on the road, looking at Tasmania from the cab, and meeting great people along the way.

“Prior to this I was a cabinet maker, which is a skill

Sarah Woodruff

Maurie Campbell

IT was good to once again catch up with Sarah Woodruff, now from Richmond, but previously from a farm in the central North Island of New Zealand, when she stopped for a hurried break.

She was driving a Tate’s Transport 2017 FM 450 Volvo triple deck stock crate and told us she was flat out carting cattle for the forthcoming sale, and was currently on her way from Powranna to York Plains for another load.

“I had originally come to Tasmania working in shearing sheds all over the place, and one day Paul offered me a job here and I grabbed the opportunity,” she said.

“Well, I have been here ever since, and I must say, I am still so glad I got this chance to go driving, and five years later I am still loving it.

PASSING through Westbury recently, we were happy to catch up with Maurie Campbell, from Forth, when he pulled over to grab a hot cuppa to go.

Although in a hurry, Campbell happily found time for a quick chat with us before he took off for home.

He was driving a striking Harvest Moon 2020 700 long Hino refrigerated tautliner.

“I’ve been with Harvest Moon now for 29 years, and it is more than just a great job, it’s an awesome job,” he told us.

“Really good people to work for, they started out as a farm, and have built it up to a major modern business now.

“I am rapt in the Hino, it’s perfect for this job. I have done my time in a lot

“Certainly, Tate’s have looked after me, and I also happen to like the truck I am driving, it does the job admirably, and they have good gear and keep the maintenance up too.

“Honestly, I have never had any regrets, and at this point I have no intention of doing anything else.”

We asked her how she spent her time off, and she said, “I have always liked horses and I like to do a bit of riding when I am free.

“Also, we lease a bit of land near Richmond and we run a few cattle and some sheep there, and all in all that keeps me well occupied.”

of trucks from starting out in a Bedford to DAFs, to Kenworths, semi-trailers and B-doubles, but truly this Hino is a top truck.

“I did love a Mack Value Liner we had, but when it comes to comfort and qui-

that will always come in handy, whatever I choose to do in the future. But right now, I see my future here in this industry, so you might say it is all good.”

etness, you can’t beat this Hino.”

We asked Campbell how he spent his time off, and he told us he has a shack up near Cradle Mountain and he likes to go up there with the family as often as possible.

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Truckin’ In The Tropics

with Alf Wilson

Arty Ruttley

Kristy Davidson

VETERAN truck driver Arty Ruttley had picked up a load of cement in Townsville bound for a western mine when Big Rigs saw him.

He was driving a Kenworth 909 for Gladstone based B&K Haulage when he stopped at the Townsville Port Access Road.

Whilst he loves the job, Ruttley said truckies could do with a lot more rest areas.

“There just are not enough rest areas, especially ones which are good for us drivers,” he said.

Ruttley doesn’t stop at many roadhouses except to fuel up. “I carry most of my meals, prepared by my wife and have a gas burner with me to cook on,” he said.

When he gets some time off Ruttley makes use of his

FOR three years Kristy Davidson drove a Mazda light truck, delivering meals around Townsville and to other north Queensland centres.

She loved the job and the friendly people she got to meet during her deliveries. “I delivered Hello Fresh meals to Townsville suburbs and also nearby places such as Ayr and Home Hill in the Burdekin region south of here, and sometimes to Cardwell up north and Charters Towers,” she said.

The company she worked for was Townsville Wholesale Distributors and since then Davidson got an opportunity to get a part time job as a waitress at a café called Mocha Mecca.

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He rates the Alpha to Emerald road as amongst the worst he gets along. “Also the Belyando Road between Charters Towers and Clermont and the Julia Creek

to Cloncurry section of the Flinders Highway are bad,” he said.

Drizzling rain was falling as we yarned and later that day the heavens opened, dropping 100mm on parts of Townsville.

reaches of Townsville’s Ross River and is considered an idyllic spot.

I saw Davidson at the café recently. As it was raining, most of the patrons were inside, keeping dry.

“Meeting so many people is something that both jobs

Robert Logan

Tibor Nyitrai

HAVING just delivered a load of ash from Stanwell in Central Queensland to Townsville, Robert Logan was waiting for a backload of cement when Big Rigs spotted him in a roadhouse parking area.

A truckie for 23 years, the 47-year-old was glowing in his praise of the Kenworth T409 he drives for B&K Haulage. “It is just over three weeks old and a beauty,” he said.

Logan likes the Puma Mt Larcom Roadhouse and reckons the worst road he gets on is between Charters Towers and Clermont.

He is not on his lonesome there as many other truckies in recent months have agreed. “It is all bitumen but is very rough at places,” Logan said.

OF Hungarian and Romanian descent, Tibor Nyitrai is very much an Aussie truckie who is enthusiastic about his job.

Nyitrai, 28, was driving a Western Star 4900fx Pittsworth-based Sizer and Cogill when I saw him at Townsville.

“I have come up from south with panels for Boral and am waiting for news of a backload. This is my second day in this job but I have been driving trucks for six years,” he said.

Born in Fairfield, NSW, Nyitrai had parked his Western Star at the BP Cluden and walked over to the eatery – I ambushed him on his return.

“I slept in this morning and am glad I did or I would have missed you and the opportunity to be in Big Rigs,” he said proudly.

Outside work, Logan loves riding bikes, especially his 1200 custom Harley.

A Brisbane Broncos supporter in the NRL, Logan said there is a big need for more rest areas.

As for having to wear a

mask in Queensland due to COVID-19, Logan said, “If we have to wear one at certain places and times so be it, we don’t want anybody to get sick.”

Logan doesn’t use an electronic logbook at this stage.

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A very friendly driver, Nyitrai barracks for both the Cronulla Sharks and Penrith Panthers in the NRL. “I would like to see more rest areas for truckies in Queensland. On some highways they are close by and at other areas you don’t see one for hundreds of kilometres,” he said.

Nyitrai has enjoyed stop-

gave me the opportunity to do,” she said.

I noted that Davidson had a new hairstyle and asked her where she had got it done.

“I saw an ad on Facebook for hair models and answered and got it done for free,” she said.

ping at the BP Charlton in Toowoomba in the past and said working in the tropics was often challenging.

“Sometimes I will open the door to the truck and mosquitoes fly in,” he said, although the day we yarned it was a cool 25 degrees and drizzling rain, making it a great “driver’s comfort level” when not behind the wheel.

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Bureaucracy continues infringing on reform

IT was a privilege to represent the Victorian transport industry and the VTA at a recent Senate inquiry being chaired

by Shadow Assistant Minister for Road Safety Glenn Sterle, that is considering the Importance of a Viable, Safe, Sustainable and Efficient Road Transport Industry.

The inquiry is tasked with a range of issues of relevance to our road network and the transport sector, in particular minimum standards of operation, training and career pathways, the social and economic impact of road-related trauma, AT andTHE theWHEEL impact of new techDAVID MEREDITH nologies in freight distribution contributors@bigrigs.com.au and vehicle design.

The importance of a reliable, sustainable and safe road transport network cannot be overstated in view of our industry being under constant scrutiny and regulation.

However, we are desperate for factors outside the realms of traditional bureaucracy to

drive change and reform that will deliver fairness, improved safety and commercial sustainability.

We are looking for leadership and support to help unpack the inequities of the economic and operational environment that we face today. The structural system our industry has been historically locked into is broken and needs change.

To achieve this, a forensic look at the aspects of our commercial and economic landscape is needed. We trust that the terms of reference of the inquiry will achieve a pathway to these aims.

Our industry is completely bogged down with administrators administering administration! This results in the bureaucracies that govern transport being in a never-ending cycle which delivers few tangible benefits and improvements for freight operators.

TRUCKIN’ ON THE BORDER To illustrate this, I providDAVID VILE ed the example of the then contributors@bigrigs.com.au National Road Transport Commission – now the NTC – which in 1996 delivered a report with recommendations for change to Heavy Vehicle Driver Licensing. Nothing changed.

In 2013 the COAG Transport Industry Council called for another report into heavy

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vehicle licensing. The final report and recommendations came five years later by Austroads and again, nothing changed. Austroads commissioned yet another licensing study last year with recommendations to be completed

by November 2022. Even if this deadline is met, it will be a further 2-4 years before any changes are implemented.

The transport industry is the customer of these bureaucracies and has been calling for meaningful change to the Heavy Vehicle licencing system for 30 years – such inaction in the private sector would not be acceptable, just as it should not be amongst public servants.

Perpetual inaction like this seems to underscore an apparent disconnect between the freight industry and the bureaucracies, despite our sustained efforts to be heard over many decades.

Appearing before the Inquiry was an opportunity to amplify these issues and concerns on the record, and articulate the tremendous value of our industry to our economy.

We generate more than $75 billion in revenue annually and directly support a further $750 billion in GDP through the supply chain, as well as directly or indirectly employing

hundreds of thousands.

We connect communities, facilitate the highest living standards in the world through supply chain continuity, and are leading the way in technical innovation.

But for all this we cannot get the recognition we deserve for the value we create and provide, and continue to suffer under a bureaucratic process that inhibits initiative, confidence and sustainability.

The result of these roadblocks and red tape is sub-standard road access, training and less capacity to drive world’s best practice.

The transport industry is ready to embrace and support the change required to sustain our future. We understand the expectations from the community to create greater harmony and environmental outcomes that will provide economic benefits for operators and better amenity in our cities and towns.

An example of this is the program we initiated to incentivise the transition to lower emissions vehicles as a tradeoff for gaining longer access to curfewed roads in Victoria. Industry and community came together and agreed on a program, which was ultimately shelved by the bureaucracy tasked with making it happen.

There are lots of reports, like this 2018 one from Austroads, but not a lot of action.

Where there is a will there is a way and the transport industry has demonstrated it has the collective will to welcome reforms to make us saf-

er, more efficient, viable and sustainable. What we need now is for the bureaucracy to pave the way for overdue reform and change.

Stark reminder that more needs to be done

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TWU NEWS RICHARDOLSEN OLSEN RICHARD TWU NSW State Secretary TWU NSW State Secretary

ON Workers’ Memorial Day, at around 8am on a cold, Canberra morning, the TWU were at Parliament House, laying down 58 crosses on the lawn, one for each life lost by

a truck driver whilst at work.

As those crosses bleakly pointed out, transport workers are still dying at work, and the workers in the industry have been pointing this out LEGAL EAGLE for yearsKING whilst Governments ROWAN continue ignore them.

Principal Lawyerto RK Law As the Transport Workers’ Union and many others around the world commemorated those who died at work, another truck driver lost his life on the M7 motorway in Sydney.

The reality for these trans-

port workers and their families is that they are simply road toll, simply a statistic that does not acknowledge the pressure on drivers to get their loads on time no matter what the circumstances in so many companies.

No one wants to lose their job, but no one wants to lose their life at work either, yet for one of the top deadliest industries in Australia, that is what workers face.

Again, for the umpteenth time, the industry needs re-

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form, that reform needs to be from the top, Federal and State Governments must take their share of the responsibility for safety at work in transport.

To put it bluntly, the TWU believes the Federal Government is failing to address the slaughter in transport. The slaughter will continue unless the Federal Government reforms our industry and tackles the deadly cycle that starts with low-cost transport contracts.

According to the to the Bureau of Infrastructure, Transport and Regional Economics (BITRE), over the last five years, the total number of deaths from truck crashes was 885, so we also acknowledge the many other road users who have died in truck accidents.

Many of these truck crashes are entirely preventable, but they are happening because wealthy retailers, manufacturers and oil companies trade profit for safety in their supply chains.

Many people did not make it home from work, and for that, the driver cops the blame, when the problem is often not related to that driver at all.

At the TWU we support any measures that can make our roads safer, but this must include a commitment to ensuring safety is throughout the whole supply chain, from the boardroom down. Let us stop blaming drivers who are moving Aussie businesses forward as best they can.

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Everything you need to know about Q Fever TRUCKSAFE DIRECTOR ATHOL CARTER Australian Trucking Association

TRUCKSAFE Animal Welfare provides a best practice standard for trucking operators transporting animals. Our TruckSafe standards also guide our workplace health and safety policies and procedures leading us to look after our staff to the highest standard.

There is a subject that links animal welfare and employee health and wellbeing. This is animal disease that spreads from animals to humans, known as zoonosis (or zoonotic diseases). There is one disease in particular that needs to be highlighted to industry: Q Fever.

With several hundred cases diagnosed each year, Australia has one of the highest rates of Q Fever worldwide.

The greatest number of people diagnosed are from

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Queensland and NSW. Q Fever was first recognised as a human disease in Australia back in 1935. The ‘Q’ stands for ‘query’ and was used at a time when the cause of the fever was unknown.

Q Fever is a bacterial infection that is spread from animals to humans through infected particles in the air (aerosols). The primary carriers of Q Fever are cattle, sheep and goats, but can sometimes include native animals too.

The Q Fever bacteria can often survive for long periods of time in the environment and can be carried by wind and dust.

Those who work closely with livestock and animal products are most at risk of infection, with Q Fever a high exposure risk for transport industry workers who transport and handle: • Livestock; • Animal products such as hides, wool and raw milk; and • Animal waste such as animal manure, animal carcasses and abattoir waste.

Q Fever can cause a severe

Those who work closely with livestock and animal products are most at risk of infection.

flu-like illness and long-term health problems that damage vital organs including the heart, liver, brain and lungs.

The most effective way to prevent Q Fever is through vaccination, which is recommended for those listed above and those who work, live or visit high-risk environments.

TruckSafe Animal Welfare accreditation through its vehicles and facilities standard

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TRUCKIN’ ON THE BORDER DAVID VILE

tional Heavy Vehicle Regulator being out and about talking to truck drivers and talking to transport companies and collaborating with associations; it’s just such an EDITOR amazing thing to see.

JAMES GRAHAM The feedback from both james.graham@bigrigs.com.au sides is so positive, that we can only hope that this continues and that it reinforces the positive connection between everyone within the industry; and we become part of the same team. With this we can then improve our image with the public and that would be an amazing thing to TWU NEWS happen.

RICHARD OLSEN with the recent SenTWU Also NSW State Secretary ate inquiry, the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and

Transport References Committee, to be able to speak directly with the senators of this committee and to not only be listened to and have them understand what you’re talking TASSIE TRUCKIN’ about, but then have positive JON WALLIS feedback from them, is just becontributors@bigrigs.com.au yond amazing. I think that we should be so grateful that we can be part of this. It’s something unheard of in the past.

Also in May I had the chance to record episode five of the Driving the Difference show with three guests from the NHVR and I had a straightforward conversation LEGAL EAGLE about CoR and the changes ROWAN KING withinLawyer theRK Law industry. I think Principal this will beget an even better relationship for both parties.

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ensures that livestock transporters are using vehicles and equipment that are fit for purpose, well maintained and properly cleaned to minimise the spread of disease. TruckSafe documentation requirements mean that drivers are trained, aware and prepared with contingency planning when it comes to biosecurity threats.

Membership connects you

to the industry and regular updates, member alerts and facts.

So when issues such as Q Fever need to be highlighted, our members are updated, educated and kept well informed.

We need to be more than livestock transporters, we need to contribute to the story of the meat and livestock industry and as employers, we need to look after our biggest assets – our people.

Over the past months the need to demonstrate your Q Fever immune status to current or future employers and other interested parties in the livestock supply chain has become increasingly prominent.

For more information about Q Fever prevention and the pre-screening test, speak to your doctor, go to qfever.org or view our factsheet at trucksafe.com.au.

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Collaboration is the key, and an amazing thing to see

WOMEN IN TRANSPORT TRANSPORT WOMEN IN JACQUELENE BROTHERTON JACQUELENE BROTHERTON Chair of Transport WomenWomen Australia Chair of Transport

Australia

WHAT a month we have had and what a month we have in front of us, with so much going on in the trucking industry.

How much this industry has changed over the years, to see the uniformity today THE OZ TRUCKER and also the collaboration MIKE WILLIAMS between the industry, the contributors@bigrigs.com.au regulators and some of the government, with the Na-

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We have the Transport Women Australia Limited Conference at the end of May and we’re really looking forward not only to hearing from the NHVR at the conference but also hearing from Kerrie Challenor of NTI speaking about her path through the insurance industry to become the Chief People and Operations Officer, and the amazing changes within NTI and how they look after their people through their welfare programmes, their mental and physical health programmes and how they support the industry.

We also get to hear from Melissa Weller and Kayla

O’Brien who are running the SafeT360 truck and have that truck available for schools and others at the conference at the Hyatt Place at Essendon Fields. We have the PACCAR Diversity truck which we’re really looking forward to seeing as well.

We’ve also invited our legal member Gillian Bristow to talk about the responsibilities and liabilities as a company or board director and we’re showcasing our graduates from the Women Driving Transport Careers Programme and our Driving the Difference Scholarship winners over the past two years.

We will get an update on superannuation from our

partners, TWUSUPER and hear from Import Export TV. We will have breakfast keynotes from Volvo and Viva Energy Australia and the all important and outstanding keynotes from Jacqui Alder from Clarity Simplicity Success and David Coleman (also known as The Dating Doctor), who will appear on Episode Six of the Driving the Difference show, which will be available prior to the conference.

For more information, email chair@tranportwomen. com.au or admin@transportwomen.com.au or call me at 0417 422 319. The link for booking is trybooking.com/ BNXOP.

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Upcoming industry events

May TWAL Conference May 28-30 Epping, Victoria Visit: transportwomen.com.au The eighth Transport Women Australia Limited Conference will be emceed

by Melissa Strong of Lindsay Australia. She will be joined by various speakers including Kerrie Challenor of NTI and Jodie Palmer of Volvo Group Australia.

Convoy For The Cure May 30 Townsville, QLD Visit: givenow.com.au/crowdraiser/public/convoyforthecure One of Australia’s largest truck and motorcycle convoys, the Convoy For The Cure raises money for children’s cancer charity The Cure Starts Now Inc. Last year, $62,000 was

raised, and this year organisers are hoping they can raise even more.

June Alexandra Truck, Ute and Rod Show June 13 Alexandra, Victoria Visit: alexandratruckshow.com. au A jam-packed day with over 100 trucks expected to be on display, along with utes and hot rods. There will also be the Victorian Woodchop Tournament, live music, exhibitions, trade displays, a major auction and more.

July Burrumbuttock Hay Run July 8-10 Illfracombe, Queensland Visit: facebook.com/burrumbuttockhayrunners

Held in Townsville, the Convoy For The Cure is one of Australia’s largest truck and motorcycle convoys. Pic: Facebook.

After having to postpone the annual Australia Day hay run earlier this year, the Burrumbuttock Hay Run will return, with around 300 prime movers and 500 trailers expected to take part.

August Casino Truck Show August 7 Casino, NSW Visit: casinotruckshow.com.au From 10am the truck parade will roll through Johnston and Centre Streets. Registrations are open from 6am and take place at the Casino Industrial Area on the town’s east side. Other highlights include live music, amusements and markets, and over $12,000 in cash and prizes. For further information, email info@casinotruckshow. com.au.

NatRoad Conference August 19-21 Gold Coast, Queensland Visit: natroad.com.au/events-networking/2021-conference/ The NatRoad National Conference aims to provide an opportunity for freight operators to get together and reconnect after a difficult year. Event highlights include the ‘NatRoad Parliament’ where attendees can debate pressing issues; and the NatRoad Awards which will be presented at the Gala Dinner.

National Road Transport Hall of Fame Reunion August 23-29 Alice Springs, NT Visit: roadtransporthall.com The National Transport Historical Society and The Old Ghan Historical Society has announced the inaugural Festival of Transport, with new events to be held alongside the usual reunion activities, including introducing the newest members to the Rimula Wall of Fame.

September MEGATRANS September 8-10 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Visit: megatrans.com.au MEGATRANS is Australia’s leading industry freight and logistics trade exhibition and conference, showcasing multimodal transport solutions. For the first time, MEGATRANS will be held in conjunction with the specialised bulk handling expo, Australian Bulk Handling Expo 2021, with both events taking place side by side.

Australasian Road Safety Conference September 28-30 Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Visit: australasianroadsafetyconference.com.au The 2021 Australasian Road

Safety Conference will combine a mixture of in-person and online delivery to ensure people can be involved regardless of any travel restrictions that may be in place. The event aims to align with road safety efforts across Australia, New Zealand and globally, and assist in building road safety capacity.

Trucking Australia 2021 September 29 – October 1 Gold Coast, Queensland Visit: new.truck.net.au/ta/ The date is set for the Trucking Australia conference, presented by the Australian Trucking Association, with further details and VIP conference packages to be released soon.

October Lights on the Hill Memorial Convoy October 2-3 Gatton, Qld Visit: lightsonthehill.com.au The memorial convoy gives drivers and their families an opportunity to get together with other truckies in a social environment whilst making the public aware that truckies are the backbone of the country.

November Boyup Brook Ute and Truck Muster November 20 Boyup Brook, WA Visit: countrymusicwa.com.au/

ute-truck-muster Held together with the Boyup Brook Country Music Festival, this muster aims to celebrate Aussie vehicles with an impressive display.

Illawarra Convoy November 21 Illawarra, NSW Visit: illawarraconvoy.com.au The Illawarra Convoy and Family Fun Day is the largest truck and motorbike convoy in the Southern Hemisphere, raising much needed funds for various charities.

Brisbane Convoy for Kids and Truck Show November 6 Redcliffe Showgrounds, Queensland Visit: brisbaneconvoyforkids. com.au Raising money for Hummingbird House, this truck and bike convoy will run all the way from Forest Lake to Redcliffe Showgrounds, where there will be a truck show with several awards that include everything from the Best Decorated Truck to the Best Dressed Driver. The evening will culminate in a spectacular fireworks display.

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Industry legend tells his life in song Peter Wickham performs his song ‘60,000th’ at a Kenworth event in December 2017.

Peter Wickham with the first Kenworth he and his brother Angus purchased.

WHEN Peter Wickham, co-founder of Wickham Freightlines, put his order in for the 60,000th Australian made Kenworth (a T610SAR), he was asked if he could talk about his life’s story and the history of his business. “I thought, better still, I’ll write a song for you,” he said.

He was handed the keys by Andrew Hadjikakou, Managing Director of PACCAR Australia, at a special celebratory event at the Bayswater factory in Melbourne in December 2017. And it was there that Pe-

ter first performed his song, to a glowing reception.

Peter sang ‘60,000th’ in front of a crowd of 600 people and it received a standing ovation. That night is also clocked up 39,000 hits on YouTube.

“I made up the song and sung it there and that was the start of it. I wrote the song to record my memories and what I’ve gone through. I bought a guitar when I was about 40 years old. I taught myself how to play. I’ve sort of always been making up songs and that sort of thing. ‘60,000th’ is about the history of my family and the business,” said Peter.

Now, just a few years on, at the age of 79, he’s released that song – along with three other tracks – on his first CD, called Along Life’s Highway. He’s also due to appear on a new Channel 7 Series called Ozzie Truck’n Families.

The song was recorded at Chris Cook Studio in Kyogle, NSW, with the help of Chris Cook, who worked with Peter on the arrangements, Chris O-Reilly and David Waddington.

‘60,000th’ talks about when Peter and his family

Peter Wickham (centre) with members of the Wickham family, the Brown and Hurley Group and Andrew Hadjikakou, PACCAR Australia Managing Director, at the handover of the 60,000th Australian made truck.

first moved to Killarney, their hardship as a farming family, through to he and his brother Angus buying their first truck to transport potatoes from their Killarney farm: “Our father he was not impressed, he thought we’d run amuck, when we owed all this money on our first Kenworth truck,” the lyrics read.

Peter and Angus founded Wickham Freightlines together. “My brother Angus was the trucking man and I was the farming man,” said Peter, who in the song talks about the loss of his beloved brother, who passed away at only 58.

‘60,000th’ reveals the

struggles and triumphs of the Wickhams and their business, through to the purchase of the 60,000th Kenworth.

Peter has now been semi-retired for the past 10 years or so. “I’m not as involved in the trucking business but I still get involved in the farming business,” he said.

Wickham Freightlines has now grown its fleet to around 160 trucks, mostly Kenworths, and it’s still very much a family business. It’s now headed up by Peter’s sons-in-law Graham Keogh and Darren Eather, with his daughter Donna Keogh in accounts; while his daughter Kerrie-Ann and her husband

Hayden Lamb manage the cattle business and the potato processing and packing factory.

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What is Indian hempborn? also(3,7) called (7) 11 Which woman was married on 29 April 1945, and died 12 Nameday? a small the following (3,5) folded sheet of printed matter 1213 What is the are widening of a river where saltwater What trips channel to convey messages (7) mixes with freshwater? (7) What is theisLatin name for Odysseus (7) 1414 In heraldry, what the colour silver?

(6) 1615 Millions of records from which US entry of Which term describes an immigration altar attendant island are accessible on the internet? (5) minor rank (7) was founded by Henry VI in 17 Which English college 1440?

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Are you working in your business or working on your business?

COST CUTTER CUTTER COST CHET CHETCLINE CLINE AIR CTI Air CTIfounder/owner Founder/ Owner

A FRIEND gave me a business improvement book a few years ago. It explained that most of us that work for ourselves were successful up to a point, because we are good at doing the work.

But, if you are like me, we WOMEN TRANSPORT get busierIN and busier, until JACQUELENE BROTHERTON we have too much work.

Chair of Transport Women Australia What do we do now?

Well, we need to stand back a little, take a deep breath, and look at our business from outside. We need to climb out of our work environment, and work on our business.

Many of us bought a used truck, found some work, and OZ worked and worked, THE TRUCKER until we hit that point where MIKE WILLIAMS contributors@bigrigs.com.au our bodies were at their maximum. We bought another truck and hired on a driver. Then another, and more drivers. But we’re still driving ourselves, and chasing work, fixing problems, and tearing our hair out.

And our profits simply aren’t good enough.

We need to work on our business.

Which customers are LOBBYIST most STEVEprofitable SHEARER and which aren’t?

We Association should concenSA Road Transport Executive Director trate on the most profitable ones. Industry experts say that 20 per cent of our customers are profitable, and that most of us spend 80 per cent of our time working for the low profit customers. We need to change this.

Is our profit level good

enough? Are we making enough out of the work that we have? We are most probably chasing our tails. Costs are climbing to the moon.

Everything is getting more AT THE WHEEL expensive.

Are we allowing DAVID for theseMEREDITH increased costs? contributors@bigrigs.com.au Can we increase our rates? In today’s competitive world, increasing rates is difficult and often impossible.

Our only choice is to reduce and control costs.

Costs come in two styles: Actual direct costs, like fuel, rego, tolls, wages and tyres; and indirect costs like downEDITOR time and break downs.

JAMES DirectGRAHAM costs must be conjames.graham@bigrigs.com.au

trolled. Get a fuel card with a discount. Fit aerodynamic aids to reduce fuel use. Learn to be an economical driver and get your drivers trained too. Monitor their fuel TRUCKIN’and ON THE BORDER economy reward them DAVID VILE for saving you money.

Tyres contributors@bigrigs.com.au last longer if you match the tyre pressures to the load, as recommended by all major tyre manufacturers. Running one pressure is costing you $10,000 to $30,000 per year, while killing your driver, your truck and your reliability. Contact AIR CTI for more information on opTASSIE tyre TRUCKIN’ timising pressures.

JON WALLIS Indirect costs are harder

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TWU NSW State Secretary

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Chet Cline is the owner of AIR CTI.

to fix, but much higher in value. For instance, not having a tyre monitoring system means, sooner or later, a tyre is going to blow. If a steer tyre blows, your rig has a high chance of going bush, wrecking your truck and business.

Best case scenario, you only lost two or three hours waiting for a new tyre to arrive.

Your time is valuable. You’ve just lost $1,000 at least (tyre cost and lost time).

A tyre pressure maintenance system is a great improvement for your trailers.

Maintenance systems automatically add air to maintain one set pressure. A warning light warns the driver so that he can fix the problem (at the next town or at the workshop), but this eliminates almost all blow outs, keeping the truck moving. This saves a lot of time, changing a loss into further profits. A great step forward, but these systems only do one pressure.

When running light or empty, the tyres are severely over inflated, increasing tyre wear and braking distance, and the risk of jack knifes. And maintenance systems only work on trailer axles.

A total tyre pressure management system, like AIR CTI, automatically keeps tyres inflated, warns the driver if a problem exists and makes it easy to adjust tyre pressures to match the load, adding at least 30 per cent more tyre life, while almost eliminating blow outs and roadside tyre problems.

Matching the tyre pressures to the load on the tyre reduces drive train loads, extending the life of the entire drive train; reduces vibration, extending the life of drivers, suspension, springs, axles, wheel bearings, and even sus-

Sales Manager at AIR CTI, Andrew Kee, has over 40 years in the transport industry.

pension seats. In fact, your entire truck will last at least 40 per cent longer.

The time saved from the reduced tyre changes, the reduced maintenance and the reduced breakdowns adds up to many thousands of dollars per year.

Your truck and trailer’s working life is increased by at least 40 per cent. This means your investment lasts many more years, reducing your prime costs.

By working on your business, measuring and keeping track of costs, using top quality oils, fitting auto greasers, and using modern tyre management, your costs drop significantly, both direct costs and downtime costs.

Managing your business

will add hundreds of thousands of dollars for every truck you run. Keeping overall life costs down is essential for any successful business.

AIR CTI manufactures the best Tyre Pressure Management System. But the core of this business is keeping costs down over the long run and helping our clients to save money, operate safer and make more money.

Contact us with any questions or needs relating to trucking.

Our staff have been in the transport industry for a lot of years. We constantly research, test and develop money saving products and systems. It is part of our DNA. Email chet@aircti. com or andrew@aircti.com.

Optimizing Tyre Pressures is Essential if Profit is IMPORTANT AIR CTI WILL SAVE HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON EVERY TRUCK ON EVERY ROAD. • 30% LONGER TYRE LIFE • Doubles Diff and Tranny Life • Doubles Suspension Life • 50% Longer Truck Life • Less Downtime

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