Veteran truckie Adam Hawks, 58, drives a Kenworth C509 for Nighthawk Transport and was picking up a backload of fertiliser from North Queensland, bound for Darwin when Big Rigs caught up with him recently.
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Taking 12 Isuzu trucks for a test drive in one hectic day
After too long apart, our nostalgic Victorian correspondent jumped at the chance to get reacquinted with Australia’s leading badge for the last 33 years. In 2006 I was working for Truckin’ Life magazine
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Understanding the full effect of any RUC increases
With state and federal ministers considering an increase to the Road User Charge (RUC) for heavy vehicles in the near future it is very important to understand the full effect. Local fuel prices have
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Battery-electric prime mover makes light work of alpine test
The new Mercedes-Benz eActros 300, which recently premiered at the IAA Transportation 2022 trade show in Hanover, has successfully crossed the Arlberg Pass in Austria loaded to 36.2 tonnes. The tests in
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The highway and the Bumblebee
If you thought you may have seen Transformers favourite Bumblebee running up and down Sydney’s highways, you’re not mistaken. A bright yellow K200 stands out amongst the traffic, with its huge Bumblebee
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Newell Highway closed in both directions at Narrabri
The Newell Highway at Narrabri is closed in both directions due to flooding, advises the freight department at Transport for NSW today. Diversion for light vehicles and B-doubles, Coonabarabran to Tamworth
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#PicOfTheDay – Wayne Agius
“When night-time is the right time,” thanks for sharing this great shot. We’ll choose a pic to appear in our Facebook cover slot, and will publish some of the best pics in our upcoming print edition
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Former Bingo CEO pleads guilty to criminal cartel offences
Former managing director and CEO of Bingo Industries, Daniel Tartak, has today entered pleas of guilty to criminal cartel offences, after charges were laid by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
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SAF-Holland training the fleets of tomorrow
What a lot of people know about SAF-Holland is that it is a quality manufacturer among the top suppliers in the industry. However, what some may not know about the manufacturer is that it offers fleet
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Still a way to go, but lots of positives on the horizon
On cleaning out the shed, looking to get rid of excess paperwork and trash, I found copies of 1998 trucking magazines and I was looking at the stories and headlines before deciding to consign them to the
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