South Australia based John Jenkin, who co-founded Tatiara Truck & Trailers around 40 years ago, was last night honoured with the 2024 Craig Roseneder Award.
He was one of two people awarded at the Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) technical awards, held at part of the 2024 National Trucking Industry Awards.
The Craig Roseneder Award recognises technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry’s workshops.
John and his partner co-founded the Bordertown workshop, Tatiara Truck & Trailers, which now employs 60 people.
Over the years, it has attracted major dealerships like Cat, Cummins, Detroit, Perkins, Volvo, and Scania, and also serves as a Kenworth sub-dealer.
The company’s expertise includes general servicing, engine and gearbox work to brake overhauls, wheel alignments, engineering, tyre services, and a 24-hour breakdown service covering a 400km radius.
[L-R] Castrol Australia and New Zealand general manager Jane Carland; 2024 Castrol Industry Achievement Award winner Callum Boyce; past ATA chair Geoff Crouch. Image: ATAWhile Callum Boyce of Bisitecniks was awarded the 2024 Industry Achievement Award, recognising technical innovation and accomplishments in the Australian trucking sector.
After completing his engineering degree at the Federation University of Australia, Callum joined Bisitecniks in 2014.
His roles there include testing, analysis and certification, giving him a unique opportunity to see products develop from conception and testing, all the way to in-service fitment as an NHVR VSB6 AVE.
Alongside former ATA chief engineer and ITC honorary life member Bob Woodward, Callum represented the ATA on the Australian Standards Working Group assisting in the development of AS 2213-2022 and AS 4968-2023.
Both winners were announced at the 2024 Castrol Awards Dinner at the Crown Aviary, Melbourne on October 22, held as part of the 2024 Technology and Maintenance Conference.
John will also receive a fully paid trip to attend the 2025 US Technology and Maintenance Council Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition in Nashville, Tennessee.
At the dinner, ATA Industry Technical Council (ITC) chair Dennis Roohan also announced the first four honorary life members of ITC – Bob Woodward, Kel Baxter, Keith Mackinlay and Lance Fisher.
“This time last year, the ATA’s Industry Technical Council voted to establish honorary life memberships, so we could recognise members who have made enormous, long-term contributions to our work,” Dennis said.
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