Rural

getting easier to get access these days

Getting Easier to Get Access These Days

“It seems to be getting easier to get access these days,” says Ken Beggs, who owns Beggs Bulk. “When I was trying to get into Victoria, they wanted an engineer’s swept path drawing, theoretical drawing, which doesn’t stand up in real life. I insisted with VicRoads that I would not get the drawings done, but I convinced them to let me do a road trial.
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Yarn in the Yard

Yarn in the Yard

An initiative by Frasers Livestock Transport shows the trucking industry in rural areas taking responsibility for the health and wellbeing of its team, so PowerTorque went along to the ‘Yarn in the Yard’ to say see how the initiative is bringing a broader understanding of the issues into Queensland’s rural areas.
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skilling up in livestock transport

Skilling Up in Livestock Transport

Livestock businesses operating in the Maranoa region will have the opportunity to help employees in skilling up in livestock transport and develop their cattle handling and transport skills over two free workshops with well-known cattle expert Tom Shephard.
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supporting rural trucking

Spider Wheels, Mechanical Suspension and Engines

Having the latest and greatest in trucking technology is not a high priority for Steven and Kate Thurston, who operate Thurston’s Transport in Walgett NSW and prefer the old school components like spider wheels, mechanical suspension and engines. 
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bulldog to the bone

Bulldog to the Bone

Asked about his penchant for Mack trucks, Steven Thurston, who, with his wife Kate operates Thurston’s Transport says the B-Model that his father bought second-hand in 1970, and that he has recently restored back to its original glory, probably had a fair bit to do with him being bulldog to the bone. 
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traditional values of trust, loyalty and reliability

Traditional Values of Trust, Loyalty and Reliability

Based at Walgett and serving the north west NSW farming community, Steven and Kate Thurston operate Thurston’s Transport on the traditional values of trust, loyalty and reliability. As Paul Matthei discovered, these same values correlate with the trucks they operate, all of which belong 100 per cent to the Bulldog brigade. 
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building a standalone load allocation system

Building a Standalone Load Allocation System

The genesis of the Arrow Logistics operation has seen Ian Forster, working as a barman in a pub in Toowoomba, building a standalone load allocation system on a mobile phone for his trucks and a large group of subcontractors. A friend of his from Clifton had asked him to help out with his transport business.
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a simple platform on a mobile phone

A Simple Platform on a Mobile Phone

Arrow Logistics uses a simple platform on a mobile phone which keeps all of the people involved in bulk grain supply chain informed about what loads are available to be transported, what trucks are available to do that load and where the product has to be delivered.
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straight and simple as an Arrow

Straight and Simple as an Arrow

The increasing complexity of road transport and the systems around it does not have to be so complicated, especially, when you have a small footprint solution, which is as straight and simple as an Arrow Logistics application, on your phone. Diesel met Arrow’s founder, Ian Forster.
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solid foundation for a tipper and tanker business

Solid Foundation For a Tipper and Tanker Business

Servicing the needs of farmers in the Great Southern region of Western Australia, Jamie and Kelly Belfield are building a solid foundation for a tipper and tanker business. Theirs is an operation consisting of two prime movers, a number of steel and aluminium tippers as well as tankers used to cart liquid fertiliser. During the busy periods of sowing and harvest, the company engages up to four subcontractors to manage the workload. 
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