The Drift Towards Leasing

The Drift Towards Leasing

In Perth, PowerTorque spoke to Andrew McAdam who is the Perth Branch Manager for the TR Group, about the drift towards leasing. TR Group specialise in all forms of truck and trailer rental and leasing.
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Road Rail Conversion Vehicles

Road Rail Conversion Vehicles

A truck rolling down the railway track is an unusual sight to see, unless you work for Aries Rail, who specialise in road rail conversion vehicles which are most commonly used in infrastructure projects.
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An Atypical Truck Rental Environment

An Atypical Truck Rental Environment

Western Australia has very different truck leasing and rental requirements to the Eastern States. Tim Giles talks to the TR Group in WA about the differences in an atypical truck rental environment. Overall
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the centre of gravity is moving constantly

The Centre of Gravity is Moving Constantly

The issue in all tanker trailers is that the centre of gravity is moving constantly in the barrels and that does have a detrimental effect on stability. Experienced drivers learn though experience just how to handle the three trailer and any movement or sway which eventuates.
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Strong Family Focused Business

Strong Family Focused Business

Catalano’s is a strong family focused business in Brunswick, near Bunbury in Western Australia, which has grown from a small local country trucking operator to an operation working in many areas of the state with tippers, tankers and a large fleet of equipment involved in many major transport and earthmoving projects for governments, mining operators and others.
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A Fleet of Yellow Trucks

A Fleet of Yellow Trucks

Anyone on the roads of Western Australia will be familiar with the Catalano’s brand name, a fleet of yellow trucks with B&J Catalano in cursive script along the side of each trailer, plying
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sixty years and counting

Sixty Years and Counting

The backbone of the trucking industry was formed by the many major regional operators, which were founded from the fifties through to the seventies, for many of those businesses it’s sixty years and counting. They built their brand and their fleets when the going was tough but the rewards were good enough to invest in growth.
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hydrogen ICE is in Blenners' sights

Hydrogen ICE is in Blenners’ Sights

Les Blennerhassett sees Cummins’ much-discussed hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine currently under development as a strong contender, looking to the future, hydrogen ICE is in Blenners’ sights.
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contrasting the ancient and modern

Contrasting the Ancient and Modern

Two very different trucks to be seen sitting in Campeys of Selby’s yard in North Yorkshire serve as an illustration contrasting the ancient and modern UK trucking industry.
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