Daniel Louisy is a new breed of UK truck operator and YouTube celebrity, PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers met up with him for the day. Read more
Expansion and Diversity Fuel Growth
Malec Brothers Transport is an Australian family-owned company which has seen substantial expansion and diversity fuel growth. Read more
New Breed of Operator, Trucker or Influencer?
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, met a new breed of tech-savvy haulier, but is Daniel Louisy a new breed of operator, trucker or influencer? If you spend a lot of time on YouTube, you’ve probably already seen him. Read more
Relentlessly Pursued Their Trucking Dream
David and Virginia Carswell, owners of DNV Transport, have relentlessly pursued their trucking dream of building a successful container carrying and logistics business. Read more
An Opportunity to Start Their Own Business
When an opportunity to start their own business arose in 1979, both Dave and Kev Murada had completed mechanical apprenticeships, Kev as a fitter in a coal mine and Dave a mechanic at truck and car dealer Dwyers at Wollongong, after they left school. Read more
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. Read more
Running a Tight Ship
Brisbane based container carrying company DNV Transport manages a fleet of 14 trucks and PowerTorque’s Paul Matthei met a hard working couple, who are running a tight ship, with a fleet including one of a limited edition of 100 units built in Australia to celebrate Mack’s 100th anniversary. Read more
Growing Up Around Heavy Machinery
The Murada brothers loved growing up around heavy machinery as their father operated an earthmoving business which included three bulldozers, a prime mover and a float used to shift the machinery from job to job. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more