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
Starting Out With a Pair of Louisvilles
Over the years a number of brands have populated the Metal Transport Industries fleet with three brothers starting out with a pair of Louisvilles and a pair of Kenworth W-model prime movers. Read more
Supertruckers in the UK
PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers, met with TV’s Supertruckers in the UK when he visited the family-run heavy haulier Kings Heavy Haulage, located in Avonmouth, just outside of Bristol in the south west of England. Read more
Hauling Scrap Metal for BHP
In 1979 brothers Kevin, David and Peter Murada started a trucking business, Metal Transport Industries, hauling scrap metal for BHP at Wollongong. Having started with four trucks, the company has grown and diversified over the years to include heavy haulage and oversize work, Paul Matthei reports. Read more