The Damorange Refrigerated Transport business, based in South Werribee has long term relationships throughout the business and also applies to their relationships with their suppliers, including the dynamic duo: Kenworth and Cummins.
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To Refurb or Not to Refurb, That is the Question
For various reasons some operators are choosing to refurbish older trucks rather than trading them in for new units, but to refurb or not to refurb, that is the question. While this can be a viable exercise, there are pitfalls for the unwary.
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Eaton and Cummins Getting Closer
This week’s look back to the world of trucking five years ago highlights an initiative started back in 2017, and one which seems to have come to full fruition this year, with the release of the K220 where Eaton and Cummins getting closer means that the new truck has a fully integrated driveline, just like its main competitors.
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Looking Back at the Most Successful DAF
Five years ago, Will Shiers, PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, talking about the predecessor of the new International Truck of the Year, looking back at the most successful DAF in Australia, the DAF CF85.
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A Trip Down Memory Lane
Tucked away in a large purpose-built shed at Brown and Hurley’s Kyogle, NSW headquarters, Paul Matthei takes a trip down memory lane as he is given a guided tour by Jim Hurley.
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Lower Parts Inventory From Running Single Brands
Laeton Hardy says Hardys Haulage benefits greatly in terms of lower parts inventory from running single brands of equipment including Kenworth trucks and Hendrickson trailer suspensions.
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Transition From Managing Two-Wheelers to 22-Wheelers
You might think that many years of professional dirt bike racing and managing Motocross and Supercross teams at the top echelon would be a tough gig to follow, but Troy Carroll has made the transition from managing two-wheelers to 22-wheelers like a duck to water, reckons, Paul Matthei.
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Close To Record Truck Sales in 2021
With the release of the latest figures from the Truck Industry Council, we can see that Australia came very close to record truck sales in 2021. The overall number of trucks sold in the calendar year, at 41,404, is just 224 short of the phenomenal record achieved in 2018.
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Growing Customer Base for PacLease
The truck leasing and rental arm of Paccar, has managed a growing customer base for PacLease, which is increasing by a significant margin.
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Hydrogen Powered Fuel Cell Kenworths
Recently the Port of Los Angeles unveiled a new batch of hydrogen powered fuel cell Kenworths and the opening of two hydrogen fuelling stations as part of its strategy to reduce emissions.
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