T610

taking on running a trucking busines

Taking on Running a Trucking Business

Mitch Kelly, who now runs John Kelly Transport in Toowoomba, worked for someone else for a little while, before taking on running a trucking business. He also tried university but couldn’t come to terms with the lifestyle and left. He then did an accounting diploma at TAFE. Later, he jumped into a body truck doing runs up to Kingaroy and claims that was the hardest job he ever had. He was 18 at the time and would start at 2am. Some nights he didn’t finish until 8pm and would go home, get up and do the whole thing again.
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a general carrier

A General Carrier

The John Kelly Transport business handles the chemicals, building supplies, plus a lot of work for Toll, it could be described as a general carrier. It runs nine B-triples and road trains a week into Adelaide, loaded with freight from a wide selection of its customers. Loaded singles and B-doubles are consolidated in Toowoomba into the larger combinations for the haul South-West. 
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the T610 has improved in almost every respect

The T610 Has Improved in Almost Every Respect

After driving a Kenworth T610 prime mover, pulling a B-double curtainsider, PowerTorque found the T610 has improved in almost every respect, over its predecessors. Negotiating Brisbane traffic and then heading north and up to highway speed, the overall performance and dynamics of the T610 proved to be exemplary. 
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T610 tested on a typical line-haul run

T610 Tested on a Typical Line-haul Run

The Kenworth PowerTorque took on a 2,000km trip on the Bruce Highway from Brisbane to Mackay and return saw the T610 tested on a typical line-haul run. The prime mover was hitched to a 34-pallet curtainsider B-double with the combination sporting a fairly typical GCM of 55 tonnes. The truck was loaded northbound but returned to Brisbane empty.
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Kenworth is narrowing the gap

Kenworth is Narrowing the Gap 

During a 2,000km round trip driving a Kenworth T610 prime mover pulling a B-double curtainsider, PowerTorque’s Paul Matthei had plenty of time to thoroughly evaluate the unit, whether Kenworth is narrowing the gap. 
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new bigger sleeper from Kenworth

New Bigger Sleeper from Kenworth

The new T610 1400mm aero roof sleeper is a new bigger sleeper from Kenworth. It completes the T610 range, the 1400mm  sleeper cab option is suitable for a variety of applications from single trailers to road trains and has been designed and engineered in Australia. Read More
T610 Aero Sleeper launched

T610 Aero Sleeper Launched

Kenworth has added flexibility to its range with the T610 Aero Sleeper launched onto the market for 2019. The 600mm aero roof sleeper cab complements the existing day-cab, 760mm mid-roof and 860mm sleeper cab options.  Read More
new Kenworths on their way

New Kenworths on their Way

Just in time for the Brisbane Truck Show this year there are new Kenworths on their way, it seems there may be some new models from Paccar due to appear, according to a speech by Paccar’s Director of Product Planning, Ross Cureton, at the NatRoad Conference, on Hamilton Island. Read More
New Cab From Kenworth

New Cab From Kenworth

In an extension of the range options, a new cab from Kenworth will increase the options for customers looking at the T610 and T610SAR. Kenworth have announced the release of a 760mm mid roof sleeper cab, adding to the existing options of a day and 860mm sleeper cab.
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