Chief Operating Officer Betty Zhang with Michelle McDowell.

Executive Action

Retail businesses that account for a vast majority of their financial gains in small, defined windows during the year rely heavily on Allied Express.
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Diesel trucks at work in Sydney.

Low and zero emission trucks and road-user charging — again

About this time last year I detailed in this column, that in early 2020, just before the world and Australia was plunged into the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Transport Commission (NTC) undertook a review of heavy vehicle pay as you go (PAYGO) charging fees in Australia at the request of, the then named, Transport and Infrastructure Council within the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).
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Manu Poulose.

Chronicle of a Dynasty

Transport businesses that came to prominence decades ago have been no more insulated against the challenges of progress even when their protocols for safety and productivity are well established and proven.
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Ben Harris, Suzanne Magro and Blake Harris of Adelaide Liquid Waste.

Never Say Never

It was ten years ago when Ben and his partner, Suzanne, purchased a company under the name of Septic Pumping Services.
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Hero Ground Zero

From concept to practical reality, the transition to low and zero emission trucks is a journey which speed is accelerating rapidly and Volvo Trucks has demonstrated a determination to be at the forefront of road transport’s CO2 reduction.
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Scania Super

SKIPZ puts Scania SUPERS to work

Melbourne-based Delta Group associate company, SKIPZ, is growing its construction and demolition waste business with what it claims as being the very first of the new Scania SUPER six-cylinder trucks to be delivered in Australia. Read More
Scania SUPER 13-litre B-double.

Diesel Lives!

As most truck and engine manufacturers, Scania included, are charging towards the net-zero solutions of electrification and/or hydrogen power, Scania has developed what is very likely to be the last internal combustion engine (ICE) to be developed by the Swedish member of the Traton organisation.
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Comfort cab DAF XF530 on site.

Chemical Brothers

At nearly 18,000 kilometres into its maiden run, the DAF XF530, one of three new Euro VI prime movers purchased earlier this year by Unanderra Tanker Hire (UTH), is excelling in the areas that count: Fuel economy, driver acceptance and safety.
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Peter Anderson VTA CEO at Phillip Island.

Stars align for heavy vehicle reform

With the 2023 federal political year well underway and Treasurer Jim Chalmers laying the groundwork for his second budget in less than a year, it’s worth reflecting on the tremendous opportunities that exist for genuine heavy vehicle reform after years of delay.
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Easy Truck Rental Jon Hui

Paradigm Shift

The entrance to the Marine Corps Officer Candidate School is adorned with a sign that reads, “Ductus Exemplo.”
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