Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 391 i Australasian Transport News (ATN)

“TO ALL OUR VISITORS FROM around Australia and across the globe, we take great pleasure in welcoming you to the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show and hope you have a rewarding stay.” The biennial show is organised by Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA), the national association representing and advancing the interests of manufacturers and suppliers of heavy vehicles and their components, equipment and technology. HVIA chief executive Todd Hacking, speaking in advance of the Brisbane Truck Show returning to the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre (BCEC) from Thursday, May 16 to Sunday, May 19, says the 2019 show is part of a full week of celebrations showcasing Australia’s heavy vehicle industry. “The Brisbane Truck Show has come a long way from its humble beginnings when 21 truck, trailer and component manufacturers…

AHVIW VARIOUS LOCATIONS THIS YEAR SEES the launch of Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry (AHVI) Week as the umbrella event encompassing the Brisbane Truck Show and the many significant complementary events, activities and activations, both within the event and across the city. AHVI Week focuses on promoting the heavy vehicle industry’s values around a set of key themes: safety, innovation, sustainability, careers, knowledge and community. One of its goals it to foster broader community awareness about the heavy vehicle industry’s vital role and positive impact within the community. Through a series of external activations by Brisbane Truck Show exhibitors and an exciting new activation at South Bank Parklands, that aspiration is coming to life. With the support of Brisbane Marketing and South Bank Corporation, Little Stanley Street and Stanley Street…

HALL 3 GROUND FLOOR A RECORD NUMBER of apprentices from across Australia have been nominated for a chance to compete at the HVIA National Apprentice Challenge staged during the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show. Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) CEO Todd Hacking says the response is testament to the emerging talent coming into the heavy vehicle industry. “The response to the 2019 National Apprentice Challenge has been exceptional, with a total of 70 nominations received from second, third and fourth-year apprentices Australia-wide,” he says. “These young people are at the beginning of a journey that will open doors to hugely rewarding career paths with Australian and international companies involved in the manufacture, distribution and support of trucks, trailers and their components. “These talented young people then had to compete…

IF YOU THOUGHT THE 2017 Brisbane Truck Show was a bumper event, well don’t be surprised if 2019 makes it look almost modest in comparison. Coming off the back of an extraordinarily buoyant 2018 truck market where previous sales records were shot to pieces by most major brands, this year’s Brisbane Truck Show is poised to showcase some of the most exciting new products to emerge in decades. While many exhibitors are keeping plenty under cover as they prepare for a big splash in Brisbane, here are a few predictions – mixed with a splash of speculation – on what we’re likely to see at a crackerjack 2019 show. STAND 40 FOYER THE PACCAR PAIR Two years ago it was Kenworth’s brilliant new T610 which had tongues wagging…

STAND 40 FOYER PACCAR AUSTRALIA HAS MANY new and exciting products and services to share with Brisbane Truck Show patrons in 2019 at the PACCAR World display located on the Foyer Level (Stand 40). In yet another example of the benefits of local application-engineering and manufacturing for Australian road transport operators, Kenworth will be launching the new T410 and T360 models in a range of configurations at the show. Designed with extensive customer input to deliver in Australian conditions, they carry forward all the benefits of the T610 cab design, and are engineered to suit their intended applications. The latest additions to the T610 range will also be on show, including the new 600mm and 1,400mm sleeper options made to measure for Australia’s unique regulations and environments. These…

STAND 124 FOYER PANUS OCEANIA HAS only been in the Australian trailer manufacturing market since 2013, however it has a long history of trailer production. Rapid expansion has seen the company make a strong impression through the eastern regions of Australia and the wider transport industry. The trailer maker has customers all across Australia and a varied product range covering all types of freight requirements: wharf, general freight cartage, non-standard designs and performance-based standards (PBS) trailers. Panus executes all aspects of its business to ensure its products perform to the highest standard and exceed customer expectations. “It is about streamlining these internal processes to ensure we are producing a time-, cost-effective and high-quality product delivered ultimately with full satisfaction to the customer,” says Panus Assembly’s international sales and…

STAND 278 PLAZA TRUCKMATE WILL SHOWCASE its new 700mm-wide mudguard (MG700) plus its extensive range of mudguards, mudflaps and accessories at the 2019 show. In 2018, the company launched the MG700 to fit the new tyre size R295/80/22.5 coming out of Europe. Working with OEM’s, it came up with a design for the only Australian-made injection moulded mudguard of its size. It has been well-accepted and it is now being used on a variety of tyre sizes for trucks requiring extra clearance. There is also more reason for Truckmate to celebrate as the business hits its 50th birthday this March. As the leading supplier to many of the world’s leading OEM truck manufacturers and leading trailer manufacturers, Truckmate is proudly manufacturing all its mudguards and mudflaps at its…

STAND 74 FOYER DISPLAYED FOR THE first time in Australia at the 2017 Brisbane Truck Show, ZF’s TraXon modular transmission has been further enhanced with the addition of an optional GPS-based predictive maintenance function. Operating via the ‘Cloud’, the latest TraXon functionality enables truck fleets or individual owners to maximise efficiency by monitoring vehicle operations in real time, to minimise fuel consumption and enable proactive planning of maintenance schedules. This digital solution thus reduces running costs and minimises down time, two of the most costly elements of heavy vehicle operations. Offering 12 or 16 forward gears and up to four reverse gears, TraXon is suitable for torque requirements of up to 3,400Nm and can be linked to five setting-off and shift modules. Alongside its benchmark-setting TraXon transmission, another…

STAND 107 FOYER TERBERG IS THE WORLD’S leading supplier of heavy-duty yard tractors with an extensive range of models and options to suit any application. With superior on-off highway yard tractors, impressive GCM ratings and Euro 5-compliant engine, Terberg is preferred by leading terminal and transport operators. The Terberg YT220 ADR-compliant yard tractor is available in either a 4x2 or 6x4 configuration. The option of a Euro 5 Cummins ISB 6.7-litre electronic engine provides proven performance and reliability under Australian conditions and impressive environmental credentials. Standard features include an Allison fully automatic transmission, planetary axles, mechanical steering and ABS brakes. The YT220 delivers a GCM of up to 85 tonne with the ADR-compliant tractor delivering up to 70 tonne for the 6x4 and 55 tonne for the 4x2…

STAND 51 FOYER OVER THE PAST 69 years Holmwood Highgate (HHA) has grown into one of Australia’s leading suppliers of road tankers for the cartage of petroleum fuel, bitumen and chemicals, from the smallest rigid tank for use as an on-site refueller, to the largest extra heavy-duty quad road train being operated in some of the harshest conditions in our great land. HHA also design and fit a full range of ancillary equipment for the many facets of the road tanker industry, local government bodies, the aviation sector; and with its involvement in the Land 121 3B and 5B programs for the Australian military with partners MAN Rheinmetall. HHA employs more than 200 people at its Loganholme and Melbourne facilities, providing the manufacturing and design skillset to meet…

STAND 121 FOYER RHINO TRAILERS AND LOW LOADERS is an Australian-owned and operated truck trailer manufacturer based in Toowoomba, Queensland, with a long-standing reputation for quality custom-built trailers. Its trailers are well known for their superior strength, reinforcing the company’s motto ‘Strength in Design’. Rhino’s extensive tipper range includes high-tensile, light-weight steel and aluminium trailers, including hybrid models. These are available in high-volume single, B-double, road-train and PBS configurations. Its drop-bed bulk tubs, made in alloy and high-tensile light-weight steel, work well in the recycling industries. Its range of Rhino (formally Lusty) low loaders covers deck wideners and full wideners on rows of four tyres as well as widening rows of eight low loaders with the accompanying rows of four and rows of eight dollies. Rhino also has…

STAND 14 FOYER WELL KNOWN FOR its PTO and pump equipment, Hydreco Powauto has invested heavily to expand its portfolio with reliable equipment to provide a total hydraulic solution to its customers. The company has re-defined its business, making significant investments to strategically move it from a component supplier to a total hydraulic systems solution provider. Asia GM Kelvin Kent says the investment included adding a vast array of highly engineered and innovative products to its portfolio. To supplement the longstanding heavy-duty vehicle product mix, the Hydreco Powauto team has developed its core range with additional PTO, pump and valve options. The PA46 is the new ground-breaking high torque, low profile PTO. Kent says Hydreco Powauto is committed to supplying customers with leading-edge products designed and produced to…

“All the sessions are short and sharp and are designed to cover practical topics around running a safer, more productive and/or more profitable trucking business.” PLAZA LEVEL THE KPMG INSIGHTS Centre program is a brand-new initiative for the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show, featuring three streams of free mini-seminars, running all four days of the show. “When we’ve looked at the the feedback during our evaluation of the last show, we realised that there was an opportunity to add even more value to our visitors’ experience,” HVIA’s national communications manager Steve Power says. “Our exhibitors and partners are always encouraging us to find ways to give their customers an improved experience and we’re very excited to be launching a whole range of new initiatives for this year’s show. “All the…

STAND 133 CONCOURSE HVIA, ORGANISER OF THE Brisbane Truck Show, represents and advances the interests of Australian manufacturers and suppliers of heavy vehicles and their components, equipment and technology. Its objective is to influence development and maintenance of policy, legislation, regulation and technical standards. Australia’s heavy-vehicle industry directly employs more than 36,000 people, and manufactures, services and repairs some of the world’s most efficient, safe, innovative and technologically advanced vehicles. Australia is a world leader in many aspects of heavy-vehicle transport. It has a thriving local industry that comprises hundreds of innovative trailer, specialised vehicle, component, equipment and technology manufacturers and suppliers, in addition to the assembly of global heavy-vehicle brands such as Volvo, Mack, Kenworth and Iveco. The increasing pace of technological change presents substantial challenges to…

SOME OF THE MOST RESPECTED and long-standing names in the game will be showing off their latest innovations and designs in trailer technology at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show. The trailer, tanker and body manufacturer section always attracts attention and this year promises to be huge, with more than 30 exhibitors setting up shop in the not insubstantial Foyer of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. From live bottom floor advances to innovations in B-double tanker trailers to the latest in fibreglass refrigeration, wherever progress has been made it will be unveiled in Brisbane. Safety and fuel-efficiency are once again key themes, with compliance and growing concerns over margins still major talking points in the road transport industry. More than anything the show provides attendees with the chance to meet…

STAND 167 MEZZANINE AFTER 25 YEARS of financing equipment for capital intensive industries, we thought we would share a few facts which will assist business owners in getting this area right. 1 Interest rates can vary by as much as 2 per cent, so it pays to shop around Unlike home loans, interest rates on equipment finance are very much open to the competition of a free market and as such can often be negotiated down by as much as 2 per cent if sufficient competition is created between financiers. A 2 per cent saving on a $300,000 loan over five years will save you $336 a month ($4,320 Vs $4,656), which over 60 months is $20,160. If your company runs at a 10 per cent margin,…

STAND 131 FOYER BACK ON STAGE for the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show 2019, Bruce Rock Engineering (BRE) will be unveiling the next evolution of Wabash National’s refrigerated trailer technology. The collaboration with the US trailer builder incorporates Wabash National’s moulded structural composite van technology with BRE’s Australian chassis expertise. Less weight equals more freight for Australian operators and fleets who have turned to the Wabash National name for the ultimate in reliability, temperature control and tare weight performance. This new van is a game changer with 20 per cent better thermal efficiency over the Arctic Lite series vans. BRE is the sole Australian distributor for Wabash National trailer products. Sharing the spotlight with the new composite van on display will be a range of BRE trailer products, including…

STAND 35 FOYER M AHA Australia, the premium workshop equipment specialist, is coming to the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show to exhibit the latest in safe and innovative workshop fittings. MAHA specialises in high-quality testing and lifting equipment as well as software and consulting services for the planning and implementation of construction projects. As a world-leader in workshop fitting, MAHA endeavours to deliver only products of the highest quality. All products are developed in Germany, with most components manufactured in-house to ensure consistency. At the show, you will have the opportunity to discover innovative and exciting technology from MAHA like its roller brake testing system, which tests individual axles one at a time and provides all necessary calculations, making it one of the safest and most accurate systems. MAHA’s…

STAND 47 FOYER THE UPCOMING 2019 Brisbane Truck Show will provide Iveco Australia with the perfect platform to showcase its latest Euro 6 emission technologies, and to demonstrate the company’s commitment to minimising environmental impact. The Iveco stand will extensively feature vehicles with Euro 6 engines across its light, medium and heavy-duty weight categories, including several that will be on public display in Australia for the first time ever. One model making its first public appearance is the recently-launched, locally-made Euro 6 Stralis X-Way, with both a prime mover and rigid model to be displayed. As well as benefiting from a broad range of intelligent active and passive safety features, the X-Way is equipped with a number of fuel-saving measures including ‘Ecoroll’, ‘Ecoswitch’ and engine anti-idling. Emission control…

STAND 44 FOYER ISUZU TRUCKS MAKES another appearance at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show as the undisputed industry leader and trusted partner in road transport solutions for Australian businesses. Isuzu’s reign on top began back in 1989, and in the intervening years, the company has forged a reputation for reliability, innovation and first-class safety in an ultra-competitive Australian truck market. ON STAND The Isuzu Trucks footprint at this year’s Brisbane Truck Show highlights the core of this success over the past 30 years, showcasing a comprehensive line-up of models with the right mix of power, performance, economy and reliability. Tailored to perform in the harsh realities of the Australian road transport industry, there’s an Isuzu truck model suited to just about every application – be it waste and…

STAND 157 MEZZANINE FOR TOO LONG the industry has had to put up with brake shoes that twist out the side of the drum and need premature replacing. Excluding the cost of downtime, replacing one set of brakes is in excess of $1,000, usually closer to $1,500 as drums will need replacing when this problem occurs. Although not all brakes will do this, the problem can happen on a new trailer on the first set of brakes. Braking capacity is reduced, and the truck or trailer will have defects once the brake shoe is out of alignment. You only need one of your brakes to do this. In addition to unnecessary replacement, the S-Cam can come loose as a result, smashing into the drum bolts and disintegrating them…

STAND 270 PLAZA SOME 80 PER CENT of collisions and 65 per cent of near-collisions involve some form of driver distraction in the last three seconds before the accident, according to a report published by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in conjunction with the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). Just a moment of inattention can make all the difference. But, what if we could grab drivers’ attention at these critical times, buying back that moment before a collision occurs? That’s what Mobileye’s collision-avoidance system does. The retrofit solution helps refocus drivers’ attention in real-time – when they are too close to the vehicle in front of them, are drifting into another lane, or when potential dangers move into their path. Over the past 20 years, experience…

STAND 206 PLAZA SMART TRUCK SOLUTIONS is the Australian and New Zealand distributor for Right Weigh Load Scales, a simple, accurate and affordable solution suitable for truck fitted with air bag suspension and trailers fitted with spring suspension. Its gauges are user friendly and read in kilograms; have a very simple calibration system for both analog and digital gauges; and the external digital gauges have a bluetooth option as well. These gauges can be mounted in the dash of trucks or externally on the trucks and trailers. Right Weigh also offers an app that is free to download and works on both Apple and Android phones. More recently, Right Weigh has added new spring-axle gauges available in eight different models; gauges that have air bag rear and either…

STAND 128 FOYER FUWA KHITCH AUSTRALIA is a market leader in the wholesale supply of running gear and associated components for the heavy-duty truck and trailer market – and plans to use this year’s Brisbane Truck Show to launch its new product line additions that boost its ability to supply the market cost-effective and innovative transport solutions. Visitors can view the company’s latest market offerings and new releases including its latest integrated axle and suspensions and premium wheel ends along with its innovative electronically controlled landing leg models and new fifth wheel offerings. These new models are a welcome addition to Fuwa KHitch’s already proven range of running gear including fifth wheels, ball races, landing legs, kingpins, and fabricated and trailing spring air suspensions; and give the market…

MONDAY, MAY 13, 2019 SHOW HEADS ON THE ROAD Senior representatives of the Queensland Government undertake a tour of local truck, trailer and other transport equipment manufacturers, including Volvo Group Australia; ahead of the official launch of the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show ‘Jobs Hub’ initiative. PLUS TUESDAY, MAY 14, 2019 All Day Drive Day, Mt Cotton Training Centre 4:00pm HVIA Executive Club 6.00pm NatRoad Conference Opening WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2019 NATROAD CONFERENCE Arrive a day earlier and attend the annual NatRoad Conference. With a theme of ‘Driving the Future’, the conference will bring together a host of inspiring speakers who will engage members around a range of key topics, including sustainable business planning, embracing diversity to drive better business outcomes, and the future of technology, including autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence,…

“Through better utilising our best asset, the Brisbane Truck Show, HVIA believes we can help our members and exhibitors to address one of their most frustrating challenges.” PLAZA LEVEL WHILE THE BRISBANE TRUCK Show has a proud history of showcasing career opportunities in the heavy vehicle industry – bringing bus loads of students to each event for facilitated career presentations and tours of the show, this year things are stepping up several gears. Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia’s (HVIA) chief executive Todd Hacking says the opportunity was staring him in the face. “As I have moved around visiting our members over the last year, I have been overwhelmed at the skills and labour shortages. “Through better utilising our best asset, the Brisbane Truck Show, HVIA believes we can help our…

“The conference will bring together industry leaders, public and private sector experts and allow attendees to hear from and share ideas with key stakeholders in the road transport sector.” BCEC WEDNESDAY, MAY 15 THE LARGEST TRANSPORT event in the southern hemisphere is now even bigger, with NatRoad and Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) joining forces to bring the 2019 NatRoad Conference to the Brisbane Truck Show. NatRoad CEO Warren Clark says, “We are excited to partner with HVIA to deliver our next conference at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show. The conference will bring together industry leaders, public and private sector experts, and allow attendees to hear from and share ideas with key stakeholders in the road transport sector. “As Australia’s only national member association dedicated to the needs of…

IT HARDLY NEEDS to be said that you can fit a lot of parts and accessories under the roof of the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. From simple towbars to high-tech safety radars, the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show will offer a plethora of new and innovative products to check out and discuss in detail with the exhibitors. But it’s not all about fancy new equipment at the show (although there is plenty of that). The event will be as much about providing an environment to get together and share ideas, share knowledge, make new contacts and reconnect with old ones. Industry experts will be on hand to clarify legislation changes, go over compliance issues and help keep operators up to date with where the state of play, so they can…

STAND 129 FOYER GROENEVELD LUBRICATION SOLUTIONS will showcase a number of new product offerings at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show. These include the OnePlus progressive automatic lubrication system that is suited to standard EP-2 type greases; and also the Multiline self-fit lubrication kit that has been designed ideally for tailgate lifts and turntables as well as standard trailer applications. The company says its automatic lubrication systems can be fitted to any type of vehicle, including buses, trucks, trailers, agricultural and forestry machinery, and heavy earthmoving equipment. They are designed to lubricate all grease points at specified intervals to keep vehicles or machines operating at optimum working levels at all times. By having a Groeneveld lubrication system fitted to your equipment, which applies grease every 2-3 hours, the problems…

STAND 259 PLAZA AUSBLUE IS PROUD to once again be exhibiting at the Brisbane Truck Show and can be found at stand 259 in the Plaza Ball Room. Promoting high-quality AdBlue and AdBlue accessories. AUSblue’s knowledgeable team will be available to answer your questions and help find a solution to your company’s AdBlue requirements. You can also check out AUSblue’s extensive bulk delivery network and range of onsite bulk AdBlue tanks. AUSblue is VDA licensed to manufacture and distribute AdBlue worldwide. It has substantial market share in Australia and New Zealand and provides product via multiple manufacturing and distribution hubs. In 2018 AUSblue became a distributor of Piusi equipment, enabling it to supply quality AdBlue equipment to the Australian and NZ market. AUSblue caters to all users from…

STAND 176 MEZZANINE WITH RECENT CHANGES to the chain-of-responsibility (COR) laws in Australia, heavy vehicle workshops need to be looking at their testing and compliance. How do you, in your workshop, ensure the vehicles leaving your premises are legal and safe? What are you offering your drivers so they can work with the new NHVR guidelines? Safe-T-Stop offers your workshop an innovative and low-cost means of testing brakes, as well as a weighbridge, which can be located within your workshop or outdoors. A printed test report is generated for every test, on a dedicated computer, and includes date, time and photo proof of the test and results. You can see a SafeTstop test performed, as well as the report, by visiting www.safetstop.com. Many workshops, including national transport operators,…

STAND 40 FOYER PACCAR PARTS AUSTRALIA, distributor of Kenworth, DAF, PACCAR Genuine, TRP and multiple vendor brand parts, will showcase a selection of its extensive range at the PACCAR World stand at the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show. In addition, punters will have the opportunity to customise their own ‘virtual’ T610SAR in real-time using the PACCAR Parts T610SAR accessories configurator. “We’ve assembled and rendered the original CAD drawings of the T610SAR to create an interactive experience for Kenworth fans and owners,” says PACCAR Parts marketing manager Anthony Kwan. “The final result is a T610 accessory configurator that allows you to pick your cab option, colour your truck and fit it out with all the latest chrome accessories currently available through PACCAR Parts.” Customers will be able to share their…

STAND 99 FOYER THE NATIONAL HEAVY VEHICLE Regulator (NHVR) wants to see more support for the heavy vehicle industry’s drive to take technology out of the lab and into the cab. NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto says technology and data are critical to improved road freight safety and productivity. “A range of emerging technologies are creating opportunities for the industry to modernise its approach to heavy vehicle safety and productivity,” he says. “It’s an exciting time. “I want the NHVR to be in a position to assist operators that are driving a smarter, safer and more productive industry. I want to ensure that, wherever possible, our laws are supporting those wanting to adapt to and adopt new technologies.” FATIGUE & DISTRACTION DETECTION Trials of fatigue and distraction management detection…

STAND 40 FOYER TRUCK AND TRAILER PARTS supplier TRP Parts is set to impress at the Brisbane Truck Show. Proudly operating under the PACCAR umbrella, TRP continues its nationwide roll-out of stores, becoming one of the fastest-growing parts providers in the country. TRP now operates four stores across Australia all offering a quality, affordable alternative to OEM parts. TRP Parts are also available from the Kenworth and DAF dealership network, with all products supported by the PACCAR Parts distribution centres in Melbourne and Brisbane. At the 2019 Brisbane Truck Show, the TRP stand will showcase the breadth of the range and have tools available to assist customers find the parts they need. You’ll be able pick up a copy of its latest TRP Range Guide and discuss with…