Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 419 i Deals On Wheels Australia

Like many Australian truck drivers, Geoffro McKane grew up around trucks, which eventually led him to a career in the road transport industry. “My father (Ross McKane) and the whole family were all truck drivers. I went with dad whenever I had holidays or could escape from school,” he smiles. “I also did two-up with him for a time.” Geoffro remembers travelling with his father in LTN Fords and SAR rigs, basic trucks compared to the 2015 Kenworth Legend 950 he drives today for O’Sullivan’s Transport. The Legend 950 is one of three trucks in Paul O’Sullivan’s fleet, based in Rochester, central Victoria. The other two are a couple of equally well-presented Kenworths: a T900 and T908. Under the Legend’s bonnet is a Cummins Euro 5 engine coupled to an…

It’s becoming something the whole town looks forward to A rumbling convoy of more than 150 trucks arrived at Casino on Saturday morning, with just about every local in town lining the main drag as the big rigs rolled on in. Despite weather concerns after being rained out last year, this year the sky couldn’t have been clearer with plenty of people left squinting as the sun ricocheted off all the chrome. Deals On Wheels sister title Owner//Driver broadcast the convoy live on its Facebook site, and we were thoroughly impressed by the sheer variety of rigs on show. Organisers made sure there was something for everyone, with music by The Cath Simes Band, kids’ entertainment, face painters, food stalls, and amusement rides for the little ones. The show saw…

From the moment it arrived on Australian soil in the late ‘90s, Argosy had the potential to blow Kenworth’s K-series out of the water as the leading US cab-over. Obviously it didn’t, and all indicators suggest it never will. That, however, does not change the fact Argosy was a huge burst of fresh thinking in American cab-over design, sporting so much more than a K-series that, back then, had become outdated in both form and function. In effect, old and awkward! With Argosy came advances in driver comfort, convenience and style, which almost overnight made Kenworth’s long-serving cab-over archaic in comparison. It would, in fact, take Kenworth well over a decade to catch up with the stunningly surprising and, equally, surprisingly stunning K200. From the outset, Argosy was modern, exciting,…

It’ll help make people see we actually care about what we do From the outside looking in, the Volvo Drivers’ Fuel Challenge has all the appearances of just another publicity exercise by a company highly skilled in selling marketing messages to the masses. But step inside and take a closer look. Talk with the executives and organisers who make it all happen. Ponder the extraordinary efforts and expense of bringing together such an eclectic bunch of individuals from all over Australia. Spend time mixing with the drivers as they first shrug it off as a bit of fun, a couple of days outside the ordinary, before suddenly becoming intensely serious, and very determined. Consider, if you can, the personal satisfaction and surprise of realising you’re someone at the centre of…