Innholdsfortegnelse for Issue 453 i Deals On Wheels Australia

The outbreak of Covid-19 has seen record numbers of industry decision makers turn to Bauer Media Group’s transport, construction and farming industry websites as the trusted source of the latest industry news as well as to research, compare and buy vital tools of the trade. Google Analytics data covering the period April 1-26 shows average daily visits to the group’s four transport industry websites were up 20 per cent month-on-month (+5.4 per cent year-on-year), led by OwnerDriver.com.au (+43 per cent MoM /+25.9 per cent YoY), and followed closely by ATN’s Fullyloaded.com.au (+17.9 per cent MoM /+19 per cent YoY), TradeTrucks.com.au (+10.9 per cent) and ABC’s BusNews.com.au (+6.5 per cent). Visits to the group’s machinery websites were up an even stronger 32.7 per cent MoM (+10.5 per cent YoY), with TradeFarmMachinery.com.au…

decades of diesel in their veins If you are reading this then it means I managed to get this story to my editor on time. If that is the case then I sincerely hope you guys all appreciate what a monumental task this has been for me. Seriously, it has taken a huge effort when it comes to writing this particular story. Let me give you a little behind-the-scenes information on my process so you can try and appreciate my dilemma. When I compose a story, I start by processing all the photos. Often I can take anywhere from 40 to 60 photos and cull them down to around 20 to submit with a story. I then set up my laptop in front of my PC and have my favourite…

The previous few days had been particularly busy for Ken Zambonetti. Even busier than usual as a run of stockyard sales arrived in quick succession throughout Western Australia’s southern pocket, creating a spike in calls from farmers and feedlots. Still, it’s not uncommon for the phone to run hot. In these parts, the Zambonetti name and reputation are etched deep in the rural register. Finding the time to just stop and talk about trucks for a while is rare, but right now there’s a break in the scramble. Inland from Albany’s sea breeze on the southern coast, the afternoon brings heavy heat to the Zambonetti property and in the cool of the family dining room with wife Angela alongside, a broad smile comes with a grateful sigh as Ken says…

As the first calendar year quarter passes, sales of commercial vehicle units for March are at 2,605 and the year-to-date (YTD) total comes in at 6,905, according to Truck Industry Council (TIC) T-Mark figures. Compare that with 2016, with March at 2,669 and the quarter at 6,775, and the dynamics point to a market cooling that could gain pace. The top three manufacturer totals tell a very slightly different story for the quarter, with market leader Isuzu at 1,714 compared with 2016’s 1,673, Hino at 996 (888) and Fuso 662 (734). HEAVY DUTY The four-year comparison is less stark in the heavy-duty segment, with 852/2,220 looking good against 2016’s 796/1,905. But it gets a little messy as we drill down. Kenworth, at 160/398 and 157/400, keeps its nose in front…

It was a very nice welcome to trucking I know there is no easy road to success in the transport game; for those that drive the roads we sure as hell know there is no smooth road either. I do have a lot of admiration for those guys and gals that show true resilience and just keep battling on. It’s a trait I lack. No seriously! Last week I gave up on a bloody jigsaw puzzle after 35 minutes, even though the box said three to five years. So, sitting down with people that have not just toughed it out but come out the other side almost as sparkly as their trucks. Well count me in for that story and let me introduce you to Paul and Gina Gleich. For…

DAF wins hands down DAF is now a critical part of the PACCAR culture Since November 2018, the general manager of DAF Trucks Australia has been an affable executive from Spain named Felipe Rubio. To perhaps state the obvious, it doesn’t take long in his agreeable and educated company to realise he is neither a typical, nor traditional, Paccar man. At least, not in the Australian context. Here, a tried and true Paccar man is generally someone who lives and breathes Kenworth. Someone burnt to the bone with the KW ‘bug’ and who, for much of the past two decades since DAF first became part of Paccar Australia’s portfolio, has benignly endured rather than boldly embraced the Dutch truck. But as the emergence of executives such as Felipe hints, bug-brained…

Engines and engine parts were the most-enquired-upon truck part type on the Bauer Media Group classifieds network in the period October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020, exclusive new data reveals. Some 6,585 parts – from air cleaners to wheel ends – are currently advertised for sale across the network comprising Fullyloaded.com.au, OwnerDriver.com.au, TradeTrucks.com.au and TradeEarthmovers.com.au – reaching more than 256,000 ‘unique’ in-market buyers in March 2020 alone. Despite accounting for just 4.5 per cent of parts for sale, and 7.03 per cent of parts searches, engines and engine parts generated 32.76 percent of enquiries in the period. Bullbars and bumpers, which make up 14.65 per cent of parts for sale, accounted for a gigantic 42.49 per cent of searches and 17.23 per cent of enquiries; while cabs and cab…

Never a company to rest on its laurels, Daysworth International, one of the leading forces in the transport and logistics sector, has bold plans as it expands its presence into the Australian on-highway truck market with the return of the Diamond Reo range of heavy-duty trucks. The term ‘quiet achiever’ could not be more aptly applied than to describe Daysworth International and its success story. Reaching its 42nd anniversary in 2020, Daysworth has established itself as one of the most trusted and respected partners in the T&L community, delivering premium quality terminal tractor solutions for the country’s largest industry players, including Linfox, Toll, TNT-Fedex, Australia Post and many others. On the back of over four decades in the industry and more than 3,000 specialist terminal tractors sold in the Australia-Pacific…