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  • HAZARDOUS: Hundreds of trucks converse the Toowoomba Range every day. It’s a trip that can be made dangerous during wet conditions with oil and fuel causing heavy vehicles to slip on the steep grade.

    Concrete solution for the Range

    News May 15, 2012, 8:19 a.m.

    THE Toowoomba Range in Southern Queensland is undoubtedly one of the most dangerous stretches of road for heavy vehicles in Australia. The Range is at its most dangerous when there is a light amount of rain - just enough to slicken up spilt oil and fuel but not enough to wash it away. Because of...

  • IT MUST BE LOVE: Michael Bransgrove with his souped up Freightliner Argosy.

    Verging a near-religious conversion

    News May 14, 2012, 8:17 a.m.

      WHAT do you do when you buy a brand new Freightliner Argosy? Well you change it of course! Add a bit here, change a bit over there, add a light or 50 - and of course there has to be a touch up of the paintwork. That is what Michael Bransgrove of Bransgrove Transport out of Traralgon, Vic...

  • HAPPY CUSTOMERS: Ian and Sheree Jones with their UD MK 11 250.

    Comfort ,economy moves top team

    News May 13, 2012, 11:17 a.m.

    COUNT ON IT: UD Trucks continues to offer a reliable, dependable product. A QUEENSLAND furniture delivery contractor is one of the first converts to the comfort of UD Trucks' new Condor medium duty range, with early economy figures putting the vehicle in a league of its own. For the husband...

  • ON THE TEE: The Western Star team prepares to hit off.

    CVIAQ teams clean up at CVIAQ golf day

    News May 13, 2012, 11:16 a.m.

    GRINNERS: Don Hanson and the winning team from CVIAQ. COMMERCIAL Vehicle Industry Association of Queensland (CVIAQ) hosted its annual golf day at the Gailes Golf Club on Tuesday, May 1. Seventy members and their guests in 17 teams registered their participation to play the four ball ambrose...

Court ruling gave workers victory

Opinion May 16, 2012 11:19 am

A RULING last month by the Federal Court in Melbourne secured a significant victory for members of the Transport Workers' Union (TWU) employed by waste company...

 

ROBERT Forrester

Lifestyle May 15, 2012 11:19 am

ROBERT Forrester has been trucking for 30 years.

 

Ben Rice

Lifestyle May 15, 2012 11:19 am

AS per usual one was out and about yakking to fellow truckies when one got a tap on the back.

 
 

Brisbane ISUZU shows it really Cares about clients

News May 13, 2012 9:10 am

BRISBANE Isuzu has yet another award win to add to its stellar list of achievements.

 

MICHAEL Brown

Lifestyle May 12, 2012 11:16 am

MICHAEL Brown is a junior truck driver for Sun City Trees of Townsville and is always the target of practical jokes.

 

David Mann

Lifestyle May 12, 2012 11:16 am

MULTI-TALENTED David Mann drives a golden oldie 1989 model Hino FF177 Diesel for Sun City Trees of Townsville.

 

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Female escorts creating confusion

Female escorts creating confusion

THESE days there are more and more female “escorts” involved in the road transport industry.

Test Drives

Fuso's new Heavy Duty contender

Fuso's new Heavy Duty contender

WHAT happens when the Germans and Japanese get together? A great new vehicle ready for the Australian market.

 

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