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e know driving for a living means a regular GP check-up often gets pushed to the back of the ‘To Do’ list. However, please make August the time when you put your welfare first. See your operations manager and discuss a time when you might be able to shoot off for a quick blood test. It might just save your life.

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You have just been told you have cancer. Every year thousands of New Zealanders will be told the same thing – you are not alone. The first thing you must get your head around is that cancer is not a social disease and you don’t catch it like you do a cold. The second thing is that you do not want sympathy but you do want those around you to be understanding. Understanding What does being diagnosed with cancer from the point of view that things are not quite right and mean? you may be off your game for a bit. You need to be The week after a South Island road trip with Dave McCoid in honest, honest with yourself and honest with your doctors; March, I began having stomach pains. Within two weeks I was don’t try and be the hero and bottle things up – people diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and my health insurance want to help but they need to know what is wrong. The was already billed over $15,000 in costs. key to beating most types of cancer is early diagnosis; The diagnosis was a shock to me; I was 61, in reasonable the earlier they find it, the easier it is to treat. If you feel health, and both my parents are still living active lifestyles in their something is not right, get to your doctor immediately – late 80s. don’t leave it. Modern surgical It turns out that the pancreas is well concealed techniques and treatments in the stomach and cancer is usually well greatly improve the chances ‘Hey Mum, please… developed by the time any symptoms appear. of recovery; you need to play get checked’ My cancer was stage four and the three experts your part, however. A positive ‘Hey Dad, please… my wife and I spoke with agreed it is terminal, attitude towards beating the get checked’ and said ‘sort out your will, make a bucket list and disease is a huge help. Yes, enjoy life’. radio and chemotherapy Families – tell Dad, Mum, wife, Within 10 days I was having my first round of treatments can be nasty husband, or partner that you chemotherapy. A heavy dose taking five hours to and have side effects, some want them to take a few hours, deliver through a drip, and then the last mixture prolonged, but this is where a park the truck, and get a checkvia a small pump, taking a further 46 hours at positive attitude comes in. up. Tell them it’s important to you home. that they do, and don’t take no At this point I became vulnerable, my weight Russell Walsh for an answer. One in three New dropped by almost 20kg over a few weeks – now Russell was Wellington Transport Zealanders will be affected by I’m pretty much skin and bone. My ability to and National Fleet Manager cancer. work is down by at least 80% and I sleep twice as for NZ Post. He has also worked Get checked! much as I used to. I can sit in a car for little more for the NZ Transport Agency than half an hour. I have to be especially careful and EECA’s heavy vehicle fuel of infection, and things like making a meal or efficiency programme. having a shower are major issues requiring preparation and rest Russell was diagnosed as having bowel cancer in afterward. My appetite is reduced and I’m very limited with what February 2013. After a short period of radiotherapy, I can eat. surgery and six-months of chemotherapy, he is now in The good news is I have great support from family - in remission.  particular my wife, Margaret - workmates and friends. You can’t feel sorry for yourself when you see all ages and walks of life facing a similar challenge to you. There’s always the chance a breakthrough will come and there are a few things I can do to help myself.

After four cycles of chemo my cancer has stabilised for the time being. I’m off chemo for a couple of weeks while a blood clot is treated.

Good health insurance got my treatment underway a couple of weeks before the public system could; if you have health insurance, keep it.

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Bite the bullet

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n the July issue of New Zealand Trucking, NZRTA general manager Dennis Robertson explains the results of an association membership survey. He concludes, “The overwhelming concern was the driver shortage, but the state of our roads, the perceived lack of investment, and the long-term strategy to look at funding roads were also high priorities.”

These are all issues that are currently being addressed and the Government is spending more than I was expecting on roads, both through the Budget and other funding sources. I’ve heard more than once that things are under control and we can relax and focus on running our businesses while these issues improve. But, one of the inherent faults of associations is that they work for their members.

If a survey were taken of the public’s perception of the road transport industry, we would rank poorly. Their perception is fuelled by negative media coverage and the performance of a small percentage of intolerant and arrogant drivers; two factors that we as an industry are primarily to blame for.

If a survey were taken of drivers, or more importantly potential drivers, perceptions of the industry – well, we already know that long hours, low hourly rates and anti-social/antifamily working hours make the role unattractive.

The perception from outside the industry is a major issue that we turn a blind eye to.

The two pieces of transport legislation I respect most are Heavy Vehicle Towing Connections (NZS5446) and the log Bolster Attachment Code. These two pieces of legislation were approved (with relatively minor changes) after the industry took action and created voluntary policies. They came about because the industry realised they needed to do something urgently to stop the road accidents that were resulting in serious trauma to the general public. The former was initiated by the TTMF, the latter by the Log Transport Safety Council.

Experts were brought in to assist, and John Long, the NZTA officer and heavy vehicle engineer recognised at the recent TTMF 60th anniversary event (see New Zealand Trucking July 2017) was involved in both initiatives. The initiatives were

expensive to apply, but were made selflessly by all involved for the industry good.

I think it’s time for the industry to initiate a culture change and rebuild the bridges between the public and trucks. It won’t be as easy as the engineering fixes we have done in the past.

The big issue is we have built an industry around long hours, low hourly pay, and pushing the envelope when it comes to loads and driver hours. Tolerating inadequate drivers, as long as they do the job, has become an acceptable practice.

Improving factors while maintaining profitability and an even playing field will be painful, and getting industry-wide buy-in will be almost impossible. I don’t know where we can get someone to manage the paradigm shift and set it up as a sustainable business model so the whole thing doesn’t simply collapse in a race to the bottom.

A great example of a real paradigm shift was included in the New Zealand Trucking story about Regal Haulage’s FM Volvo in April 2017. The company had a number of incidents of drivers being injured when using steps to access tipping bins. Rather than issue a simple written instruction informing drivers not to use steps, Regal stopped putting steps on their bins. That is total commitment to change.

In a press release dated 1 June 2017, Minister of Transport Simon Bridges announced, “The Government is investing $13 million more over the next four years in the Ministry of Transport, the Government’s principal strategic adviser for transport policy.

“Our transport system is growing and becoming increasingly complex. This means Government needs the best possible advice on our growing investment in roads, rail and public transport as well as on the emerging technologies and disruptive technologies that are changing the way we view transport, both here and overseas.”

Is it possible that the Ministry could work on introducing legislation to overcome a problem that we should be frontfooting?

John Murphy Field editor

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Road pricing sooner rather than later

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he Road Transport Forum wants the Government and Auckland Council to institute congestion charging or road pricing in Auckland rather than just investigating options.

RTF chief executive Ken Shirley said it was a step in the right direction, but the fact any decision on pricing options was years away was frustrating.

He said Auckland was severely hamstrung by its congestion issues, which were having an impact on freight movement countrywide. He said road pricing was a critical tool to helping alleviate the city’s traffic, and provided a financial incentive for people to carpool or travel at different times of the day.

Shirley said the reality was that Auckland transport operators would have to increase freight rates, but as long as the system devised was fair and equitable across all road users, the road transport industry was fully supportive of using pricing to help change motorists’ behaviour.

Energy Innovation Amendment Bill passes third reading

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he Energy Innovation (Electric Vehicles and Other Matters) Amendment Bill, which has passed its third reading, implements parts of the Government’s Electric Vehicles Programme, makes changes to the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Authority’s (EECA) levy funding, and clarifies how electricity industry legislation applies to secondary networks.

Transport Minister Simon Bridges said the law change means heavy electric vehicles can be exempted from road user charges and road controlling authorities will be able to make bylaws to allow EVs to use special vehicle lanes.

Resources Minister Judith Collins says the Bill makes a few small changes to a number of laws, but the changes will have substantial benefits.

“We are also adjusting the way EECA recovers its levy funding... By adding a transport fuels levy and a natural gas levy to the existing electricity levy, EECA will now be able to spread levy funding across more activities to find the greatest gain.”

The Bill also addresses secondary networks that are electricity networks indirectly connected to the national grid, such as via a local distribution network. Collins says the Government’s aim is to have consistent treatment across businesses that are providing a similar service to consumers.

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IVECO breaks NZ record

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fter enjoying its best sales results on record in 2016, increasing volume by almost 63% and increasing market share from 2.63% to 4.5%, IVECO New Zealand has already exceeded 2016 full year figures in its first six months of 2017.

IVECO’s sales results propelled the brand from 12th position on the sales charts at the end of 2015 to 7th last year, making it the fastest growing commercial vehicle brand in the country.

Ian Walker, GM for IVECO New Zealand, said 2016 was their best year ever, and this year they had seen massive growth in truck sales across the board.

He said the IVECO Stralis had enjoyed increased success, including one New Zealand fleet customer placing an order for 15 units for delivery later this year.

“Developing the correct product mix for the market has been critical – we’ve consulted with the market and then developed and launched products to best fit what Kiwi owners are looking for in a van or truck and we will continue to do this with new product launches to be announced later this year.”

Walker noted the brand benefited from regular new product support launches and enhancements, and had also invested in expanding and modernising its dealer network.

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Southpac opens new Hamilton site

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ew Zealand Trucking congratulates Southpac on the opening of their new Hamilton premises.

It was officially opened by Paccar Australia managing director Andrew Hadjikakou and Southpac CEO Maarten Durent this week. The brand new $6.5m site has a comprehensive six-bay workshop and full parts, training and administration facilities.

Including their own sites, Southpac is now represented at 30 locations throughout New Zealand.

Maarten pointed out that he joined a group of five that included Jason Popplewell and Peter Dynes and toured dealerships throughout Australia to discover what worked well and what mistakes had been made in the past. Since then both Jason and Peter have built new premises based on the knowledge gained during the trip. Southpac’s Auckland workshop, and now the new Hamilton premises, were also designed around their findings.

Maarten said, “We didn’t want to spend millions of dollars and make [the same] mistakes all over again.”

He added, “It’s all about parts and service” – emphasising that top-class premises coupled with good training systems attracted top quality technicians and parts experts, and that was an important driver when improving the quality of their workshops.

Andrew noted that the relationship between Paccar and Southpac had lasted more than three decades. He said they were one of Paccar’s longest serving dealers and Australia was proud of their achievements in New Zealand.

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Tyreline Distributors named New Zealand distributor for Shell Lubricants

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yreline Distributors Limited is partnering with Shell after being named the New Zealand distributor for Shell Lubricants.

Grant and Barbara Rushbrooke founded Tyreline Distributors Limited in 1987 as an agricultural tyre distributor. Today Tyreline is a full-service tyre importer and wholesaler headquartered in Hamilton, with warehouses in Hamilton, Auckland and Christchurch. Since signing the partnership with Shell, Tyreline has grown its Shell sales force to ensure customers are serviced nationwide.

Troy Chapman, executive director Shell South East Asia Oceania Lubricants, said there were several reasons Tyreline was chosen.

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“We are very pleased to be partnering Tyreline, with its strong network of partners and its vast experience in the automotive industry. We look forward to working collaboratively to accelerate growth, increase Shell’s lubricants market share in New Zealand, and provide competitive solutions to our customers.”

Grant says his business was constantly evolving and the partnership with Shell was the perfect opportunity to grow the business and provide the best quality products to clients.

The company’s commitment to the environment, and exploring second-generation biofuels, was also a drawcard, he said.

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ruck & Trailer Parts (TATP) general manager Scott Holt reports that sales of Fuwa axles have broken through the 300 sold mark in New Zealand.

Sold exclusively by TATP in New Zealand, the rapid uptake by OEMs (original equipment manufacturers) has been no surprise to Holt. He says that built on a culture of producing world-class products, the quality of Fuwa axles has quickly been recognised by trailer manufacturers throughout the country.

Founded in 1997, Fuwa is a leading global manufacturer of commercial truck and trailer axles and chassis components, employing more than 8000 people and producing 1.4 million trailer axles annually. It is a multinational company with five major brands; FUWA (China and Asia), VALX (Europe), AXN (North America), K-Hitch (Australia) and AMPRO (South America).

For all OEM enquiries please contact Mark West by calling 0276 826 067 or emailing mark.west@tatp.co.nz

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Global changes at International

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ernardo Valenzuela is returning to Navistar International Corporation in the newly created role of vice president of export, and president of Mexico and global operations.

Persio Lisboa, Navistar’s executive vice president and chief operations officer, said Valenzuela had a strong track record in addressing the needs of customers in Mexico, Latin America and global markets, and his leadership would be of great value as the company works to grow its business in those markets.

Valenzuela will be responsible for the company’s Mexico business and export markets, as well as overseeing the company’s global operations in South America and Asia.

He previously spent 16 years at Navistar, including time as vice president of global trucks sales, before leaving and founding Terranova GTS LLC, a developer and distributor of specialty commercial vehicles.

Valenzuela said he was excited to be rejoining Navistar in the new role.

“The company has developed a very impressive new product line-up, and has many opportunities to do even more for customers around the world.

I look forward to advancing Navistar’s important mission of growing the business globally.”

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Warwick Rhodes, the man behind ‘Rhodes for Roads’ – proudly emblazoned across the front of an exclusively Fuso fleet – says outstanding service and reliability have kept him loyal to one truck brand for more than 30 years.

“During the GFC, there was an extended period where we had to stop investing in new equipment. We relied heavily on our existing gear and our Fuso trucks didn’t let us down,” says Warwick.

The latest recruit to the 16-strong Fuso fleet is a 6x4 HD FV2547 with a Transfleet tipper body and four-axle trailer, boasting a 50T sticker.

“It’s the first 50T truck we’ve bought,”

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“It’s going really good; my driver Roger Prictor is pretty happy with the AMT. It does the job. He’s also impressed with how comfortable the cab is and just how well it rides in general. The fuel economy just keeps getting better and better too. It’s a strong addition to our fleet.”

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ZF will strengthen its portfolio as a systems supplier of both modern assistance systems and autonomous driving functions, while HELLA will drive technological development and benefit from an increased market share.

“This strategic partnership for sensor technology with HELLA enhances our position as a complete systems supplier for modern assistance systems as well as autonomous driving functions,” says Dr Stefan Sommer, CEO of ZF Friedrichshafen AG. HELLA KGaA Hueck & Co CEO Dr Rolf Breidenbach said their knowledge aligns well with ZF’s expertise.

“By combining our strengths, we aim to provide market leading and high performing assistance systems and autonomous driving functions. This will also strengthen

HELLA’s position as a well-regarded supplier for imaging and radar sensor technologies.”

The first joint development project in camera technology has begun and has a projected market launch date of 2020.

In the mid to long-term, the partners will provide camera systems for automated driving functions and for commercial vehicles and off-highway applications. In the long term, they will identify opportunities to provide volume-production solutions by jointly increasing their product portfolio.

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he NZ Trucking Association has made donations to Ronald McDonald House SI and Child Cancer Canterbury, and a heavy truck from Heavy Trucks in Christchurch was needed to carry the load.

A total of $8,250 was raised for each charity from donations at the TMC Trailers Trucking 2016 show.

“Considering it was just a gold coin donation to visit the truck show, that’s an enormous amount of money that is going to two very worthy charities,” said NZ Trucking Association CEO Dave Boyce.

Plans are well underway for the next show, which has changed dates and location. The show has outgrown the Air Force Museum of New Zealand at Wigram so it’s being shifted to the Christchurch AMP Showgrounds and will also be rebranded to the Trucking Industry Show. TMC Trailers has secured the naming rights for the second year so the show will be the TMC Trailers Trucking Industry Show.

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ecycling specialists 3R Group have welcomed the announcement of $18.6 million in government funding for used tyre recycling initiatives. 3R Group chief executive Adele Rose said while this was a positive step, she was disappointed the initiatives were not part of a wider product stewardship approach for tyres.

3R Group led the industry-supported Tyrewise project which proposed replacing the current tyre disposal fee charged by most tyre retailers with a compulsory levy charged at point of sale or import.

Rather than being paid for by the taxpayer via the Waste Minimisation Fund – or making ratepayers cover the cost of clearing illegal stockpiles – the industry would have borne the cost.

Rose said product stewardship would have helped fund new recycling and collection infrastructure, research and development, and effective tracking of used tyres, and would also have ensured a stable flow of product.

While the proposed National Environmental Standard should help prevent illegal stockpiling, it won’t address the current tyre dumps, Rose said.

“Clean-up will still fall on councils, and therefore ratepayers, as there is no allowance for legacy tyre piles as there would have been under the Tyrewise scheme.”

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Cummins electrified powertrain on way

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uring a media conference call in June, Cummins’ executive director of electrification business development Julie Furber said the company planned to have a fully electrified powertrain system on the road by the end of 2019.

Cummins chairman and CEO Tom Linebarger said the company was upping its investment into electrification while also continuing to focus on diesel fuel engines.

“As a global power leader for the commercial and industrial markets we serve, we are better positioned than any other company to win in new and emerging technologies,” he said.

“Over the past 100 years, our ability to innovate and adapt has fuelled our success and we are confident we are on the right path to do it again at this critical juncture. We are prepared to provide a range of power technologies to our customers, from diesel and natural gas to fully electric and hybrid powertrains to ensure they always have the best solution for their application.”

Cummins has enhanced its efforts to commercialise its electrification capabilities and is exploring partnerships to ensure development of leading technology in energy storage, power electronics, traction motor systems and component control for commercial applications. The introduction of the electrified powertrain will include battery electric and plug-in hybrids.

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ord’s Transit now sells here with a 6-speed auto transmission, mated to Ford’s EcoBlue 2.0-litre diesel engine, which Ford says produces more power and torque — up 11kW to 125, and 20Nm to 405 — while drinking less fuel than the 2.2.

Among some minor spec changes, a standout is the addition of Side Wind Stabilisation and Driver Assist tech to the standard features list.

The former applies the brakes on one side of the vehicle to reduce the effect of side-wind gusts on a Transit travelling at over 80km/h.

Ford’s light commercials marketing manager Jeremy Nash expects sales across the board to everything from small businesses to large fleets and government buyers.

The auto Transit debuted at the 2017 National Fieldays, and the first shipment has sold out.

Mercedes goes further, carries more

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he rugged Mercedes-Benz G-Professional cab-chassis ute was unveiled in New Zealand at Fieldays, where the brand also introduced the X-Class pick-up using virtual reality. The G-wagon cab chassis gets a 3.0-litre V6 turbo diesel engine, a 5-speed auto and three independent centre and diff locks.

It should boast the SUV version’s legendary off-road talents, combined with a 2085kg payload (GVM 4490kg).

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itsubishi showed just how rugged its Triton can look with the Huntaway variant on display at Fieldays, which took full advantage of the brand’s accessories suppliers. Custom wide fenders, a Narva light bar, and 20” wheels wrapped in 35” Atturo Trail Blade M/T tyres weren’t the only differences.

Spacers up front, lift blocks out back and a body lift impart a stance 100mm higher than standard Tritons; an undertray protects from flying rocks. Brembo brakes up front and discs out back lifted from the Pajero Sport haul the beast up, while a snorkel increases wading depth.

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VOLKSWAGEN ANNOUNCED IT WILL FIT AEB – autonomous emergency braking – to all new vans manufactured from June 1. The tech has cut third-party injury insurance claims by 45% in some markets, reducing fleet costs and down time.

FORD’S PARTS COORDINATION AND FIXTURES quality control lab in China uses a ruby-tipped robot to measure the

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Martin Oliver Hyde 25 February 1960 – 9 June 2017

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ew Zealand Trucking sadly acknowledges the passing of Martin Hyde, who died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Rotorua recently.

He is survived by his wife, Annemarie, and three daughters, Philippa, Claudia and Georgina. Our thoughts are with his family and friends.

Martin was the general manager of Rotorua Forest Haulage (RFH), and as well as serving the business, he contributed significantly to both the log transport industry and the road transport industry. Outside the transport industry, he was a race official with Rowing New Zealand, a Karapiro Rowing chief umpire, and board member.

Coming from a timber background with Fletcher’s in Kawerau, Martin joined RFH in 1999 at a time when the log transport industry was viewed poorly by the public. RFH encouraged him to work on the greater industry and he played important roles in both the Log Transport Safety Council and the Region 2 Road Transport Association.

Martin and RFH continued to improve the industry beyond the point where it had reached what could be termed as an acceptable level of professionalism. The company provided trucks in various configurations and loads for testing when changes were proposed to dimension and mass rules.

Martin’s contribution to road transport has been immense and he will be missed.

Road Transport Association of New Zealand It is with real sadness we note that Martin Hyde passed away on 9 June 2017.

His very fitting funeral in Rotorua at the Redwood Forest was a well-attended cerebration of his all too short life and an opportunity to note his achievements and the work he has tirelessly done for the Road Transport Association and the wider transport sector.

Martin was one of those people who would get into whatever he did boots and all; he was tenacious about promoting a fair deal for transport operators and always ready to challenge issues or the system if he believed they were not fair. He was involved with the Road Transport Association for many years, and as an individual he was never content just to sit in the background. He rose to the top in his representation of members and their issues and was, for a number of years, on the Region 2 RTANZ regional executive, and the board of RTANZ until last year.

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association and did this in a completely voluntary capacity. Like Martin, many of our members work behind the scenes and spend a great deal of time working for the association and its members, and much of this goes completely unnoticed. In this regard we will always be grateful for the time, energy and effort that Martin gave.

Our thoughts are with his family; we understand that he leaves a huge hole in their lives and we hope that time will heal this loss and they are able to reflect on his achievements.

He certainly will be missed, along with the long and many telephone calls seeking what I was doing about the issue of the moment. I am sure that wherever he is he will be taking up the challenges that need to be addressed.

We will all miss that.

Dennis Robertson Chief executive officer, Road Transport Association

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Above: Martin campaigned for better vehicle dimensions; he coined the PHOT O: FAY E L OU GHE R

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Right: Martin addresses a group during a forestry site visit, which was part of last year’s Heavy Vehicle Transport Technology conference.

Log Transport Safety Council Martin joined the Log Transport Safety Council in September 2000, and since then he had become a valued member of the executive and council. He campaigned hard for better vehicle dimensions so our vehicles could operate in a safer way; he coined the phrase ‘Longer + Lower = Safer vehicle’.

Martin led the way as the industry investigated the option of our vehicles operating at 22 metres overall length. After the trials proved that these vehicles would give an improved safety performance, he worked hard with the various community groups to get their support for this vehicle before lobbying the government to allow the change. In 2002 the 22-metre vehicle concept was approved, which greatly improved the safety performance of our fleet.

Over the past five years Martin worked tirelessly in getting a better HPMV unit for our industry. He would lobby all the government agencies on a daily basis in an effort to get his voice heard on the topic. Unfortunately he won’t get the opportunity to see the success of his efforts on this vehicle.

Another area of interest for Martin was in drivers’ wellbeing. He drove the Log Truck Driver Survey in the mid 2000s where we found that our industry had an ageing workforce and a not so healthy one. Martin led the project team that developed the LTSC ‘Fit for the Road’ programme, which has been very successfully delivered across New Zealand for a number of years.

Martin was an important cog in the executive and council of the Log Transport Safety Council, and drove many of the successful projects our industry has done over the past 20 years.

Rest in peace Martin.

Bruce Nairn Secretary, Log Transport Safety Council

Rotorua Forest Haulage Martin joined RFH as general manager in 1999. He worked alongside Colin and Tony Sargison and was the driving force behind improved structure and professionalism across the RFH group. His energy has been a vital component of RFH’s success.

Martin led a number of RFH’s initiatives towards improved safety performance, and represented the company on a number of industry bodies.

Undoubtedly Martin’s greatest achievements at RFH were the regulatory changes that he championed that enabled the design and development of longer, lower and safer log trucks. These changes have enabled safer operations for RFH and the wider log transport industry.

Martin’s tenacious spirit will be sorely missed by the RFH team. Our deepest condolences go to his family: Annemarie, Philippa, Claudia and Georgina.

New Zealand Trucking magazine From a personal viewpoint, I met Martin soon after he took on the role at RFH. Since then I have sought his views on many relevant issues. When it came to important meetings, from RTF conferences to NZTA ICG meetings, Martin was almost always in attendance. He was outspoken and made his points clearly known, whether he was speaking from the floor or the stage. Looking back, I have to conclude that he is the strongest leader the industry has had over the past 15 or so years.

John Murphy Field editor, New Zealand Trucking

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Ranui’s guardians

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Mark Fletcher’s a relative newcomer to the Mercedes-Benz truck stable, but based on the run he and wife Rachael’s Ranui Haulage have had from their first foray into the world of the threepointed star, they’ve wasted no time entrusting their hopes, dreams and aspirations to two of the brand’s latest line haul flagships.

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Johnny’s truck, the second of the two Ranui Actroses, came with the top light ready fitted.

The first truck will also receive a set.

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First impressions count

Standing in a rest area in Gordonton on the outskirts of Hamilton on a cold winter’s night, we suddenly see two spots of light in the distance that grow into a dazzling array of colour and gleaming reflections. With a complete lack of noise and fuss that belies their enormity, Ranui Haulage’s two new Mercedes-Benz Actros 2663 StreamSpace tractors and 6-axle B-trains arrive.

I open the door and climb the five beautifully positioned and cascading steps into an opulent new world, lit in a subdued and relaxing blue-green light.

“G’day,” says Mark.

Handshakes are exchanged, and settling into the passenger seat there’s barely an audible tone from under the floor, and all of a sudden the ground, way below, begins to move under us. The rate and silk-like smoothness with which the 23m/50 tonne mass accelerates to 90km/h is nothing short of startling.

And it all happens at a little over 57 decibels.

The whole experience was surreal, like some encounter with a pair of sylphs, the mythical silent creatures of the sky.

“Not bad is it?” he asks.

The wait is over

For those of us who have been exposed to the new generation Actros for a couple of years, the wait for them to get here has been long. Readers will recall our first encounter with one of the evaluation units in 2015 at the Mercedes-Benz

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headquarters in Melbourne. Our closing remarks on that visit were “Mercedes may have something special on their hands here, a great new product and they’re setting it up for success”.

Subsequent encounters changed our minds not one jot.

Mercedes-Benz have been vocal about lessons learnt from not previously preparing new models for antipodean life as well as they might have, and even more vocal about what they were doing with the new range to set the record straight. At the time of the Australian launch last October the evaluation trucks had been subjected to 1 million kilometres of field trials across 35 customers in both countries. The truck that’s won multiple truck of the year titles in Europe since its launch there in 2011, including a truck of the decade title, came up trumps with only regional tweaks to things like tank capacities and information systems required. Not surprising considering a base line requirement Mercedes-Benz laid down when designing the new truck was a 20% improvement in the life of all components.

The true benefit from the field trials however, was real world data. Mercedes can now give meaningful information to prospective customers on things like economy, service intervals, component life, and forecast productivity.

While the evaluation took place the support network in both countries also got the once over. This was a whole new truck with no componentry in chassis, cab or drivetrain interchangeable with its predecessor. As a result, an exhaustive behind the scenes preparation of networks, parts inventories,

WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ technician training, and service plans took place.

The result? Rarely has a new truck arrived to market with the distributor, dealers and large chunks of the customer base so well informed about its preparation and ability, or as confident in the aftersales network serving it. Now for the true test…

Top shelf

“I really wanted that GigaSpace cab but they’re not going to be available down here,” said Mark. “This is bloody nice though, there’s no disputing that.”

The Ranui 2663 tractors are the pinnacle of the Actros line haul offering available here, sporting the StreamSpace cab (see sidebar), the 15.6-litre Euro VI OM473 engine, and the PowerShift-3 12-speed AMT transmission.

Dubbed the BlueEfficiency Power generation, a new family of inline sixes in 10.7. 12.8 and, as stated above, 15.6-litre displacements power the latest Mercedes-Benz stable. The big banger produces 460kW (625hp), and 3000Nm (2212lb/ft) of torque with 2500Nm (1845ib/ft) available from 800rpm. The torque curve is pretty much flat between 900 and 1400rpm. In short it’s going to take a fair old lump on the deck to knock it off its perch. The engine has the company’s X-Pulse variable high-pressure injection system and turbo compounding, the power transferred via shaft and hydrodynamic clutch to the engine’s gear drive. The future-proofed emissions figure is achieved via SCR, EGR and DPF. On road the engine is a rapid responder to any brush on the throttle pedal. Pulling away from a roundabout Mark demonstrates the responsiveness, easily spinning the drive wheels for a split second before the tech took hold.

The OM 473, what it is and what it is not There’s lots of banter around that the OM 473 is essentially a Detroit Diesel DD16.

Ask those who know and they’ll tell you, ‘Nothing could be further from the truth’.

Regan Corbett, workshop supervisor for Trucks and Trailers, sums it up best.

“It’s like two people saying they’re identical twins but have a different mother – it’s impossible.”

At best it’s akin to a distant cousin relationship. Both engines share the same block ‘design’, and according to Regan there’s a commonality in some design aspects of the turbo compounding.

But the reality is the engines were designed and are manufactured on opposite sides of the Atlantic, and although many parts appear similar, none is interchangeable.

“There’s no part you could order for either one and put on the other,” says Regan.

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WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ ‘Cool as’ trailers Mark’s requirement for a 36-pallet, chilled B-train in an 8m/10m split certainly induced head scratching, especially at Carrier. Having that size pallet footprint eliminated any tampering with the 550mm IVS, and so that took frontmounting chillers out of play.

“Carrier said one unit underslung at the rear wouldn’t have enough guts to cool it down. I said ‘I don’t want to cool it down, I just want to maintain it’,” Mark explained. “I still wanted them to do it and so I signed a waiver saying I understood this might not work…I knew it would.

“Roadmaster prepped the rear trailer perfectly and less than half an hour after Johnny delivered the units to Carrier the chiller unit was mounted in the cradle. On its first run-up on a 25° day it dropped the temp in the trailers to 3°. We’re stoked with them.”

The whole unit is on Alcoa Dura-Bright wheels as Mark says family time is way more important than polishing time now.

There’s extensive use of high tensile materials throughout the trailers, which has hugely advantaged many areas, like reducing the working profiles of the mezzanine floors.

That, combined with their 4.3m overall height, has had a real impact on ease of loading for the forwarders and significantly reduced the amount of pallet break-downs required.

“I did contemplate taking advantage of the new widths too, but I’m just not sure if the Kaikoura tunnels will be the same, taken out or at least improved with the rebuild. I chose caution on that one. I know we can get under no probs,” said Mark.

the rear trailer. Roadmaster and Carrier have put together a unit that has exceeded everyone’s

Interestingly there’s no retarder as standard. Mercedes-Benz have made much of the engine brakes on the new trucks,

If only home was like this place!

When Mercedes-Benz launched the new Actros at the start of the decade, half the battle was won off the bat. Start with a great looking vehicle and you’ll have their attention immediately – it’s a primal throwback.

There’s no arguing the new range has great looks. The StreamSpace cab is the top offering in New Zealand and affords the driver 1.97m of clear standing room, a completely flat floor, and a 700mm innerspring mattress.

We’ve always loved the colourings of the new trucks and Mercedes-Benz have intentionally defined the driver’s area with a strong wrap in the dash and dark colour tones, while the passenger and living area in an almond shade gives the impression of space. There are quality fixtures and accoutrements as you’d expect from a premium Euro brand, being masters of practical, serviceable luxury. It really is a giant luxury car inside.

Air management, lighting, connectivity and entertainment need no mention; assume it’s all there.

There are two huge slide-out drawers under the bunk: one’s a storage locker and the other a fridge. We thought the fridge would have been better placed on the right, allowing cold drink access on the run…that’s obviously the thinking in Europe, if you know what we mean. There’s enough storage to satisfy a family frankly, and the bed

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“Regardless of all the technology it’s not a truck you’d want to pass over to the wrong hands,” he said.

In the rear are proprietary hypoid drive axles sitting on an 8-bag air suspension. The front sits on 3-leaf spring packs.

Chassis on the new range have been widened and stiffened considerably, especially in the hind quarters, and that certainly translates to surefootedness in the corners. The Ranui trucks are shod with 385/55R 22.5 fronts and 275/70R 22.5 rears.

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“I can sail off the Taihape divy at 50 tonne doing 85km/h in the old girl and the retarder will slow you down! The engine brake in these is not that good, but amazing for a compression brake. Tonight this came down the southern side of the Bombays at 2150rpm, 50 tonne and 80km/h – no problem and no brakes. That’s bloody impressive.”

Effortless redefined

On the run down, climbs and descents, once yardsticks for a truck’s ability, were dispatched almost without being noticed.

Earthquake gully climbed at 50km/h in 9th gear at 1450 rpm, Puketarata at 66km/h in 10th at 1500 rpm, and the Taihape Deviation descended in 8th gear at 50km/h, holding brakeless in retarder position three at 2100 rpm. Again, all at noise levels that wouldn’t attract the ire of a librarian.

Mercedes-Benz have made much in the run up to launch on the development work done on the PowerShift-3 transmission, claiming a 20% increase in shift speed. We first encountered it on our Aussie drives and thought ‘Gee, that’s quick’. Mark,

The colour-coded and wrapped dash (left) in the driver’s area, typically European in approach to information delivery. The cab has 1.97m of headroom and an innerspring mattress on the bed. Lower left: Both Mark and Johnny said a wee bit more depth would have been good.

Storage locker and fridge slide out across the flat floor.

can lift so the external lockers can be accessed from the inside.

When it comes to getting inside, the five-step ascent is a masterpiece in design. Even on the StreamSpace cab there’s still a cascade on the steps that means your elderly pop could get in no sweat.

As you’d expect the seats can’t be faulted and their adjustment options, in concert with steering column options, mean it’s impossible not to find a sweet spot.

“It’s just a tiny wee pity the sleeper’s not a fraction deeper,” said Johnny. He then laughed and said, “Mind you, once you’re asleep you don’t know or care.”

From the driver’s seat it’s so typically Euro… austere. It’s just their way. In the centre of the dash between the four gauges

(speed, RPM, fuel, DEF) is a digital display, which in concert with steering wheel buttons and toggles, is where the bulk of the show is run from. Along the top of the read-out are Chapters – Trucking, Odometer/Eco, Alarm/Audio, System Information, Gauges, and Settings; and within each chapter are pages, in which you do what you need to do. There’s a favourite set up mode so the truck knows what you like.

The left wand is the home of wipers, indicators and beam adjustment, and on the right is the gear lever wand. Auto or manual on the end button, forward and back mode via a barrel switch in the centre, paddle up and paddle down for manual shifts, and engine brake – pull it toward you click, click, click…too easy.

Could you live in it? Hell, yes.

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We take over in the sisters just because it can get a bit frantic, but other than that…”

There’s a power and economy mode, the power mode holding on until about 1700rpm before upshifting rather than the usual 1300, and it also keeps it spinning a bit tighter coming back down the box.

The Eco-roll function we’re all now familiar with is there, letting the truck coast in rolling country, preserving every drop of the precious motor spirit.

Not one but two!

The initial plans were for one unit only to run alongside the first Actros on floating general freight work, towing a first of a kind chilled 36-pallet 6-axle curtain Roadmaster B-train. No sooner had everything been agreed on when Mark was offered an additional set run between Auckland and Wellington.

“I deal with Duncan Brown from CreidFlex in Taupo. He’s an amazing guy. I’ve never met anyone who works so hard for his customers. I phoned Duncan and told him what had happened. After he got up off the floor he said ‘I’ll call you back,’” laughs Mark. “Ten minutes later he phoned back and said ‘Yep, go for gold.’ So I placed the order for the second truck immediately. As a rule if they run together it’ll be pure coincidence.”

Tech fest

This night is our lucky night however. We’re travelling south with Mark and Johnny Baker, driver of the second truck, and new B-train is right behind us. Johnny had the lane departure, Proximity Control Assist on the cruise control, and Active Brake Assist all set. If you’re still unsure how far away the next generation of autonomy is, then wait no more. With these functions engaged we were essentially running as a platoon

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with Johnny not having to do anything apart from steer.

“The adaptive cruise control (Proximity Control Assist) on these works better than the old girl as there’s a little car on the dash that turns blue when the truck’s locked onto the car in front. That’s handy,” said Mark.

“I have a new driver coming to drive this one. He’s coming off a K2 so it’ll be interesting to see what he thinks. He’s a top bloke, real fastidious. Johnny in the other truck is one of the best. I reckon this is the best and safest working environment I can provide the guys. I’ll float between trucks covering for holidays, illness and the unforeseen. There’s about 24 weeks a year in that alone.”

The trucks obviously come with the works in regard to in-chassis electronics that manage brakes (disc obviously), stability, and all that’s become the norm under HPMV. The cruise function has a max-speed input also, meaning the truck won’t exceed a specified speed parameter, handy on the hills when aiming down. When aiming up there’s a hill-hold function for take-offs.

Rolling through the night, one of the most noticeable aspects of the truck is the 14 blue LED pin privacy lights dotted around the cab, and the two green anti-fatigue lights high in the ceiling. Their effect is most notable when turned off and the cavernous cab plunges into darkness. Immediately our eyes began feeling strained, irritated and tired. However, as soon as the lights were back on, the irritation subsided and we soon felt we could drive on with no issues. Both Mark and Johnny are huge fans.

“It’s all part and parcel,” said Mark.” The lack of fatigue comes from every aspect. It’s just so relaxing, there’s no stress, you’re not driving the doors off it. It’s actually a place you want to be.

“And that quality and thought permeates the entire machine.

Butch and the team at Fleet Image have done an amazing job on the paint, but he told me they were the easiest trucks he’s ever painted. Almost every bolt in the entire thing is the same

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Both trucks have run at 2.0kpl out of the box, so the fuel stop was quick.

size, so pulling it apart and putting it back together was a piece of piss.”

One of the real improvements to big Euros in the past quarter century is the elimination of cab wallowing and the retention of feel. The ride in the StreamSpace cab is no seatof-the pants experience in the sense of feeling every bump in the road, but seasick tablets are not required like days of old.

The front and rear airbag set-up under the cab certainly doesn’t over-insulate occupants from the outside world. There’s ample feel through the corners.

We did half the trip with Mark and half with Johnny. Both trucks looked and felt identical and so were both driving styles. That’s an interesting indictment on the ultra modern Euro truck when driven well. Neither Mark nor Johnny were attempting to impose themselves on the trucks, but instead monitored the inputs the truck can’t manage, and simply adjusted the way it was going about its work. It’s as if the truck’s saying ‘I’ll haul the load, you help with the things I can’t see…yet’. Trucking in these machines is more akin to piloting in a modern airliner.

Sleeping peacefully

Mark’s gone for the Complete Cover service package out to 1.2 million kilometres. Ranui Haulage runs a five-star ORS and Mark’s adamant he wants it to stay that way.

“I could go to annual COFs on these but I’m a mechanic and I think that’s ridiculous. Even though there’s only four grease nipples, these things go across the pit every 10 thousand and everything’s checked. It’s the best money you’ll ever spend. We have no trouble with COFs “The first one was running at 2.0 kpl out of the box and so has Johnny’s. That’s fantastic at our load factor and likely to improve as they free up. This one’s on 23,000 km.”

The Ranui Haulage trucks were purchased through Damon Smith of Trucks and Trailers in Auckland.

“So far the trucks are performing fantastically well. Fuel consumption has been exceptional. We knew the new range would be a step up on their predecessor and that’s certainly been the case. We’re also confident that the model range chosen for this market is on the money,” said Damon.

Closing comments

“I’m pretty bloody proud of these things, eh,” said Mark.

“Usually a truck’s a truck, rolling equity. I like to keep them nice, but these…these I’m really proud of.”

New and unproven they may be, but based on what we already know and continue to learn about this new MercedesBenz range, we think it’s safe to say Ranui’s guardians will do a superb job.

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WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ Don’t just open the door… rip it off the hinges Meet Mark Fletcher and you’re instantly aware this a man who responds to an opportunity with an enviable mixture of energy, confidence, and purpose, all reined in with a healthy dose of prudence. There’s no shortage of self-belief and good old Kiwi ‘Give it a go’, but time also goes into planning the ‘how’, and most importantly, the ‘why’.

Mark hails originally from the Marlborough region. His parents owned a furniture shop that had been handed down through his father’s family, as well as one of the first privately owned vineyards in the area. He attended Marlborough Boys College and post-school served his time as diesel mechanic at Truck Service Centre in Nelson. It was then that the introduction to trucking came. Young, keen and enthusiastic, he would earn extra money driving trucks at night and in the weekends for clients, and as time moved on found himself doing a regular Nelson, Blenheim, Christchurch, Nelson freight run on a Fuso and then an IVECO for a local Mainfreight operator.

Mark took a break away from the local scene in the late nineties and travelled north to see friends in Taupo. Working in a bar he met drivers from Matt and Heather Purvis’ Total Transport Ltd, who suggested he should get back behind the wheel there. Never taking a backward step, Mark soon found himself at the iconic company.

“Total Transport was an amazing place. You learned quick and the work was hard. Matt was a hard man but looked after the guys who gave a hundred percent,” says Mark. He started on a Freightliner FL113, and progressed to driving a number of Macks, Kenworths and Freightliners, mainly working on the company’s timber runs to the Hawke’s Bay, and south to Wellington.

Following a short driving hours-related holiday, Mark did a stint on line haul work for a local owner-driver. It wasn’t long before the phone rang and it was Matt Purvis. “What are you doing working for him? That’s crazy. Why don’t you work for yourself, you’ve got what it takes.”

Mark said he told Matt he didn’t have the wherewithal to do something like that.

Two days later the phone rang again.

“Your loan’s approved, there’s some new Argosys on the way, spec what you want on one of them and you’ve also got a slot booked at Jacksons.”

That sequence of events, from a man Mark holds in the highest regard, changed Mark’s life and approach to effort and endeavour. He was now Fletcher Transport, subcontracted to Total Transport.

“There are so many guys out there who have what it takes.

Don’t get me wrong, not everyone does, but so many do and all they need is a good business plan and work ethic and they can start to build themselves something real. The truck is rolling equity you know? Most people wouldn’t have a hope of saving the residual value of the truck in the time it takes to pay one off, and if you’re sensible and work your arse off you can build and build and build.”

The Argosy was the first of what would be a typical Mark Fletcher truck, innovative, personal and productive. Sporting a Gen II Signature and lag exhaust pipes, it was the first with a stainless grille and alloy bumper. It was set up with a 6m truck body and 9.8m trailer, making it perfect for the timber work the company did.

Following strong and productive years Mark sold the Argosy in 2009 after the Linfox buy-out of Total and by then parent company Provincial Freight Lines. He and wife Rachael bought a restaurant in Taupo, a business they owned until November last year.

“There are so many guys out there who have what it takes.

Don’t get me wrong, not everyone does, but so many do and all they need is a good business plan and work ethic and they can start to build themselves something real…”

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Mark Fletcher at the wheel of one of Ranui Haulage’s newest assets. As a working environment to get the job done it’s hard to beat, however both man and machine are part of ensuring family dreams and goals are realised.

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From left: Johnny Baker and Mark Fletcher are more than happy with what MercedesBenz’s latest and greatest is delivering.

In time Mark was able to take on some relief driving and although enjoyable, he knew working for himself was where he needed to be. He saw a 2014 Mercedes-Benz Actros 2660 and B-train in Freight Lines colours for sale. Following negotiations with the truck’s owner and the parent company, Mark was up and away again… back in green, a colour that had good vibes for him.

Today Ranui Haulage comprises four trucks – the three Mercedes-Benz and a MAN – all in Freight Lines livery.

Trans-Atlantic crossing “I did my time on Cummins motors and American gear.

Of course initially you’re paid to love them, but eventually I became a fan through and through. I’ve always loved the Freightliners, they’ve been a great truck to me, so that purchase of the first Mercedes-Benz was a huge step into the unknown,” said Mark.

When he took the truck on it was 250,000km old, was behind in its servicing, and had generally had a hard time of it.

“What a great truck that is. Aside from a retarder, which is not a Merc product, that truck hasn’t yet missed a beat. I caught up on the servicing over time to the point where she was bang up to date. From day one it started returning better

results on tyres and fuel than I budgeted for initially. Not only that, but the ride and comfort were something new to me, all with no loss of performance,” said Mark. “She’s done over half a million now and is still out there doin’ it for us. It was that truck that sold these new ones, definitely. Once upon a time I’d have said you’d never get me out of an American truck, now I can’t see me ever going back. I mean look! How easy is this? When buying new trucks I’m definitely Trucks and Trailers loyal but I can’t go past these things now. I’ve jumped camps!”

Ranui Total Transport wasn’t the most significant introduction the bar work facilitated. It was there that Mark met the future Mrs Fletcher, Rachael Land. If you want to define busy, just think Fletchers. Mark is Mark, but Rachael is a mother, physiotherapist, gym instructor, and until recently a restaurateur, and all this when competing in XTERRA Multisport Championships.

If children Arabella (5) and Harrison (7) ever needed role models…look no further than Mum and Dad. “Rachael’s an incredible lady and just the best Mum,” says Mark. “She’s Ranui’s rock and the only reason we can do all this.”

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Johnny Baker at work. Mark has specified Dura-Bright wheels and features like colour-coded tanks. This means reinstating his preferred image, after winter running, is as quick and simple as possible.

The name Ranui has huge family significance.

Rachael’s late father, David Land QSM, was an inspirational figure himself. A winner of the prestigious AC Cameron Award for excellence in farming, a founding board member of Farmlands, and also actively involved in numerous community affairs through farming and politics. The family farm at Te Aute was called Ranui – meaning middle of the day/brightest part of the day – and so Mark and Rachael named Ranui Haulage in honour and remembrance of Rachael’s inspirational Dad.

The why “I love trucks but I don’t ‘love’ trucks if you know what I mean,” says Mark. “I love the industry and the life and getting out and about. I love my trucks to be well spec’d and well presented, but you won’t find me walking around truck shows, and I don’t have exhaustive collections of photos. I love what I do and I wouldn’t do anything else, but this is all about Rachael and the kids.

Now at 41 years of age this is about providing as great a life as we can give the family and fulfilling family dreams and honouring the efforts of those who went before. It’s about family first and foremost. You have to know when to get out of the truck and go home to what’s important and what it’s all about.”

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Johnny Baker – trucker “People ask me, ‘How do you do what you do?’ And I reply, ‘How do you do what you do? Same old thing in the same old place every day?’

“This is the best office in the world, this is. Off the ferry in the morning, see snow on the desert, and the sun go down behind the Sky Tower…all in the same work day – it’s awesome!”

The words of Johnny Baker, driver of the newest of the two trucks.

“I’ve always been an American man, driven and owned my own, but this is cool, this is real cool. After a big motorbike accident this time last year that knocked me out for the whole year, I went back and did some relief driving on an American truck. I loved being back out on the road in that style of gear, it was really cool, but it knocked me around. I was sore and buggered after one run from Auckland to Taupo. I was thinking maybe it was all over, then Mark offered me this. I can do a lap (Auckland – Christchurch – Auckland) and feel like I can climb straight back in and go again. I feel like I’ve done nothing!”

While Johnny’s family hails from the East Coast originally, he was raised in Manurewa. Holidays were often spent back on the East Coast with family, and he has a strong connection and draw to area he loves. A father of five, Johnny has loved trucks and driving ever since being introduced to the industry in his early teens by a mate who worked on a hide run to Auckland.

WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ “It’s my passion. It has to be your passion. If it wasn’t you just couldn’t do it.”

Although he’s tried his hand at logs, it’s line haul that fires him up. He started out driving for Spencer Golden in the Hawke’s Bay and in his time has driven for a number of high profile operators including Kevey’s, Chem Couriers and Mainfreight. At one stage he owned two Freightliner Argosys of his own.

“Logs were good, but I still like my bling and my shiny stuff, so me and mud never really saw eye to eye,” he laughs.

He did five years in Australia from 2009 and said he loved every single minute of it, carting grains and various products anywhere and everywhere, always calling his trusty steed of

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the moment ‘home’. Two family deaths in close succession brought him home two years ago. He was relief driving when he had his motorbike accident while out on a weekend ride, and after a challenging recovery he’s back where he loves… letting his new ride soothe away any last remaining aches and pains.

“I love home [East Coast] and I could live there easily. I’ll probably end up there I’d say...mucking around with logs or something. Yeah, probably eh.”  Let’s hope that’s not for a long time yet…

It was the run Mark got from this truck, his first foray into the Mercedes-Benz product, that sold the new ones.

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MERCEDES-BENZ ACTROS 2663LS

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Tare:

9230kg (as tested)

Rear suspension:

8-bag air suspension

GVM:

26,000kg

Brakes:

Discs, EBS, ABS, traction control, Telligent stability control

GCM:

70,000kg

Wheelbase:

4225mm

Engine:

Mercedes-Benz OM472

Engine emission standard:

Euro 6, SCR equipped

Engine capacity:

15.6 litre

Maximum power:

625hp (460kW)

Maximum torque:

2213lb/ft (3000Nm)

Transmission:

Power Shift-3, 12-speed, AMT with manoeuvre mode

Rear axles:

Mercedes-Benz hypoid

Diff ratio:

3.308:1

Rear axle set capacity:

20.000kg

Front suspension:

Parabolic leaf springs

Front axle capacity:

7500kg

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Park brake: Auxiliary brake:

Spring actuated High performance 3-stage engine brake

Electrical system:

24V

Cab:

StreamSpace sleeper with flat floor, ECE R29 compliant, front aerodynamic underbody panel, electric sunroof, luxury bunk, heated mirrors, auto Bi-xenon headlamps, electric sun blinds, leather suspension seats with armrests, 36L refrigerator, driver information and operating displays.

Safety:

Driver’s airbag, cruise control, speed limiter, Lane Keeping Assist, Proximity Control Assist, Attention Assist, Active Brake Assist 3, Tyre pressure monitoring.

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FREIGHT LINERS! 75 years of chasing payload PART 2

Story by Hamish Petrie Photos as credited

Last month we followed the genesis of an American trucking icon, from an innovative and bold move on the part of Consolidated Freightways to the point where it broke the company boundaries, finding favour with outside customers.

This month we climb back in the cab to see what happened next …

when owing to the very high fuel consumption of these engines the turbine power project was canned in the wake of the 197374 energy crisis.

By the mid to late 1960s, Freightliner’s main competition as a West Coast-based manufacturer of lightweight highway trucks and tractors would come from other Western truck makers such as Kenworth and Peterbilt, International, and Western Macks (built at Hayward, California from 1966).

Hayes in Vancouver built some highway trucks but in quite small numbers.

In 1967 White had established the White Western Star brand with a factory at Kelowna, British Columbia, but as Western Star only built conventional trucks, these were obviously not seen as encroaching on White-Freightliner sales.

1960s

Through the 1960s several new factories were constructed and existing facilities were enlarged, a new 47,000 sq ft factory was opened in Pomona, California in 1960, and in 1961 Freightliner of Canada was established in Burnaby, British Columbia, a Vancouver suburb. Also in 1960 the first national parts distribution warehouse was opened in Chicago. The Swan Island plant in Portland had grown to 144,000 sq ft by 1964 and in 1969 a new 162,000 sq ft plant was constructed at Swan Island, with the old factory becoming a parts manufacturing facility. A transport related purchase was the Transicold Company in 1959, the second-largest producer of portable refrigeration units in the USA. Freightliner entered the off-highway construction truck market in the mid-1960s with a line of half cab models for mixer and dump truck service, the WFHT series manufactured at a new factory in Indianapolis, Indiana. Like several other US truck manufacturers including Kenworth, Peterbilt, International, General Motors, Ford and British Leyland in the UK, Freightliner experimented with gas turbine power as a viable alternative to the diesel truck engine. Beginning in 1965 with the Boeing turbine powered Turboliner, Freightliner built and tested a series of turbine powered trucks through to 1973

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The increased radiator size on Freightliner’s Powerliner meant it was able to accommodate the big iron engines of the era like the KT Cummins, CAT 3408 and Detroit 12V71.

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1970s

The 1970s were interesting times for Freightliner, with major developments on the corporate front and some very interesting new models introduced. In December 1975 it was decided to terminate the sales and service agreement with White Motor Company that was due to expire two years later. Even though the agreement still had nearly two years to run, from early 1976 the trucks became Freightliners once more, with the WhiteFreightliner brand gone. The mid-1970s were quite tough times for Freightliner Corporation and from the end of 1977 they were on their own without the sales and service assistance offered by White. In the early 1970s the US Government had mandated a controversial anti-skid braking system for heavy trucks due to come into force for 1975 models, which led to panic buying by the industry in 1974 to take advantage of the last trucks without the expensive and unnecessary anti-skid braking equipment. Consequently Freightliner sales reached a record 13,539 in 1974 but plummeted to just 4,683 in 1975.

Eventually, after sustained lobbying by truck manufacturers and the transport industry, the anti-skid regulations were rescinded, but the damage had been done and Freightliner recorded the first loss in their history for 1975. New factories were opened on the East Coast in 1978/79, at Gastonia and Mt. Holly in North Carolina, and after the hiccup of 1975, sales bounced back to 11,677 in 1977, 13,577 in 1978 and 16,309 in 1979.

In 1973 the White-Freightliner Powerliner WFP-8642T

and WFP-8664T was introduced with a standard 86” BBC and the ability to fit a 2,000 square inch radiator to cool the very high horsepower diesel engines then becoming available from US engine manufacturers, especially the big Cummins KT450, KTA525 and 600 horsepower KTA600. Other high horsepower diesels available were the Caterpillar 1693TA at 425 horsepower and the 3408 at up to 450 horsepower. Detroit Diesel weighed in with the 12V71N at up to 475 horsepower, the 525 horsepower 12V71T, and the 8V92T/TA offering up to 430 horsepower. A distinguishing feature of the Powerliner compared with a standard Freightliner COE was the much larger grille. A larger cab available at the time was the 104” BBC Van Liner cab. The Powerliner with the ability to order high horsepower engines and equipped with the big Van Liner cab was released to take advantage of the highly individualistic demands of the American owner-operator in the 1970s. An interesting engine option fitted to a handful of Freightliners in the early 1970s was the Allis-Chalmers ‘Big Al’ truck engine rated at between 340 and 450 horsepower in the 21000 and 25000 series. Allis-Chalmers were briefly involved in the automotive engine business in the 1950s after buying the Buda Company in 1953, but didn’t persevere with their involvement in what was obviously a very competitive market. They re-entered this market in the 1970s with the purple ‘Big Al’ engines. Although successful industrial engines they failed to fire in the highway truck sector and in addition to Freightliner,

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were fitted to a small number of Peterbilt, Kenworth and Mack-Western trucks.

In 1974 after over 30 years of building nothing but cabover engine trucks, Freightliner brought out their first conventional, the White-Freightliner WFC-12042T and WFC-12064T, which would soon become Freightliner FLC models. The WFC models were claimed to be the lightest Class 8 conventional trucks available, up to 1,000lbs lighter than competitive vehicles. A useful new model introduced in 1976 and designed to tap into the refuse disposal and car carrier market was the low cab COE FLL series developed

by Freightliner of Canada. The cab was mounted 10� lower and the front axle was set back 28�. Freightliner had their first involvement with a European truck manufacturer in 1978 when they began distributing Volvo medium and heavy-duty trucks. The relationship with Volvo lasted until 1981.

and business uncertainties brought about by deregulation led to Consolidated Freightways selling Freightliner Corporation to Daimler Benz AG in 1981. Daimler Benz was the parent company of Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz were well on their way to becoming a powerhouse in the truck manufacturing world, having taken over distribution rights of German truck maker Krupp in 1968 and purchasing Hanomag-Henschel

1980s

In 1980 the Motor Carrier Act deregulated road transport in the US. This legislation changed the economics of trucking and had a profound effect on traditional unionised carriers like Consolidated Freightways, who had flourished in the highly regulated era. The 1980s also began with a severe economic recession, which saw Freightliner sales drop to 10,841 trucks in 1980. It would seem that the double whammy of the recession

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The late Chris Knox ran this immaculate FLB Freightliner on his Wellington to Auckland freight run.

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The first completely new model introduced after the Daimler Benz takeover was the FLC112 model with 112� BBC and steel Mercedes-Benz LN2 cab released in 1985. The traditional aluminium cab FLC120 conventional trucks evolved into the FLD112 and FLD120 series in 1987, which became the topselling Class 8 trucks of their time.

In 1982 the Surface Transportation Assistance Act standardised weight and length regulations on Interstate Highways throughout the 50 states. For the first time this brought national consistency to road transport law and allowed up to 53 foot long semi-trailers while relaxing overall length restrictions. A consequence of this legislation was that COE tractor units lost their previous advantage over longer wheelbase conventional tractors.

The New Zealand Freightliner story began in 1988 when Geo. M. Thackwell Engineers of Belfast near Christchurch imported a 350 horsepower Caterpillar 3406B powered FLC112 that was converted to right-hand drive and subsequently sold to Scott Cartage based in Christchurch.

George Thackwell converted and sold a handful of Freightliners-FLD120 and FLA COE models as well as FLC112s before the New Zealand Mercedes-Benz distributors, German Motor Distributors, acquired the Freightliner agency in the early 1990s.

1990s

In 1991 Freightliner released the Business Class FL series fitted with the steel LN2 cab. These were very successful mid-range trucks designed for distribution and vocational (construction industry) roles. At first there were FL60, FL70 and FL80 models, with FL106 and FL112 added later. Jim Hebe, a former Kenworth sales executive, was appointed Freightliner CEO in the early 1990s. Hebe was an aggressive and ambitious leader who aimed to put Freightliner at the top of the sales charts, a position he achieved from 1992. He was behind the buying spree that led to the acquisition of several businesses in the 1990s, including school bus and van chassis builder Oshkosh Custom Chassis of Gaffney, South Carolina in 1995, American LaFrance of Elmira, New York in 1996, the medium and heavy Ford truck line in 1997, and Thomas Built Buses of High Point, North Carolina in 1998.

The American LaFrance Company was a very old established fire truck manufacturer with an extremely proud history in this field. The Ford purchase included the rights to build the new HN80 series conventional trucks and the Cargo. This division was soon rebranded Sterling Trucks. In 2000 Western Star Trucks of Kelowna, British Columbia, and the Detroit Diesel Corporation were added to the asset list of Daimler Chrysler, as Daimler Benz had become after purchasing Chrysler Corporation in 1998.

In 1996 the Century Class was introduced and in 1999 the

Provincial Freightlines turned to Freightliner when the options for a US cabover truck in New Zealand dried up to a choice of Freightliner or Kenworth. This example was powered by a C15 Caterpillar engine rated at 412kW (550hp).

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As yet we haven’t seen the Cascadia in the antipodes but the Coronado has found itself happily at home.

Columbia CL120 with 120” BBC began production. In 1998 the Argosy debuted, replacing the FLB series cabover, which had in turn replaced the earlier FLA series.

2000s

By 2001, due to poor business decisions on the part of Jim Hebe, Freightliner sales lots were bulging with used trucks that they couldn’t sell. The core Freightliner truck business was in recession at the time and the company was saddled with a number of poorly performing subsidiaries. To revive Freightliner’s fortunes, factories were closed and several subsidiaries were sold. The American LaFrance division was sold in 2005 and the Sterling Trucks division was shut down in 2009.

New models introduced through the 2000s were an updated Business Class M2 series in 2001, the short hood Columbia CL112 in 2003, the aerodynamic Cascadia range in 2007, and the traditionally styled Coronado, also in 2007.

From the 1960s to the 1990s Class 8 Freightliner buyers had always had a choice between three main diesel engine brands when ordering a new truck – Cummins, Caterpillar or Detroit Diesel. This situation changed radically in the new century. Brought on by the difficulty and cost of complying with increasingly tough emissions laws, Caterpillar announced in 2008 that it would quit the automotive engine market.

After Daimler Chrysler bought Detroit Diesel Corporation in 2000, the Series 60 and the later DD11, DD13, DD15 and DD16 engines became the in-house engine fitment for Class 8 Freightliner trucks, although Cummins and Caterpillar were generally still available as options. Another in-house engine also fitted to some Sterling trucks was the MBE4000 based on the Mercedes OM457LA/OM460LA engines. From 2012 Freightliner offered the DT12 automated manual transmission based on the Mercedes Actros transmission in certain models.

In May 2015 Freightliner entered the world of vehicle autonomy, premiering the Inspiration. Based on the Cascadia, the truck is fitted with the company’s Highway Pilot system that includes front radar and stereo camera systems as well as technologies like adaptive cruise control. The Inspiration was granted a licence for limited autonomous operation in the state of Nevada.

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As at September 2016 the Freightliner Cascadia was the highest selling Class 8 truck in the NAFTA region and Daimler Trucks the biggest producer of trucks in North America, with a 43% market share.

From building a handful of trucks annually for its parent company Consolidated Freightways in the 1940s, Freightliner has come a long way to where it stands in 2017 as one of the most successful US truck makers. In the 1950s and 1960s it is likely most sales were in the Western States, but since the Daimler Benz acquisition in 1981, and Freightliner’s move into the vocational and distribution sector in the 1990s, domestic sales had increased dramatically. Freightliner also exports trucks to several South American countries, as well as right-hand drive markets, including New Zealand, Australia and South Africa. 

When you’re stateside there’s no disputing the Cascadia’s dominance.

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Driving a 2012 Renault Premium Lander for Kerry Clare of Palmerston North, Pat was on his way to Wellington with a load of courier freight for Post Haste.

Before he became a truck driver five years ago, Pat had worked in security and also had his own sandblasting business.

As he got older he said he needed to find something that wasn’t such physically hard work.

“I got my class 2 licence but then found there wasn’t much I could drive with that so I got my class 4. Kerry hired me and I love it.”

After Pat’s trip south to Wellington he would then return to Palmerston North airport with another load.

When asked what he enjoyed most about driving, Pat was quick to answer.

“I get to meet some good people and I’m not stuck in an office.”

The driver shortage was Pat’s response regarding the biggest problem facing the industry.

“I can’t understand why there is a driver shortage when there are so many unemployed young people. I pushed my children into education, but I’d be happy to see them driving trucks. It’s a good job so why aren’t people doing it?”

Pat didn’t like the first vexing question he was asked, so went for the one about whether Elvis was alive or dead.

“Alive. At least in my truck he is,” he replied. “My mum was a big Elvis fan so there’s always a bit of Elvis in my truck.”

Malcolm Drummond Piloting one of the Southern Transport’s Mack Tridents for the day was Malcolm Drummond from Invercargill. He was on his way to Rolleston with fertiliser and had to refuel in

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Milton when Craig Andrews pulled him aside for a quick chat.

Malcolm was filling in on this Trident, he normally drives another doing mostly gravel work around the south.

In the industry for around 27 years with a short spell on farming somewhere in the mix, Malcolm started out with Mayfield Transport when he was 25 on a 380 Hino doing mostly stock and general work.

He enjoys the good gear that HWR group offers, saying it’s late model and looks good.

He also said they’re a good company to work for.

As for industry downsides, Malcolm highlighted inflexible drivers these days, meaning the days of the driver/operator who can do anything are sadly disappearing.

But that was pretty much the only downside for him. The vexing question was Haines Hunter or Harley Davidson.

Malcolm didn’t know what a Haines Hunter was but enjoys a spot of fishing from the river’s edge so he went with that.

WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ JUST TRUCKIN’ around the world Mick Barber Mick Barber is one of those characters who epitomises the spirit of the Aussie truckie; easy going and quick to crack a joke. When Paul O’Callaghan pointed out that his truck, a 2008 Kenworth T908, was lacking a windscreen stone guard, he responded with a quick “that’s because I can’t see over the bloody things! It’s the first thing I take off every truck I drive”.

At 52 years of age, Mick has been driving road trains for more than 30 years now. He’s tried his hand at different work, but the lure of cattle carting keeps calling him back. “You just can’t beat the freedom of this job,” he adds.

A native of Queensland, he has been based out of the Noonamah, Northern Territory depot of Road Trains of Australia for the past three years. When Paul caught up with Mick at the depot, he was about to face his triple cattle truck

towards Cloncurry, Queensland, to load 190 head of cattle destined for Darwin, a distance of 1700 km with only one turn to make at the famous Threeways Roadhouse.

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Debuting at this year’s Expo at Mystery Creek, this Central Island Transport 4964 Western Star owned by Rex Reeves was one of the main attractions on the Penske stand.

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The interior has high back seats and a central storage box stitched in leather with the Western Star logo, along with woodgrain in the dash.

Drivers Gary Fowler (Napier) and Phil Grant (Auckland) are very pleased with their new rides. Phil says, “Thankfully

the seats are excellent because the ride is a lot firmer than the European trucks we had”.

Central Island Transport owner Rex Reeves has based a truck in Napier and this one in Auckland to do a full swap six nights a week in Taupo. “Both drivers are good with the gear and don’t feel they need their own truck. It’s definitely easier when it’s raining,” says Rex. “There were a few reasons for choosing this brand, this being a new run and the company we contract to (NZ Post Transport) deciding they wanted a change of combination from the eight wheeler and 4-axle trailer to the 6x4 tractor unit and 3-axle step deck curtainsider.”

The trailer was built by Fruehauf and is 15.4 metres long, running under a HPMV permit for length.

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“We all like good-looking gear and the opportunity to do something different presented itself,” he said.

The Western Stars have a Detroit DD15 EGR 14.8-litre engine producing 420kW (560hp) under that long bonnet and put out 2508Nm (1850lb/ft) of torque. The truck also has a manual Eaton Fuller RTLO-20918B transmission that both drivers really like, along with Meritor RT46-160 diffs with full cross locks.

“We run full capacity each night with the trailers being designed to specifically cater to the size of containers that we cart. The tri axle set-up on the trailer is purely to do with the cost of the RUCs,” Rex explains.

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Letting the Kat out to play!

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Looking after her wee girl, driving big trucks, spending time with family, maintaining two Facebook pages and helping a friend with a yoga class! It’s a stretch, but the amazing Kat Hall fits it all in.

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It’s a busy life, but she wouldn’t miss a second! Kat Hall, yet another inspirational P HO TO S: NZ E T PH OT O S: C AT HE RI N E B AR R

hristchurch truck driver Kat Hall says she’s known as Lippy Sheila at Lyttelton Port.

“I’m not sure if that’s because I wear bright coloured lippy every now and then or because of the smart comebacks I have!” she laughs.

After leaving school at the age of 15, Kat started a computer course at her local community college.

“From there my first part-time job was a receptionist at a garage and I managed to pick up a few basic mechanical skills along the way, which came in handy.”

Kat spent about 15 years working in and out of retail, as well as doing a travel and tourism course at CPIT in Christchurch.

“When I finished there I applied for and was offered a job with Jetstar to train as a flight attendant. That was great, however I discovered I was pregnant with my first child so that put a rather big halt on that career! I spent about a year as a stay-at-home mum, which I loved, but was always keen to get back into the workforce. I thought long and hard about what I could do and thought ‘well, I enjoy driving in general so why not truck driving?’ I had a bit of a soft spot for big rigs and thought it would be a cool job!”

Kat says her mother was not so keen on her getting into such large vehicles but her father was all for it.

“I was a tomboy growing up so it was no surprise to him that I was never going be happy stuck in retail.”

Unfortunately Kat’s mother passed away before she got the chance to see her driving a truck and trailer.

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although she is probably shaking her head now in disapproval up there! My father told me he used to drive trucks in the RAF [Royal Air Force] and he said if you can drive over 30 tonne you have beaten your father, which didn’t take too long to do!

We catch up at least once a week and have a good chat about my job. He is proud and supportive and I couldn’t have asked for anyone better than my dad.”

Kat has now been driving trucks for two and half years. She says truck driving had always been in the back of her mind but for a year she kept putting off getting her licence.

“Finally I went for my class 2, dangerous goods and forklift licences.”

Kat’s first job was through a temp agency as a class 2 flatdeck driver, something she says was the best way to gain experience.

“My first temp job was with Move Logistics contracting for GIB, driving a single axle flatdeck carting GIB board all over Christchurch and North Canterbury. I had some real driving tests with hill climbs, starts, reversing etc, as well as working my muscly peas [biceps] lol!”

Kat says she learned a lot more techniques in that job than she had expected.

“From there I applied for a job on Trade Me with another company. I was there for two years; I started out class 2 freight, then moved up to class 4 freight and class 5 containers.”

When Kat decided to move on from that company she asked on Facebook if her contacts knew of anyone looking for a driver.

“I had a private message sent through to me about an ownerdriver named Andy Vuleta who was looking for someone who would drive his old school International while he was recovering from surgery. I was still a bit green on the 18-speed Roadranger at that stage, but by the time the six weeks were up, I was a lot more confident.”

Kat says she can’t thank Andy enough for giving her that opportunity.

“The whole atmosphere within the company was so much different from what I was used to and I felt welcomed and respected as a female driver so I decided to ask the boss if he would consider taking me on as a kind of semi-permanent seat warmer. I couldn’t commit to a full-time position due to having split custody of my wee girl, and NZ Express were more than obliging to work around that, which was really awesome.”

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Kat’s hours vary week to week, usually starting around 7am and working until between 5pm and 7pm depending on the workload.

“Alternate weeks I start around 10am and work until 2pm or 3pm so I can pick my daughter up from preschool. I work within a 50km radius of Christchurch, so anything from Woolston to Rolleston and out to North Canterbury and of course Lyttelton Port.”

Kat says there can be a bit of pressure to get containers delivered on time due to traffic, etc and some destinations can be demanding to get in and out of at times, but she enjoys the challenge.

Kat runs a group on Facebook called the (Female Only Group) NZ Women Truckies, which she set up originally because she knew there were many truck driver groups out there but not many that were female-only.

“It was definitely nothing against the males, and it hasn’t put them off trying to join the group!” she laughs. “The group, from the members’ point of view, has been described as awesome, friendly, great, informative and supportive, which is enough incentive for me to keep the group growing. I also recently started a page called Supporting NZ Women in Logistics & Transport, which both men and women can follow.

“I would also like to educate people on the road more around trucks; there are still too many accidents causing serious injury or death, and most of the time they could have been avoided.”

One thing Kat is keen to stress is that truck driving is an equal opportunity career and it’s not a matter of which sex does it better.

“Men and women have strengths in their own ways – it’s not a competition. I believe this once male-dominated industry has really opened up to females getting into a truck and doing the same work. More and more companies are taking women on, which is fantastic.”

Kat says NZ Express is an exceptional employer.

“I was very impressed to find when I started there were six female drivers, including two swinglifters! Not only that, but they also had two female dispatchers, something that I wasn’t used to but thought was just amazing!”

This is in stark contrast to another company where Kat was told by a manager that women shouldn’t be in the transport industry.

“That only made me push harder for supporting women. I don’t plan on giving up until I get some results – and maybe not even then.”

In addition to the Facebook groups supporting female truckers, the 33-year-old mother of one assists a friend with yoga classes.

“I catch up with family and friends and my partner as much as possible, as well as driving a truck 80 hours a fortnight, give or take. It’s safe to say I don’t have a lot of spare time, however I wouldn’t have it any other way.” 

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The first Mercedes-Benz Actros in New Zealand, 20 years on and still going strong!

“It’s still a bloody good truck,” says Chris Carr of Carr & Haslam Transport referring to his Mercedes-Benz Actros, the first Actros to be purchased in New Zealand in 1997. The truck and trailer unit hit the road 20 years ago, and now with over a million kilometers on the clock, the truck and trailer combo are still going strong. “She’s still on the road six days a week and in perfect working order,” he says, “it’s a great truck to drive, designed well and still pleasant to operate even with age.” The Actros is a second home to female driver Marissa who, loves the truck and, spends her week transporting vehicles from the port to dealerships all over the North Island.

Carr & Haslam specialises in the transport of vehicles, and dangerous goods throughout the North Island. They have a fleet of 70 trucks at present, the majority

of which are Mercedes-Benz Actros and Axor’s. Carr will add another four 2017 New Dimension Mercedes-Benz Arocs to his fleet in September. He is a fan of Mercedes-Benz trucks, his preference being the European design and engine. “They are well designed and good value for money with greater fuel economy and low servicing requirements,” says Chris. “They come with great service plans, parts support, and the warranty on them is excellent“, he says. “Plus my drivers love them, they are comfortable and safe, and that’s imperative to me.”

Trucking is in the Carr DNA, with the business now 155 years old. Founded by Chris’s great, great, grandfather in 1862 he is the fifth generation Carr to run the business. “I’ve always been around trucks,” says Chris, who could write a book on

the changes he has seen in the industry over the years. Carr & Haslam started out transporting food products for the Nathan Family, now Lion Breweries; Choysa and Roma Tea; and Nestle Coffee Beans. “One of the biggest changes I’ve seen is from shipping before containers to shipping in containers,” he says.

Carr & Haslam has a long-standing relationship with the team at Trucks & Trailers and Mercedes-Benz Trucks. “The team work hard to get me what I want. I require special specifications in my trucks which can be a mission to source and this takes time and patience”, he says. “I value the support I get from Trucks & Trailers, they know Mercedes-Benz Trucks inside and out.”

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Jimmy Swain the gentle giant Words and photos by David Kinch and Ed Mansell

John James Swain, also known as Jim or Jimmy, was a man who was known for his loyalty, generosity and a great work ethic.

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im had a very similar stature to Colin ‘Pinetree’ Meads, which led to nicknames like ‘Gentleman Jim’ from the people he dealt with, or ‘Pinecone’, which shares the obvious link to his height and his job in the logging industry.

In the early days of his working career Jim worked for Arthur Blair Transport in Eskdale, Hawke’s Bay, on general carrier work, starting out driving a V8 Perkins powered Dodge with a 2-axle tip trailer. He worked his way up through a series of ERF 8x4 trucks carting fertiliser, stock, hay, metal and posts amongst other things, around the Hawke’s Bay and Wairoa area. Ranging from 250 to 335 horsepower, the ERFs were big gear back in the 1970s, and a Jacobs engine brake made negotiating the steep hills and tight corners of the region easier, Jim taking it all in his stride and making it look easy.

When Jim joined Pan Pac in 1976 he drove a LW Kenworth, number 64, which was set up as a truck and trailer with a dolly.

He drove this until 1981 when he purchased LW Kenworth number 83 off the company and went out as an owner-driver for Pan Pac, running under the company name J. J. Swain.

Jim’s next truck was a T2670 International 6x4 with a 3-axle trailer. That was followed by an 8x4 E14 ERF, one of the first running the electronically managed engines. The truck featured in ERF’s advertisements of the day, with Jim standing alongside with his trusty thermos flask that he often took in the truck.

Good friend Murray Young worked with Jim at Pan Pac and recalls sending him to a job when they first hauled logs out of Ruatoria. Murray recalls Jim was running a Freightliner Argosy.

The job involved crossing half a dozen rivers and climbing right up the back of Ruatoria to get the logs. Jim returned to

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say, “Murray, you’ll have to be careful who you send in to that job”. Murray said, “That was the sort of person he was, the kind you’d send in to a job first time; safety just came naturally and Jim always showed a heap of initiative”.

There was always a queue at the truck wash at Pan Pac so Jim developed his own trailer wash system that was state of the art and enabled him to wash the unit at home. This was also used at some of the Pan Pac Christmas events so the kids could have a water slide.

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Above: The first Kenworth LW at Pan Pac; Far left, from top: the T Line, Freightliner Argosy and the Mercedes-Benz he drove for almost a million kilometres on the CWS job in Canterbury. Left: The well-known ad that appeared in New Zealand Trucking featuring Jimmy, his trusty ERF and even ‘trustier’ thermos.

a bad word and he never slept in. “Even though it was the middle of winter he used to come in at the end of the day, having worked in sometimes difficult conditions, always with his hair combed and he’d be clean and tidy while others would look like they’d been in a rugby scrum!” said Murray.

In 2005, when Murray moved to Christchurch to help create Canterbury Waste Services (CWS), he wanted someone on his team who the younger guys would look up to and learn from, and Jim was his man.

Jim got a brand new 8x4 Mercedes Actros hook truck and trailer, number 212, and looked after it like it was his own, running up 980,000 kms going back and forth to Kate Valley Landfill.

Jim continued to drive for CWS right up until his passing on 31 December 2016 at the age of 75. Jim is survived by his wife Dot and three children, one of whom, his son David, now drives a longs unit at Pan Pac where Jim worked all those years ago.

Many thanks to Jim’s friends Nigel Northcroft, Murray Young and Rob Caulfield for all their help with this article, along with Ed Mansell for his fantastic photographs.

Rest in peace Jim Swain, a legend of our highways, gone but not forgotten. 

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Show time!

‘Pommie’ style Words and photos by Brian Weatherley

The Commercial Vehicle Show in Birmingham may not be the biggest event in the European trucking calendar, but there were still plenty of debutantes at ‘Brum’, including DAF’s latest XF and CF models.

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he Commercial Vehicle (CV) Show, held every year at the UK’s National Exhibition Centre, is the premier British trucking event for Pommie hauliers to visit. And visit they do, in impressive numbers, even though this year four of the leading truck brands were noticeably absent. The thinking amongst those who were missing this year is that they don’t have new products to unveil every 12 months (which is a fair point) and that money saved by not being at the show every year can be spent on exclusive operator events well away from their rivals.

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Exclusive trim package enhances what is already a fantastic driver’s ‘office’.

Right: MX-13 now peaks at 530hp and new models come with ZF TraXon.

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This Econic low-entry cab urban reefer was featured on the Solomon Commercials stand. The multicompartment Slipstream bodied rigid has a Carrier underfloor fridge unit and will shortly start working in London. Econic is attracting a lot of interest as an inner-city delivery chassis.

Birmingham provided the ideal platform for the world premiere of DAF’s new CF and XF models with aerodynamic tweaks and improved drivetrains that together save up to 7% on fuel. The latest Paccar MX-11 and MX-13 diesels have more power and torque too, with the top-rated MX-13 now pushing out 530hp.

Drivers are in for a treat with the new CF and XF interiors that offer improved comfort, new temperature and climate controls, upgraded dashboards and controls, and the option of a top-of-the range Exclusive Line cab package (seen here) with cognac-coloured dashboard, leather seats and leathercovered steering wheel.

Powertrain upgrades on new DAF CF and XF include the adoption of ZF’s latest TraXon two-pedal 12-speed auto (a 16-speed is optional), along with higher efficiency rear axles with faster ratios. A more compact exhaust after-treatment system saves weight and chassis space and there’s a more powerful engine brake too.

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SDC’s slim-line neck extendible skeletal trailer with an under-mounted generator.

Scania – in the wings While Scania didn’t attend the CV Show there were still examples of its all-new R range on other exhibitors’ stands— like this smart 6x2 R450 44-tonne GCW tractor complete with high roof cab and weight-saving 17.5” wheels on the mid-lift pusher axle. The big Swede is set up for bulk tanker work.

Skeletal evolution at SDC The UK’s No 1 trailer maker, SDC Trailers Ltd, showed-off its new slim-line neck extendible skeletal trailer with an under-mounted generator that can supply 380 V/50Hz and 220V/50Hz electrical power, at the same time if needed, to reefer and tank containers. Its easily accessible sidemounted control unit offers improved operator safety.

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Specialist body-builder and trailer maker Don-Bur has offered its Safe Ground Coupling System since 2009. The latest MK2 version has a slimmer, lowprofile design. In operation a driver simply pulls the coupling plate out and downwards before attaching or disengaging all lines from ground level without having to climb onto the catwalk.

The plate is then pushed back into place in front of the trailer bulkhead.

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Above: MANs big banger TGX XXL PerformanceLine comes with extra chrome, lights and trim; but more importantly 640hp!

Right: MANs TGE van. Based on VW Transporters, but with some MAN engineering flair about it.

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MAN used the CV Show for the UK launch of its TGE light commercial range from 3.0 to 5.5-tonnes. TGE is based on the VW Transporter, but with MAN’s own engineering stamp on it. Available as either a panel van or chassis cab with front, rear and even fourwheel drive, its 2.0-litre diesel delivers up to 177hp.

For the discerning MAN driver the marketing men have come up with the TGX XXL-cabbed PerformanceLine tractor based around the 15.2litre 640hp 6-pot big-banger from Munich with a ZF TipMatic 12-speed auto. It comes with extra chrome top and bottom lights, special branded leather interior trim, air horns and full air-kit.

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The Dog run Story and photos by Paul O’Callaghan

Changing wheels and being held up by raging bush fires are all part of daily life for an Irish trucker in Western Australia.

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he plan was hatched spontaneously over the phone one Friday evening.

“Where are you heading for? I might go for a spin,” I enquired casually.

“A handy run up the coast to Carnarvon, bringing up the dog trailer, about 10 hours each way, we’ll be back tomorrow night,” replied Ontraq Haulage driver Paul McGuinness.

“Sound,” I replied, “pick me up at the train station.” I had just arrived in Perth from home, and was anxious to see what trucking was like on this vast continent.

Paul met me at the railway station in his Ford Falcon, and we drove to the Ontraq Haulage yard, which was by now very quiet. While Paul fired up the Western Star prime mover, I had a quick look at the trucks in the yard. MANs for local work and Western Stars for the long runs. The term ‘dog trailer’ is used to describe the rear trailer of a road train. From Carnarvon south, only two trailers are permitted, so we were bringing up the third for another truck heading to Darwin in the Northern Territory…a ‘dog run’. As we pulled out onto the road, I take time to look around the cab and am instantly

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struck by just how far behind the Yanks/Canadians are when it comes to ergonomics.

We roll out along the grapevines of the fertile Swan Valley, where I imagine I am in Bordeaux, except that the split windscreen, stone guard, bug deflector, and distinctive rumble from the CAT C15 engine leave me in no doubt that we won’t have to worry about the Gendarmerie any time soon. The Great Northern Highway may suggest a mighty four-lane motorway, but it is in fact a single carriageway road. As the sun dips lower in the sky I stare out of the window, hugely impressed with the sunsets and dramatic skies on this side of the world.

The kilometres click by as we swing left at the lights at Muchea.

“Next time we’ll see traffic lights, we’ll be back here,” says Paul drily. As the lights of Perth disappear, I am struck by how quiet the road is. The two Lightforce spotlights up front are on permanent duty, only being quenched when we occasionally meet a southbound road train with its marker lights twinkling along the sides of the trailers.

When I question Paul on whether he prefers driving in Australia or in Europe, he doesn’t hesitate: “Australia for sure.

It’s a lot easier going out here. When I started driving on the continent it was still good fun. We’d often head up the road out of Spain after a few beers or a brandy coffee, and still be home for the weekend.

“Once you get out of Perth, you don’t have to deal with traffic, I like that. Oh and the money is a lot better too!” he quips.

WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ It certainly is a lot different from driving in Europe and I can’t help wondering how drivers cope with the boredom of endless miles with nothing to see, only bush.

“You get used to after a while. A lot of guys listen to audio books. They can be expensive but I joined my local library and can rent them for free. You’d be surprised how the time passes listening to them,” said Paul.

After a couple of hours, he grabs the CB The CB is an essential piece mike and mutters something like “Ok to of kit down under. pull into Cataby from the south”? A reply comes back, “yeah no worries mate, I’m just pulling out”. As the roadhouse is located close to a bend, drivers call up on the CB as they pull out. The roadhouses are basic affairs with a shop, a hot counter, toilets, AS WE SIT parked on the roadside, I ponder the serious and that’s about it. Nevertheless they are a welcome sight on nature of outback trucking. It is clear we are stranded with no the lonely roads of outback Australia. I feel hard done by with alternative route. All we can do is sit tight and wait for updates, my meagre cup of instant coffee for $4. Taking the briefest although my heart sinks when I hear of past road closures pause for a picture, Paul is soon shifting effortlessly up through lasting for days. After a few hours chatting on the roadside the 18 gears of the Roadranger. with fellow motorists from all walks of life, we decide to drop By the time we reach Northampton, I am relieved to the trailer and dolly and look for a motel. see Paul’s hands reaching for the Jake brake and indicator We book a room at the Gascoyne Hotel and I am more simultaneously. With the engine left idling, we make for the than happy to shell out $65. After a few obligatory glasses dunnies and then into the shop. I spy a travel mug on the shelf of amber nectar and a delicious plate of calamari fresh from – a kangaroo riding a Harley while being chased by a triple the nearby Indian Ocean, it’s time to get our heads down. By cattle road train – sold!! mid-morning the following day we are relieved to hear that the Back up in the cab, I am not really surprised that there is road has reopened, so we bounce back to the assembly area and only one cup holder. As if the seat wasn’t bad enough! There is quickly hook up to the curtainsider in case they decide to close a lot to be said for European trucks. the road again.

We press onwards along the North West Coastal Highway, Well rested, and with our travel mugs full of hot coffee, we and the road straightens to long, lonely stretches where men sit are in high spirits as we begin the trek south. I have the camera and steer, all alone with their thoughts, their huge rigs cutting at the ready and am keen to see the road, which was cloaked in the desert-like terrain in two. Out here, 100 km/h doesn’t seem darkness when we last travelled it two nights ago. There is an as fast as it did before. By the time we reach Carnarvon before unusually steady flow of trucks heading north, obviously due to dawn, both of us have heavy eyelids. Given the cab space it’s a backlog caused by the road closure. The road is dead straight surprising a second bunk has not been not fitted. Despite Paul’s with the surrounding soil light and sandy, giving the scene a generous offer of sleeping opposite directions in the bunk, I opt desert-like feel. for the floor, and place my sleeping bag lengthways behind the After a few hours, we pull into a parking area where our seats. I drift off to sleep, the big CAT left running to keep the second trailer is sitting. The trailer has seen better days and air con working.

Paul explains that it was probably parked at a mine for a long I sleep surprisingly well and rise at 9am, immediately struck time while the generators on the back were used to supply by the intense heat as I climb down from the cab to attend power. Tyre maintenance over this period was non-existent nature’s call. As the other driver is still an hour away, we and, unsurprisingly, the driver who initially collected the trailer bobtail down to the Caltex service station for a much needed suffered so many blow outs, he ran out of spares and had to shower. abandon the trailer. The wheel studs are an unusually small Then it’s back up to the road train assembly area where I size and our wheel brace will not fit them. Paul gives a call on have time to take pictures. The Ontraq truck we are meeting the CB and the very next truck that passes pulls in to offer has just arrived, and it looks impressive with its Stratosphere assistance. cab and custom paint job. Paul explains that this truck was The truck is a Peterbilt – rare down under – as they are bought secondhand and was wisely left in its original colours. only built in left-hand drive form and need to be converted We swap trailers and load up with four new trailer wheels and afterwards. As ‘Sludge’ the driver tries his wheel brace for size, tyres – for reasons that will be explained later.

I take a look inside the Pete, and am impressed with its plush With tyres and lights checked, we are ready for the road interior. His wheel brace is also the wrong size, and it takes once again. Except we cannot go anywhere: the CB buzzes two more visits from helpful truckies before we finally get with talk of a road closure further south due to a raging bush something to fit. fire. The previous year two truckies perished in a similar bush What strikes me here is the camaraderie, and the way in fire, so it is understandable the authorities are being cautious. which drivers look out for each other. Any of the truckies who

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A Mitchell’s Volvo FH16 running with a BA-double, bottom dump unit carting nitrate. Since the photo was taken, Mitchell’s has been taken over by Toll.

When the dog trailer is first, it’s an AB-double.

pulled up but were unable to help, at least put a call out on the CB to other truckies to inform them of our situation. It was nice to see this spirit alive and well, and made me wonder what it was like for Irish and English trucks doing long distance runs to the continent in the early days.

Eventually, we have success when Phil, at the wheel of a cabover Kenworth K104 tanker outfit, appeared with the correct size brace. After changing the wheels, the obliging Perth-based truckie even drove behind us for 50 km so we could pull in and tighten the studs once more. No worries!

Darkness descends once again and I finally get my first experience at driving a road train. With the road now narrow, my palms are sweating on the wooden steering wheel, and I hold my breath as we meet oncoming road trains with what feels likes only inches separating us. Headlights on full and the

Tanker driver Phil came to the rescue with a wheel brace that fitted.

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cruise set on 100kmh, I start to relax as the ks roll by.

Before I know it, we are approaching the outskirts of Perth, and Paul takes over. As the Ontraq yard is off-limits for road trains, we drop the second trailer in an industrial estate and head in with the lead trailer, before returning for our battered flat bed. Unlocking and locking the gates, filling with diesel and uncoupling the trailer gets tedious when you are keen to get home. By 4am I am home, just as my housemates stagger in from the pub.

EVEN THOUGH this was a short run by Australian standards, it gave me a taste of what life is like for a trucker down under. Long hours, floods, bushfires and vast lonely expanses prompt me to ask the question; is this the final frontier of the trucking life so many of us dream about? 

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Hilux still flying high Words and photos by Jacqui Madelin

It may no longer be New Zealand’s top model, but Toyota has sold more of its latest Hilux this year than any passenger car could manage. So what’s it like?

We try the TRD Special Edition to find out.

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oyota’s Hilux seems a fixture on New Zealand roads, set into our hearts by those now-iconic Barry Crump and later ‘bugger’ ads. It’s been replaced by Ford’s Ranger as New Zealand’s number-one model, at 3800 sales to end of May, but remains a favourite, with 3105 sold during the same period, over 1000 more than the highestselling passenger car.

Toyota clearly aims to keep Hilux competitive. The eighth generation launched 18 months ago, and now Limited Edition versions like this TRD are being released to spice buyer appetites.

TRD stands for Toyota Racing Development, and so our test vehicle came with exclusive accessories fitted to a top-spec SR5 base. They included the ABS plastic hard wellside cover that opens automatically via remote – and can be removed for tall loads — plus matte-black 18-inch alloy wheels shod with all-terrain tyres, a sports bar, TRD fender flares, a honeycomb grille, a front nudge bar and bonnet garnish plus, of course, associated badging and matching floor mats.

Those flourishes garnish an update that is stronger and stiffer than its predecessors, with a mightier suspension and brakes and a distinctive – and distinctively modern – face, albeit one some call a little less rugged (read ‘macho’) than the opposition. It also has a quieter cabin, and additional features to attract more passenger-focused customers, plus a wider range of model variants to suit every taste.

Bonnet lines are sleeker than

Remote-opening rigid tonneau delivers

American-influenced competitors,

security; sports bar bends as tonneau

but improve off-road vision.

lifts. It does remove.

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This TRD was a four-wheel drive 6-speed manual with a 2.8-litre diesel engine. That’s a smaller motor than its predecessor’s 3.0, but it delivers a hefty 25% more torque, with 80% of its 450Nm peak available from 1200rpm. That means in real-world conditions it rarely feels stressed, and so it’s relatively frugal: our week of mixed motoring showed a slightly improved thirst over the claimed 8.5l/100km.

That engine is smooth, too. The 6-speed manual helps, with

top gear dialled for open-road cruising, and bottom beautifully managed to plunk along at low revs, in high or low range.

There’s still quite a climb up into a Hilux cabin – today’s utes are massive compared with those of yesteryear, thanks to the American influence – but the payoff comes once you’re inside.

The seats are wide and arguably could use a little more side support, but are as comfy as any car; the dash and equipment also rival today’s large sedans. There’s push-button start, a dial

Matte black alloys part of TRD pack to embellish standard SR5 spec.

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Car-like cabin; dial for 2, 4H and 4L a small reach below air con controls.

Hilux smoother on road and just as capable off; ride still a tad jiggly but evens out when loaded.

to access 4H or 4L, plenty of leg room front and rear, and a feature list that includes satnav accessed via a 7” touch screen, steering wheel controls for many functions, and Bluetooth hands-free for your phone.

And for those wanting to carry more in-cabin luggage than the back seats can hold, the bottom squabs fold up and out of the way, leaving a handy floor-to-ceiling storage area.

As for suspension, Toyota talks about leaf springs longer and

wider than before, to better tow and carry, and with greater wheel articulation for 4WD versions like this.

We have to confess we didn’t head seriously off-road as we couldn’t lasso a second vehicle into our efforts for safety, but we can confirm that it’s just as capable as it ever was once you get into the rough. Better yet, a bonnet profile less boxy than its rivals’ make it easier to see what’s happening when a track gets really rugged.

SPECIFICATIONS Toyota Hilux TRD Limited Edition (based on SR5) Engine

2.8-litre turbo diesel, 4 cylinders, in line

Wellside height

480mm

Fuel tank capacity

80 litres

Cargo capacity

Interior, N/A

Power

130kW at 3400rpm

Towing braked/unbraked 3200kg/750kg

Torque

450Nm at 1600 to 2400rpm

Length

5335mm

Claimed fuel economy

8.5l/100km

Wheelbase

3090mm

Transmission

6-speed manual with low range

Width

1855mm

Suspension

Double wishbone IFS coil front, rigid leaf spring rear

Height

1815mm

Seats

5

Wheels/tyres

Std 18x7. 265/60R18 tyre

Options fitted:

Brakes

Front 16”/406mm vented disc, rear drum

TRD Limited Edition pack with 18” black alloy wheels with 265/60R18 Maxxis all-terrain tyres, lid-mounted sports bar, TRD fender flares, honeycomb TRD front grille, front alloy nudge bar and bonnet garnish, all in matte black, remote locking motorised ABS plastic hard lid with LED interior light and anti-jam tech plus anti-slip liner for wellside deck, TRD badging to tailgate with decals on wellside and embroidered floor mats.

Stability/traction control Y/Y plus trailer sway control Airbags

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Min turning radius

12.6m

Max payload

900kg

Kerb weight

2100kg

Gross vehicle weight

3000kg

Wellside length

1525mm

Wellside width

1540mm

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WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ We didn’t access a really challenging tow either – this Hilux will pull 3500kg. We did, however, fill the tray with firewood.

The tonneau is a solid affair, which lifts and lowers via the remote and hydraulic struts, the sports bar somehow bending and flexing until the opening is sufficiently wide, though we’d have liked it a little wider to ease reach to the rear. We’re told it’s not possible to jam the mechanism, and we did try – filling the tray to absolute capacity.

The tonneau does remove, but you do need a spanner and “two, or preferably three” people, according to the dealer, so we left it in place. At least the wood wouldn’t get wet, even if we couldn’t pile it up.

Naturally we noticed the additional weight, though there was barely any difference in ordinary day-to-day conditions in terms of how well it pulled away and stopped. Most noticeably, ride improved. Ride comfort is anyway a whisker better than before, but you still notice a lot of the small jolts and jiggles in a way one used to expect from a ute, but which now feels a little old-school, and the back tends to jump over bigger bumps like judder bars, at least when it’s empty. Our local dealer said the suspension is set up as standard to feel best with 200kg aboard – good news for those usually carrying tools or other goods out back.

However, those folk will find that this generation of Hilux also has a high tray height and tall wellsides – shorter folk or those hefting heavier items into the tray may mourn the loss of the old two-stream ute range, when 2WD vehicles had a lower ride height. Blame the Americans.

An adjustment back in April this year dropped prices, with the standard 2WD and 4WD Hilux range opening at $35,990 and topping out at $60,995. This TRD retails at $66,735, but then it’s aimed at buyers who don’t really need a ute – but an alternative to a big urban SUV. There were few TRDs left at time of going to print, but if you want one, don’t worry – Toyota is bound to release more special editions, or you can craft your own via its extensive accessories list.

Should a Hilux be your next ute? That depends. Objectively the Ford is a whisker better, but if you’re a Hilux fan, or your fleet prefers the Japanese brand, take comfort in the fact this really is the best Hilux yet. 

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Getting down to business –

quicker!

By Faye Lougher

This year Capricorn celebrates 20 years of supporting the automotive industry in New Zealand.

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stablished in Perth, Australia in 1974, the 17,000plus member-based organisation operates as a cooperative, offering trade credit facilities for automotive workshops and smash repairers, providing access to almost 2,000 preferred suppliers.

Capricorn head of sales in New Zealand, Andrew Baird, says it makes sense for businesses to join Capricorn.

“Capricorn members have just one account when dealing with a variety of preferred suppliers. Trade credit is applied for and set up for them, making it easier to run and grow their business. Instead of having many invoices to pay at the end of each month, they just have one invoice from Capricorn to pay and that’s it. We then pay the preferred suppliers.”

Capricorn deals with a variety of different suppliers in the automotive industry, including general parts, workshop equipment, commercial and business essentials.

“We encourage our members to use their Capricorn trade account for their purchases using our network of preferred suppliers. We cover a broad range of products and services and look to add to our supplier base where we believe there’s a gap in the supply chain.”

Baird says suppliers are charged a service fee, which provides part of the income to operate and provide a wide range of services to members and preferred suppliers.

When a supplier joins Capricorn, they guarantee that no member will be disadvantaged on price.

“In other words, members won’t get a better price from our preferred suppliers outside of Capricorn.”

Baird says the strongest reason for becoming a Capricorn member is the simplicity of having just one account to deal with every month, minimising paperwork.

“And the second reason is having a wide variety of preferred suppliers. We also have a loyalty programme, one of the most rewarding in Australasia. For every $1 a member spends using their Capricorn trade account, we give them one and a half reward points. To put it into context, 100 reward points is worth $1.”

Members can redeem their reward points in a number of different ways – for vouchers to use at Bunnings, Farmers or Harvey Norman, for travel, or to pay their trade account.

“Everybody who is a Capricorn member is actually a shareholder as well. It’s a member cooperative, so there are no joining fees, but members must buy $200 of shares when they

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join. Those shares have a dollar value, and if they decide to leave Capricorn, we will buy the shares back off them for the same amount and refund any reward points they have owing as well.”

Andrew Baird, head Baird says while Capricorn provides of sales for New a number of benefits for any business, Zealand. it’s invaluable for new businesses.

“The difficulty a new business has is opening a credit account with a number of suppliers. You have to go through the process of filling out a credit application and getting credit references. If you do that with Capricorn, you only have to do it once, and once you are a member you have access to a variety of suppliers. You can effectively start doing business with them straight away, without any hold ups, and with less paperwork.”

In addition to the trade credit facility, Capricorn offers finance facilities from three months to five years for members to buy capital equipment.

“We offer a three-month facility which is interest-free, and anything above three months we charge a fixed charge per annum over the term. The types of things we finance are vehicle hoists, tyre changing equipment, welding equipment – we even finance motor vehicles for members. Anything that would be used in a workshop to generate profits, we finance.”

Members can also protect their business with Capricorn Risk Services, which arranges protection on buildings, equipment and vehicles for members through Capricorn Mutual Limited, as well as brokered insurance products for other assets.

“We’re one of a few organisations that offers access to protection and insurance specifically for this industry.”

Capricorn has also recently introduced two new products to assist its members in the day-to-day running of their businesses – free access to service and technical data, and the ability to share technical knowledge with their own customers through videos.

They also invite members to a range of networking events, including an annual gala dinner and trade show, member trade nights, training and knowledge evenings, and an annual trip to SEMA. “We also have a biennial overseas convention. Last year the convention was held in San Diego in the US and next year the convention will be held in Salou in Spain. This event is already sold out, with more than 550 members from Australia and New Zealand attending.”

Baird says their members are loyal, and the first member who signed with Capricorn in New Zealand is still a member today.

Plans for Capricorn’s 20th anniversary are underway and Baird says it is likely some original members will be involved in the celebrations. 

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If time is tight… HIIT it!

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t is easy to find yourself bogged down by life’s commitments and have no time to fit in exercise to achieve a healthy work-life balance.

So, when you do allocate time to exercise, make sure you make the most out of these sessions so you get the most bang for your buck.

This is where high intensity interval training or HIIT will work for you!!

Imagine your body is a car. HIIT is like driving a car like you stole it – the gas will run out pretty quickly. Lower intensity exercise is like being smoother on the pedal and that gas lasts a lot longer. So if you want to burn the calories in your gas tank, then you need to either stick to low intensity exercise for a longer duration, or you can train hard and get the same results out of a shorter session.

Have a go...

It could be done as a run, swim, bike, bodyweight exercises, boxing or a combo of each. You are only limited by safety and your imagination.

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• Start: 10 minutes steady warm-up, including dynamic stretches and mobility e.g. swinging legs, rolling shoulders and standing twists • 20 seconds all-out of any exercise that gets you blowing hard • 10 seconds of rest • Repeat for eight rounds (four minutes total) • Finish: 10 minutes of an easy recovery, including static stretching and mobility.

Remember – you can either watch your grandchildren playing, or join in… how you look after yourself now will determine which one it is. 

Allister Field is an academic staff member at Toi Ohomai Institute of Technology in Tauranga, with the Sport and Recreation Department.

He has a passion for health and wellbeing and is particularly interested in strength and conditioning. He is currently working on a Masters thesis through AUT University studying light, wearable resistance in Ironman/women athletes.

Examples of exercises you might use • Squats (hold a weight e.g. stanchion from a drop sider, couple of twitches) • Press ups • Jumping jacks • Lunges • High knee walk • Shoulder press (same weights as above) • Crunches

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Why did that accident happen?

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s business owners, or managers, there are a few Putting it together things that can keep us awake at night: paying Once we have all the information, we need to put it together the bills, having enough work, having too much to understand the timeline, and flow of the accident. This will work, and our workers having an accident. help us understand what really went wrong.

Accidents do happen; our job is to put systems in place to It is very easy to blame the worker(s) involved. It is true prevent them. that the accident wouldn’t have happened One way we can do this is by investigating without the people, but we lose a chance to How can all accidents. This includes accidents that improve our business by doing this. Workers Safewise help? result in injury, and those that result in make mistakes, or take shortcuts, all the time.

We work with property damage. It’s also essential that we The systems we put in place prevent these organisations that need investigate near misses. These are a golden actions being harmful. So, in an accident more health and safety opportunity to identify a risk, and correct it investigation we are looking for the system knowledge, or more time, before damage or injury occurs. that needs to be fixed, modified or created. than they have in house.

The level of investigation will depend on Telling people not to do things never works.

For more information, the accident. Sometimes, a talk between Changing the boundaries they operate within check the website www. the manager or foreman and the worker will make a difference. safewise.co.nz is sufficient. Sometimes, a full-blown Once we identify the systems that need investigation is required. There are times improving, we must create an action plan. when an independent, or qualified person is needed.

This should include a person who is accountable, and a timeframe. It is good practice to have a senior manager sign off when it is completed.  The basic steps There are some basic steps that should be followed regardless of the level of the investigation: • Look at the accident site; take a lot of photos.

• Talk to the people involved, including any witnesses. Try Tracey Murphy is the owner and director of Safewise Limited, a health to confirm evidence by finding two sources of information. and safety consultancy. She has more I always ask, what was different this time, what would you than seven years’ experience working do differently next time, what do you think would stop it with organisations from many different happening again? industries. Tracey holds a Diploma in • Look further back than the accident. It probably started well Health and Safety Management and before the actual event. a Graduate Diploma in Occupational • Check over plant and equipment to identify any Safety and Health. She is a Graduate Member of New Zealand Institute of Safety malfunctions, and that it is still fit for use following the Management and is the Waikato Branch accident.

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What you really need to know about

transport service licences Continued

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ou must meet the ‘fit and proper person’ criteria that are set out in the Land Transport Act 1998 (the Act) before you can obtain a transport service licence (TSL). But what if the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) decides you fall short of this standard? This month I want to outline what your appeal rights are if you’re faced with an adverse decision from the NZTA, as well as how to apply to the High Court for interim relief so that you can continue to operate your business while you are awaiting a hearing date.

Adverse decision

You will be given the opportunity to provide further information – if there is any – to support your case that you are a fit and proper person and to hopefully persuade the NZTA not to make an adverse decision. However, the time frame given is usually only about a month. Contact your lawyer as soon as possible because I have found that a phone call to the NZTA to request an extension of time has been granted if there are genuinely good reasons for it.

Public safety is the primary and overriding concern so your submissions need to focus on how you are not a danger to public safety rather than any personal hardship you will face. Your lawyer can craft some compelling submissions to address the salient and relevant parts of the Act and file sworn affidavit evidence in support from interested parties. They can explain to the NZTA what steps you have taken in terms of public safety to alleviate their concerns and attempt to try and mitigate the mistakes. Often offending isn’t black and white and there are good reasons for not being able to meet your legal obligations, which we all know can be very stringent and unforgiving at times.

If you do nothing or the NZTA receives your submissions and affidavits and they are still not persuaded, then you must cease to operate on the date indicated on the NZTA’s correspondence because there are hefty penalties for operating without a TSL. But it’s not the metaphorical end of the road for you just yet.

Right of appeal

• Section 106 of the Act provides a general right of appeal to the District Court “in respect of the grant, issue, revocation, or suspension of a land transport document sought or held by that person”.

• Section 111A of the Act provides that an appeal from a decision of the District Court in this area is limited to questions of law.

An appeal needs to be lodged with the court within 28 days of the issue of the NZTA’s final decision. But remember that the revocation, disqualification or suspension of your licence still takes effect while you are waiting for your hearing date at court. Depending on the estimated length of the hearing time required, there is often a delay before a date can be given and during the waiting period a company cannot continue to carry on business without the appropriate licence. This can result in shareholders losing their investments and employees losing their jobs.

Public safety is the primary and overriding concern so your submissions need to focus on how you are not a danger to public safety rather than any personal hardship you will face.

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Interim relief

It seems unfair that a company, which may eventually succeed on appeal, should suffer financial hardship and possibly even not survive, while awaiting its day in court. I’m pleased to say that there is a solution. You can seek an interim order in the High Court pursuant to section 8(1)(c) of the Judicature Amendment Act 1972 to prevent a transport service licence from being revoked until such time as an appeal against the revocation to the District Court is heard and determined.

The threshold question is whether it is necessary to make an interim order for the purpose of preserving the position of the applicant. If interim relief is granted, then the court has the power to declare that any licence that has been revoked will continue in force pending further order of the court. The court can also declare that any Crown agency, such as the NZTA, ought not to take further action consequential on the decision made pending further order of the court.

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order it may make. In situations like these where there are competing public and private interests, your lawyer needs to satisfy the court that there will be adequate protection for other road users even if the company is permitted to continue to operate under an interim order. Some suggested conditions you could offer are requiring the company to obtain new certificates of fitness for its business before operating the vehicles on a public highway or road, or allowing random inspections to be undertaken by the NZTA with leave to apply to the court to rescind any interim order if safety concerns are identified which would justify that course.

Conclusion

The transport service licensing regime was put in place to regulate a potentially dangerous activity where public safety is an issue. Accordingly, a TSL will only be given to a person or entity that is fit and proper to hold one. This standard must also be met by anyone who has control or involvement in the operation of the transport service.

That is why a wide-ranging inquiry into convictions, transport related offences and a number of other considerations which are in the public interest is required in order to assess whether someone is a fit and proper person to conduct a transport service. Once you appreciate this, it is easy to see why the NZTA consider public safety first and foremost. 

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Are you getting paid on time?

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etting paid on time is an issue that affects many trucking businesses. It’s an industry where margins are ridiculously small, and the average trucking operator is making minimal returns on capital. You simply can’t afford to have slow-paying customers forcing you to carry a high interest overdraft, essentially providing them with an interest-free bank facility. You are a trucking business, not a bank.

The reality is that some of your customers will be deliberately holding off payment for 60 to 90 days or even longer. It’s not because they can’t afford to pay you, it’s because they are using your business for extended free credit to improve the cashflow of their own business. This is a common problem among service industries – such as trucking – where the service has been provided and you are not in a position to repossess goods that have not been paid for.

If your business is struggling to be paid on time, then you need to review the relationship with offending customers. It doesn’t matter if they are close friends or even someone you have been doing business with for years; if they are not paying on time, then it’s time you changed the situation. If this doesn’t work, then it is time to let someone else have the problem.

Providing more services to these customers is not sustainable.

You need the cash in your bank account, not theirs.

To help put you control of the situation, consider the following suggestions: Put in place clear terms of trade. This should be included in any cartage contracts, detailed on the reverse side of your invoices, and should be clearly accessible on your business website, if you have one. Minimum details should include payment terms, options for payment, penalty charges for late payment, and notification that any collection costs will be additional charges the customer will be liable for. There are many credit collection agencies that will produce personalised terms of trade for your business for a charge. Get quotes first from a couple of providers.

Make sure that your invoices are clear and concise, so that there is no confusion about what is being invoiced. Offer several payment options on your invoices. These can include internet banking, cheque, direct credit, credit card (include the transaction fee), and consider also a discount for prompt payment. Make sure that invoices are sent out on the last day of each month, with the date clearly displayed. Clearly state the expected payment date, including if it is a 7-day invoice or payment is on the 20th day of the following month. Include a statement that includes a history of the previous month’s transactions, including any overdue invoices or late payment charges. If you expect to be paid on time, make sure your invoices are sent out in a timely manner.

If you have a new customer approaching you to do their work, do some research first before you accept their business.

Google can be a good starting point. Find out why they left their previous provider. It may be because they didn’t get any service, it may be because of your reputation, it may be because you offer a more competitive price and/or better service – but it may equally be because their previous service provider got sick of non-payment for service. If this is the case, then you don’t need the headache either.

Have a process in place monitoring all accounts receivable.

Clearly identify each month all outstanding creditors, including the age of the debt. Xero is a good base system to work from to give you these reports. Contact each outstanding account holder and be very clear about the consequences of non-payment. Offer payment options. Follow up on any commitments or promises. If you put it in the too-hard basket, they will ignore you, and you will never receive payment.

Continue to send out a statement each month detailing the outstanding invoices and charges. Do not continue to provide services.

If you are still not being paid, you have a number of options.

Firstly you can hand the debt over to a credit collection agency.

Be careful who you choose – some agencies offer a service that is based on a percentage of the money recovered, which means you do not have to pay anything if they do not achieve recovery of the debt, whereas other agencies have set charges that you are liable for, regardless of whether they recover the debt.

If the outstanding debt is being disputed you can lodge a claim with the Disputes Tribunal for amounts up to $15,000 or up to $20,000 if both parties agree. This will incur charges, which if you are successful can be claimed against the other party. The Disputes Tribunal can be accessed online www. disputestribunal.govt.nz. For larger amounts you will need to employ the services of a reputable legal services provider, who can start proceedings on your behalf through the court system.

The main point is to put in place good business processes and be vigilant in your business relationships. 

NZ Trucking Association can be contacted on 0800 338 338 or info@nztruckingassn.co.nz

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raffic congestion, public transport, traffic delays, active transport, cycle lanes and bus lanes are all common terms in local government plans and documentation, but try and find the words freight or truck and you will be hard pressed. As a reader of this magazine you will understand the importance of trucks and the movement of freight, not just to the local and national economy, but also to our way of life.

When I transferred to Auckland, one of my first tasks was to submit and make comment on the Auckland Plan, a 380-page document taking us through to 2040. In the transport section of this document the word freight was mentioned only three or four times as a part of the overall transport context, yet public transport, cycling, rail, and walking were words used throughout, with whole sections dedicated to these modes. At least we got more than horse riding, which was mentioned once. Consistent lobbying on this point has seen a recent shift with an improved focus on freight in Auckland, but we still remain well behind other transport groups in having the ear of council.

Following the closure of State Highway 1 in North Canterbury, the freight industry and roading contractors stood up and made sure that the bulk of the South Island was not cut off from the rest of New Zealand. With rail out of play, and limited shipping capability, trucks have kept the South Island’s economy functioning. Right from the start the freight got through, and continues to do so.

The fact is, most citizens in these areas will not have given a thought to the fact that road transport’s adaptability has meant

their lives have continued pretty much as normal. While we in the industry know it has not all been smooth sailing, we can take pride in what has been achieved, using routes that were never designed for the traffic demands placed on them.

In our cities and towns, freight must also get through.

Without it there would be no point in shops opening, offices would cease to function, and hospitality would have no food or wine. Perhaps this might fix Auckland traffic woes, as who would want to go to the CBD if there was nothing but empty buildings there.

I made this point recently when making a submission on a new cycleway for Central Auckland. The plan looks great, a nice wide cycle lane on both sides of the road, traffic can still move and it will be great for all those working in the multi-storey office blocks as they visit the shops, restaurants and bars that the area is renowned for. Great, except that the cycle lanes would mean there is no parking or any loading zones. It may well only be a short section of road, but as a delivery driver, try barrowing a pallet of wine 500 metres along a footpath and across busy intersections. Add that to a day where travelling the 20 kilometres to deliver the freight in the first place took 90 minutes due to congestion.

That is why on behalf of the freight industry I urge mayors, city planners and councillors to ‘think freight’ when planning for transport. Think about freight lanes, loading zones and truck access. We all need efficient freight networks because without freight, your town, city or community will cease to function. 

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he amount of noise that has developed in relation to the general election this year is starting to paint a picture of how the economy may be looking, and of course politicians are talking up how their policies will help drive the economy and our prosperity.

It’s an interesting time, and always good to understand how this is going to impact on the transport sector.

We know that there is a correlation between GDP growth and transport growth as transport underpins our high export level.

The test will be how do we attract new workers to the industry to support and realise growth aspirations.

Current discussions on immigration policies in and around the various political parties are worrying. How will this play out for us in efforts to attract people to the industry, manage the ‘turn’ in fixing the labour deficit, and accommodate future growth?

To understand this I was interested to read a document produced by PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC New Zealand), now in its twentieth year of publication.

Every year they track the views of CEOs throughout New Zealand to understand what’s important to them, where they see the world heading, and what they are doing to keep their company, and the country, in good health.

This should be very helpful to the transport sector. These insights could help us plan and adapt to what may lie ahead.

So what did they say?

Almost all (97%) are confident about their company’s growth prospects for the next three years – the economy is going to grow.

Exactly three-quarters of the New Zealand CEOs surveyed believed that this growth would come from organic growth within New Zealand in the coming year.

Global economic growth would increase, but only 22% felt global economic growth will improve.

53% reported that they will be increasing staff, and given the lack of a pool of potential new staff, they are rethinking their HR function.

81% are changing their people strategy to reflect emerging skills and employment structures they will need in the future.

41% think their industry has been completely reshaped by technology over the past five years.

All this sounds like us, and I am sure that we are also going to have to adapt to some of these developing trends.

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he Road Transport Forum is delighted to have recently been involved in the development of a new primary school curriculum resource based all around trucks and truck safety.

Keeping Safe Around Trucks has been put together by NZTA with input from top educators and RTF and is designed to provide learning activities within the practical setting of truck safety. It also explores the relationship between trucks, the delivery of freight, and the community.

Keeping Safe Around Trucks is based on detailed research around how children learn and what kind of teaching is effective. The kind of sustained exposure to an issue that this resource provides is the perfect vehicle to ingrain knowledge of how to be safe around trucks and the importance of road transport to our communities.

The fact that the resource assimilates such life lessons into curriculum topics for science, maths, social studies, health and PE makes what the students learn so much more relevant to them.

Students exposed to this course will learn important safety messages such as while you can see the truck, the driver may not be able to see you; trucks travel faster than you often think they are; and trucks need extra space on the road due to their size and weight.

Getting students to discover the fundamentals of physics by analysing the mass and speed of a truck and its potential

Congestion charging – Auckland Finally, RTF is adamant that the Government and Auckland Council just need to ‘get on with it’ when it comes to instituting congestion charging or road pricing in Auckland.

The announcement to investigate the concept of road pricing made back in June is positive, however the Auckland Transport Alignment Project already recommended moving towards smarter price-based transport systems. I therefore find it frustrating when we are told that any decision on its feasibility is still some years off.

Auckland suffers from appalling congestion issues, which have an impact on freight movements across the entire country. Road pricing through congestion charging is an absolutely critical tool for helping alleviate the city’s traffic problems. It cannot come soon enough.

As long as the system devised is fair and equitable across all road users, the road transport industry should be fully supportive of using pricing to help moderate traffic congestion, as it can only work to our advantage.

Sure, it will most likely impose additional costs on operators, but that should be clawed back through higher freight rates and shorter journey times.

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stopping distance is another example of how truck safety is applied through this curriculum.

This new resource is also a great way to teach children about the role that trucks play in moving freight around the country while allowing them to look into the future and explore potential new transport technologies.

In discussing Keeping Safe Around Trucks, NZTA freight strategy manager Marinus La Rooij described the agency’s motivation for developing it.

“While trucks have an important function, those of us not in trucks need to be more aware of some of the safety risks of being around trucks on the road and how to keep ourselves safe. Around two-thirds of crashes involving trucks and another vehicle are caused by a mistake by someone not in the truck. So, there is a big opportunity to give people a better idea of what the safety risks are and how to keep themselves safe around trucks.”

Internationally recognised education consultant Pam Hook was engaged to help develop the resource. Pam uses an innovative classroom-based approach to help students ‘learn to learn’.

Pam is an expert in the SOLO taxonomy method to education. SOLO, which stands for ‘structure of observed learning outcomes’, is advertised as providing a simple, reliable and robust model for three levels of understanding – surface, deep, and conceptual.

SOLO encourages students to understand that learning is the result of effort and the use of effective strategies rather than luck or fixed abilities. They are then able to monitor their own progress and make decisions about what they learn next and how they go about it. As Pam’s HookED website promotes, SOLO encourages students to ask questions of themselves.

What am I learning? How is it going? What do I do next?

I applaud the efforts of NZTA’s education and freight teams in putting such an innovative resource together and it is fantastic that the road transport industry through the RTF has been able to help develop it.

Keeping Safe Around Trucks is now available for schools via NZTA’s online education portal and is a great opportunity for the industry.

The RTF has written to all primary and intermediate schools across New Zealand urging them to use parts of the programme in their curriculum. I encourage those in the industry to also contact their local board of trustees and request they consider the resource for their school.

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Features Disc brakes, Dura-Bright alloy wheels Operation Carting roofing material around the Bay of Plenty area

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Roadex logistics Ltd,Transport, Mount Maunganui John Lockley Waihi Frank Richards Anna Lockley 0Xi11, 460hp Cummins E5 Optidriver Eaton 20918B, 18-speed Renault P2191 with hub reduction Meritor RT46-160, on Airglide 460 Flat deck with front mounted PK12000 suspension Palfinger crane Custom stainless by Southpac and Chris Disc brakes, Bluetooth, Stanley, Dura Bright rims and King signs Dura-Bright alloy wheels work. around Cartingairbrush roofing material the Bay of Plenty area

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Renault Lander 460.32 Mercedes-Benz Arocs8x4 3263 8x4 Operator Roadex logistics Ltd, Mount Maunganui Operator: McCarthy Transport, Marton-based truck Driver Frank Richards Engine: OM473 6-cylinder, 15.6-litre, 630hp, 2213 lb/ Engine 0Xi11, 460hp ft Euro 6 Transmission Optidriver Transmission: 330, 12-speed AMT Rear axles RenaultMercedes-Benz P2191 with hub G reduction Trailer & log gear: McCarthy Highway Truck body Flat deck with front mountedHound PK12000 Features: Turbo clutch and Dura Bright alloys Palfinger crane Operation: The first M cab Arocs 8x4 on the road can Features Disc brakes, Bluetooth, be seen Dura-Bright alloycarting wheelslogs around the lower North Operation CartingIsland. roofing material around the Bay of Plenty area

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New Zealand has a rich heritage of body and

trailer building and we’re proud to showcase some recent examples of Kiwi craftsmanship every month. If you want a body or trailer included on these pages, send a photo, features and the manufacturer’s name to trailers@nztrucking.co.nz

Broad Spectrum Broad Spectrum’s latest Hino 1124 road maintenance transformer truck is the ultimate multi-tasker.

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WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ Gavins Ltd Hamilton’s Gavins Ltd new 8.4m, 5-axle tipping trailer with 36m3 capacity aluminium body.

Features: SAF Intradisc air suspension and SAF disc brake axles, Wabco EBS brake system with integrated smart board and Edbro cowl-mounted hoist.

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IXOM IXOM’s 1996 Roadmaster B-train has a new lease of life.

Features: Mercer Stainless manufactured new stainless steel barrels and the trailers running gear was replaced and a fifth axle added.

The trailer combination has travelled an estimated 2.1m km’s in the GoClear livery, courtesy of Marty’s Signs.

Lift N Shift Lift N Shift from Nelson now have this new TMC quad-axle trombone in their fleet.

Features: Stretch from 14.2m out to 20.05m with a further 4.0m rear wind out extension, 19.5” ROR drum brake axles and CS9 air suspension.

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The JOINT WINNERS are Bruce Robertson (left) fleet manager Road Transport Logistics Ltd and (Hogget ) Murray Maslin, Director Switzer Valley Transport Ltd

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WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ MEMBER PROFILE of the month Lowes Industries NZTTMF member since: 1995 LOWES INDUSTRIES has been designing and building tankers and trailers for more than 50 years, not always under that name nor the same management.

But the consistent factor of all those years and all those trailers is quality.

The company has never deviated – and never been deterred by costcompetitiveness – from supplying top quality units for their customers.

Lowes maintain that whatever the customer’s bulk transport needs, they can engineer a solution that will be unmatched in terms of functionality, suitability, serviceability and, most important of all, quality.

Lowes believe a tanker is more than just a utility. Out on the road, it is the shop window which displays everything the distributor stands for. It is only after Lowes really understand a customer’s business, its philosophy and its needs, that they can put together a tanker build most suited to requirements. Whilst Lowes specialise in dangerous goods tankers, including bitumen, petroleum, and bulk powder, they also build tankers for every purpose.

They are also New Zealand’s only recognised bulk LPG road tanker builder.

But, there is no such thing as an ‘off-the-shelf’ tanker at Lowes. Owner,

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John Metcalf, takes a great deal of care to talk to each customer personally. Because it is only then, after John has the depth and quality of understanding, that he can confidently promise that a Lowes’ build – every Lowes’ build – is designed and built exactly for the function intended, easy to use, outlasting the competition and providing customers with the greatest return on investment.

And, if there are no off-the-shelf trailers at Lowes, there are also no offthe-shelf solutions or products. Whilst Lowes are predominantly transport engineers, they are more than capable of undertaking any general engineering task, no matter how big or small.

Another field they have been extremely successful in is forklift ancillary equipment and the Gemini Cats Claw is famous within the wool industry as the hallmark of functionality and quality, with many examples still in use after 35 years of continuous service.

Their teams of craftsmen are skilled

in aluminium, stainless steel, mild and carbon steels, plus many other alloys.

They have a maintenance workshop with a service pit and a de-gassing station as well as fully equipped off-site maintenance vehicles ready to travel to any site. They can undertake a full maintenance service for a fleet of tankers, bodies and chassis, no matter where.

So, if quality is your focus, then call Lowes.

You may be surprised at what they can offer and where, but not surprised by the quality they deliver. That, is always a given.

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Election 2017 Transport Summit 22 August 2017, Te Papa, Wellington Contact – further information and registration details are available at: www.transportsummit.org.nz

Special Rigs for Special Kids 26th August 2017 Contact – michelleinfranz@hotmail.com

Ashburton Truck Show 2 September, Ashburton Showgrounds Contact: Ricky Harkness 027 326-4862

Alexandra Blossom Festival Truck Show

RTF Rollover Prevention Programme A must-attend for every manager and driver Plan around the programme being in your area on the following dates. Watch the RTF website or contact the RTF as time gets closer for details.

When 28 July 29 July

Time (TBC) (TBC)

Where Nelson – TNL Nelson (Closed) Brightwater – Westhaul Brightwater Hotel (Closed)

Questions? Contact the Road Transport Forum rtfnz.co.nz Ph: 04 472-3877 Email: forum@rtf.nz

23 September 2017, Edgar Centre, Portsmouth Dr, Dunedin Contact – info@blossom.co.nz

Mitre 10 Mega – Ride in a truck day Napier/Hastings, 14 October Contact: Marie Torr 027 4572-787

RTF National Driver Championships

RTF Annual Conference 2017 10 to 11 November, Claudelands Arena, Hamilton Contact – Ref rtfnz.co.nz BNEW DATES from organiserB

Kumeu Truck Show 17 November – Trade day 18 November – Show and Shine. Gates open 10am Kumeu Showgrounds – Auckland Contact: Karen Lloyd sales@truckshow.co.nz Ph 021 837-233

Vintage Fields Machinery, classic and contemporary truck show 2 to 3 December – Model Barn, Thames Contact – Jeremy or Jeff info@modelbarn.co.nz Ph 07 867-5340

The following dates and venues have been confirmed to date.

Regional competitions Region 2: Region 5:

Hamilton, APL Direct – 16 September Dunedin, Victoria Road car park – 14 October Whangarei: Northtec – 14 October NRC: Auckland, Ardmore Aerodrome – 28 October Dates and venues for remaining venues will appear in What’s On as they are finalised. Drivers from any region interested in competing can still complete the entry forms available on the RTF website. www.rtfnz.co.nz

National final Hamilton: Claudelands showgrounds – 10 to 11 November

All scheduled events may be subject to change depending on weather conditions etc. It is suggested you check the websites above before setting out.

Show organisers – please send your event details at least eight weeks in advance to editor@nztrucking.co.nz for a free listing on this page.

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t was interesting to read an article recently that the Government’s Sector Workforce Engagement Programme (SWEP), which is part of MBIE, is to step up the focus on our industry with the appointment of a person as an industry coordinator. So what can we expect? First of all, there will be a lot of meetings; bureaucrats love meetings because they give off warm fuzzy feelings of making progress, allowing their political masters to say something is happening. The industry will no doubt be asked to attend focus meetings or take part in engagement sessions. We can be sure there will be a lot of PowerPoint presentations and reports, along with strategies and action plans. We can be sure that those who play Buzzword Bingo will be well satisfied.

But wait, haven’t we been down this path before? Back in 2003 a report was produced for the Road Transport Forum and others that looked at the very issues we are facing today.

It highlighted the need for more drivers and the barriers

to getting these. These barriers included: the image of the industry, lack of opportunities to get the experience the industry wanted, and the complicity and cost of getting a licence. What has the industry done since 2003 to address these?

Image – we have a very high profile but a poor image. The industry is often seen as an employer of last resort; careers advisors and parents are reluctant to recommend truck driving as a job to school leavers. The industry does not help itself; you only have to listen to talkback radio to hear stories of trucks speeding, tailgating, inconsiderate driving and general misbehaviour towards other road users.

Experience – where are the opportunities for people who may wish to become truck drivers to get the experience we want? How many of us can honestly say that they have made positions available for new people to learn our craft and provide on-the-job training for this to happen as part of their business?

What is our industry training organisation doing to find new recruits and manage work experience placements?

Complexity of licensing system – remember when there were two types of licence required to drive a truck? A heavy traffic licence allowed you to drive rigid trucks, and a heavy trailer licence if you wanted to pull a heavy trailer with it. All good and simple stuff but alas too simple for the bureaucrats who thrive on complexity and employ spin doctors to tell us that they know what is best for us and what they do will be good for us all “going forward”!

Licensing cost – it is understood that about 80% of those who get a heavy vehicle licence do so through what is called the approved course pathway. Going down this track takes away the need to hold a learner licence for six months and complete the full licence test. Instead the learner has their knowledge and on-road skills assessed by a person approved by the NZTA. Depending on the level of licence the person wants, (class 2, 4 or 5), going down this path will cost between $1,500 and $4,500, plus the fees charged by the NZTA. The people – approved – who facilitate these courses are in the business to make money – why else would they be there? There does not seem to be anyone who is part of the industry. Is there is an opportunity here for the industry organisations to step in?

The industry should not rely on government or private course providers to fix its problems. Fourteen years ago we were told what the issues were, but there is little sign that we took note and did anything. But then we all accept that something must be done, and what is intended is something. At least it will give a few bureaucrats reasons to spend our tax dollars whilst creating the illusion that progress is being made.

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2009 Scania R470 Logger, complete with Patchell 4 axle Multi Bolster trailers on Air. 800,000km.

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SOLD

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2005 Volvo 550 Hp Livestock Unit, complete with 2005 Delta 3 deck crate and 2005 4 deck Fairfax Trailer. Engine Full reconditioned approx. 300,000km ago. $108,000 + GST

Scania P400 Curtainsider Tail lift.

Low mileage, 14 pallet.

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SOLD

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Who: Bay of Plenty Radiator Specialists, and Heat Exchanger Services.

Where: Bay of Plenty Radiator Specialists: 259 Jellicoe Street, Te Puke, 3119.

Tel: 07 573 9109. or: Heat Exchanger Services, 22 Yukon Pl, Hornsby Sth, Christchurch 8042.

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2014 Mercedes-Benz 2660 Actros 6x4 tractor unit, 600 hp V8, 12 speed automated gearbox, been on Contract Maintenance, sleeper cab, awesome unit – low km and late model.

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USED

Kenworth 8x4 and 4 axle trailer tipping unit, CAT C15 engine, manual transmission, Meritor RT46-160 rear axles, McEwan tip body and trailer.

Call today for pricing.

USED

2012 Freightliner Argosy 90” cab and chassis, Detroit engine with a new long block and head, low km, automated 18 speed transmission, Meritor front and rear axles with cross and diff lock, this truck is in great condition and is offered with a limited engine warranty (other Freightliner cab and chassis options available).

USED

2011 Freightliner Argosy 90” 8x4 Curtainsider truck (2 units to choose from). Detroit engine, 18 speed automated transmission, Meritor front and rear axles with cross and diff lock, 12 pallet units, both units have had engine, radiator, clutch or Jacobs mechanical work carried out.

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USED

2012 Freightliner Argosy 6x4 tractor unit, 560hp DD15 engine with recent engine work, Manual 18 speed Roadranger, Meritor RT46-160 axles, big 101” cab, tidy late model unit.

USED

Isuzu 8x4 Livestock Truck and Trailer: - 1 complete unit & 1 truck only to choose from 2007 & 2008 both 530hp with AMT automated gearbox, both units have had engine and transmission recalls, very tidy condition 24 foot 2/4 deck Delta crates truck bodies and 29 foot trailers.

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KENWORTH AERODYNE 2006 8X4 TRACTOR 580HP 18-MANUAL $109,000 + GST

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MERCEDES BENZ 1843LS 2012 4X2 TRACTOR UNIT 430HP AUTO $75,000 + GST

#3986

FREIGHTLINER ARGOSY 2012 500HP DETROIT 18-MANUAL 46/160’S 445,000 KMS $99,000 + GST

#4045

MTE 2010 2 ROWS 8 WIDENING LOAD DIVIDER $75,000 + GST

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KENWORTH 2006 K104 8X4 16 PALLET CURTAIN 580HP 18-AUTO $59,500 + GST

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MERCEDES BENZ 2646 2010 6X4 TRACTOR 460HP & AUTO

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KENWORTH W924 1985 – 6X4 TRACTOR 3406B FREIGHTLINER ARGOSY 2006 460HP CAT 18-SPEED AIR SUSPENSION TWIN 8X4 TRACTOR 90” CAB 550HP C15 CAT 18-MANUAL STACKS/AIR CLEANERS $48,500 + GST 46/160’s $58,000 + GST

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MAXICUBE 2007 5-AXLE B-TRAIN REEFER $95,000 + GST

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ISUZU CYZ 2007 8X4 REEFER 460HP AUTO LOW KMS

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SCANIA 2007 R500 8X4 LOGDECK CTI SCALES WITH 4-AXLE TRAILER $89,000 + GST

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NISSAN PK220 MITSI FM220 2004 4X2 NEW CURTAINS ZEPRO TAIL 1993 6X2 7.8M TIPPING DECK WITH $37,000 + GST TWIST LOCKS $23,000 + GST LIFT

ISUZU – 2003 390HP 18 MANUAL WITH NEW 15,000 LITRE TANK FITTED $69,000 + GST

#4046

MACK MH ULTRALINER 1992 400HP 18-SPEED 8X4 FLAT DECK $37,000 + GST

JACKSON – 2007 5-axle B-train Mezz floors 19.5” Alloys Disc brakes Auto grease $57,000

MAXI CUBE – 6-axle 32 pallet reefer $198,500 + GST

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#178-195

INTERNATIONAL 9800 2007 – 6x4 Tractor 525HP Cummins 18-auto $49,500 + GST

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Website: www.TRUCKS.co.nz Retail $560+GST Stainless Steel ALLOY/STAINLESS STEEL$448 OEM AIR INTAKES TOOLBOXES Pricing

Rain Caps

Steel LIGHT BAR (Rear) Length 2400mm x Height 230mm x Depth 80mm Stainless 5” = $39.95 +GST 6” = $49.95 +GST 7” = $59.95 +GST Stainless (Polished) 2.5mm Aluminium Alloy (Machine) 5.0mm Aluminium 8” = $69.95 +GST

BASIC $925 + GST

No Lights $1095 + GST

COMPLETE $1345 + GST

BASIC $595 + GST

No Lights $745 + GST

COMPLETE $995 + GST

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Removable Inserts c/w LED 10-30v LIGHTS Fully Polished Bar

No Inserts No Lights Bar Only

Fixed Inserts No Lights or Flanges

Fixed InsertsSteel c/w Stainless 5” D-Clamp LED 10-30v $12.50 +GST 6” LIGHTS D-Clamp $17.50 +GST

Stainless Steel 5” Lap Clamp Straight Cut $14.95 +GST No Curve 6” Lap Clamp Outlet EUROPEAN STYLE $19.95 +GST with with Integrated Integrated 3-Point 3-Point Belt Belt

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Premium Premium $1295 $1295 +GST +GST

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Currently Currently Available Available •• Red Red

Enquire as to options

T915 T915 $995 $995 +GST +GST

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3-Point 3-Point $1695 $1695 +GST +GST

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Heritage (Parallel Bush) 52.5” / 3-Leaf Retail Price $1147.05+GST 62.5” / 3-Leaf Retail Price $1147.05+GST 62.5” / 4-Leaf Retail Price $1470.55+GST

Alloy Toolbox with 1.5mm Stainless Steel Door.

Pin,3mm Bushes, Shackles and Hangers also in stock

STAINLESS TEXAS FRONT FROM BUMPERS COMMODORE

$1610.75 18” = SERIES $1275 + GST 20” = $1375 + GST +GST Rolled •End End Hi Back with patented Boxed Retail $1895 +GST All made ‘Backcycler’ from 3.5mm / 10 Gauge Stainless Steel (304 • Air Suspension 5” Travel Grade). Bumpers supplied with NO cutouts. Tow Pin and Air Lumbar (3 Ind. can bags) be cut at extra cost.

Driving•light cutouts

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LIPE CLUTCH so great that it was bought out by Eaton.

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Freephone 0508 TRUCKS $998.75 0508 878 257

CHROME FRONT BUMPERS

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Fleet

Sale Price $975+GST Sale Price $975+GST Sale Price $1250+GST

Constellation (Threaded Bush) 52.5” / 3-Leaf Retail Price $1264.70+GST Sale Price $1075+GST Dual Door Toolboxes +GST Sale Price $1075+GST 62.5” / 3-Leaf Price $1264.70 1000 x 500 xRetail 500mm = $ 995 + GST +GST Sale Price $1335+GST 62.5” / 4-Leaf Price $1570.60 1200 x 600 xRetail 600mm = $1095 + GST

• Hi Back • Air Suspension 6” Travel • Air Lumbar • Modura Cloth • Chugger Snubber Isolator

Low Low Base Base $995 $995 $892.50 +GST +GST

The rights were recently purchased back from Eaton.

Retail $1,325+GST

Single Door Toolboxes 500 x 500 x 500mm = $695 + GST 800 x 500 x 500mm = $795 + GST 3mm Alloy Toolbox with 1.5mm Stainless Steel Door.

SERIES

• Hi Back • Air Suspension 6” Travel • Fixed Lumbar • Forever Cloth or Vinyl

Currently Currently Available Available •• Black Black •• Grey Grey

+GST

Saddle Door Toolboxes (W x D x H) 300 x 700 x 635 = $555 + GST 6” &x 7” 450 700 x 635 = $635 + GST Necks 600 x 700 x 635 = $715 + GST Gauge 1.5mm Available 750 x 700 x 635 = $795 + GST Heavy Stainless Steel 900 x 700 x 635 = $875 + GST 3mm Alloy Toolbox with access steps Chequer PlateWESTERN STAR Door and top FRONT SPRINGS step.

CAPTAIN

SERIES

$199.90 +GST

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Charcoal Charcoal Fabric Fabric

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• Material brass trumpets with S/S bracket the short video • Size: 18” long, 13½” wide, 13¾ high www.PITTSBURGHPOWER.com • Requires 5/16” I.D. hoses (recommended 3/8”) • Operating range from 70psi to 140psi • 140 decibels (plus)

19011167 12V/135AMP 34SI $695+GST $199 +GST +GST 1117909 12V/130AMP21 SI $595+GST

$395 +GST

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10”/250mm 10”/250mm

Aluminised Aluminised Steel Steel

Standard Standard

Aftermarket Aftermarket

$139.95 $139.95

$118.95 $118.95

9”/225mm 9”/225mm

44”/1120mm 44”/1120mm

5”/5” 5”/5”

Aluminised Aluminised Steel Steel

Standard Standard

Aftermarket Aftermarket

$149.95 $149.95

$127.45 $127.45

10”/250mm 10”/250mm

44”/1120mm 44”/1120mm

5”/5” 5”/5”

Stainless Stainless (unpolished) (unpolished)

Standard Standard

Aftermarket Aftermarket

$235.00 $235.00

$199.75 $199.75

Stainless Stainless (polished) (polished)

Standard Standard

Aftermarket Aftermarket

$350.00 $350.00

$297.50 $297.50

8”/200mm $39.9540”/1015mm

5”/5”

Stainless Stainless (polished) (polished)

Standard Standard

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$299.95 $299.95

$254.95 $254.95

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5”/5” 5”/5”

Aluminised Aluminised Steel Steel

High High Performance Performance Walker Walker

$399.95 $399.95

$339.95 $339.95

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5”/5” 5”/5”

Aluminised Aluminised Steel Steel

High High Performance Performance Nelson Nelson

$445.00 $445.00

$378.25 $378.25

3169 12A

12’’/300mm

18’’/450mm

6’’/150mm

44”/1120mm 44”/1120mm

*Pictured: *Pictured: 8” 8” Stainless Stainless Steel Steel muffler, muffler, with with aa 7” 7” dia/36” dia/36” long long Rabbits Rabbits Ear Ear Stack Stack

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18” LEATHER COVERS

$36.50 $36.50 +GST +GST

Stitching/ Stitching/ black black rubber rubber liner liner

$49.95 $49.95 +GST +GST

stitching/ stitching/ white white rubber rubber liner liner

MUFFLER SHIELDS

$39.95 44”/1120mm 44”/1120mm 5”/5” +GST 5”/5”

Chrome Gear Shift 10”/250mm 10”/250mm 44”/1120mm 44”/1120mm 5”/5” $29.955”/5” Extensions +GST 5”/5” 8”/200mm 40”/1015mm $49.95 +GST

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KOM-R201309 $225+GST

• Size: 11½” x 6½” x 6 3/8 Limited Stock • Requires 5/16” I.D. hoses $117.20 +GST +GST • Operating range from 70psi to 120psi Eaton Clutches • 120 decibelshave their springs on an angle, which HORTON FAN CLUTCH KITS push on the inner diameter of the pressure plate whereas 994305 Super Kit 9’’ HT/S Adv $745+GST Electric FARM’ - Electric the Lipe has its springs ‘ANIMAL vertical to the pressure plate and Horn994307 Super 7.5’’ S-Adv $99.50 $745+GST 12 Volt.

This electronic horn has a total of 35 different sounds.

Whistle 12 Volt.

This electronic horn has a total of 35 different sounds. +GST the springs push on the99 animals, outer diameter of the pressure 994985 Drivemaster Super Kit $845+GST 12 12 Volt Volt animals, 15 15 tunes, tunes, 10 10 siren/alarm, siren/alarm, plus plus aa powerful powerful P.A. P.A. system. system.

Electronic Electronic plate. The vertical springs allow for more clamping force 99 Animal sounds: Hen, Horse, Rooster, Animal sounds: Hen, Bull, Bull, Horse, Sheep, Sheep, Rooster, Frog, Frog, Dog, Dog, Duck Duck and and Cat. Cat. horn. horn.

Siren/Alarm 10the Siren/Alarm sounds: Brake, Brake, Auto, Auto, Fire Fire Engine, Engine, Ambulance, Ambulance, Police, Police, Machine Machine than the angle springs of10 Eaton.sounds: $22.50 Train or Gun, Gun, Standard, Standard, Code, Code, Slot Slot Machine, Machine, and and Ray Ray Gun. Gun. +GST Wolf

Gear Shift Boot Covers 17’’/430mm, Black or Light Wood available Barrel Barrel Barrel Dia. Dia. Barrel Length Length

Retail $465+GST +GST

1370mm Tall Polished Stainless Steel Available with Plain, Horizontal Slots, Round Holes

$290STOCK NEW +GST

$49.95 $49.95 +GST +GST

$395+GST $195+GST $265+GST $195+GST $245+GST $195+ GST 11 Piece Piece $325+ black black GST leather/ leather/ $295+ black black GST stitching/ stitching/ white white rubber rubber liner liner

Dual Trumpet

12 Volt 18’’ Long, 8½’’ Wide, 5’’ High No Air required

$199 +GST

$135.00 +GST

10” Muffler Shield Brackets $34.95 + GST each

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- 6” Round........................ = $17.80 + GST - 7” Round........................ = $19.50 + GST - 8” Round........................ = $21.20 + GST - 8” Round, Offset............. = $23.75 + GST - 8” Round, Heated........... = $28.00 + GST - 8” Round, Heated w.LED = $49.95 + GST - 6”x4.5” Rectangular........ = $33.95 + GST

Muffler 10’’ dia (5’’in/5’’out, 1300mm OAL) S/S Polished $350.00 Muffler 10’’ dia (5’’in/5’’out, 1300mm OAL) S/S Non Polished $235.00 Muffler 10’’ dia (5’’in/5’’out, 1300mm OAL) Aluminised $139.95

West Coast Style - Stainless 16” Long x 7” Wide

- Curved back (No Light/No Heater)........... = $ 59.45 + GST - Trapeze back (No Light/No Heater).......... = $ 59.45 + GST - Trapeze back (No Light/w.Heater)............ = $ 69.50 + GST - Trapeze back (Light/w.Heater).................. = $ 89.95 + GST - Trapeze back (LED Light/w.Heater)........... = $118.95 + GST - Trapeze back (LED/Heat/Convex Insert)... = $127.45 + GST - Trapeze back (LED Chrome Light/Heated) = $139.95 + GST - Bracket Arm Kit (5 Piece).......................... = $ 99.50 + GST

HANGERS & LIGHTBARS Chrome Mudguard Pole w/reflector

$239.50 + GST pair

$195 + GST pair

Muffler 6’’ dia (5’’ in/5’’out, 500mm OAL) S/S Non Polished $140.00 Muffler 7’’ dia (5’’in/5’’ out, 660mm OAL) S/S Non Polished $155.00 Muffler 7’’ dia (5’’in/5’’out, 760mm OAL) S/S Non Polished $170.00 Muffler 7’’ dia (5’’in/5’’out, 760mm OAL) S/S Polished $249.00 Muffler 8’’ dia (5’’in/5’’out, 760mm OAL) S/S Non Polished $185.00

UNIVERSAL JOINTS

$29.25 + GST each

Stainless Steel

Aftermarket product 1710 Series 1810 Series

Stainless Steel

Chrome

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$395 + GST pair

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Convex Spotters

West Coast & Convex Spotters

$225 + GST pair

WICKED POLISH

Retail $44.00 Retail $72.00

less 25% less 25%

$33 + GST $54 + GST

Replacement Cartridges & Repair Kits also available

$995/795 + GST

ARRESTOR 9’’ DIA (5’’in/5’’out, 525mm OAL )

$795 + GST

$135.00

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ARRESTOR 9’’ DIA (5’’in/5’’out, 525mm OAL )

AIR DRYERS

$795 + GST

SPARK ARRESTOR ARRESTOR SPART

$135.00

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Stainless Steel

$290 + GST

Wabco Sys Saver 1200

Bendix AD-IP & AD9

CR/SKF Turbo 2000

FLEXI FLEXI COUPLER COUPLER (5’’in/5’’out, (5’’in/5’’out, 500mm 500mm OAL) OAL) FLEXI FLEXI S/STEEL S/STEEL (5’’ (5’’ ID ID xx 33 Mtrs Mtrs Long) Long)

HEIGHT CONTROL VALVES

EG26628

Plain, Horizontal Slots, and Round Holes

10” Muffler Shield Brackets $34.95 + GST each

Haldex Style

900-54-007 (Lever Arm) = $140.25 + GST 905-54-241 (Immediate Response IR) = $140.25 + GST 905-54-271 (IR w/dump) = $165.75 + GST

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$105.00 $105.00 $337.40 $337.40

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emergenCY fitting kit

$59

Part no. FTR9099 this 13-piece kit is ideal for keeping in the cab.

master fitting kit

$399

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1995 NISSAN CONDOR

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1990 NISSAN CG520

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Kenworth K104.

Cat C12, RTLO 18918B, Chalmers suspension, RT46 160 with x locks 4.3 ratio, CTI, SI Lodec and bolsters. Good Cab.

Hardwood Wharf Piles.

7m - 12.5m. plus 56 ton of assorted Hardwood Beams.

2005 DAF CF85.

8x4. ZF 16 speed manual box, hub reduction diffs. Non accident damaged.

Dismantling.

2000 Kenworth T450B. Cat 3306 Truck is complete and running but has sustained damage to the back of the cab due to ram failure.

Freightliner Argosy.

Detroit Series 60 14 ltr, RTLO 18918B, RT 46 160 with cross locks 4.1 ratio.

Freightliner FLD 112.

Cat 3406C with retarder, 18 speed, RT40-145 with x lock, 3.9 ratio.

Kenworth T800B. 18 speed, Detroit series 60, RT46 160 Meritors.

2001 Foden 510.

Cat C12 2KS. 450hp, RTLO 18718, RT46-160 4.3 ratio, rubber block suspension, Patchell logging gear with SI Lodec scales. Dismantling.

CH Mack.

Cab in good condition.

2005 Iveco Powerstar 6700. Kenworth T450B. Cursor 13 engine, ZF ASTronic Cat 3176, SP40’s, Alloy bath 16 speed trans, RT 40-145 diffs. tub 4.25m BFOB hoist.

2002 CH Mack.

1995 Louisville LTS 9000.

ETEC 470, RTLO 18918 rebuilt Series 60 425hp, 15 speed, 18 months ago, RT40 145 with sliding fifth wheel. cross lock 4.3 ratio.

2000 ERF EC14.

Cummins N14, RTLO 18718 Roadranger, RT46 160 diffs on rubber block.

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SP10709174AV

SPICER Non Easy Pedal Value Clutch.

1650ft Lbs +GST

$785

STEMCO HUBO’S FIVE YEAR/500,000KM WARRANTY

NATIONAL SEATS HI & LOW BASE

$880

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UNIVERSAL SEAT HEATER KITS DUAL ZONE, 12 VOLT, 22” X 11”

EATON 6109, 8209, 8309

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Rear Suspension & Trunnion, 400 Litre Ali Fuel Tank (Round), FOB Tipper Body & Hoist Assy, JALFVZ23M47000309.

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Conversion kit available to Replace ZF 9S109), Rockwell 15inch Diffs 41/10 4.1:1, 10 stud t/less rims & 11R 22.5 Tyres, 6 Rod Rear Suspension, Spring packs. Ref M689

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Ref M690 TRANSMISSIONS – C & E SeriesRef no NG TLI MJX16P ANAMT late Giga......................Ref J 597/J 611 M Eaton IS Fuller R/R ............................................. Several D LE-5B - An ‘Oldie’ .................................... Ref H 553 TRANSMISSIONS – F Series Ref no Aisen Seiki Auto OEM. Suit 6HH1 .............. Ref J 613 AT 545 Auto Package................................. Ref A 293 MAL-6V Near new ...................................... Ref K 630 MLD-7R & Q................................................... Several MLD-6A, D, & R ............................................. Several MBJ-6U & T ............................. Good range available MLD-6Q ...... ................................................. Several MBG-6U & T.................................................. Several ISUZU 4JJ1 Engine, MYY-6S 6 MBJ-5J NPR85 c/w PTO2009, on top................................

Several Speed Manual Trans, 188kms, Cab Parts,Several SRS, BD & BG-5 .....................................................

3 ABS, 195/85 16 Tyres & 6 5 Stud Rims,Ref 20m BB5-Q........................................................

A 287

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Trunnion Assy, Cab Assy, Radiator, G 1000 x 20 Tyres, LIN200 Litre F/Tanks.

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ISUZU NKR82, 2005, Cab complete, 4HV1 (CNG) engine & Tanks x 2, MYY-5A

Deck & HIAB Package, 5100m Trans (23000km’s), G73 5.57;x1 Diff head, 2350m, Rear Mounted HIAB650, 16 inch T/less x 5 stud.

Ref K 625 Extendable Legs, Toolboxes x 2.

Cert Rails etc. $8,000+ GST. Ref N718

• TRANSMISSIONS • TRANSMISSIONS •

Box Body.

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TRANS – C, E & F Series Ref no FO MJX16P AMT late Giga........................Ref J597/J611 ROADRANGER - EATON FULLER RTLO16918 ...................................... Ref K645/L663 RTLO14713-A ........................................... Ref M694 RT/RTO/RTX - 1300 & 1400 Series .......Good Range MJD-7S (Y2Y) - Serviced ............................ Ref L666 MAF-6L ...................................................... Ref L661 MAL-6S & V Near new..............Ref M685/K618/K642 MLD-7R & Q................................................... Several MLD6-A, D, Q, R & W .................................... Several MBJ-6U & T ............................. Good range available Aisen Seiki 4J 0021 Auto - P/n 1340004520 ..... K618 MBG5G & MBG-6U & T......... ........................ Several MBJ-5J c/w PTO on top................................. Several BD &caps BG-5 .....................................................

Fuel – Good range of new or Several BB5-Q .........................................................

Ref A287 Used fuel caps – all models and sizes

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Ref M685 NG TRANSMISSIONS – N Series ......

Ref no TLI MZX-6P AN OEM P/no 8981155610 ............... Ref J 590 M IS MZZ 5 & 6 ...................................................... Several

D MYY-6S AMT 120kms .................................Ref F 491

MYY-5S AMT 177kms ................................ Ref K 633 MXA-6R ......................................................... Several MYY-5 A & T................................................... Several N Smoother 5 speed ..... .............................Ref F 510 MBP-6P ......................................................... Several MBL-6P 155kms .........................................Ref J 598 MXA-5R & suit 4 x 4 ...................................................

MSA-5P & G................................................... Several MSA-5G c/w Factory PTO on top Ref H 565 MSB-5S & H .................................................. Several ISUZU CYM81 2000, Nice Cab Assy, 10PE1-3 MSC-5S ......................................................... Several Engine, MAL-6S Transmission, 6 Rod Suspension Jatco & Aisen Seiki AutosOEM ...............................

Several with Lazy Axle, TOPY 22.5 x 8 Stud Alloys, exchange 18.5 All checked &/or road tested with warranty, basis

inch 38/7, 5.42:1 Diff, Fluid Braking.

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TRANSMISSIONS – N Series Ref no FO MZX-6P OEM P/no 8981155610 ................ Ref J590 MZZ 5 & 6 ...................................................... Several MYY-6S AMT 120kms ..................................Ref F491 MYY-5S AMT 177kms ................................. Ref K633 MXA-5 & MXA-6 ............................................ Several MYY-5 A & T ................................................... Several MBL-6P 155kms ..........................................Ref J598 MXA-5R & suit 4 x 4 ...................................................

MSA-5P & G................................................... Several MSA-5G c/w Factory on top H565 truck, ISUZU NKR81PTO 2003 Mechanics Ref Service MSB-5S & Hjust ..................................................

Several engine been fully rebuilt. Very Nice Truck 4HL1 MSC-5S .........................................................

Several 4.8 Litre, Smoother 5 speed Trans, T/less Tyres, JatcoCert & Aisen Seiki Autos Several Towbar, GVM...............................

5915kgs.

All checked &/or road tested with warranty, exchange basis

New COF.

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Ref N712 NG Series E ENGINES - C/EL& Ref no Ref M700 ENGINES – NLSeries Ref no A T I S...........................Ref 6WG1TC 530HP,AN400kms J 611 4HL1 Electronic/Common Rail...... Ref H 558 & H 607 RS M O 6WG1TC 450hp. engine......................Ref J 584 F 4HK1..................................................................Parts DIS Nice 6WF1TC S/Block 290kms .......................... Ref C 380 4HJ1-A (Common Rail)......................... E 469 & Parts 6WF1TC 400hp 250kms ........................... Ref K 621 4JJ1-TC 116kms 2008................... Ref F 491 & Parts 6WA1TC -380HP, 642kms ........................ Ref K 645 4HF1 Black 110kms................................... Ref K 624 6UZ1TC C/Shaft & Cyl Head (checked) ‌‌Ref K 639 4HF1 In Line Inj/Pump. Just been rebuilt.......Call Now 6UZ1TC............................................. Parts Ref K 639 4HF1 In Line Inj/Pump, 110kms ................. Ref K 619 6RB1TC 370hp .......................................... Ref H 577 4HV1 CNG ................................................ Ref K 635 ENGINES – F Series Ref no 4JG2, 102kms............................................ Ref K 629 6SD1TC – Non Elec, Just rebuilt....................... K 617 4JA1........................................................... Ref E 482 6HK1 275hp Brand New .......................... Ref G 520 4BE1 ............................................ Ref J 606 & K 620 6HH1 24 valve 300kms .............................. Ref K 631 ISUZU NPR72 2004, 114000kms, 6 spd 4BB1 ........................................................

Refmanual D 421- suit 6HH1 - 12ISUZU valve .............................................

Several Tipper, Transporter or Horse/Pony, 6800kg, NPR81, 2003, 4HL1 Engine (parts), All Engines soldFlatdeck, on exchange basis, with alternators &GVM warranty 6HL1 - short or longManual Eng, 168kms..............

Ref EWide 484 cab, GCM 8800kg, Rego & COF till Aug 17, RUC 4000kms, MYY-6P Trans, Nice NPR Crankshafts, Blocks, Heads – Selection 6HE1 -............................................................ Several 4600mm of chassis, Cert Towbar 2500kg, Full Options, SRS/ABS, Walk In Box Body 4.600 x 2.200, of Serviced units available ex Shelf 6BB1 ........................................................

Ref H 574 very nice low km Tidy truck, $15,000 Inc GST. Ref N712 205/85R 16 rims/Tyres.

Ref M700 C/E SERIES ENGINES – NShell Series Ref no 2000+ Brand New semi trimmed ..Ref Giga Cab F 4HK1-TCS SERIES & TCN .......................Ref L665/L675/L680 FVD/FVR34 Gen 6 ‌.2012+ ‌. 4 Units,.... RefRefK M690 640 4JJ1-TC 200kms ..........................................

FSS34 Gen 6‌. 2012+ - 4 units ................ RefRef K 640 4BD1T ...........................................................

L653 FSR34 Gen 6 2013........................................

Several 4BC2-122kms ......................................Ref K644/L674 FRR90 6 2013.

Suit Just 4HK1...................

RefCall D 430 4HF1Gen In Line Inj/Pump. been rebuilt ........

Now FRR32/33‌..

1997/99- 22 units wiperwith .......Ref K 635& K635 4HV1-CNG Engines kits Ref L660/L662 N 4JA1 SERIES - nice ..................................................... Ref E482 NRR32/33/35 2004.................................... Ref K 641 4BB1/4BC1 ........................................ Ref D421/K646 NPR75 Gen 6 2014 ................................... Ref K 628 All Engines sold on exchange basis, NLR85 Gen 6 .............................................Ref G 523 with alternators & warranty NKR66/82‌ 2005 Gen 5 .............. Ref J 604 & K 635 Crankshafts, Blocks, Heads – Selection NPR66 1996+ ................................................

Several of Serviced available NHR69 1994, 12 volt, units Nice & Tidy ..............ex RefShelf K 629

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ISUZU FVZ13 1996, 6SA1T Engine 279kms,

• ENGINES • ENGINES • ENGINES • ENGINES • SERVICED UNITS

ISUZU CYJ530hp 2008, 6WG1TC Engine 400kms, MJX16P Trans(OEM upgraded), Complete rear end on ISUZU Airbags, 16.5inch diffs, Alcoa Alloys, Retarder, Electrics.

Dismantling 2 Units Ref J 611, J 597

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Rockwell 15inch Diffs 3.9:1, 6 Rod Rear Suspension & Trunnion, 200 Litre BriskenNSteel G Fuel Tank (Square), Vertical Exhaust, Ref K 644 Ref K637 ISUZU NPR82 2010, NG 4HV1 CNG/LPG Engine, MYY6S TLI16 inch Tubeless rims/tyres. Ref N714 ISRI6860NDrivers Ref M706 Trans, 4.55:1NDiff, TLI Seat, JALFVZ23M37000142.

RT7608LL Trans, 4.33:1 16.5 inch Diffs, Nice Cab Assy, 11R 22.5 tyres, 10 stud rims.

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ENGINES - C/E & S Series Ref no 6WG1TC 530HP, 400kms .............................. Ref J611 6WG1TC-R (75L) 400hp Comm Rail 220kms ..RefN715 6WF1TCC Common Rail (1B8)....200kms.......Ref M707 6WF1TC mod kms ......................................... Ref L663 Engine Blocks & Crankshafts – 6UZ1TC C/Shaft & Cyl Head (checked)...........Ref K639 check6RB1 & measured – many models Ref L661 Nat c/w Rear PTO ................................

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Cylinder Heads, Turbos, Injector Several 6SA1T ............................................................. Several Pumps,12PE1 Alternators & Starters, Water Ref L666 (64L) ..................................................

ENGINES – F Series Pumps.

Gearboxes – Diffs, Susp & Ref no 6SD1TCN (31L) Common Rail 2 units low kms M706 & M710 Steering Parts, All units.............................. checked, Ref G520 6HK1 275hp Brand New 6HK1TCS (80L) ........................................... measured, tested & reconditioned asRef M686 6HK1TCC (81L) ........................................... Ref M691 required and -available ex Stock.

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ISUZU CYJ530hp 2008, 6WG1TC Engine 400kms, MJX16P Trans(OEM upgraded), ISUZU CXZ50 380HP, 2000, 6WA1TC 380hp ISUZU NRR35, 2004, 6HL1 Engine 211kms, Complete rear end on ISUZU Airbags, ISUZU NPS75 2006, 4X4, 4HK1 5.2 Eng, 103ks, 640kms, RTLO 16918, 6 Rod Susp, Cab has minor Nice Cab Assy, MZZ-6C Trans, W1B 5.43:1 16.5inch diffs, Alcoa Alloys, Retarder, Electrics.

MYY-5T Trans and T/Case, 6CP Diff, HIAB 026-T RHS damage, Radiator, Retarder, 5.125 Diffs, Diff, 17.5 rims/tyres, ABS/SRS, Dismantling 2 Units Ref J 611, J 597 (Elec/Hyd), Bullbars, Cab Parts Ref K 643 11R 22.5 Tyres, 50mm Ringfeder, Ref K 645 100 litre fuel tank Ref K 641 ISUZU CXH Gigamax 2004 6WG1T - 460HP engine, 153kms, RTL016918 - 18 speed, R/ranger, Alcoa Alloys MBJ-5J TRANSMISSION, c/w Live Drive, PTO - suit ISUZU 6SD1TC Engine 270hp, Non Electronic, ISUZU 6HK1TC EngineGBrand New 275hp, Ref K 644 x 12,Fire/Jetters/Suction, Diffs, Retarder damaged Ref K648but all K 647 K637 ISUZU TANKS – Cab NGFUEL package, NG NG Fully Rebuilt, BeenRef Run Up, Suit FVR, FVZ, Import truck.

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ISUZU FVZ13 1996, 6SA1TC (28L) with Live Drive PTO, RT7608LL Trans, Nice Cab Assy, 6 x 4 – Eaton 16.5, 4.33:1 Diffs, 6 Rod Susp, 6300kg F/axle, Good 11R 22.5 tyres, Mixer Hydraulics, Ref K 648

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TRANSMISSIONS – C & E SeriesRef no TRANSMISSIONS – N Series ...... Ref no ENGINES - C/E & S Series Ref no ENGINES – N Series Ref no MZX-6P OEM P/no 8981155610 ............... Ref J 590 MJX16P AMT late Giga......................Ref J 597/J 611 6WG1TC 530HP, 400kms ...........................Ref J 611 4HL1 Electronic/Common Rail...... Ref H 558 & H 607 MZZ 5 & 6 ...................................................... Several Eaton Fuller R/R ............................................. Several 6WG1TC 450hp. Nice engine......................Ref J 584 4HK1..................................................................Parts MYY-6S AMT 120kms .................................Ref F 491 LE-5B - An ‘Oldie’ .................................... Ref H 553 6WF1TC S/Block 290kms .......................... Ref C 380 4HJ1-A (Common Rail)......................... E 469 & Parts MYY-5S AMT 177kms ................................ Ref K 633 TRANSMISSIONS – F Series Ref no 6WF1TC 400hp 250kms ........................... Ref K 621 4JJ1-TC 116kms 2008................... Ref F 491 & Parts MXA-6R ......................................................... Several 6WA1TC -380HP, 642kms ........................ Ref K 645 Aisen Seiki Auto OEM. Suit 6HH1 .............. Ref J 613 4HF1 Black 110kms................................... Ref K 624 MYY-5 A & T................................................... Several 6UZ1TC C/Shaft & Cyl Head (checked) ‌‌Ref K 639 ISUZU – IfNow you have a Damaged ISUZU Mirror head AT 545 Auto Package.................................

Ref A 293 4HF1 In Line Inj/Pump. Just been MIRRORS rebuilt.......Call N Smoother 5 speed ..... .............................Ref F 510 6UZ1TC............................................. Parts Ref K 639 (Wiper,.................

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Ref K 630 4HF1 In Line Inj/Pump, 110kms K 619 Options) MAL-6V MBP-6P ISUZU CYZ/CXZ SERIES 2006+ PARABOLIC REAR ALCOA Alloy 22.5 10......................................................... studs rims - p/n 886523 –Several ISRI AIR RIDE SEATS Suit C/E/F Series – rebuilt 6RB1TC 370hp .......................................... Ref H 577 can send it to usRef andK we it. Why &pay $400 - $600 4HV1 CNG ................................................

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Several MBL-6P 155kms .........................................Ref J 598 ENGINES – F Series Ref no SPRINGS, by aISRI Very Nice for newService head. Whether needs a MLD-6A, newSeatbelts, lensD,- &Frame Body 4JG2, 102kms............................................

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6SD1TC – Non Elec, Just rebuilt.......................

K 617 5 leaf brand New Ref 8981022110 Condition, Enquire now 0800-2ISUZU wiper arm - rotate - heat pad MBJ-6U - bracket cover.

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Good range available MSA-5P & G................................................... Several 6HK1 275hp Brand New .......................... Ref G 520 Also stocking good 22 inch Mirror arms, Struts, 4BE1 ............................................

Ref J a606 & K range 620 of 19 & MLD-6Q ...... .................................................

Several Factory Ref H 565 ISUZU HandbrakeMSA-5G Repairc/w Kits – PTO on top 6HH1 24 valve 300kms .............................. Ref K 631 Stays, Mounts, Covers for Generation 6 models – NNR, NPR, 4BB1 ........................................................

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Gearboxes – Diffs, Susp & Extensive Range of Near new (Take off) Bumpers ISUZU FTS BULLBAR ISUZU OEM Air Ride Seat Base2003 – Mechanics Service truck, ISUZU FXZ/FVD/FVR Gen 6 –2008 + Doors - We have Ref K 6282008+ ISUZU NKR81 Steering Parts, All units checked, 2008 - 2016. Suit Fleet Operators, ContractorsNPR75 & Gen 6 2014 ...................................

SERVICED UNITS Available Is your seat baseVery slack & Truck 4HL1 Brand2008+ new c/w Mounting More Gen 6GNLR/NPR/FSR/FVD Doors here than NLR85 Gen 6 .............................................Ref 523 Block, Towpin, Decals, engine just– been fully rebuilt.

Nice Collision Repairers – only a few scratches – NPR, FRR, measured, tested & reconditioned as Floppy??

Found Control you buy pins &5 bushes?

Electronic E.C.U. - Selection of Engine, Bolting you canKit. throw a Panel ISUZU BUMPERS - FRR & FSR 2008 NKR66/82‌ 2005 Gen 5 ..............

Ref J 604 & K 635Hammer at!!!!! Best pricing – 4.8can’t Litre,Units Smoother speed Trans, T/less Tyres, FSR, FTR, FVZ, FVR, FYH. Pricing better than paying required and available ex Stock.

We have Exchange Serviced units available ex Stock.

Transmission, Cab & Airbag Suspension, EBS, Zexel, also Glass, Trim, Guards, Mounts, Grills, Lids,of new or –20 14, Near new, Irons available Fuel caps – Good range 1996+ ................................................

Several Bumpers, Cert Towbar, GVM 5915kgs. your Insurance Excess! Irons, Mounts etc also NPR66 available.

Suits all C, E & F Series NZ New 1995 2007.

JKC, Wabco, Knorr-Bremse $2,250 + GST Ashtrays, Door – Very Used fuel Near caps new – all models and sizes NHR69 1994, 12 volt,Lights, Nice & Tidy .............. Ref K 629Switches New COF. Ref RNW14

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WWW.GOCLEAR.CO.NZ 2002 MERCEDES ACTROS 2653L/48.

C15 engine.

Gearbox 18918.

Diffs 46-160.

2011 IVECO STRALIS. 500 Ad Blue Engine.

MD15 DTS359, 3.40 ratio.

2008 FREIGHTLINER COLUMBIA.

G240-16 NP1 Gearbox.

Merc Engine.

Gearbox 16918AS3.

Diffs 40/145.

2012 ISUZU GIGA CYH460LS.

2012 FREIGHTLINER FRL ARGOSY.

Gearbox RTLO18918 (Y4W).

Engine DD15.

Gearbox RTLO 20918AS3.

Diffs 46/160, 4.1 ratio.

2013 SCANIA R480.

Engine DC12 17/480hp.

Gearbox GRS0905R. Diffs RB735, ratio .96.

DC16, 620hp engine.

Diffs RB662, ratio 3.42.

2013 SCANIA R500.

2009 ISUZU GIGA.

2013 SCANIA R620.

Engine DC1606.

Gearbox GRS090SR. Diffs RB735, ratio 4.05.

CYJ460.

Diff 16.5, ratio 4.1.

Engine DC16.

Gearbox GRS0905R. Diffs R662, 3.42 ratio.

2000 FODEN A3-8R.

2001 KENWORTH K104.

2006 FREIGHTLINER CENTURY C120.

Gearbox 18918.

Diffs 46/160, ratio 4.3.

Engine C15.

Gearbox AS3.

Diffs 20/145, ratio 4.1.

2014 SCANIA R560.

Engine DC16.

Gearbox GRS0905R. Diffs R662, 3.42 ratio.

Engine C12 CPD. Gearbox 18918B. Diffs 152.

2009 KENWORTH T408.

Diffs 46/160, ratio 4.3.

2013 SCANIA R620.

2011 SCANIA R560.

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2013 HINO 500.

2011 HINO XZU417R. Also has a very good tail lift.

2008 HINO 300.

Engine N04C TN. Gearbox MYY65.

Hybrid.

2012 MITSI CANTER FEB60E2.

Engine 4P10-7AT4 (Euro5). Gearbox Mitsi MO3856 AMT. Axle DO33H.

2011 ISUZU N SERIES NQR500L. Engine RJS 4HK1. Gearbox MZZ6F 6 spd manual. Diffs 6CP, ratio 4.1.

2007 TOYOTA DYNA. Engine N04C-TH Turbo. Gearbox Aisin Seinki 7G9302 Auto.

2007 TOYOTA DYNA. Engine N04C-TJ. Automatic.

2012 TOYOTA DYNA.

2007 ISUZU ELF NPR85AR. Engine 4JJ1.

2015 ISUZU F SERIES. 6HK1-TCN engine, 240hp. Gearbox MZW-6P 6 spd manual.

2008 MITSI FUSO FE150C1.

Engine 4D34-L62150, 3907cc. Diffs R033T, ratio 4.875.

2007 TOYOTA DYNA. Engine N04C-TJ. Gearbox A860E. Diff B14A.

2013 NISSAN UD MK11250.

GH7 Engine. Gearbox MLS63B 6spd. Diff 4.1 ratio.

2011 HINO 300.

Engine. No4C-TV. Gearbox 6 speed. Hino diffs.

2011 HINO 300A. Engine. N04C-TV. Automatic Gearbox.

2015 UD PK16280.

280hp Motor.

Alison Auto gearbox.

2008 TOYOTA DYNA. Engine N04C-TJ. Gearbox A860E Auto.

CUMMINS ENGINE. 500hp with new Mains & Bearings.

C12 ENGINE. Has had Cat Silver rebuild kit.

C15 BLOCK. Top decked and ready to go.

2013 GRS0905R. Opticruz or Manual.

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6 X 4 TRACTOR UNIT, CURSOR 13 505HP, AUTOSHIFT BOX, 46-160 DIFFS ON AIR, RECENT ENGINE OVERHAUL DAF XF95

2004 ISUZU 8x4 All parts available.

2000 KENWORTH K104, Detroit powered all parts available day cab.

20002003 ERF ECS, IsuzuCummins FTS750 ISM Engine, 4x4 all 6 HKI parts engine. available.

2000 MACK 340 6x4 All parts available.

2008 MITUBISHI FUSO CANTER FE130C1 - Just Arrived.

1993 ISUZU Import 6RB1 Engine, most parts available.

1997 ISUZU FTS650 4x4 Just Arrived.

1997 ERF EC 14 and an EC 11 most parts available.

2003 MERCEDES BENZ 1828 4x4 all parts available.

2000 ISUZU GIGA, all parts available.

2014 SCANIA P480 – 420,000kms, all mechanical parts available, some cab parts available.

1999 FUSO SHOGUN FS430 All parts available.

2001 FREIGHTLINER ARGOSY Cummins ISX engine.

2000 SCANIA 155, 500hp V8, all parts available.

2006 FUSO CANTER DOUBLE CAB, Double Cab, 4M51 Engine, most parts available.

2001 MACK QUANTUM 470, 8x4, most parts available.

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2004 KENWORTH 12.7 DETROIT 60 SERIES REBUILT NEW SLEEVES RINGS BEARINGS HEAD OVERHAULED NEW WATER PUMP, CLUTCH, RADIATOR STRIPPED CHECKED, TURBO OVERHAULED. FULL BRAKE REBUILD, NEW DRUMS, SHOES, S CAM BUSHES. STEERING ENDS REPLACED AND ALIGNMENT DONE. REAR END UPGRADED TO 46 160 – 3.73 RATIO FULL LOCKUP CAN CHANGE RATIO IF NEEDED. OLD SUSPENSION CHANGED TO NEW TORSION BAR TYPE. NEW DRIVE TYRES 275 70R 22.5 RETREADS. CHASSIS PAINTED AND CAB. A TIDY TRUCK - A PROJECT THAT GOT AWAY.

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2000 MITSUBISHI FS 6X4 6024 ENGINE

2000 MITSUBISHI 4X4 CANTER 4M42 ENGINE

2003 Isuzu FTS750 4x4 6 HKI engine.

1997 SEDDON ATKINSON, 410 Cummins, 52153 diffs, all parts available.

FORD LOUISVILLE C-Series Cummins 8.3 litre.

1996 MITSUBISHI FIGHTER.

2005 IVECO POWERSTAR Cursor 10 engine, automatic ZF gearbox.

1989 ISUZU 6BG1TC engine, 6 speed box.

2001 SCANIA 124G 8x4, 400hp, tidy truck, most parts.

2004 WESTERN STAR, all parts available.

1997 ERF EC11

2001 IVECO MP4500, Cummins ISX, 20918 Roadranger, 46-160 diffs.

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...Our IVECO livestock and bulk trucks drive up to 100,000km per year and are very RELIABLE which is vital if you do these kilometres.

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...IVECO is a good fleet truck and RELIABLE - which is important when you run from Christchurch to Nelson or Invercargill and back.

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A lot of companies will talk about reliability. We let our customers do the talking.

For award winning Trucks, Vans, Service and Support - IVECO is a name you can rely on.

Your partner for sustainable transport

www.iveco.co.nz IVE 192

Phone 0800 FOR IVECO (0800 367 48326)

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