Peter Shields

Western Star 48X.

X-Series: A Star is Born

The X-Series is the first all-new Western Star range in a generation and the engineers in Portland, Oregon, where the trucks intended for the Australian market are manufactured, started with a clean sheet almost six years ago with the intention to produce a range of trucks which accommodated the four key pillars of durability, safety, driver comfort, and weight reduction.
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Ausway Transport Scania trucks.

Next Generation

The Sooch family became involved in road transport in Northern India as far back as 1962 where Gurdev S. Sooch started a trucking company, prior to emigrating to Australia with his family in the mid-‘70s.
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Pioneering Spirit

DB Schenker traces its foundation back 150 years to 1872 when Gottfried Schenker started Schenker & Co in Vienna, Austria and offered the first consolidated rail shipments from Paris to Vienna.
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Ready, Set, Charge

Following the market launch of the eActros 300 and 400 production models in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks continues to push ahead with the introduction of further battery-electric models with a production prime mover version expected in 2023 to join the rigid models already available including the eEconic refuse vehicle range.
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Family Ties

The catchy name for JATEC Transport is an acronym of the first names of the Barlow family, parents Jane and Troy, and adult children Ethan, Aaron and Caitlin, the latter two now working in the family enterprise.
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Glen 'Cookie' Cook.

Totally Wired

Glen ‘Cookie’ Cook is an electricity safety specialist with Energy Queensland who is on a mission to ensure people in the transport industry are aware of the risks associated with operating in the vicinity of high voltage power lines. 
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Coast Rider

Coastal Transport Services (CTS) was established by Ray Graetz in 1986 to provide general freight services to the burgeoning area located midway between Sydney and Newcastle.
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Mixing it Up

Based on a design created by a frustrated engineer and the inability to access small quantities of concrete out of hours, the Concrete Taxi system was first set up in Perth, Western Australia.
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Staying Ahead

Isuzu has been building trucks since 1920 when the Japanese manufacturer formed a joint venture with the Wolseley car company of the UK to produce passenger vehicles as well as a 1.5 tonne truck.
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