Peter Shields

Green Zone

The region known as the Green Triangle spans the border area between the states of South Australia and Victoria and provides good road access to Melbourne and Adelaide.
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True West

Western Australia may seem to be the last frontier to people on the eastern side of the continent, but it is also the land of opportunity for innovative transport operators such as Tim Sullivan.
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Mixed Blessings

Since its introduction in Japan in 2017 the UD Quon has helped redefine the expectations of Japanese trucks.
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Hard Eight

Since becoming available in Australia the Mack Anthem has been demonstrating its versatility in a wide variety of situations ranging from linehaul prime movers to rigid vocational applications.
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Silence is Golden

The eCanter is a result of the combined global engineering expertise of its Daimler Group parentage. For the Australian market the Canter trucks with conventional diesel engines are produced in Fuso’s Kawasaki plant in Japan.
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Two for the Road

Sometimes referred to as ‘power shift’ transmissions, the use of a dual clutch format has been utilised across a diverse range of applications ranging from agricultural tractors to F1 racing cars.
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Pocket Rocket

Scania has a strong reputation for building ‘big’ engines including the 16-litre V8 which is currently available in Australia rated up to 730hp, with an even higher rating on the horizon for later in 2021.
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Gravity’s Rainbow

Volvo’s plan for the global launch of its comprehensively enhanced Euro 6 models was an early victim of the restrictions brought about by COVID.
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The Green Mile

Scania’s 13 litre 500hp R and G cab models have been very successful since their Australian launch and the addition of this latest 540hp specification engine offers even more performance combined with impressive fuel economy.
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