Steve Brooks

Isuzu: From the ground up

In a world of few certainties, Isuzu’s leadership of the Australian truck market is probably as close as it gets to ‘a sure thing’. But now, with the brand notching 30 consecutive years at the top, the street smart executive who moulded much of Isuzu’s performance for half those years has retirement high on the agenda. We look back on Phil Taylor’s stellar career with a brand that makes an art form of staying on top
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Snapped! T410 and T360 break cover

The assembly of DAF trucks on the same production line as Kenworth also marks the start of a $37 million expansion program for Paccar Australia and its highly acclaimed Bayswater manufacturing facility. And if that’s not enough to keep the competition on its toes, we can exclusively reveal first details of Kenworth’s new T410 and T360 models
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Meet the Muscle MAN

It might be six months or so before it’s actually available on the Australian market but a new 640hp MAN flagship with a lofty stand-up cab will almost certainly add momentum – literally and physically – to the German maker’s competitive credentials
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On the road … again!

The rebirth of the International brand with the long-awaited ProStar certainly hasn’t taken the trucking world – or at least, our small slice of it – by storm. Even so, after a B-double run from Melbourne to Sydney, Steve Brooks believes ProStar has the fundamentals to carve far more than just a token presence in a crowded market
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ProStar in profile

In this comprehensive report, Steve Brooks takes a look at the long-winded arrival of International ProStar on the Australian market, talking exclusively with the first ProStar owner in Australia, then steering a B-double up the Hume to find a truck with plenty of positives. But first, here’s a bit of background
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