Mark Farlow has given his life to the transport industry. Recently retired (at least, semi-retired), his career started in the automotive industry as the youngest Mercedes-Benz sales manager in the world
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Turning a hobby into a business
There are many ways to explore your passion for trucks.
Some love to collect memorabilia or show off their pride and joy, chrome sparkling and paint beaming at one of Australia’s many truck shows.
For
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From a farm girl to driving road trains
In her four decades of experience behind the wheel, 60-year-old Lisa Lloyd has driven trucks of all shapes and sizes, including some of the biggest there is.
While she’s starting to take a step back
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Tipping into the Scania Way
After 34-years as an owner-driver devoted to American trucks, Newcastle’s Phillip Meharg tried a Scania V8 in 2020. He loved it so much he’s just taken delivery of its replacement, a Scania R 770 V8.
In
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Building a business with a Hino fleet
Reliability and consistency are among the top requirements businesses look for in products and services. When James Hussary decided to go out and start a business of his very own, it was these words that
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A study in business ethics with Adelaide Taxi Trucks
Adelaide transport operator Amarjeet Singh, better around town as AJ, initially set off from India in 2007 to continue his university studies overseas. The choice of destination came down to three countries
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Rangeview growing more than plants
This plant transport business has a 25 year history but is very much moving with the times, with a sharp eye on costs and asset utilisation.
Thanks to a reliable fleet of Scania trucks, Rangeview Transport
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Big Pete’s transformation
It has been a while since I have started one of my stories with some form of profound quote, but this truck and this story warrants an inspiring kind of introduction.
For which there was only one quote
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‘Waltzing Matilda’ book immortalises jet powered truck
January 16, 1979, is a date forever etched in the history of truck racing in Australia.
It was on this day the Waltzing Matilda Jet Truck created a new land World Speed Record for a truck over a flying
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Attention to detail
Can you name the truck that fired up your love of the transport industry?
Most of us have one or two trucks that we just drooled over as a kid, trucks that inspired us and led us into this line of work.
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