The managing director of Riordan Group has been named the Kenworth Legend for 2025 at last week’s Australian Trucking Association conference in Adelaide.
Jim Riordan was named the legend for this year, with the award honouring individuals in the trucking industry who demonstrate strength, perseverance and success.
“Recognising an operator as a Kenworth Legend acknowledges someone whose commitment to the industry embodies the values of tenacity, spirit and getting in and getting the job done safely and reliably,” PACCAR Australia director of sales and marketing Michael Long says.
“Jim is a perfect Kenworth Legend and we are proud to be associated with the Riordan business.”
Jim has been in the game for nearly 30 years, having started Riordan Group in 1996 in Geelong with just the one tipper truck to transport grain and fertiliser to local customers.
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Nowadays, Riordan is a family-owned Australian agribusiness leader that offers a fully integrated suite of grain marketing, transport, storage, bulk commodity handling and packing services to clients in both Australia and around the world.
Jim’s father Robert Riordan retired in February this year, bring to a close 60 years at the helm of Riordan Fuels, one of Victoria’s largest private fuel distributors that now sits under the Riordan Group management.
Jim says Kenworth Trucks Australia has played a key role in the business’ success.
“They are proudly Australian made, built strong to handle the most challenging conditions—on or off road—and the support from the sales and servicing teams is always spot on,” Jim says.
“It’s this reliability that enables our business to capture efficiencies every time we hit the road.”
Riordan Group now runs a fleet of 35 Kenworth trucks that transport grain, fuel and agricultural inputs throughout Australia’s south east.
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