It was starkly obvious from a very young age that Quinten Mathie would follow his father Phillip into trucks. As a boy, he thrived in his father’s shadow, copying everything he did, especially in the ways of operating and respecting big machinery. But now, the boy is a man forging his own future and despite cruel circumstance, resilience and an unfailing work ethic remain the lifelong values of a proud and stoic family.
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Fuso on the charge with the electric eCanter
There’s an electric revolution sweeping the automotive world and, in the light truck league, Daimler’s exciting Fuso eCanter sits at the top of the tree
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Brisbane beats the odds – Best trucks of BTS21
After facing assaults on its future over the past few years, and despite several major brands choosing not to support the show and the men and women who have kept Australia fed, fuelled and functional during the toughest time in modern history, the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show proved yet again why it is truly the trucking industry’s foremost event - attracting just over 30,000 attendees over four days
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Brisbane Truck Show 2021 – The best trucks in the world!
The Brisbane Truck Show is back! Thousands of people flocked to the Brisbane Truck Show, highlighting the best trucks, trailers, innovations on the market.
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BTS21: Brisbane stays strong with new trucks on show
Despite seemingly insurmountable odds, the 2021 Brisbane Truck Show will go ahead with all the optimism and opportunity that for decades has typified Australia’s biggest and brightest trucking event. Sure, a few regular exhibitors may have succumbed to ‘pandemic panic’, but for the truly faithful and the boldly confident, the 2021 Brisbane show will be a stunning panacea marking the start to far better days. Bring it on!
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LEGENDARY TRUCK – Kenworth SAR Living a Legend
The secret’s out. One of many headline acts at this year’s Brisbane Truck Show will be a highly exclusive Kenworth model known simply as the ‘Legend SAR’.
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Truck makers fabulous flops
This pandemic has done many things, not least given some people too much time to wonder about things they mightn’t ordinarily think about. Dud trucks, for example. We often hear stories of old classics but what about the makes and models that didn’t quite light the fires of fame and fanfare?
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SEA Electric expands in US
California office opens and new senior staff member recruited
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Life on a limb: A personal perspective
Few things are uglier or more destructive than an accident involving a heavy truck and a car, but the carnage goes beyond the physical and the visible. Now, 40 years and millions of words since first starting to write about trucks and road transport, here is the story that stands out above all others
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EXCLUSIVE: Freightliner Cascadia first drive
Two left-hand-drive examples of the new hero truck are getting a taste of Australia
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