PACCAR Australia Appoints New Managing Director
Leading truck manufacturer and technology company, PACCAR Australia, has announced the appointment of a new Managing Director, Damian Smethurst, who will officially take charge on Monday 8 May 2023. Damian has been with PACCAR Australia for 25 years and has held leadership positions of increasing responsibility including Director of Operations, Chief Engineer, and most recently […]
2023 PACCAR Australia DAF Technician Of The Year
From a shortlist of five DAF Technicians across Australia, Greg Pearce of Brown & Hurley Kenworth DAF Coffs Harbour was named 2023 PACCAR Australia’s DAF Technician of the Year. Brad May – Chief Engineer PACCAR Australia and Steven Tomaro – Aftersales Manager PACCAR Australia, presented the 2023 DAF Technician of the Year award to Greg […]
Kenworth DAF Adelaide Named as DAF Dealer of the Year 2022
Kenworth DAF Adelaide has been named the 2022 DAF Dealer of the Year. This is the first time Kenworth DAF Adelaide has been awarded the accolade since its introduction in 2002. The DAF Dealer of the Year award was presented to Kenworth DAF Adelaide Managing Director, Jonathan Crawford. The award acknowledges Dealer performance across all […]
Local Motive
WM Waste Management Services is keeping it local with four new Australian-engineered and assembled DAF trucks from PACCAR Australia. WM Waste Management Services has been providing waste management and recycling services to Victoria’s south-eastern suburbs since 1985. The Boronia-based family-owned business was established by Managing Director Mark Jeffs, who has overseen its growth into one […]
Highway To Heavy
Lack of availability of a previously preferred brand for a particular application led Russell Transport to consider DAF prime movers. For 97 years Russell Transport has been a family run business, having commenced operations in 1925 as RB Russell Transport. Now in the hands of the third generation of Roy Bayley Russell’s descendants, the enterprise […]
2022 DAF Technician Of The Year
From a shortlist of five DAF Technicians across Australia, Andrew Patterson of Kenworth DAF Melbourne, has been named 2022 PACCAR Australia’s DAF Technician of the Year. Noelle Parlier – Chief Engineer PACCAR Australia and Richard Saville – Aftersales Manager PACCAR Australia, presented the 2022 DAF Technician of the Year award to Andrew congratulating him on […]
Pick A Box
Clenton’s Transport specialises in the efficient road transport of shipping containers throughout the greater Sydney region. According to a recent report from NSW Ports, almost half (42 per cent) of all goods found in a typical Sydney household are imported via shipping containers through the facilities at Port Botany. In its position as the state’s […]
Line In The Sand
Perth-based transport business, WA Sand Supply & Haulage, is growing rapidly as it diversifies its customer base. With a recent order of Euro 6 DAF CF 450s received late last year, it now boasts the biggest fleet of DAF commercial vehicles in Western Australia. WA Sand Supply & Haulage services major infrastructure projects in and […]
Kenworth DAF Hallam Named As DAF Dealer Of The Year 2021
Kenworth DAF Hallam has been named the 2021 DAF Dealer of the Year. This is the second time the Melbourne dealership has been awarded the coveted accolade since its introduction in 2002. The DAF Dealer of the Year program is structured to reward the best performing dealers within the PACCAR dealer network. The award is […]
Healthy Heads In Trucks And Sheds Launches The Roadshow
Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds (HHTS) has today launched the Roadshow; a mental health outreach program, touring around the country in a medium rigid DAF LF. The vehicle was initiated by PACCAR Australia, its dealers and the Australian Trucking Association and now provides HHTS with the opportunity to reach truck drivers, warehouse and distribution […]
