PACCAR Australia is pleased to announce RDO Australia Group has successfully completed the acquisition of the Inland Truck Centres business that provides sales and aftersales support to Kenworth and DAF customers in Dubbo, Griffith, Orange and Wagga Wagga. Originally founded in 1968 as a machinery dealer in the town of Warren NSW by Peter Swane, the company quickly expanded to …
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Townsville-based family transport company, DJ Morgan Transport, has taken delivery of four new DAF CF530 prime movers. The new DAFs were recently purchased to bolster the fleet dedicated to a Bega milk contract. As part of this contract, the new units have been put to work with an existing fleet supplying all of Bega’s distribution centres from Mackay through to …
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As a niche segment, chemical transportation by road often involves a different mindset to fuel haulage. Unanderra Tanker Hire is one of the industry’s leading practitioners. At nearly 18,000 kilometres into its maiden run, the DAF XF530, one of three new Euro VI prime movers purchased earlier this year by Unanderra Tanker Hire (UTH), is excelling in the areas that …
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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 General Manager PACCAR Parts Australia, …
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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 Pearce, congratulating him on his …
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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 areas of the DAF business …
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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 of Victoria’s largest hard waste …
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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 has expanded and diversified to …
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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 his win and performance on …
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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 main container terminal, Port Botany …
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