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 around metropolitan Perth. Based in …
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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 not just about the highest …
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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 centre staff, on mental health …
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Heart of Australia, in partnership with the Queensland Government, has officially launched a first-of-its kind mobile medical imaging clinic called HEART 5, that will provide increased accessibility to lung checks to current and former mine and quarry workers in rural and remote Queensland. The mobile medical imaging clinic is the fifth truck, a DAF XF 530 prime mover, in the …
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Sharing their business name with a famous English firearms and motorcycle manufacturer, Brian and Sharon Anderson have built a successful crane truck business primarily servicing southeast Queensland and utilising a fleet of specialised trucks including three DAFs. Founded in 1861, the Birmingham Small Arms Company Limited (BSA) was a major British industrial conglomerate manufacturing military and sporting firearms, bicycles, motorcycles, …
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Nagle Transport, a well-established independent carrier in New South Wales, has introduced into its regional fleet the first of two DAF CF 530s from long-time ally Suttons Arncliffe. The community of Orange in the Central West of New South Wales is graced with elegant architectural reminders of its charming heritage. A junction site since 1885 when the Broken Hill train …
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DAF Trucks is ensuring the waste transport industry is keeping pace with latest technology and is taking Australian manufacturing along for the ride. After 50 years of applying its local engineering capability to the Kenworth model range, PACCAR Australia have now for the first time applied that same resource to the DAF Euro 6 truck range to produce an optimised …
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Felipe Rubio joined PACCAR Australia as General Manager of DAF Trucks in November 2018. The DAF Trucks division of PACCAR Australia has been noticeably emerging from the giant shadow cast by its stablemate Kenworth. In February 2020 DAF launched a comprehensive new range of its Heavy Duty CF and XF models and has since, under the guidance of personable General …
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Peter Wadewitz is a special type of eco-entrepreneur who has built his business by regarding unwanted organic materials as a resource rather than waste. Peats Soil receives and processes much of metropolitan Adelaide’s green organics from council kerbside and industrial collections, as well as food organics from businesses such as hotels, supermarkets, schools, office buildings, food processors and manufacturers. Peter …
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Last week, DAF Trucks Vlaanderen produced its 3-millionth axle, a milestone that coincides with the 50th anniversary of the axle factory in Westerlo, Belgium. Major investments in the modern production facilities have recently led to the introduction of a new generation of incredibly efficient rear axles. To ensure optimal performance and guarantee the efficiency of its drivelines, DAF Trucks has …
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