In Perth, PowerTorque spoke to Andrew McAdam who is the Perth Branch Manager for the TR Group, about the drift towards leasing. TR Group specialise in all forms of truck and trailer rental and leasing.
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Road Rail Conversion Vehicles
A truck rolling down the railway track is an unusual sight to see, unless you work for Aries Rail, who specialise in road rail conversion vehicles which are most commonly used in infrastructure projects.
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An Atypical Truck Rental Environment
Western Australia has very different truck leasing and rental requirements to the Eastern States. Tim Giles talks to the TR Group in WA about the differences in an atypical truck rental environment.
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The Centre of Gravity is Moving Constantly
The issue in all tanker trailers is that the centre of gravity is moving constantly in the barrels and that does have a detrimental effect on stability. Experienced drivers learn though experience just how to handle the three trailer and any movement or sway which eventuates.
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Strong Family Focused Business
Catalano’s is a strong family focused business in Brunswick, near Bunbury in Western Australia, which has grown from a small local country trucking operator to an operation working in many areas of the state with tippers, tankers and a large fleet of equipment involved in many major transport and earthmoving projects for governments, mining operators and others.
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The Right Place at the Right Time
Being in the right place at the right time can offer a life changing moment, as Charles and Jerry Nipper of Focus Machinery can attest.
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A Fleet of Yellow Trucks
Anyone on the roads of Western Australia will be familiar with the Catalano’s brand name, a fleet of yellow trucks with B&J Catalano in cursive script along the side of each trailer, plying
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Sixty Years and Counting
The backbone of the trucking industry was formed by the many major regional operators, which were founded from the fifties through to the seventies, for many of those businesses it’s sixty years and counting. They built their brand and their fleets when the going was tough but the rewards were good enough to invest in growth.
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Hydrogen ICE is in Blenners’ Sights
Les Blennerhassett sees Cummins’ much-discussed hydrogen-fuelled internal combustion engine currently under development as a strong contender, looking to the future, hydrogen ICE is in Blenners’ sights.
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Contrasting the Ancient and Modern
Two very different trucks to be seen sitting in Campeys of Selby’s yard in North Yorkshire serve as an illustration contrasting the ancient and modern UK trucking industry.
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