Double Coin Imaging Awards

A standout pair of new Scanias is providing a `paddock to packhouse’ rolling billboard for the produce of A.S. Wilcox & Sons.

The Pukekohe-based fresh produce company has replaced two of its older Volvos with a pair of new Scania S 660 nine-axle curtain sider units.

The eye-catching green machines are carting a range of Wilcox’s products, which are grown between Te Kao (in the Far North) and Ohakune in the south while providing branding for their popular Perlas brand of new season gourmet potatoes.

Moving to the Scania brand is a change for the A.S. Wilcox & Sons fleet.

“This is the first time we have run the Scania brand,” says transport man... ... 

There are plenty of trucks with a story to tell. But usually, they have to work for a few years and travel some big kilometres in order to deliver them.

This new Kenworth SAR Legend which becomes the flagship of the Gleeson & Cox fleet has been specially prepared to tell a story. And it even carries the historical photos to illustrate an important milestone for the Auckland company.

The new Legend has gone on the road in November to mark the passing of company founder Brian “Doc” Gleeson 30 years ago (on November 28, 1994).

The research for the livery of the truck has been completed by Brian’s son and company owner James Gleeson, and to establish a t... ... 

A switch of truck brand for Napier-based owner-driver Jimmy Hartley has seen him remain part of the PACCAR family while bringing a New Zealand-first to the log truck sector.

The immaculate metallic blue Hartley Contracting DAF XF FAD Space Cab went on the road during September, and is believed to be the first Euro VI powered DAF XF dedicated logger in the country.

The new DAF replaces Jimmy’s 2012 model Kenworth K108E and he says the prime reasons he looked at the Euro brand were driver comfort, the latest safety technologies and value for money.

“Kenworths are all I have ever driven up till now,” says Jimmy.

“I did tyres for 12 years and then... ... 

Like many New Zealand trucking companies, Hilton Haulage Transport Ltd, was built by men who did the hard yards and had a genuine passion for the industry.

The company was formed by Sid McAuley and Angus Murray 50 years ago and was originally known as Hilton Haulage Ltd. In 1977 the two business partners purchased their first new truck – a Mercedes-Benz 1924 – which was re-purchased and restored in 2010.

These days the company is known as Hilton Haulage Transport Ltd and the Mercedes-Benz marque still features prominently in day-to-day operations.

Recently, company driver, Erik Crosse was handed the keys to a new Mercedes-Benz Actros 5, 2663 LS/35 (6... ...