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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... ... 

Nupin Transport driver Brendon D’Ath thought he was going out for Sunday morning brunch with his father-in-law when he, wife Christa and their two daughters arrived at Tauranga’s Sulphur Point Marina on July 28.

Then he set eyes on the new Scania R 620 8x4 tractor unit with Nupin Transport owners Barry and Glen Raymond ready to greet him in the carpark.

The element of surprise in the handover was carefully planned.

“We’ve tried hard to keep it all under wraps,” says Glen Raymond.

“We even drove it back from Otorohanga late at night after it had been painted.”

The Sunday morning outing to the marina was a surprise handover for Brendon, w... ... 

It’s a long way from the suburban towns of West London to Tokoroa, but there’s a direct connection in the name of the stunning new Sheldrake Haulage Kenworth W900 SAR Legend which entered service in early July.

The Legend has been given the name Uxbridge by Sheldrake Haulage owner Mat Sheldrake.

“When we ordered the truck we could choose which build number we wanted. I saw that 292 was available, and I used to live at 292 Uxbridge Rd in London. 

“The name is a tip of the hat to the time I spent living in London,” says Mat.

Finished in the signature white, blue and silver Sheldrake colours, the SAR Legend has gone to work just a week shor... ... 

Tito Transport is a small Taranaki family-owned company that started in 2015 with owners Shane Tito and Nicola Bourke purchasing an ex-Fonterra Scania.

After attaching a hydro excavator, the company had contracts with civil contractors to lay cabling for fibre for the next three years.

During this period Shane’s love for the open road never left him. It was something he first enjoyed while travelling in the passenger seat with his father Richard in his 318 horsepower V8 single drive Fuso pulling an A-Train for Kiwi Dairies (which later became Fonterra).

Once he started his own driving career and obtained his Class 5, Shane turned his hand to drive al... ...