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Most Kiwi truck drivers will have driven over - or on - a section of road built using the precast concrete products made by Preco Ltd.

Now Tauranga-based Preco has a truck of its own on the road. And it didn’t need to look very far to decide on its first truck.

Head office for the company is the Tauriko business estate, and not far along the new network of roads is the recently opened Penske dealership.

Preco director Ian Davies says the company has outsourced its transport work for the past 20 years. But winning a contract in Wellington, not far from Preco’s precast plant at Otaki, led Ian and fellow director Brian Griffin to look at other trucking... ... 

A fleet replacement plan at Porter Haulage has recently put new Kenworth T909 twins on the road – one working in the North Island and other South Island-based.

“Our [Kenworth] 904s were the flagships for us quite a few years ago and we have just completed a bit of a fleet renewal plan in the last year replacing some of the older trucks,” says Jason Pilling, Porter Haulage Manager.

“These ones will be our new flagship units. They will do a huge variety of work moving all the big machines around for us. One is based in Hamilton and the other in Christchurch, but they will also do some inter-island work.”

The T909 drivers are David Foote and Jake Taylor.

In the 44 years Steve Murphy Limited have been operating, the company has always had an association with the Mack brand of trucks. And recently Managing Director Chris Murphy added a staunch looking new bulldog to the fleet, with the keys being handed to a Kenworth man.

Since he was old enough to get a licence (and maybe before) Steve James has driven trucks, Kenworth trucks. Starting out in the family business with his dad hauling logs at C.C James Cartage in the North Otago town of Herbert, a young Steve James learnt the ropes in a W924 Kenworth and was hooked.

With plenty of industry experience, Steve is well known for setting a high standard and being met... ... 

When the goal is creating a special tribute to “the big fella”, starting with the 16-litre V8 muscle and styling of Scania’s mighty new S 770 provides a perfect platform.

Martinborough Transport has a special S 770 at work in its 35-strong fleet. A few extra details, custom paint, unique murals along on the flanks and the rego number 4H0RI provide a tribute to company founder Trevor “Hori” Hawkins.

“It’s a bit of a statement,” says Jared Hawkins, the youngest of Trevor’s three sons who now own the company Trevor started back in 1982.

“This one is our 40-year anniversary truck and a tribute to Mum (Carol) and Dad,” says Jared.

The S 770 joined the ... ...