Through thick and thin
When it comes to its trailer fleet, Hannah’s Haulage believes consistency and brand loyalty go a long way. Its strong partnership with trailer builder, Vawdrey Australia, is helping the business continue to grow from strength to strength. Director and founder of Hannah’s Haulage, Scott Hannah, started his business with a single truck in 2000. In…
Growing businesses
Developing innovative trailer solutions, Vawdrey Australia works closely with Australian transport businesses to help them stay at the top of their game. For Region Peak Transport, a relationship based on quality and mutual respect has flourished into a genuine partnership. For founder and Director of Region Peak Transport, Brian Harper, business is all about building…
Leading the way
An early adopter of Performance-Based Standards, Vawdrey Australia designs and delivers a variety of trailing equipment that emphasises optimal productivity and operator safety. According to the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR), the Performance-Based Standards (PBS) scheme offers the heavy vehicle industry the potential to achieve higher productivity and safety through innovation and optimised vehicle design….
Future driven
With the growing cost of container transport, Norman Carriers sought a solution that would allow it to carry more containers per trip. Since purchasing a new quad super B-double skel combination by Vawdrey, the wharf cartage specialist is achieving major efficiency gains. Delivered in November 2017 and put straight to work, transporting containers to and…
Lead by example
To improve the safety and efficiency of its national linehaul fleet, LINX Cargo Care Group turned to Vawdrey Australia for a bulk Performance-Based Standards-approved B-double order. Bill Law, LINX Cargo Care Group National Asset and Compliance Manager, believes that the trailing equipment that a business uses should add value to its operations. By deploying custom…
Increasing efficiencies
Toll has purchased two new Vawdrey A-double prairie wagon combinations to service its BlueScope Steel operations in Victoria. As the first Performance-Based Standards trailers to join the fleet, they will enhance productivity through significant payload gains. BlueScope operates the largest steelworks in Australia. Located in Port Kembla, New South Wales, the facility produces around three…
Looking the part
Service and presentation is key for Hobart-based business, Stateline Freight. The latest trailers to join the fleet, two 24-pallet customised FRP vans manufactured by Vawdrey, not only look the part but are exceeding expectations, too. Started in 1993 by brothers Paul and Gerard Ryan, Stateline Freight prepares to celebrate its 25th anniversary this coming July….
The cold edge
Refrigerated and general transport business, Barellan Freighters, has added its first Vawdrey Iceliner freezer van to its fleet, highlighting productivity and reliability gains. Based in South East Queensland, Barellan Freighters hauls produce for growers direct from the farms to Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne, with temperature-control requirements that range from 6°C to 14°C, according to owner,…
Vawdrey’s port of call
Maintaining a competitive and productive fleet for its intermodal and depot facilities, ACFS Port Logistics reflects on its association with trailer manufacturer, Vawdrey Australia. In December 2005, Arthur Tzaneros, and his father, Terry, started their own business, specialising in warehousing and depot services. They started ACFS Port Logistics by opening a 10-hectare facility in the…
Outside the square
Embracing the Performance-Based Standards high productivity freight vehicle initiative from the outset, Qube Logistics works closely with trailer manufacturer, Vawdrey Australia, to create a safe and efficient national transport fleet. To facilitate regulated increases in road network access for larger heavy vehicle combinations, the High Productivity Freight Vehicle (HPFV) Performance-Based Standards (PBS) scheme in Victoria,…