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EziLiner Opens Its Curtains for European Distribution

MaxiTrans have announced it has awarded Krone, one of Europe’s largest trailer manufacturers, the exclusive licence to manufacture Freighter’s award winning EziLiner for European transport applications.
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October 7, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , | No Comments Yet

EziLiner Opens Its Curtains for European Distribution

MaxiTrans has announced it has awarded Krone, one of Europe’s largest trailer manufacturers, the exclusive licence to manufacture Freighter’s award winning EziLiner for European transport applications.
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September 19, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , | No Comments Yet

Hamelex White’s Speedie solution

Carting bitumen for Boral Asphalt, Brisbane-based Speedie Contractors uses Hamelex White live floor asphalt trailers to get the job done. And as an added bonus, the work gets done with huge productivity gains.

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August 29, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , | No Comments Yet

Dangerous curtains

The problems of loading and unloading tautliners in high winds is addressed by a new information sheet published by Worksafe Victoria.


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July 11, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , , | No Comments Yet

Is this the shape of things to come?

Rising fuel prices are forcing truck and trailer developers to come up with improved fuel economy and aerodynamics is an attractive option for designers to work on and has stimulated some interesting design.

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June 15, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Technology, Trailers, Uncategorized | , , | No Comments Yet

Meritor CS9 for Keatings of Bendigo

In the central Victorian city of Bendigo, the Keating name is synonymous with transport and the community’s local identity. In business for over three generations, Keatings of Bendigo was first established in 1926 by William Patrick Keating.

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June 5, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , | No Comments Yet

Reduced tare does the trick

With uncertainty surrounding the recent respite from the drought conditions being experienced in many regions around Australia, numerous rural businesses are sincerely hoping for more rain to guarantee good crops this year.

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June 5, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , | No Comments Yet

New MD for SAF-Holland

SAF-Holland has announced the appointment of Nick Stavrakis as its new Australian Managing Director. Stavrakis brings with him many years of industry experience which he plans to draw on as he further develops the SAF-Holland brand in Australia.

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June 3, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , | No Comments Yet

Freighter EziLiner Wins Australian International Design Award

Freighter EziLiner has been awarded an Australian International Design Award in the Automotive and Transport category at a ceremony held at the Australian Technology Park in Sydney.

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June 3, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , , | No Comments Yet

K&S Freighters go Ezi

The quest for increased productivity and efficiency has seen leading Australian transport and logistics corporation, K&S Freighters, recently take delivery of the world’s first Freighter EziLiner B-Double trailer.

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May 26, 2008 Posted by tim giles | Trailers | , , | No Comments Yet