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NZ

TRUCKING

Paige Robson

Live Studio

Project Document


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The Brief

For the brief this semester we have been asked to work along side Inh ouse Design and John Murphy the editor of NZ Trucking to re- design certain

sections of the New Zealand Trucking magazine.

These sections including:

Mast Head

Cover

Editorial Page

Contents Page

Feature Article

Subscription Page

Ad for Magazine

Before re-designing we are to do an in-depth analysis of the magazine nding what works and wasnt doesnt. From this we are to take these and

create a new design. Along the way through each stage we are to meet with Inhouse design and John Murphy to get in-put and critiques on our design.


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Research and Analysis


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Past CoversHere are some of the past covers from trucking magazine over the past year. What

I have noticed about these covers is that they are all similar, they all use a full

bleed image and use contrasting colours for the masthead. The colours used on

the masthead are mainly primary colours.

I nd these covers too busy as there are many sub-headings and by having these

on top of the image it makes the text hard to read. The colours contrasting with

the image makes the cover stand out but not for good reasons.


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Competition

There is a lot of competition for NZ trucking in the editorial market , the main competitor

in New Zealand is Truck and Driver. The two magazines are very similar in the way there

covers have been designed. The both use a full bleed image with a large bold masthead

placed at the top of the cover.

Truck and Driver is designed in a better way because of the colours they have used, the

colour of the text matches the colour of the truck images they have used making for

a cleaner look. Also making for a cleaner look is the image they have used has a clear

space for the text to be placed on top so the reader is still able to read the headings.


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Typography

TypographyTypography is a main design issue in the magazine. The typography needs a

lot of work, so is something I will focus on when re -designing. When analysing

the type a common problem was the hyphenations throughout all the body text.

Another common problem is that the body copy throughout the entire magazine

is aligned to the right hand side. The heading font is inconsistent and all headings

for each article need to be the same. Also limiting the text over image will help with

legibility. There is too much text on each page which makes it hard for the reader

to focus and breathe.


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New Ideas for the

magazine


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Trucks in their environmentThe Journey They TakeWith the magazine focusing on New Zealand trucking, I feel a good path to take

would be one that not only focuses on the trucks but also show the journey and the

scenery the truckers themselves experience on their long trips through the country.


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Classic Trucking

The idea for this look came to me from one of the advertisements that was

in this issue of the magazine, as seen above. Classic Trucking is a section

which is used every month so I feel giving it its own visual for the magazine

would work really well. Here I have looked at some classic style posters. It is

still a simple classic look but its just another way of presenting this without

using the black and white images.


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International

By putting International Trucking as the heading I am not saying it should be changed

from New Zealand Trucking to International, what I am trying to present is the idea of the

magazine also focusing or having a section that looks at international Trucking not just one

article.

When I think of trucking I think of this style which is very American and vintage. Visually this

could work well and stand out. I feel many will connect well with this style of trucking.

This could also be a new visual re-design for the Truck Stop Section of the magazine.


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Look and FeelThe design I have chosen for the magazine is very graphic, using a

limited colour palette, black and white image and line throughout. This

design style is something new for this genre of magazine and I feel it will

work well and show another side of NZ Trucking


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CoverCovers

First Research


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Contents


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Article


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Typography


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DesignI feel the journey is a big part of a truckers job, this being the reason I have used a lot

of sharp diagonal lines and arrows throughout my design. I see trucking as very manly

and strong, using large bold fonts portray this while contrasting with the thing lines.

I began my design using coloured images, but after looking at all the images together

for the feature article I found there wasnt one continuous colour that worked well

throughout so I decided to colour pick the main colour of the truck used and use that

along side black and white images, eventually creating a two toned magazine which is

something you never see.

I have not used full images on the contents page as I want the viewer to want more and

be eager to read on, so by giving them a taste of the images it makes them want more.

To show that this can continue through to the next issues of the magazine I have

created a Next Issue page at the end of the magazine where I have used the same

layout as the previous issue. Instead I have used the Image from the may issue and

colour picked blue from the image to create a new design to show what the next issue

is about. I feel it is important to grasp the viewer, making them want to buy the next

months issue sooner rather than later.

I have chosen a simplistic design for the subscription page as I do not want the viewer

to be overwhelmed by the design and put subscribing in the too hard basket as it looks

too dicult.


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Early Phase Design

Contents Page


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Feature Article


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Feature Article8

When Macks current lineof trucks first poked theirsnouts out thekennel,

those that hada soft spot forthe brandgave a sigh ofre l ie f.Mackwas back.

TheFrench influencehadbeen culledout ofthebreed,and now Macks Trident looks

as staunch as.However,an automatedtransmission,AdBluetan kandotherfeatures

show that Macks pooches havent been killing timebysleeping on the porch...

ByBryce Baird

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T he word loyal has neverbeen quite the same sincethe ocean yacht racingcrowd hogtied it to their advertising campaign during the

glory days of the Americas Cup. However, down in the

lower half of the South Island it still means something

other than the contrived manipulation the word has been

degraded to. Down south loyalty is earned, not created

during a brain-storming session in an ad agency.

Inthelower halfofthe SouthIslandthere areplentyof

companiesthatareeither brandheavyor brandabsolute,

thankstoloyalty. Thosesalesmenthat hadtheenergy

tothrow onathick coat,chuck thesnow-chainsinthe

bootof theHQ Holdenandheadsouthtocold-ca l land

hard-sellproductsthat wereatthetime unknown,found

fertilegroundin thesouth,where onceaproduct proved

itself,andthey gottotrust thesalesman,loyalty was

anunspokenpart ofthedeal. Mack wasoneof those

unknownbrandsonce uponatime believe itor not.

Apartfrom therecollectionsof war veteranswhodseen

theYanksuse them inmilitaryapplications aroundthe

globeduringbothWor ldWars,theyw e reonceasra reasa

Ferrariseven-tonneside-tipper onour shores.

Thesmallnumber ofMacksthatendedup hereafter thewar

wereusedmainly inheavyhaul or house-shifting,butapart from

thoseoldwar horses,thebrand wasjusta bigquestionmark

for thosefirstfew intrepidbuyers.However,therewere plentyof

operatorsinthe SouthIslandthat couldseethe potentialinthe

brand,andthe low e r ha l f of t he islandbecameabi tof aM ack

Meccabythe timelegendarytruck salesmanRonCarpenter

hadfinishedwith it.StanFrancis ofNorthOtago RoadMetals

couldseethat thesebigburly Yank rigswerejust theticketfor

thework hiscompanieswere engagedin,and thattheywere a

hugeimprovementover theBritishgear hedstartedwith back in

1955.TheN.O.R. M.R-seriesMacks eventuallybecamelegendary

downsouth,and together withtheother brandtheytook ashine

to,Volvo,thediew asse t .Thecom panyhassincechangedi t s

nametoRoad Metals,however their loyaltytothe brandhas

never wavered.Ina greatexampleofsy nchronicity,their two

brandsofchoice eventuallybecameentwined,as Volvonow

ownsMack,which isreapingthe benefitsbyhaving anincreased

amountofVolvo technologybuiltinto itstrucks.Current Road

Metalsmanagingdirector,Murray Francis,(Stansson) knowsthe

strengthsofboth brandsandtheir placeinhis fleet,butyou dont

havetoscratch him veryhardto findthathis favouritebrandhas a

pupboltedto thebonnet.

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Mack have increased the rating of

their MP8 power-plant to 535hp and

have gone to SCR to meet Euro 5.

The cockpit is classic Americana with lots

of woodgrain, buttoned lining and silver

bezels giving the cab a plush feel. The lack

of a gearstick on the floor opens up the cab

as well giving more room for the operator.

Havingsaid that,hestill getsmisty-eyedwhen talkingaboutthe

LeylandOctopushe spentthreeand ahalfyears drivingfor his

dad,w henhew asba re lyoutof h isteensandw ork ingonsom eof

thethink-bigprojects oftheday atTwizelandManapouri inthe

seventiesandeighties. TheRoadMetal boystakegreat prideinthat

puponthebonnetsoi tw asa lm ost inevi t able tha taTr identw asgoing

toappear inthecolours after alongrun ofR-series, CHs,Visions

andthena Granite.RoadMetals wentallout withthisTrident, blitzing

itwithchromeand accessoriesandmaking theChristchurchbased

truck astandoutrig inacity thatprobablyhas oneofthe highest

densitiesofbulk truck andtrailer rigsworkingintheworld atpresent.

RoadMetalsruns 23mainlytruck andtrailer Mack combinationsin

theoperationthatincludes four VolvoFMs eriesanda coupleofMack

eight-wheeler MCmodelsconverted towater trucks,and acrane

truck.Theyhave 68employeesspread betweentheir Christchurch

andOamarubases, andhavethree quarriesinChristchurch, onea

jointventurewithI saacConstruction,and another 214hectare(500

acre)quarryabout toopenat Rolleston,makingfour inthearea

thatshouldprovide 100yearsof resourceMurraysays. Itsbeen

anexpensiveprocess thathastakenthree andahalf yearsinthe

environmentcourtand$1.5 millionincosts thatMurraysays, aged

metenyears Ireckon!I wontseemuch benefitfrom this,but thenext

generationandtheone after thatwillthank mefor it! hepredicts.

Murrayhasa greatsenseof historyandbrand loyalty,andRoad

Metalslongterm plansfor thefuturewill probablymeangood things

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Buthehadambitionsto drivebigger gear and

hoppedover theditch toPerth whereheattendeda

drivingschoolattainingthe credentialstodriveroad

trains. Heachieveda99 percentpassratewhich gave

him hisMC(multi-combination)rating, andthen start-

edworkingfor WestAustraliaFreightlinersin aK104

AerodyneB-doubledoingaPerth-Brisbane-Sydney

run two-up. Eventuallythework overwhelmedhim,

with thedistancesandtimeon theroadburning him

outandhe returnedtoNew Zealandandstarteddriv-

ingfor NetaNew Zealandon a450hpNissan Diesel

which hespecdwith extralights, air-horn andother

items. Hewashunteddown bySteveLaingin Oz who

convincedhim tocomeback anddriveagain andhe

steppedintopocket-sized roadtrainsof90-tonne

allupcarting from Iron Knobfor BHP Steelworks.

After aspellin aC-15 poweredSterlingB-doublein

Wollongong, heeventuallyfoundhimselfrunning a

crushingplantin Queensland. Hedrentedaplace

for twoanda halfyearsthatcame with aGerman

Shepherddog, Heidi, aspartofthedeal. Hemoved

on andtocut alongstory short, hefoundout afew

monthslater thatHeidiwasin aterriblestatewith

thenew tenantsnotlookingafter her. Hephonedthe

owner, whowasoverseas, andsaidhewastaking

thedog. Hebroughther back hometoNew Zealand,

wheresheregainedher health andblossomed. He

stillhankeredfor Australiaandmadehis wayback

there, with Heidiofcourse, butneither werehappy,

sohecame back again which waswhen Murray

cameintothepicture. Heidiwastheonly reason I

cameback toNew Zealand, Quenton mused, and

heeffectivelygaveuphis roadtrain dreamstocare

for thedog. MurrayFrancisheardthestory andeven

though hedidnthaveaposition atthe time, took him

on because, anyonewhowoulddo thatfor adog

has gottobea goodperson in my book, andbeing

adoglover himself, hehelpedhouseQuenton, and

Heidiwholastedanother fiveyears. Quenton stillhad

theitch todriveroadtrains andhadonelastspin of

thediceto getitout ofhis system, however thejob

didntmeetexpectations. Hewas drivingaMack Titan

with aCummins 620 doingthesweating. With gross

weights of171.5 tonne, four trailers andan overall

length of57.5 metres, thatCummins probably didnt

domuch grinning, as Quenton says, thework was

tough on thetrucks. Itwas preferredthatyou didnt

useyour enginebrakewith these combinations, you

easeupandroll for acoupleofkilometres beforeinter-

sections, heremembers. Buttherealcrunch for him,

besides theterriblelivingconditions (theaccommoda-

tion was rightbeside theworkshop)wasthatanimal

strikes werean inevitablepartofthejob. Ifwehit a

horseor acow wehadtofinish thejobwith whatwe

hadon thetruck, usually ahammer. Beinganimalmad,

Icouldntphysically doit, andwas lucky thatInever

hadto, Quenton says. Murray hadheldhis joband

his oldtruck open for him, andeven paidfor his flight

back gamblingthatroadtrain work isntalways what

itis crackeduptobeandpickingthat Quenton would

beback.

The ride and

traction capabilities

from Macks AP460

Air Suspension

is impressive

compared to

the other Macks

hes driven says

Quenton Cattle, the

Tridents driver.

Thecompany havehadmostof therangeof Mack

conventionals over theyearsas wellas COE Qantum

andMCversionsunder their colours. Murray admits

thathesbeen very happy with theGranite, buthe

thinks theTridenthasmoreto offer his operation.

Wevegotthreenow, andwelikethe better cooling

andthink they areastronger truck for thejobandwe

probably now prefer theTridentover theGranitetobe

honest. ComparedtotheGranite, you getabigger,

harder, morecapabletoolfor thejobwith theTrident,

itcan bespecdwith aGCMof131 tonnewhereas

theGraniteonlygets 106 tonne. TheTridentgetsa

power boostandastronger specifyou needittoo.

Thatsuits RoadMetals as they areair-horn deepin

theChristchurch deconstruction andrebuildwork

andknow thereis plentyofwork for therigover the

nextfew decades. Murrays son Dan Francis, thethird

generation in thecompany, was happytothrow abitof

blingatthe truck when hespecifiedwhatthey wanted,

asits goingtobe aroundfor alongtime andmuch

is goingtobeaskedof itover thenextfew decades.

Theattention todetailon this rig is impressive, such as

theAliArc bumper, stainlessair-intakecaps, andeven

whiteaerialstobetter match thecompany colours!

Quenton Cattle, whoat39 hastickedoffalot ofboxes

on his drivingwish list, is plentythrilledtobe entrusted

with RoadMetals new flagship. Wecaughtupwith

Quenton atdawn on atypicaldayat thecoalface

thatwouldseehim scootingaroundthecity carting

aggregatefrom quarry towherever itwas needed,

butthemain focusatthe momentfor theMack is a

massivenew subdivision on Prestons Roadnorth

ofChristchurch, thatis beingreadiedfor acoupleof

thousandnew houses. Ithas tobesaid thatQuenton

didntwanttobe puton thetruck in allhonesty,

Murrayclaims, helikedtheCHhewas on andit

was hardtogethim outofit. Quenton hadacouple

ofreservations, theprimeonebeing thathedidnt

reallywantto beputintoa truck with an automated

transmission, buthehadgrown fondofthe oldMack.

Hesaysthatwhen hedrivesmanual transmissions, I

dontuseaclutch, andMurraysaid, wellyou wont

mindtheautothen! Damn hesgotme Ithought!

Hisdedication tothejobandhisattention todetail

andhow thoroughlyhepreparesfor andcarriesouthis

tasksisquitesomethingto beholdanditdidnttake

uslongto seewhyMurraywantedQuenton on the

Trident, ashetreatsthis riglikeit washisfirstborn.

Quenton considersthathesfounda goodworkplace,

hesays, thatswhatIloveaboutthis company, they

haveareal passion for trucking. RoadMetals drivers

havelongbeen regardedasamongstthebeston the

roaddown south andtheir levelof professionalism

andhow welltheypresenttheir gear isborderingon

legendary. Itsprobablyunfair tosingleanyone out

from theoldbrigade, RoadMetalsstillhavefive of

theoriginaldozen driverstheyhadin theTwizeldays

on thepayroll, butBillySergeantis probablythebest

known ofthatteam down south anditdbefair tosay

thatQuenton iscarryingthetorch thatBillylitwhen he

jumpedintohisR-seriesMack back in theseventies.

In fact, Quenton saidthattheonly drivershedlike

toseein thistruck ifhetook abreak wouldbeeither

Billyor Murray. AndwesuspectMurraywould onlybe

allowedadrivebecausehe ownsit!Quentonspassion

for truckingwasignitedwhen heworkedat alocal

garageatWashdyke, wheresomeof thecustomers

weretruckies. Hisfirstexperiencebehindthewheel

wasin aTKBedfordarticwhich heusedto carturea

between Ravensdown andTimaru Portwhen hewas

workingfor BobMerhtens. Heprogressedtodriving

HinoFS andNissan CW330sfor CityCareon landfill

cartagein Christchurch, shuttlingbetween therefuse

facilitiesatBromley, StyxandParkhouseand the

Burwoodlandfillcartingrubbish andgreen-waste.

Flash forwardafew years, andQuenton is wrestling

with whatto namethe Trident. It was his partner

CyndiFriend, thatcameupwith Leader ofthePack,

which struck achordwith Murray as well. TheMack

is undoubtedly theAlpha in thefleet andQuenton

is meticulous in his attention todetailand how he

drives it. Helldriveit in manualuntilits warmedup

as heexplainedthatwhen in automode, ituses the

enginebraketo slow therevs between changes, andI

dontlikethathappeningwhen its cold. Idontusethe

enginebrakeuntilit is uptotemperature. A trucks life

starts from day one, heemphasises andhes particular

aboutgiving this truck agood startin life, you are

representingthecompany when you aredrivingit and

you shouldtreatitas ifit is your own. Despitecoming

from theVolvoparts bin thereis littleresemblanceto

whatyou willfindin aVolvo with how thetransmission

is controlled. Its atruetwo-pedaloperation, however

theautoon theTrident is controlledby apanelon the

console, with plus or minus buttons insteadofthemore

usuallever or controlstalk towalk upor down thegears.

Thetransmission controller is simplicity personified.

YouvegotaR, D andM button, for Reverse, Driveand

Manual, andlargeplus andminus buttons for when you

arein manual. Itcantget any simpler, andQuenton

saidhefinds iteasy touse in therealworld ofquarry

truckingdespitehis initialreluctancetoan electronically

controlledtransmission. Hehas turnedintoa believer

already. Idontthink you can findharder drivingthan in

Christchurch atthemoment, hereflects, andreckonstheauto helps negotiatetheendless obstacles that

rebuildingacity throws upin theway ofroadworks,

trafficjams andinconsideratedrivers. Havingthe auto

has madethe day easier Quenton reckons. Ithink

Volvohavedone their research and, as for fatigueat

theend o f thed ay , Id o n tg o ho metired . Iwo uld b e

athomewith either [manualor auto]butfor thenature

ofthis jobIdont think you can faultit. You dofeelyou

havealot morecontrol. His lasttruck was aVision,

andas youd expect, this truck eats theVision for

dinner. Its performanceis impressive, especially when

pullingaway atthetrafficlights. Theautogives anice

flow ofpower, butits thesheer horsepower thatmakes

thedifference. TheVision was slow offthe mark and

wouldntstartpulling untilit was in thehigh box, he

says. Quenton usedtodriveCX AppealandJustMagic

II, aCH, butthe Tridenthas won him over. However, he

stillreckons thatits tooearly totellif this willbeone

ofthe greatmodels. After all, hedrove aCH sohes

gothigh expectations!On paper however, theres not

much toproveandplenty to like. This latestevolution

ofthe new Mack rangehas becomeeven better than

its predecessor with apower upgradeto535 horses

from the12.8 litre MP8 engine, which now features

SCR tomeetEuro5 (ADR80/03). Itachieves 1920lb/ftof

torque(2603Nm), which is aniceimprovementover the

1770lb/ft(2400Nm)in thelastGranite welookedat in

late2010. Whileit has slightly less horsepower than the

14.8 litre560 horseDD15, ithas moretorquethan the

Detroits 1850lb/ft(2508Nm)and the15 litre550 horse

(410kW)ISX EGR Cummins. Itcan beorderedwith the

500 horsesetting, butwedoubtmany will.Even though

wenever gottoexperienceany realhill work with this

Trident, wedexpecttofeelan improvementin pulling

power over the500 horseversion ofthe MP8 andfor

thetypeofwork this truck undertakes torqueis king. Its

alsoequippedwith performancemode, Quenton says

thatwill makethe transmission changeat 1850rpm,

insteadofthe usual1400, anduseevery gear insteadofjumpingover afew atthelow endof thebox. Hes

useditafew times anditdoes makethe truck strain on

theleash abit more, buthes happy with whathes got

under thefootwithout engagingthatmode.

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Theother major improvementis thatthis puphas

Macks keenly awaitedmDRIVE transmission. Its taken

awhile for Volvotoslidethis technology over tothe

Mack desk, butitwas worth thewaitas itfills agap in

theMack option sheetwhich didnthaveEatons Ultra

Shiftlurkingthere likemany ofits competitors. Its not

hardtounderstandwhy Mack has waitedfor theVolvo

automatedboxofcogs when Volvoarguably leads the

herdwith automatedtransmission technology. Theres

stillalot ofengineeringtime andmoney thathas tobe

spenttointegrate an Eaton UltraShiftand thatmoney

was better spent implementing in-house products.

The12-speed, Tm D12AD (direct)transmission is one

choicein afive option list, with Macks highly regarded

T31821 18-speeder stillon offer for truetraditionalists,

andthe threeremaining options beingincreasingly

beefy Eaton 18-speeders. Therear axle options are

equally comprehensivewith Mack, Meritor andDana

options from 44,000lbto50,000lbs (18 to22.7 tonne).

This particular truck has Meritors wellproven RT46-

160GP diff-lockedaxles ridingon Mack AP460 Air

Suspension, andthecombination oftheMP8, mDRIVE

transmission andMeritor axles has tomakefor a robust

toolset. Theextratorqueofthe535-horseversion ofthe

MP8 lends itselfwellto havingfewer cogs andfollows

thepath thatmost European manufacturers havebeen

on for afew years now moretorque means fewer

cogs areneeded. Onethingthat Quenton wouldlikeis

afew morenotches on theenginebrakeas even though

thePowerleash unitoffers 315kW (495hp)of engine

retardingat2100rpm, which is effective, itis either on

or offand doesntoffer finecontrol. Addto themix

thatthis Mack has disc-brakes allaround, ABS, front

under-run protection, alloys allaround, polishedalloy

fueltanks both sides combiningto give610 litres of

fuel, 240 litres ofhydraulicfluidand125 litres of AdBlue,

this truck has plenty ofrangeandis rightup therewith

modern safety equipmentinitiatives. Atthemomentthe

truck willprobably bestickingaroundChristchurch for

thetimebeing, however theRoadMetalboys often get

toroam over much ofthe South Islandincludingthe

WestCoastand Fiordland, sothatextra fuelcapacity

may wellcomein usefulsooner or later when thebig

puppoints thesnout south. Macks new Tridenthasan overwhelmingsenseofbulk when you takeawalk

aroundit. Quenton says Its alotoftruck to drive, it

feels much bigger than theother Macks, buttheview

outofthis thingis remarkablefor theheightofit. The

extrabulk probably means extraweight, however its

hardto judgeagainst theGranite as this truck has

AdBlue, morefuel tanks andplenty of extras. Road

Metals Graniteis cartingaround500kg morethan the

Trident. Hedoes miss themirrors on theVision which

couldtoggle upanddown, andreckons theTridents

mirrors, look datedas ifthey shouldbeon a 95 CH.

As far as thedrivegoes, Quenton says, for traction

this wouldbethe bestofthe three[Macks]Ivedriven,

andits far better than theVision. Thefrontwheel is so

far forwardthattheweight is over theaxles. Theonly

t imeI l ld ump theairb ag s is to b eal it t lelo wer i f I m

und er al i t t led ig g er to g ivehim mo rero o m to wo rk

with. TheVision gavequitearough ride, Idontmiss

theVision atall. The 6x4 has a5445mm wheelbase

andan axlespreadof 1370mm. With 16,500km on the

clock, Quenton says hecan startto feelthe engine

loosen up, atthemomenthes averaging1.8 km/litre,

butthe Vision managed2km/litreand hereckons the

Tridentwillimproveover time. Insidethecabthefeeling

is luxury with deepburgundy buttonedlinings, walnut

dash, theoptionalElite leather gripsteeringwheeland

sheepskin covers on theISRIBigBoy driver seat. We

couldntthink ofmany better places tospendaday.

Its greatthat Volvohas recognisedthat theclassic

American cabhas plenty ofappeal andshouldntbe

homogenizedwith their European designs. Perhaps the

only thingthatjars is acoupleofblanks abovetheradio

thatideally wouldhavebeen filled with coms devices,

however theMCX780 RoadMetals usewouldnt fit

in thedash. Quenton points outthatthe lack ofa

gearstick means hecan havethe hand-pieces down

low andhandy. Hedoesnt likehaving them above

thewindscreen. RoadMetals haveeven orderedthe

fullwindscreen over the two-piece, an option more

commonly tickedby thefuelcartageindustry. Together

with thestainless steelintakes, exhausts, thebiggrille

andother touches, this truck has plenty ofpresence.

Addingto thepresentation are theTransport Trailers

four-axle trailer and the bin they created for this

combination. Theres somereal pretty engineeringon

show here, andQuenton has addedextra mud-flaps in

strategiclocations tofurther protecttheunderpinnings.

Thereis littledoubt thatthe CHMack providedthe

benchmark thatallfutureMacks willhavetomeet. With

an axleforward distanceof737mm against1297mm

on theGranite, an adequate turningcircle, as well

as extragrunt under thepedaland goodcooling on

paper theTridentlooks tobean even better toolfor thisapplication than theGranite. Quenton summedit up

by saying, Its quieter andsmoother andIthink this is

amuch, much better truck than theGranite. Despite

his reluctanceto getinto theTridents saddledueto

losingtheg earstick, Quenton is impressedby his new

mount. Hes notthetypetomakerusheddecisions, but

wereckon thatthecombination ofthe mDRIVE, more

horsepower andgreatergonomics ofthis bigpupmay

yetunseattheCH someday.

The Road Metals boys

are known for keeping

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stand-out, and this

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MACK

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forthebrand gaveasighof relief.Mackwasback.

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days of the Americas Cup. However, down in the lower

half of the South Island it still means something other than

the contrived manipulation the word has been degraded to.

Down south loyalty is earned, not created during a brain-

storming session in an ad agency. In thelower halfof the

South Islandthere areplenty ofcompanies thatare either

brandheavy or brandabsolute, thanks to loyalty. Those

salesmen thathadtheenergyto throw on athick coat, chuck

thesnow-chains in theboot ofthe HQ Holden andhead

south tocold-callandhard-sellproducts thatwereat thetime

unknown, foundfertile groundin thesouth, whereoncea

productproveditself, andthey gottotrustthe salesman, loy-

alty was an unspoken partofthedeal. Mack was oneof those

unknown brands onceupon atime believeitor not. Apart

from therecollectionsofwar veterans whodseen theYanks

usethem in military applications aroundtheglobeduringboth

WorldWars, they wereonceas rare as aFerrariseven-tonne

side-tipper on our shores.

Thesmallnumber ofMacks thatendeduphere after thewar were

usedmainly in heavy haulor house-shifting, butapartfrom thoseold

war horses, thebrandwas justabigquestion mark for thosefirstfew

intrepidbuyers. However, therewereplenty of operators in theSouth

Islandthatcouldsee thepotentialin thebrand, andthelower halfof

theislandbecameabit ofaMack Meccaby thetimelegendary truck

salesman Ron Carpenter hadfinishedwith it. Stan Francis of North

OtagoRoadMetals couldseethatthesebig burly Yank rigs werejust

theticketfor thework his companies wereengagedin, andthatthey

wereahugeimprovementover theBritish gear hedstartedwith back

in 1955. The N.O.R.M. R-series Macks eventually becamelegendary

down south, andtogether with theother brandthey took ashineto,

Volvo, thediewas set. Thecompany has sincechangedits nameto

RoadMetals, however their loyalty tothebrandhas never wavered. In

agreatexampleofsynchronicity, their twobrands of choiceeventually

becameentwined, as Volvonow owns Mack, which is reapingthe

benefits by havingan increasedamountofVolvotechnology builtinto

its trucks. CurrentRoad Metals managingdirector, Murray Francis,

(Stans son)knows thestrengths ofboth brands andtheir placein

his fleet, butyou donthaveto scratch him very hardtofindthat his

favouritebrandhas apupboltedto thebonnet.

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Quenton considers thathes founda goodworkplace, he

says, thats whatI loveaboutthis company, they haveareal

passion for trucking. RoadMetals drivers havelongbeen

regardedas amongstthebest on theroaddown south and

their levelofprofessionalism andhow wellthey presenttheir

gear is borderingon legendary. Its probably unfair to single

anyoneout from theoldbrigade, RoadMetals stillhavefive

ofthe originaldozen drivers they hadin theTwizeldays on

thepayroll, butBilly Sergeantis probably thebestknown of

thatteam down south anditdbefair to say thatQuenton is

carryingthetorch thatBilly litwhen hejumpedintohis R-series

Mack back in theseventies. In fact, Quenton saidthattheonly

drivers hedliketosee in this truck ifhe took abreak would

beeither Billy or Murray. AndwesuspectMurray would only

bealloweda drivebecausehe owns it!Quentons passion

for truckingwas ignitedwhen heworkedat alocalgarage at

Washdyke, wheresomeof thecustomers weretruckies. His

firstexperiencebehindthe wheelwas in aTK Bedfordartic

which heusedto cartureabetween Ravensdown andTimaru

Portwhen hewas workingfor Bob Merhtens. Heprogressed

todrivingHinoFS and Nissan CW330s for City Careon landfill.

thrilledtobe entrustedwith RoadMetals new flagship.

Wecaughtup with Quenton atdawn on atypicalday at

thecoalface thatwouldsee him scootingaroundthe city

cartingaggregatefrom quarry towherever it was needed,

butthemain focus atthemomentfor theMack is a massive

new subdivision on Prestons Roadnorth ofChristchurch,

thatis beingreadiedfor acoupleofthousandnew houses.

Ithas to besaidthatQuenton d idntwanttobe puton

thetruck in allhonesty, Murray claims, helikedthe CH

hewas on anditwas hardtoget him outofit. Quenton

hada coupleofreservations, theprimeone beingthathe

didntreally wanttobeput intoa truck with an automated

transmission, buthe hadgrown fondofthe oldMack. He

says thatwhen hedrives manualtransmissions, Idont

usea clutch, andMurray said, wellyou wontmind the

autothen! Damn hes gotme Ithought! His dedication

tothejob andhis attention todetailandhow thoroughly he

prepares for andcarries outhis tasks is quitesomethingto

beholdanditdidnttakeus longto seewhy Murray wanted

Quenton on theTrident, as hetreats this riglikeit was his

firstborn.cartage in Christchurch, shuttlingbetween the

refusefacilities atBromley, StyxandParkhouseandthe

The company have had most of the range of Mack

conventionals over theyears as wellas COE Qantum andMC

versions under their colours. Murray admits thathes been very

happy with theGranite, buthethinks the Tridenthas moreto

offer his operation. Wevegotthreenow, andwe likethebetter

coolingandthink they areastronger truck for thejob andwe

probably now prefer theTridentover the Granitetobe honest.

ComparedtotheGranite, you geta bigger, harder, morecapable

toolfor thejobwith theTrident, itcan bespecdwith aGCMof

131 tonnewhereas theGraniteonly gets 106 tonne. TheTrident

gets apower boostandastronger specifyou needit too. That

suits RoadMetals as they are air-horn deepin theChristchurch

deconstruction andrebuild work andknow thereis plenty of

work for therig over thenext few decades. Murrays son Dan

Francis, thethird generation in thecompany, was happy to

throw abit ofbling atthe truck when hespecifiedwhatthey

wanted, as its goingto bearoundfor along timeandmuch is

goingtobe askedofitover thenextfew decades.Theattention

todetailon this rig is impressive, such as theAliArc bumper,

stainless air-intakecaps, andeven whiteaerials tobetter match

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CyndiFriend, thatcameup with Leader ofthePack,

which struck achord with Murray aswell. TheMack


ismeticulousin hisattention to detai land how he

drivesit. Helldrive itin manualuntil itswarmedup

ashe explainedthatwhen in automode, itusesthe

enginebraketo slow therevsbetween changes, andI

dontlikethathappeningwhen itscold. Idontuse the

enginebrakeuntilit isup totemperature. A truckslife

startsfrom dayone, heemphasisesandhesparticular

aboutgiving thistruck agood startin life, you are

representingthecompanywhen you aredrivingit and

you shouldtreatit asif itis your own. Despitecoming

from theVolvo partsbin thereis littleresemblanceto

whatyou willfindin aVolvo with how thetransmission

iscontrolled. Itsa truetwo-pedaloperation, however

theauto on theTridentis controlledbya panelon the

console, with plusor minusbuttonsinsteadof themore

usuallever or controlstalk towalk upor down thegears.

The transmission controller issimplicity personified.

Youvegota R, D andMbutton, for Reverse, Driveand

Manual, andlargeplusandminusbuttonsfor when you

arein manual. Itcant getany simpler, andQuenton

saidhefindsiteasyto usein therealworldofquarry

truckingdespitehisinitialreluctancetoan electronically

controlledtransmission. Hehas turnedinto abeliever


Christchurch atthemoment, hereflects, andreckons

theautohelpsnegotiatethe endlessobstaclesthat

rebuild inga citythrowsup in thewayofroadworks,

trafficjamsand inconsideratedrivers. Havingthe auto

hasmade theday easier Quenton reckons. I think

Volvohave donetheir research and, asfor fatigueat

theendoftheday, I dontgo hometired. I wouldbe

athomewith either [manualor auto]but for thenature

ofthis jobI dontthink you can faultit. You dofeelyou

havea lotmore control. Hislast truck wasa Vision,

andas youdexpect, thistruck eatsthe Vision for

dinner. Itsperformanceis impressive, especiallywhen

pullingawayat thetrafficlights. Theauto givesa nice

flow ofpower, butitsthe sheer horsepower thatmakes

thedifference. TheVision wasslow offthe mark and

wouldntstartpulling untilit wasin thehigh box, he

says. Quenton usedtodriveCX AppealandJustMagic

II, aCH, butthe Tridenthaswon him over. However, he

sti l l reckonsthatitstooearlytotel l i f thiswil lbeone

ofthegreatmodels. After al l , hedrovea CHsohes

gothigh expectations!On paper however, theresnot

much toprove andplentyto like. Thislatest evolution


itspredecessor with apower upgradeto535 horses


SCR tomeetEuro5 (ADR80/03). Itachieves1920lb/ftof

torque(2603Nm), which isaniceimprovementover the

1770lb/ft(2400Nm)in thelast Granitewelooked atin

late2010. Whileithasslightlyless horsepower than the


Detroits1850lb/ft(2508Nm)andthe 15 litre550 horse



wenever gottoexperienceany realhill work with this

Trident, wedexpectto feelan improvementin pulling


thetypeofwork this truck undertakestorqueis king. Its


thatwill makethe transmission changeat 1850rpm,

insteadofthe usual1400, anduse everygear instead

ofjumpingover afew atthe low endof thebox. Hes

usedita few timesandit doesmakethetruck strain on

theleash abitmore, butheshappywith whathesgot

under thefootwithout engagingthatmode.

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asighof relief.Mackwasback..TheFrenchinfluencehad

beenculledoutofthebreed,andnowMacksTridentlooks

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tankandotherfeaturesshowthatMackspoocheshavent

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T he word loyal has neverbeen quite the same sincethe ocean yacht racing crowdhogtied it to their advertising campaign during the glory

days of the Americas Cup. However, down in the lower

half of the South Island it still means something other than

the contrived manipulation the word has been degraded to.

Down south loyalty is earned, not created during a brain-

storming session in an ad agency. In thelower half ofthe

South Islandthereareplentyof companies that areeither

brandheavy or brandabsolute, thanksto loyalty. Those

salesmen thathadtheenergyto throw on athick coat, chuck

thesnow-chainsin thebootof theHQ Holden andhead

south tocold-callandhard-sellproducts thatwereat the

timeunknown, foundfertilegroundin thesouth, whereonce

aproduct proveditself, andthey gotto trustthe salesman,

loyaltywas an unspoken partof thedeal. Mack wasone of

thoseunknown brandsonceupon atime believe itor not.

Apartfrom therecollectionsof war veterans whodseen the

Yanks use them in militaryapplications aroundthe globe

duringboth WorldWars, theywereonce as rareas aFerrari

seven-tonneside-tipper on our shores.

Thesmallnumber ofMacks thatendedup hereafter thewar were

usedmainly in heavy haulor house-shifting, butapart from thoseold

war horses, thebrandwasjust abig question mark for thosefirstfew

intrepidbuyers. However, therewereplenty of operatorsin theSouth

Islandthatcould seethe potentialin thebrand, andthe lower halfof

theislandbecame abit ofa Mack Meccabythe timelegendary truck

salesman Ron Carpenter hadfinished with it. Stan Francis ofNorth

OtagoRoadMetals couldseethat thesebigburly Yank rigs werejust

theticket for thework hiscompanies wereengagedin, andthat they

wereahuge improvementover theBritish gear hedstartedwith back

in 1955. TheN.O.R.M. R-seriesMackseventually becamelegendary

down south, andtogether with theother brandtheytook a shineto,

Volvo, thedie wasset. Thecompany has sincechanged its nameto

RoadMetals, however their loyalty tothebrandhas never wavered. In

agreatexampleof synchronicity, their twobrandsofchoiceeventually

becameentwined, as Volvonow owns Mack, which is reapingthe

benefits by havingan increasedamountofVolvotechnology builtinto

its trucks. CurrentRoad Metalsmanaging director, MurrayFrancis,

(Stansson)knows thestrengths ofboth brandsand their placein

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conventionals over theyears as wellas COE Qantum andMC

versions under their colours. Murray admits thathes been very

happy with theGranite, buthe thinks theTridenthas moreto

offer his operation. Wevegotthree now, andwelikethebetter

coolingand think they areastronger truck for thejob andwe

probably now prefer theTridentover theGraniteto behonest.

ComparedtotheGranite, you geta bigger, harder, morecapable

toolfor thejob with theTrident, itcan bespecdwith aGCMof

131 tonnewhereas theGraniteonly gets 106 tonne. TheTrident

gets apower boostand astronger specifyou needittoo. That

suits RoadMetals as they areair-horn deepin theChristchurch

deconstruction andrebuildwork andknow thereis plenty of

work for therig over thenext few decades. Murrays son Dan

Francis, thethird generation in thecompany, was happy to

throw abit ofb l ingatthetruck when hespecifiedwhatthey

wanted, as its goingto bearoundfor along timeandmuch is

goingto beaskedof itover thenextfew decades.Theattention

todetail on this rigis impressive, such as theAliArc bumper,

stainless air-intakecaps, andeven whiteaerials to better match

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passion for trucking. RoadMetals drivershavelong been

regardedas amongstthe beston theroaddown south and

their levelofprofessionalism andhow wellthey presenttheir

gear isborderingon legendary. Itsprobably unfair tosingle

anyoneout from theold brigade, RoadMetalsstill havefive

oftheoriginaldozen driversthey hadin theTwizeldayson

thepayroll, butBilly Sergeantis probablythebest known of

thatteam down south anditdbefair to say thatQuenton is

carryingthetorch thatBilly litwhen hejumpedintohis R-series

Mack back in theseventies. In fact, Quenton saidthattheonly

drivershedlike tosee in thistruck ifhetook abreak would

beeither Billyor Murray. AndwesuspectMurray wouldonly

beal loweda drivebecauseheownsit! Quentonspassion

for truckingwasignitedwhen heworkedat alocal garageat

Washdyke, wheresome ofthe customers weretruckies. His

firstexperiencebehind thewheel wasin aTK Bedfordartic

which heusedto cartureabetween Ravensdown andTimaru

Portwhen hewasworking for BobMerhtens. Heprogressed

todrivingHinoFS andNissan CW330sfor CityCareon landfill.

thrilledto beentrustedwith RoadMetals new flagship.

Wecaught upwith Quenton atdawn on atypical day at

thecoalfacethatwouldseehim scootingaroundthecity

cartingaggregatefrom quarry towherever itwas needed,

butthemain focusatthe momentfor theMack is amassive

new subdivision on Prestons Roadnorth ofChristchurch,

thatis beingreadiedfor acoupleofthousand new houses.

Ithas to besaidthatQuenton d idntwantto beputon

thetruck in allhonesty, Murrayclaims, helikedthe CH

hewas on andit was hardtogethim outof it. Quenton

hadacoupleofreservations, theprimeonebeingthathe

didntreally wanttobeput intoa truck with an automated

transmission, buthe hadgrown fondofthe oldMack. He

says that when hedrives manualtransmissions, Idont

usea clutch, andMurray said, wellyou wontmindthe

autothen! Damn hes gotme Ithought! His dedication

tothejob andhis attention todetailandhow thoroughly he

prepares for andcarriesouthis tasks is quitesomethingto

beholdanditdidnttake us longtoseewhy Murray wanted

Quenton on theTrident, as hetreatsthis rig likeit was his


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wi th what to namethe Triden t . It wash is partner

CyndiFriend, thatcameup with Leader ofthe Pack,

which struck achordwith Murrayas well. TheMack

is undoubtedly the Alpha in thefleet and Quenton

is meticulous in his attention todetail and how he

drives it. Helldrive itin manualuntil its warmedup

as heexplainedthat when in automode, ituses the

enginebrake toslow therevs between changes, andI

dontlikethat happeningwhen itscold. Idont usethe

enginebrake untilitis upto temperature. A trucks life

startsfrom day one, heemphasisesand hesparticular


representingthe company when you aredriving itand

you shouldtreatitas ifit is your own. Despitecoming

from theVolvo parts bin thereis littleresemblanceto

whatyou willfindin a Volvowith how thetransmission

is controlled. Itsa truetwo-pedal operation, however

theau toon the Triden t is con tro l ledbya panelon the

console, with plusor minus buttons insteadofthemore

usuallever or controlstalk towalk upor down the gears.The transmission controller issimplicity personified.



arein manual. It can tgetanysimpler, andQuenton

saidhefindsi teasy tousein therealworldofquarry

truckingdespitehis initialreluctancetoan electronically

controlledtransmission. Hehas turnedinto abeliever



theau tohelps negotiatetheendless obstaclesthat

rebu ildingaci ty th rows up in the wayofroadworks,

trafficjams andinconsiderate drivers. Havingthe auto

has madethe day easier Quenton reckons. Ithink

Volvohave donetheir research and, asfor fatigueat

theendofthe day, Idon tgohomet i red. Iwou ldbe

athome with either [manualor auto]but for thenature

ofthis jobIdont think you can faultit. You dofeel you

havea lotmore control. His lasttruck wasa Vision,

andas you dexpect , th ist ruck eatsthe Vision for

dinner. Itsperformanceis impressive, especially when

pullingaway atthetraffic lights. Theauto gives anice

flow ofpower, butitsthesheer horsepower thatmakes

thedifference. The Vision was slow offthe mark and

wou ldn tstartpu l l ingun t i l i twasin theh igh box, he

says. Quenton usedtodrive CX AppealandJustMagic


st i ll reckonsthat i t s tooearlytotel l i fth iswi l lbeone

ofthegreatmodels. A fter al l , hedrovea CHsohes

gothigh expectations!On paper however, theres not

much toproveand plenty tolike. Thislatestevolution


its predecessor with apower upgradeto 535 horses



torque(2603Nm), which isaniceimprovementover the

1770 lb/ft (2400Nm)in thelastGran itewelookedat in

late2010. Whileit has slightly lesshorsepower than the


Detroits 1850lb/ft(2508Nm) andthe 15 litre550 horse(410kW)ISX EGR Cummins. Itcan beorderedwith the

500 horsesetting, butwe doubtmany will.Even though

wenever gotto experienceany realhill work with this

Trident, wedexpect tofeel an improvementin pulling

power over the500 horse version oftheMP8 and for

thetypeof work this truck undertakes torqueis king. Its


thatwi l lmakethet ransmission changeat1850rpm,

insteadof theusual 1400, anduse every gear instead

ofjumpingover afew at thelow endofthebox. Hes

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Editiorial

In mid-February I spent a couple of days

at the New Zealand Transport Summit. It

was a high level summit mostly discussing

the roles of aviation, shipping and rail in

transport; a significant factor was the almost

complete omission of road freight. There

was no obvious reason why road transport

was not represented at the summit, but

there were some good insights that we can

learn from when planning for the future.

International Transport Forum Secretary-

General, Jos Viegas gave a standout address

explaining many of the issues that European

ports had faced over the last decade or

so. As ships have got bigger the numberof ports has reduced and individual ports

have specialised in a narrow band of freight.

Many of the European ports have massive

cities around them, and in some cases the

cities have rejected the ports, perhaps this

is what Auckland is doing now. Growing

ports typically could not increase their land

area and had to handle the increased freight

volumes more effectively. Improvement in

the transport of freight to and from the port

has been a key part of the answer. In some

instances dedicated underground roads or rail

tracks have been installed to get the freight

moved without the added problem of inner

city traffic congestion. It was made clear that

we have too many competing ports in New

Zealand. The Managing Director of Maersk

New Zealand, Julian Bevis spoke of the

consequences of upsizing ships and ranked

the Port of Tauranga well ahead of Auckland

in effectiveness. Questioning the value of our

ports drew some interesting responses. Two

I recall clearly were; the number of ports is

necessary because if one was inoperable,

for example due to an earthquake or strike

action, the others were needed to take up

the slack. The second response was that the

road and rail infrastructure was inadequate for

transporting freight to ports if they were fewer

and further apart. Both naive arguments for

such a high level group of delegates. Coastal

shipping is obviously suffering significantly.There were a number of reasons mooted

for their problems the government is not

supporting them (they wanted an exemption

from ETS charges and didnt get it), road and

rail are getting government supplied tracks

and roads to move freight, and international

vessels (that do not pay ETS levies) are free

to take freight between New Zealand ports.

Its unlikely that any government would take

a retrospect step and intervene to make

this commercial sector more profitable.

International shipping isnt profitable either,

returning a mere one percent profit per annum

on average over the past decade. Excess

capacity and high fuel prices, combined with

low freight volumes have forced ships to call

at fewer ports where possible and steam

at slower speeds to reduce fuel costs. This

means long freight delays and disgruntled

customers, especially in New Zealand where

we are so far from the markets.Interestingly

there appeared to be a reluctance to form

alliances, both within a mode and at an

inter-modal level. The road transport industry

has already gone through some significant

changes and is probably ahead of other

transport sectors when it comes to improved

service. We are comfortable using rail, air

and coastal shipping when they are practical

options. There are obviously synergies

available and these need to be explored.

All that aside, the general outlook of theconference was one of optimism for New

Zealand, our position and products combined

with our relationship with Australia and our

ever increasing trade in Asia are signs that we

will do well in the future.

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Mack was oneofthose unknown brandsonceupon atime-believeit or not.

The word loyal has never been quite thesame since the ocean yacht racing crowdhogtied it to their advertising campaignduring the glory days of the Americas Cup. However,down in the lower half of the South Island it still means

something other than the contrived manipulation the

word has been degraded to. Down south loyalty is

earned, not created during a brain-storming session in an

ad agency. In thelower halfofthe South Islandthereare

plenty ofcompanies thatare either brandheavy or brand

absolute, thanks toloyalty. Those salesmen thathadthe

energy tothrow on a thick coat, chuck thesnow-chains in

thebootof theHQ Holden andheadsouth tocold-calland

hard-sellproducts thatwere atthe timeunknown, found

fertileground in thesouth, whereoncea productproved

itself, andthey gotto trustthe salesman, loyalty was an

unspoken partofthedeal. Mack was oneofthose unknown

brands onceupon atime believeit or not. Apartfrom the

recollections ofwar veterans whodseen theYanks use

them in military applications aroundtheglobeduring both

WorldWars, they wereonce as rareas aFerrariseven-

tonneside-tipper on our shores.

ThesmallnumberofMacksthatendeduphereafterthewarwere

usedmainlyinheavyhaulorhouse-shifting,butapartfromthoseold

warhorses,thebrandwasjustabigquestionmarkforthosefirstfew

intrepidbuyers.However,therewereplentyofoperatorsintheSouth

Islandthatcouldseethepotentialinthe brand,andthelowerhalf

oftheislandbecameabitof aMackMeccabythetimelegendary

trucksalesmanRonCarpenterhadfinishedwithit.StanFrancisof

NorthOtagoRoadMetalscouldseethatthesebigburlyYankrigs

werejusttheticketfor theworkhiscompanieswereengagedin,

andthattheywereahugeimprovementovertheBritishgearhed

startedwithbackin1955.TheN.O.R.M.R-seriesMackseventually

becamelegendarydownsouth,andtogetherwiththeotherbrand

theytookashineto,Volvo,thediewasset.Thecompanyhassince

changeditsnameto RoadMetals,howevertheirloyalty tothe

brandhasneverwavered.Inagreatexampleofsynchronicity,their

twobrandsofchoiceeventuallybecameentwined,asVolvonow

ownsMack,whichisreapingthebenefitsby havinganincreased

amountof Volvotechnologybuiltinto itstrucks.CurrentRoad

Metalsmanagingdirector,MurrayFrancis,(Stansson)knowsthe

strengthsofbothbrandsandtheirplaceinhis fleet,butyoudont

havetoscratchhimveryhardtofindthathis favouritebrandhasa

pupboltedtothebonnet.

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their snouts out the kennel, those that had a

soft spot for the brand gave a sigh of relief.

Mack was back.. The French influence had been

culled out of the breed, and now Macks Trident

looks as staunch as. However, an automated

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conventionalsover theyearsaswell asCOE Qantum and

MCversions under their colours. Murrayadmits thathes

been veryhappywith theGranite, buthethinks theTrident

hasmoreto offer hisoperation. Wevegotthree now, and

welikethebetter coolingandthink theyareast ronger truck

for the job andweprobablynow pre fer theTr identover

theGraniteto behonest. Comparedtothe Granite, you

getabigger, harder, morecapabletool for thejobwith the

Trident, itcan bespecdwith aGCMof 131 tonnewhereas

theGraniteonly gets106 tonne. TheTridentgets apower

boostandastronger spec if you needittoo. Thatsuits

RoadMetalsas theyareair-horn deepin theChristchurch

deconstruction andrebuild work andknow thereisplenty

ofwork for therig over thenextfew decades. Murrays

son Dan Francis, thethirdgeneration in the company, was

happytothrow abitof blingatt hetruck when hespecified

whattheywanted, asitsgoingto bearoundfor a long

timeandmuch isgoingtobeaskedofitover thenex tfew

decades.Theattention todetail on thisrig isimpressive,

such astheAli Arcbumper, stainlessair-intakecaps, and

even whiteaerialsto better match thecompany colours!

Quenton Cattle, whoat39 hastickedoffa lotof boxeson

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says, thatswhatI loveabout thiscompany, theyhave a

realpassion for trucking. RoadMetals drivershavelong

been regardedasamongst thebeston theroaddown south

andtheir levelofprofessionalism andhow welltheypresent

their gear is borderingon legendary. Itsprobably unfair

tosingleanyoneoutfrom theold br igade, RoadMeta ls

stillhavefiveoftheor igina ldozen dr iverstheyhadin the

Twizeldays on thepayroll, butBilly Sergeantisprobably

thebest known ofthatteam down south anditdbe fair to

saythat Quenton iscarryingthe torch thatBilly litwhen he

jumpedintohis R-seriesMack back in theseventies. In fact,

Quenton sa idthattheonlydr ivershedliketosee in this

truck ifhetook abreak wouldbeeither Billy or Murray. And

wesuspectMurraywould onlybeallowed adrivebecause

heownsit! Quentonspassion for truckingwasignitedwhen

heworkedat alocal garageatWashdyke, wheresomeof

thecustomers weretruckies. Hisfirst experiencebehind

thewheelwas in aTK Bedfordarticwhich heusedto cart

ureabetween Ravensdown andTimaru Portwhen hewas

workingfor BobMerhtens. Heprogressedto drivingHino

FS andNissan CW330sfor CityCareon landfill.

thrilledto beentrustedwith RoadMetalsnew flagship.

Wecaughtup with Quenton atdawn on atypical dayat

thecoal facethatwould seehim scootingaroundthe city

cartingaggregatefrom quarrytowherever itwasneeded,

butthemain focusatthemomentfor theMack isamassive

new subdivision on PrestonsRoadnorth of Christchurch,

thatis beingreadiedfor acoupleofthousandnew houses.

I thastobesa idthatQuenton didntwanttobe puton

thetruck in allhonesty, Murrayclaims, heliked theCH

hewason anditwashardtoget him outofit. Quenton

hada coupleof reservations, theprimeone beingthat he

didntreallywant tobe putinto atruck with an automated

transmission, buthe hadgrown fondoftheold Mack. He

saysthat when hedrives manualtransmissions, Idont

usea clutch, andMurray said, wellyou wontmind the

autothen! Damn hesgot meI thought! Hisdedication

tothejob andhisattention todetailandhow thoroughlyhe

preparesfor andcarriesouthis tasksisquite somethingto

beholdandit didnttakeusl ongtosee whyMurraywanted

Quenton on theTrident, ashe treatsthisrig likeit washis


refusefacilitiesat Bromley, StyxandParkhouse.

Thats what I love about this company, they have a

real passion for trucking.

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with whatto nametheTr ident. I twas his par tner

CyndiFriend, thatcameup with Leader ofthePack,

which struck achordwith Murray as well. TheMack


is meticulous in his attention todetail andhow he

dr ives it. He lldr ive itin manua luntilits warmedup

as heexplainedthat when in automode, ituses the

enginebraketo slow therevs between changes, andI

dontlikethat happeningwhen its cold. Idontusethe

enginebrakeuntil itis upto temperature. A trucks life

starts from day one, heemphasises andhes particular


representingthecompany when you aredriving itand

you shouldtreatitas if itis your own. Despitecoming

from theVolvoparts bin thereis littleresemblance to

whatyou willfind in aVolvowith how thetransmission

is controlled. Its atruetwo-pedal operation, however

theauto on theTridentis controlledby apanelon the

console, with plus or minus buttons insteadofthemore

usuallever or controlstalk towalk upor down the gears.

Thet ransmission controller is simplicity personified.



arein manual. Itcantget any simpler, andQuenton

sa idhefinds iteasy touse in therea lwor ldofquar ry

truckingdespitehis initialreluctanceto an electronically

controlledtransmission. Hehas turnedintoa believer



theauto helps negotiatethe endless obstacles that

rebuildinga city throws upin theway ofroadworks,

trafficjams andinconsideratedrivers. Havingthe auto

has madethe day easier Quenton reckons. It hink

Volvohave donetheir research and, as for fatigueat

theendoftheday, Idontgohometir ed. Iwouldbe

athome with either [manualor auto]butfor thenature

ofthis jobI dontthink you can faultit. You dofeelyou

havea lotmore control. His lasttruck was aVision,

andas youd expect, this truck eats theVision for

dinner. Its performanceis impressive, especially when

pullingaway atthetraffic lights. Theauto gives anice

flow ofpower, butits thesheer horsepower thatmakes

thedifference. TheVision was slow offthe mark and

wouldntstart pullinguntil itwas in thehigh box, he

says. Quenton usedtodrive CX AppealandJustMagic


stillr eckons tha tits tooear ly tote llif th is willbeone

ofthegreatmode ls. After a ll, hedroveaCHso hes

gothigh expectations! On paper however, theres not

much toproveandp lenty tolike. This latestevolution


its predecessor with apower upgradeto 535 horses



torque(2603Nm), which is aniceimprovementover the

1770lb/ ft(2400Nm) in the lastGranitewe look edatin

late2010. Whileit has slightly less horsepower than the

14.8 litre560 horseDD15, ithas moretorquet han the

Detroits 1850lb/ft(2508Nm)andthe15 litre550 horse



wenever gotto experienceany realhill work with this

Trident, wedexpectto feelan improvementin pulling


thetypeof work this truck undertakes torqueis king. Its


thatwillmak ethetr ansmission changeat 1850rpm,

insteadof theusual 1400, anduse every gear instead

ofjumpingover a few a tthe low end ofthebox . He s

usedit afew times anditdoes makethetruck strain on

theleash abit more, buthes happy with whathes got

under thefoot withoutengagingthat mode.

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