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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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Concepts
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6 Trucking24 THE Expo Review31 Murray Jensen36 Mahalo Contracting38 Looking Back40 Truck Stops Invercargill48 Top Truck
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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
for Motor Truck Distributors.
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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.
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snouts outthe kennel, thosethathad a softspot
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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
thecompany colours!Quenton Cattle, whoat39 has tickedoff
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with whatto nametheTrident. It washis partner
CyndiFriend, thatcameup with Leader ofthePack,
which struck achord with Murray aswell. TheMack
is undoubtedly theAlpha in thefleet andQuenton
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
already. Idontthink you can findharder drivingthan in
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
ofthe new Mack rangehas becomeeven better than
itspredecessor with apower upgradeto535 horses
from the12.8 litre MP8 engine, which now features
SCR tomeetEuro5 (ADR80/03). Itachieves1920lb/ftof
torque(2603Nm), which isaniceimprovementover the
1770lb/ft(2400Nm)in thelast Granitewelooked atin
late2010. Whileithasslightlyless horsepower than the
14.8 litre560 horseDD15, ithas moretorquethan the
Detroits1850lb/ft(2508Nm)andthe 15 litre550 horse
(410kW)ISX EGR Cummins. Itcan beorderedwith the
500 horsesetting, butwedoubtmany will.Even though
wenever gottoexperienceany realhill work with this
Trident, wedexpectto feelan improvementin pulling
power over the500 horseversion ofthe MP8 andfor
thetypeofwork this truck undertakestorqueis king. Its
alsoequippedwith performancemode, Quenton says
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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outthekennel,thosethathadasoftspotforthebrandgave
asighof relief.Mackwasback..TheFrenchinfluencehad
beenculledoutofthebreed,andnowMacksTridentlooks
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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
his fleet, butyou donthaveto scratch him very hardtofind thathis
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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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says, thatswhat Ilove aboutthis company, they haveareal
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
firstborn.cartage in Christchurch, shuttlingbetween the
refusefacilities atBromley, StyxandParkhouseand the
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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
aboutgiving this truck agood startin life, you are
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.
Youvegota R, D andMbutton, for Reverse, Driveand
Manual, andlargeplus andminus buttons for when you
arein manual. It can tgetanysimpler, andQuenton
saidhefindsi teasy tousein therealworldofquarry
truckingdespitehis initialreluctancetoan electronically
controlledtransmission. Hehas turnedinto abeliever
already. Idontthink you can findharder drivingthan in
Christchurch atthemoment, hereflects, andreckons
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
II, aCH, butthe Tridenthas won him over. However, he
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
ofthe new Mack rangehas becomeeven better than
its predecessor with apower upgradeto 535 horses
from the12.8 litre MP8 engine, which now features
SCR tomeetEuro5 (ADR80/03). Itachieves 1920lb/ftof
torque(2603Nm), which isaniceimprovementover the
1770 lb/ft (2400Nm)in thelastGran itewelookedat in
late2010. Whileit has slightly lesshorsepower than the
14.8 litre560 horseDD15, ithas moretorquethan 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
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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
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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!
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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
firstborn.cartage in Christchurch, shuttlingbetween the
refusefacilitiesat Bromley, StyxandParkhouse.
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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 undoubtedly theAlpha in thefleet andQuenton
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
aboutgiving this truck agood startin life, you are
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.
Youvegota R, D andMbutton, for Reverse, Driveand
Manual, andlargeplus andminus buttons for when you
arein manual. Itcantget any simpler, andQuenton
sa idhefinds iteasy touse in therea lwor ldofquar ry
truckingdespitehis initialreluctanceto an electronically
controlledtransmission. Hehas turnedintoa believer
already. Idontthink you can findharder drivingthan in
Christchurch atthemoment, hereflects, andreckons
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
II, aCH, butthe Tridenthas won him over. However, he
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
ofthe new Mack rangehas becomeeven better than
its predecessor with apower upgradeto 535 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 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
(410kW)ISX EGR Cummins. Itcan beorderedwith the
500 horsesetting, butwedoubtmany will.Even though
wenever gotto experienceany realhill work with this
Trident, wedexpectto feelan improvementin pulling
power over the500 horseversion ofthe MP8 andfor
thetypeof work this truck undertakes torqueis king. Its
alsoequippedwith performancemode, Quenton says
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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