For more than two decades Deals On Wheels has been Australia’s biggest-selling truck magazine. At a whopping 500+ pages per month, it is widely recognised as the ‘bible’ for those looking to buy and sell new and used trucks, trailers, parts and accessories and much more. Deals On Wheels for Zinio delivers the power of the printed page with the immediacy and convenience that comes from delivery on Zinio. Featuring all the same great content, deals and reviews as the print magazine, it is an essential tool for anyone looking to search, compare and buy or sell trucks, trailers and all things transport related.
buoyant markets drive digital growth • Buyers flock to digital classifieds platforms in record numbers chasing limited second-hand stock
compressors inflate buyer interest • Besides trucks and buses, compressors, generators, transportable buildings, tanks and forklifts experienced a strong uplift in enquiries in the first three months of 2021
truck sales continue cracking pace • New truck sales posts second-best first quarter in five years as market returns to boom times
ACTROS Hauler
Adventure READY 4X4 ISUZU • Brisbane Isuzu has been Queensland’s one-stop shop for all things Isuzu for more than 20 years, but its latest creation is world class
Classy CAB-OVER
KENWORTH Classic
SHOW Stopper
Plane SAILING • Hauling a jet fighter through Sydney’s streets and motorways is no mean feat, but for the top gun team at Clein Transport Solutions it was another day at the office
DRIVE ON THE Wild side • The Wild family has decades and generations of experience in livestock transport, still going strong like their trusty Kenworth nicknamed ‘Grunter Hunter’. Deals on Wheels spoke with Ian and Fiona Wild about the Wild family’s history and how it’s not quite time for a full restoration
Back IN THE Game • It had been a long time coming, but Queensland’s first post-COVID major trucking event went off without a hitch. Warren Aitken was stoked to be back behind the camera for the Kilcoy Konvoy & Rodeo
FUSO Takes Charge • There’s an electric revolution sweeping the automotive world and, in the light truck league, Daimler’s exciting Fuso eCanter sits at the top of the tree. The electric lightweight is now officially part of Fuso’s local line-up but don’t go thinking diesel developments aren’t also on the agenda. On the contrary, we now have first details of a bold initiative to turn Fuso’s Shogun into the most potent Japanese heavyweight on the market
SHOGUN Muscles Up • For whatever reasons, Japanese brands have been reluctant to step into the modern world with a genuinely effective and efficient 500hp engine. Until now! Fuso has seen the light and will later this year introduce Daimler Trucks’ formidable 13-litre powertrain
Strength in numbers • Fuso’s contribution to Daimler Trucks Australia’s market performance is perhaps easily overlooked but in sheer numbers, it leaves its big brothers well behind
RETRO Return • Jon Kelly went from having his own television program and a fleet of flashy trucks to being forced to start over. The former Heavy Haulage Australia boss chats with Deals on Wheels about his current resto projects and a new TV show
QLD Ministers praise Industry festival • Mark Bailey and Stirling Hinchliffe underline the importance of Australian Heavy Vehicle Industry Week
GOTTA LITTLE Beer Money • When it comes to having the grunt to pull a big load, the Kenworth T658 was the only choice for Brenda and John O’Brien in their road works business up in the gulf country of North Queensland. But getting their ‘Beer Money’ wasn’t an easy road
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