Thursday 18 – Sunday 21 May 2023 - Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre

Innovative trucks and trailers light up South Bank

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01 Jun, 2023

The Caltex Truck & Trailer Showcase staged at Little Stanley Street featured an impressive array of innovations, from the latest EVs to specialised transporters and revolutionary high-productivity trailers

The South Bank Truck Festival lit up Little Stanley Street and the surrounding Parklands during this year’s show with a display of the best innovations the industry has to offer.

The Caltex Truck & Trailer Showcase featured around 24 trucks and trailers, from the latest EV to specialised transporters and revolutionary high-productivity trailers.

Highlights included Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds’ striking DAF LF ‘Road Show’ truck and Heart of Australia ‘HEART 4’ mobile health clinic, to O’Phee Trailers’ ‘London’ Super B-double SKEL trailer capable of carrying eight 20-foot containers or four 40-foot containers double stacked in a single journey.

What’s more, the all-new ‘Electric Avenue’ showcased the latest zero-emissions vehicles from the likes of Volvo, Mercedes-Benz, Fuso, Hino, SEA , Janus and Foton.

Alongside these were the safest and most technologically and environmentally advanced diesel-powered trucks including the MAN TGS, Western Star Trucks 48X, Iveco S-Way, Freightliner Cascadia 126, Mercedes-Benz Actros 2653 LS and UD Quon CG 30 360 8×4.

The impressive display was complemented by free family concerts on the Friday and Saturday nights, the build of a full-scale Mack Anthem from LEGO, and South Bank’s amazing array of cafes, bars and restaurants.

You can read more on the impressive display of trucks and trailers at the South Bank Truck festival website: https://www.truckfestival.com.au/truck-trailer-showcase/.

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