Geoff Middleton

Freelance Journalist at Motoring (Australia)

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Articles

New Bandag B119 is the cleaner choice

1 week ago | fleethvnews.com.au | Geoff Middleton

Commercial-vehicle tyre manufacturer, Bridgestone, is enhancing its commitment to the Australian and New Zealand transport industry with the launch of an all-new Bandag B119 trailer tyre. The B119 retread pattern is the newest addition to the range of pre-cured tread manufactured locally at the Bandag factory in Wacol, Queensland, and replaces the popular BRL3. The B119 is modelled on the design of Bridgestone‚Äôs Ecopia R119 and offers the same benefits of the low-rolling resistance tyre.
Fleet Drive: 2025 DAF XG+ 660  - Fleet HV News

4 weeks ago | fleethvnews.com.au | Geoff Middleton

In the Australian market, DAF is the ‘other’ brand that sits beside Kenworth within the PACCAR stable. With its headquarters in the Dutch city of Eindhoven, DAF trucks now run down the PACCAR manufacturing line in the Melbourne suburb of Bayswater, and the latest in the DAF lineup is the XG+ 660. We first saw the XG+ at the 2023 Brisbane Truck Show where it made a guest appearance on the PACCAR stand.
Fleet drive: IVECO eDaily 72C

1 month ago | fleetevnews.com.au | Geoff Middleton

Geoff MiddletonWe’ve been waiting for a long time for theIVECO eDaily. The all-electric model made its public debut at the Brisbane Truck Show in 2023, and since then the team at IVECO Australia has been hard at work refining the eDaily for our market. And now here it is.
Fleet Drive: Iveco S-Way AS 6x4 Prime Mover - Fleet HV News

1 month ago | fleethvnews.com.au | Geoff Middleton

The S-Way is Iveco’s heavy-duty truck designed for a wide range of applications. It was introduced to the Australian market in March 2023. The range is available in both rigid (6×2, 6×4 and 8×4 with load share front suspension) and prime mover (4×2 and 6×4) configurations, and in three cab options; Active Day (AD), Active Time (AT) and the largest and most highly specified Active Space (AS) cab. Additionally, three cab height options are available across the line-up.
Fleet Drive: Scania 660 V8 - Fleet HV News

2 months ago | fleethvnews.com.au | Geoff Middleton

By Geoff Middleton Scania is the only heavy truck maker with a V8 diesel in our market these days. And who doesn’t love a V8, right? Well, I do for one. And the Scania V8 is a beauty as we found out on a recent trip across the Nullabor hauling three loaded trailers. The Scania V8 range spans horsepower outputs from 590hp through to 770hp. Our test vehicle sat in the middle with 660hp. Who’s it for Scania V8s can handle virtually any heavy-duty transport job you care to name.
Fleet Drive: Hino 700 Series 6x2 Prime Mover - Fleet HV News

2 months ago | fleethvnews.com.au | Geoff Middleton

By Geoff Middleton Hino has had a long association with V8 Supercars, and one of the company’s promotional features it uses for the Supercars events is the Sports Deck. The Sports Deck is a combination of a viewing platform, merchandise outlet and advertising billboard all rolled into one, and it travels from track to track for the V8 Supercar season.
Test driving PACCAR’s new powerhouse - the DAF XG+

Jan 16, 2025 | bigrigs.com.au | Geoff Middleton

It has been a long time coming. However, now the wait is over for the DAF XG and XG+ 660. We first saw the DAF XG+ at the 2023 Brisbane Truck Show, and it really drew some attention on the PACCAR stand. I got up close and personal with the display truck and was immediately impressed by its level of sophistication, as well as its fit-and-finish. But it was when I found out it was powered by a 660hp Cummins with 3200Nm of torque, I really wanted to get behind the wheel.
Fleet Drive: Volvo FH16 780 - Fleet HV News

Jan 14, 2025 | fleethvnews.com.au | Geoff Middleton

By Geoff MiddletonThe Volvo FH16 780 is the new power leader in Australia’s big interstate truck market. The ‘780’ in the name refers to its horsepower rating, meaning this truck takes over from the Scania 770 V8 as the most powerful Big Banger in the country. But there is more to this truck than just brawn. It’s a classy, comfortable and very well put together truck that is well suited to heavy hauling in this country.
Improved aerodynamics in Volvo’s new fuel-saving Aero

Dec 11, 2024 | bigrigs.com.au | Geoff Middleton

It’s hard to make a heavy-duty cabover truck aerodynamic. Simply by design, they have the drag co-efficient of a dunny door. It’s a lot easier to make a bonneted truck slippery through the air than it is to make a cabover streamlined. However, the big European truck manufacturers have done their best over the years to get the most efficient aero shapes out of their trucks to eek out the last few percentage points of fuel savings through aerodynamics.
In-cab chat with Scania Australia boss Manfred Streit

Nov 21, 2024 | bigrigs.com.au | Geoff Middleton

On our recent road test across the Nullarbor in the Scania R 660 V8, we got a rare chance to chat with Scania Australia managing director Manfred Streit. Manfred accompanied us on the drive and at one stage I swapped seats with him and gave him a drive of the big rig as I sat in the passenger seat to get an insight of what was going on with Scania and how Manfred was enjoying his time out here. Big Rigs: Firstly, Manfred, let’s talk about sales for this year.