Kalolane Superliner
In mid December 2015 Ray Williams from VCV Beresfiled handed over the keys of this Mack Superliner to the happy owners at Kalolane Food Services. The truck was painted by O’Neills Truck & Trailer Repairs and customised here at SLS Trucking.
The work completed here at SLS included:
Richardson’s 4900FXT
In late December 2015 Richo took delivery of his new Western Star 4900FXT. The truck was delivered by Kurt Dein of Brisbane Truck Centre. The truck was sign written by Showman Truck Lines & Scrolls and customised by the team here at SLS.
The work completed by SLS includes:
DIY Mack Superliner Daycab
Congratulations to Broadbent Bulk Services on their new Mack Superliner Daycab. SLS supplied DIY kit accessories that were fitted by Queensland Truck Centre. Many thanks to Rob Cavka at CMV Truck & Bus Laverton for sending in the photos.
SLS stainless steel DIY kit items included:
DIY Volvo FH 600
In October SRH Milk Haulage purchased a new FH 600. With a large fleet of trucks they have their own workshop crew onsite and wanted to utilise them to customise the new truck. So they ordered all their stainless accessories as DIY kits and fitted it themselves. There were a few items they wanted that didn’t fall into the DIY range – these included stainless steel tank wraps, a twin air intake conversion and a twin exhaust conversion. SRH pulled the tanks off, sent them to our workshop and we sent them back wrapped in stainless. And for the twin conversions our crew went to SRH.
The fit out included:
Duel air intake
Air Rams, s/steel
Exhaust twin conversion kit
Exhaust stacks, 7″>5″ AK curved
Rear deckplate kit, extended with logo
Mudflap weights, s/steel
Rear tail light covers
Quarter guard dress trim
Lower wing trim
Trailer circuit breaker cover
Bullbar numberplate mount
Number plate covers
Mudguard drive centre infill panel
FH540 Globetrotter
Work completed by SLS includes: Grill lights, stainless steel cab trims, mirror bracket cover, lighted mirror trims, quarter guard fill panel, lower wing trims, plain tank trims, polished propeller plate top tank steps and deckplates, ribbed stainless mudguards, drop visor, polished propeller plate battery box lid and exhaust cover, rear tail light dress trims and more.
FH540 Globetrotter
K200 Flat Roof Tipper
Congratulations to the Walton Group team on their latest fleet addition! A very smick Kenworth K200 flat roof tipper.
Some of the work proudly completed by SLS includes number plate covers, swingplate & bumper bar mudflaps, front bumper bar lights, lower grill lights, steer flares, steer mudflap brackets,10″ drop visor, lighted Prutsman mirror trims, chromed load lights with stainless steel shroud, lighted step scuffs, under cab spray suppressant, steer mudflap modification, wing panel extensions, lighted stainless steel wing trims, tank wraps, strap wraps, lighted tank trims, lighted wing trims, 7″ air kooled curved exhaust stack, exhaust stack support braket and mini exhaust shroud to hide 7″ > 5″ reduction point and more.
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The Road to Alice
On August 22nd SLS began the trek to Alice Springs for the National Road Transport Hall of Fame Reunion 2015. Just a few hours into the several day trip we caught up with several other truckers on their way to Alice. The further we traveled the more truckers we met. The trip to Alice and the Reunion itself was awesome. Below are a few photos from the trek.
To view a gallery of the Parade click here.
Alice Springs Reunion 2015
ANZAC Memorial Walk
April 25th 2015 – Anzac Memorial WalkPeople experienced Anzac Day along the Newcastle Anzac Memorial Walk for the very first time – delivering a mixture of beauty, achievement, appreciation and genuine heartfelt emotion. We felt it very important to take the initiative of capturing this significant moment in Newcastle and the Hunter Region’s history.This video is proudly dedicated to all who served and are serving from Newcastle and the Hunter. (We suggest hitting the HD option for best video quality)
Posted by OOTS – Out of the Square Media on Tuesday, April 28, 2015
On April 25, 2015 ANZAC memorial walk in Newcastle, NSW was opened to the public. The $4.5 million project was completed to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the ANZAC landing in Gallipoli during World War I.
SLS Group was a supplier for the project and is very proud of the work completed by our profiling department.
Construction of walkway began last September and boasts a 450 metre walkway that offers 360° views of the coastline and city. Along the walkway there are a series of interpretive panels that incorporate the surnames of the 3859 servicemen that enlisted from the Hunter during the Great War, chronology of battles they were involved in, and other stories about Naval, Military, Aviation, Light Horse and Nursing Services during WWI.
The walkway, which uses 74 tonnes of stainless steel, runs from Strzelecki lookout to the Water Board reservoir at Bar Beach and showcases the local skills of the Hunter Valley.
SLS supplied, cut and folded the mild and stainless steel for the featured silhouettes and interpretive signs as shown in the photos below.
Soldier Silhouettes
10mm mild steel laser cut based on supplied DXF files
Engraving by: Total Engraving
Information Signs
6mm 316 grade electropolished stainless steel waterjet cut, folded & welded
Etching By: Newcastle Photo Art
A week today Newcastle’s Memorial Walk will officially open! Here is a video showing construction from start to finish and the amazing views.
Posted by Newcastle – City of Opportunity on Friday, April 17, 2015
ANZAC Memorial Walk
Immaculate Perfection
Back in 2010 SLS Trucking completed a full fit-out on Marty Rasmussen’s Kenworth T908. In 2014 Australian Custom Trucks magazine ran an article featuring Marty and his truck. The full article is available below. ATC has kindly given us permission to post the article here.
From the article:
With a truck in mind the next step was to get a customiser to turn his vision into reality. “I left that part up to Steve at SLS,” he tells ACT. “I told him that I wanted a clean smooth look and this was the second truck he has done for me. As the first one turned out exactly how I wanted it I left this one up to him and didn’t see it until it was finished,” however he says Steve Lawler didn’t disappoint, “it was exactly what I wanted.”
He says he and Steve are very similar “we are perfectionists, that’s why I go there because my expectations are high and his workmanship is first class. As far as I am concerned he is the best in the country.”
“It might cost a lot of money to get the best job but that doesn’t mean anything when it comes back exactly how you expected it to be.”
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Mid-America Trucking Show
On March 26 – 28 the largest truckshow in the United States, the Mid-America Trucking Show, took place in Lousiville, Kentucky. The show took place over 3 days and SLS Trucking had a representative there to check out all the latest products and industry news.
The show was massive, with more exhibits than you could handle. For anyone looking to make the trip to the States for a truck show, this is definitely the one to go to.
This years show featured more than 1,060 industry leading companies from throughout the United States and abroad, filling more than 1,000,000 square feet of exhibit space indoors and 200,000 square feet outdoors. Anything and everything having to do with the heavy-duty truck industry was on display including all the latest innovations in trucks, trailers and equipment.
Check out the gallery of photo below. Click on any image to enlarge it to full size. The gallery includes photos of the trucks in the PKY Truck Beauty Championship which took place at the show.
For more on MATS check out their website www.truckingshow.com. They have already started the countdown for next years show, only 359 days to go.
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