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There are three people directly involved in the TRUCKRIGHT Industry Vehicle.

Rod Hannifey
Is the manager/driver of the truck and has spent the last three years pushing to get this vehicle on the road towards the aims stated. He has travelled over 3 million kilometres in b-doubles, won the Australian Trucking Association National Professional Driver of the Year, the CFK National Safe Driver of the Year Memorial award, a Qld Road Safety award for the “Blue Reflector Marking of Informal Truck Rest Areas”, completed a Graduate Certificate in Road Safety, writes columns for Owner Driver trucking magazine and Caravan World magazine and has done much work on radio and in other forums towards improving road safety generally and for truckies specifically.

Rod Pilon Transport Ken Wilkie
Has provided the Kenworth prime mover for the TRUCKRIGHT Industry Vehicle and has been an independent owner operator driver for over 35 years. Ken was the first elected driver representative on the fledgling RTF (Road Transport Forum) the precursor to the current Australian Trucking Association and has written for Owner Driver magazine for over ten years.

Rod Pilon
Is the founder and owner of Rod Pilon Transport based in Dubbo in NSW and runs over 40 trucks and 90 trailers across most Australian states and in combinations from single semis, to b-doubles and triple roadtrains.
Rod Hannifey is an employed driver for Rod Pilon and Rod Pilon Transport are providing the b-double trailers and work, to see the TRUCKRIGHT Industry Vehicle operating on the road and across as much of Australia’s road network as is possible. Rod Pilon Transport operate transport depots and distribution services in Dubbo, Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney carrying chemicals, machinery and general cargo across Australia.

Transport Industry Sponsors supporting the TRUCKRIGHT road safety initiative.

The following companies contributed photos and to the cost of the TIV trailer curtains.

Boral with a rigid concrete agitator running on Natural Gas
Cemex with a Scania truck and dog tipper combination
Kerby Transport, Orange with a Scania 8x4 truck and pig trailer unit
Brian Smith Timber Transport, Walcha, 19m b-double timber jinker
Lampson Australia, tri-drive Mack, 2 axle dolly and 5 axle float
Nolan’s Interstate Transport, Gatton, Volvo refrigerated semi
Stockmaster Livestock Transport Tamworth, Western Star b-double stockcrate
Rex Hall Fuel Haulage, Brisbane, Kenworth b-double fuel tanker
Kalari Transport, Kenworth triple roadtrain
Rod Pilon Transport, Dubbo, Kenworth Rigid and Kenworth A-B Triple.

The following companies contributed and are recognised on the trailer curtains.

CHEK-WAY (Tramanco) contributed on board scales and the Ins-com road profiling software, the first long distance interstate truck anywhere in the world with the capacity to record the impact of the road into the truck.
Michelin contributed a complete b-double set of tyres. The prime mover fitted with the new fuel efficient tyres.
Attards produced all Rod Hannifey’s curtain design and wording and the trailer curtains at cost price.
ANCRA contributed a set of geared load restraint winches, hand winches and dogs and chains.
3M contributed the reflective striping for the trailers, prime mover and rear trailer outline.
Jost upgraded the link trailer turntable to greaseless.
Vawdrey built the trailers which were ordered at the ATA convention.
Alcoa provided the Dura Bright wheels for the prime mover.

The following sponsors have contributed to the prime mover and or combination and are recognised with decals on the cab extensions of the prime mover.

GME provided a MP3 radio, UHF and CB radios and aerials.
Auto Extreme fitted the above audio equipment.
Frank Cross Tyres were instrumental in arranging the support of Michelin and are the Dubbo Michelin tyre agents and are providing all tyre maintenance and monitoring.
Lightforce Performance Lighting contributed the spot and fog lights.
Groeneveld contributed the auto greaser.
Truck Art contributed the sprayguard post covers for the prime mover and Viesea cover and will be supplying some further chrome work.
Auto FX will be doing pinstriping and scrolling.
NARVA will be contributing all clearance lighting to prime mover and trailers.
Watch the Road have contributed a camera and hard drive which will film events in front of the truck.
Engine Care Systems have contributed a newer model Spinner centrifugal oil filter.
Hilton Fuel Tanks have supplied two new alloy fuel tanks.

Other sponsors include.

Truckers Bed outfitting the sleeper with a fitted sheet and quilt.
Elegant Web Design suppling the first TRUCKRIGHT website (currently unavailable).

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