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Made possible by Smedley’s Engineers. Industry Icon is a series dedicated to honouring the unsung heroes of the commercial road transport industry.
Striving for excellence
Ken Vorwerk was born and raised at Mount Gambier and has remained living there ever since. In February 1979 he …
Half a century and batting on
Graham Lusty was born and raised at Nyah West on the Murray River in the northern reaches of the Mallee …
Reinventing the tipper
Hailing from Bruce Rock in the wheatbelt of Western Australia, Mike Verhoogt, founder of Bruce Rock Engineering, has forged an …
Taking it to the next level
With a solid mechanical background, David Oliver, Sales Engineer at heavy vehicle braking specialist Knorr-Bremse, has advanced to become one …
A leader in the field
A fitter and turner by trade and a self-taught engineer, John White started Delta Hydraulics in 1975 as a service …
Grabbing opportunity with both hands
Lionel Moore began his career in the road transport industry in 1964, serving his apprenticeship at O’Phee Engineering, which later …
Following in his father’s footsteps
From an early age Steven Teofilo took an interest in trucks and the engineering work done by his father. Undertaking …
A true gentleman of the industry
Starting as a cadet draftsman at a Queensland cement works in the early 1960s, Graham Weatherhog subsequently moved into truck body …
Elevation to success
Hew McDonald, Operations Manager at Evolving Workshop Technologies, has a wealth of mechanical and engineering experience behind him. Of his …
An international career
Marco Quaranta started his career in the Service Department of IVECO Italy in 1987 before moving to a Dealer Network …