Krueger Transport Equipment has just completed the construction of a new PBS-approved Super B-double skel for Canny Carrying – a purchase that will benefit the Victorian fleet’s container service in more ways than one.

The Hume Highway remains one of the Australia’s most important transport routes – over 800km of road linking Melbourne and Sydney. On the southern end of the route, family-owned Canny Carrying cherishes the highway as much as its own yard and specs its vehicles to get the most out of every trip.

Canny uses the Hume daily to transport a variety of freight, including general goods, local commodities, chemicals and farming machinery to be either exported or for its end customers in New South Wales and Queensland. “Those runs also include traveling between our Wangaratta site to our depot in Derrimut, Sydney or Albury, as well as long haul trips to Brisbane,” says Co-Director, Greg Canny. “A large portion of goods are delivered via containers, so it’s vital that our trailing gear is up to the task.”

Instead of adding more trucks and trailers to carry out more jobs, Greg says he has found the ideal solution to address Canny’s job requirements and still keep vehicle purchases to a minimum – making the most out of the company’s longstanding relationship with trailer expert, Krueger.

A man has had his car confiscated, been fined more than $2300 and had his license suspended after he was allegedly detected travelling at 200km/h near Gundagai this afternoon, NSW Police say.

Just after 5pm today, officers attached to Traffic and Highway Patrol Command were conducting speed enforcement duties on the Hume Highway at Mundarlo, near south Gundagai, when they observed a white BMW travelling at an alleged 200km/h in a 110km/h marked zone.

The vehicle was stopped near the Snowy Mountains Highway intersection and police spoke to the male driver, who was the only occupant.

The 42-year-old man was issued an infringement notice for exceeding the speed limit by more than 45km/h, which carries a $2350 fine.

The man’s BMW was towed from the scene and will remain confiscated by police for three months. His driver’s licence was suspended for six months.

Traffic & Highway Patrol Commander, Assistant Commissioner John Hartley, said excessive speeding and other dangerous behaviour on our roads would not be tolerated.

“We are working hard to educate people on road safety through campaigns like ‘Toward Zero’, which is about lowering the road toll, but we also need to continue to target bad driver behaviour,” Assistant Commissioner Hartley said.

“Our ongoing road enforcement activities across the state aim to ensure those people who are putting put their own lives and the lives of others at risk on our roads by doing the wrong thing are targeted and detected.”