The first day of winter arrived with a vengeance in Gore, along with 81 entries for the inaugural McDonough Contracting Gore Truck Show. The cold, wet weather didn‘t dampen the enthusiasm of all who gathered at Transport Repairs‘ yard in Gore. A lot of time was put into preparing entries and the quality was as high as usual, with numbers up on last year; a reflection of both the work the show committee put in and a sign operators from around the south are still keen to come along in support.
It is an awkward time of year, with stock trucks busy on cattle movements and log trucks having just spent a week in the bush, so there isn‘t a lot of time to get trucks clean. By the end of the week there aren‘t many clean trucks about, so these entrants put in an enormous effort to get gear ready for early Saturday morning. With a large number of categories, the prizes put up by a long list of sponsors was certainly appreciated, further ensuring the show‘s success. All involved hope it remains as popular as it was this year. The committee is looking for more volunteers if anyone from the area is interested for future events.
Photo: Craig Jolly‘s impressive King Rig-winning Mack Super Liner.
Photo: Cleanways from Invercargill walked away with a number of awards.
Photo: Dynes Transport came with 15 of their immaculate units this year.
Photo: Angus Drummond leads the spreaders through the main street of Gore in his Cromtrans Atego.
Photo: Brendon Brand took out best paint scheme for RTL with this Kenworth K200 in Clinton Waipahi colours.
Photo: Paul Briggs with his nicely presented UD Quon in GFS colours from Gore.
Photo: Scott Reid took away four awards with this sharp International ACCO.
RESULTS McDonough Contracting Gore Truck Show 2019
King Rig | Mack Superliner | Jolly Earthworks | Craig Jolly |
People‘s choice | FH Volvo | Andrews Transport | Trevor Drake |
Fleet | Andrews Transport | ||
Female driver | Fonterra | Dale Oliver | |
Best of brand | |||
DAF | Gore Freight and Storage | Ollie Webb | |
Freightliner | Cleanways | Cortez Terei | |
Fuso | Ritchies Coachlines | Anne Brown | |
Hino | McDonough Contracting | John Braithwaite | |
Isuzu (Ian Heaps Memorial) | Cleanways | Quinn Calder | |
Kenworth | McLellan Freight | Isaiah McLellan | |
Mack | Southern Transport | Kevin McIntosh | |
MAN | Waikaka Transport | Stu McMath | |
Mercedes Benz | Cromtrans | Angus Drummond | |
Nissan | SouthRoads | Dan Marsden | |
Scania | Fonterra | Russell Nelson | |
Volvo | Andrews Transport | Trevor Drake | |
Western Star | Cleanways | Kerry Lankshear | |
Other brands | Southern Milk Transport (International ACCO) | Scott Reid | |
New – 40,000 km | Isuzu | Cleanways | Quinn Calder |
40,000 – 100,000 km | Mack Granite | Southern Transport | Kevin McIntosh |
100,000 – 400,000 km | M-Benz Atego | Cromtrans | Angus Drummond |
400,000 – 700,000 km | Kenworth | Dynes Transport | Grant Tapp |
700,000 – 1,000,000 km | Kenworth | Kenworth McLellan Freight | Isaiah Mclellan |
Over 1,000,000 | MC Mack | K2 Contracting (Alexandra Transport livery) |
Ken Adams |
Oldest working truck | International ACCO | Scott Reid | |
Best… | |||
Bulk truck | Waikaka Transport | Stu McMath | |
Curtainsider | Gore Freight and Storage | Ollie Webb | |
Fert spreader |
Cromtrans | Angus Drummond | |
Light vehicle | RTL (West Otago Transport) | Sydney Robertson | |
Linehaul | McLellan Freight | Aaron Callender | |
Logger | Dynes | Hamish Kenton | |
Passenger vehicle | Ritchies Coachlines | Anne Brown | |
Stock truck | Hokonui Rural | Bradley Curtis | |
Tanker | Cleanways | Quinn Calder | |
Timber cartage vehicle | McLellan Freight | Aaron Callender | |
Tractor unit | Southern Transport | Kevin McIntosh | |
Furthest distance travelled | Jolly Earthworks | Craig Jolly | |
HWR group | Southern Transport | Kevin McIntosh | |
Lights | RTL | Sydney Robertson | |
Paint | RTL (Clinton Waipahi) | Brendon Brand | |
Refurbished | International ACCO | Scott Reid | |
Vintage | International ACCO | Scott Reid | |