Classic Pix – Tuapeka Mack Super Liner

Southland and Central Otago hosted some of the biggest fleets of Mack in the country – it was Mack rich for good reason – these trucks proved very reliable and for a region that was at the end of the parts supply chain – this was gold.

Of those Mack heavy fleets, Tuapeka Transport of Lawrence was perhaps the most famous.

Their Super Liner wood-chip-liner was arguably the most impressive on the road and this night study underlines what an impressive rig this was. 

There are more pix and video of some of Tuapeka’s rigs at work and you can see one of their R-series at work in the eighties here.

The Tuapeka colours have been keep, but the name now resides with Road Transport Logistics who predominately run Kenworth. You can see them at work here.