Tuapeka Mack Ultra Liner - Straight Torque
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 – and this was gold to an operator.
‘Straight Torque’ was just one of many of the hard working and beautifully presented Macks that Tuapeka operated, which included three of this model when the fleet photo below was taken. Note the super-singles on the trailer.
Tuapeka Transport was perhaps one of most handsome Mack dominated fleets in the country, and the country they worked was daunting to say the least, and Mack proved itself during this era to have no rivals.
We have more pix and video of some of these rigs at work and you can view video footage here of one of their R-series Macks hard at work.
The Tuapeka colours have been kept, but the name now resides with Road Transport Logistics (RTL) who predominately run Kenworth. You can see them at work here.
