Ison Haulage joined the roar of engines at this year’s Lowood Truck Show, not only to participate, but to lead the charge.
Showcasing their dazzling 2005 C500 Kenworth, they earnt the rightful title of lead truck by raising a staggering $6,300 for Dementia Australia.
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Ison Haulage’s office and finance manager, Georgie Statham says Ison attended the show for one of their company drivers and Lowood event organiser, Robert Liston.
“We wanted to show our support to him and his partner Cass, for their efforts in organising such a successful event and all-round great weekend,” she says.
“The Lowood Truck Show was a great success with over 400 trucks, drivers and families in attendance for the weekend.”
Georgie says the Ison Kenworth underwent an extensive rebuild.
The freshly restored C500 was a Tri Drive Day Cab, purchased second-hand from Perth with a blown engine, and was in need of some serious love.
“Everything was stripped down to a bare chassis. We reused as many parts as possible, sourced a lot of new OEM parts and custom made plenty of parts to suit the build requirements,” she says.
The restoration required both in-house work and contributions from various tradespeople, but the results and efforts are abundantly clear, with that sleek white and grey rig proudly leading the pack.
Georgie says Ison Haulage took a total of six trucks from the fleet to Lowood for the weekend, along with a variety of trailers.
“This included a new Bruce Rock A/B triple set of side tippers, MTE 5×8 extendable float, dolly package and a Tuff Super Tilt Widening Trailer,” she says.
Ison haul a range of quarry materials, oversize machinery, general freight and agricultural supplies across Australia.
But as the engines cooled and crowds scattered, one thing was made clear: Ison Haulage didn’t just make an impression — they made a difference.
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