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W hile there are those who continue to whinge and whine
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about the aged and disjointed facilities of the Brisbane Exhibition Ground —lovingly known as the Ekka — the biennial Queensland Truck and Machinery Show easily remains the most popular and significant event on the Australian trucking calendar. It's still the only place where all the big players and their suppliers come together and frock up for the attention of the trucking masses.
The biggest issue by far was the introduction of ADR 80/02 emissions standards on 1 January 2008.The sense of optimism and excitement, particularly among major truck and engine suppliers, probably stemmed at least partly from the belief that the new standards are not shaping up to be the killjoy of buoyant market conditions that pessimists had predicted.
What's more. most truck and engine suppliers appeared at ease with the changes they have had to make to comply with the new emissions standard — and in some cases relieved at the market's apparent acceptance of substantial hardware changes designed to meet operational demands in an era of changing regulatory immaimm.....-----1 requirements. •
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