Our History

Lance Betts leaning on the bonnet of a Mack getting fuel

Series 2 Mack Superliner with Gordon Hawkins - first truck taken to Walcha when Bev and Peter split from Betts Contracting

New Caterpillar D8N Bulldozer purchased for logging and D8L in the background to be traded

Mack B'double load of logs - Bev and Peter had many roads around Walcha made into B'double routes to allow more efficient delivery of logs to Fenning Timbers with the support of Walcha Council

The first Kenworth purchased to run on the highway branded Fenning Timbers carting sawn timber to North Queensland and bringing fresh produce back

Timber Expo in Walcha featurning Betts log trucks Mack CLR and Kenworth Brute 501

Kenworth K100G adding the A'trailer as more roads opened up to B'double routes

3 K100G highway trucks in the fleet (pictured L-R Peter Betts, Jimmy Clarke and Greg Tasker)

Kenworth T604 - Chris and Peter coming out of Sydney with a Tautliner

Kenworth T904 - first 904 purchased second hand by PW Betts out on the cotton with Chris Betts off-siding

Kenworth T904 - Peter Betts out on the cotton

Kenworth T404ST - Chris working on the Cross City Tunnel

Mack Superliner added to the fleet - Peter has always had a soft spot for Macks

Rigid truck purchased to deliver freight around the New England brought in by the highway trucks

Kenworth T904 - when the 26 metre rule first came out for the 32 pallet B'double - Chris Betts' Truck

Kenworth T909 50th Kenworth purchased by Betts (pictured LR - Mark Gillan, Doug Hurley, Peter Betts, Bev Betts, Jim Hurley, Joe Rizzio-Paccar, Rob Brown and Bill Haezlett Walcha Mayor)

Peter purchases 100 year Anniversary 685HP Superliner