Big Test

What looks at first sight to be a case of heart over head – a small rural transport operation investing in a range-topping Euro model – turns out to have a lot of good business sense behind the decision.

Some people have suggested that Waikato operators Dion and Hayden Kerley might have got a bit carried away when they bought their latest truck.

For sure, a small rural carrying business in tiny Atiamuri might not seem the most likely home for one of New Zealand’s first examples of German truckmaker MAN’s flagship TGX model.

But the twins, who run Kerley Brothers Transport out of a small yard just up the road from the Atiamuri Tavern, dismiss any suggestion that the beautifully-presented 8x4 is just too flash for its own good – more big boys’ toy than serious business proposition.