2026 Light Truck Buyer's Guide: TAFS x Trucksales

Buying your first commercial truck is different to buying a car, and the finance behind it works differently too. In Episode 1 of our six-part finance series, I'm at East Coast Truck and Bus with David Polley, standing next to the Hyundai Mighty, working through how truck finance actually operates. I'm Colin Evans, from TAFS (The Asset Finance Shop), and this is the first episode of a six-part series we've put together in partnership with the TruckSales 2026 Truck Buyers Guide. Across the series I travel to different dealerships, stand next to the actual trucks you're reading about, and break down the finance side properly. In this episode I cover the fundamentals every first-time buyer should understand: – Why a commercial truck is financed differently to a car, and what a chattel mortgage actually is – How you can typically finance the full drive-away price, often with little or nothing down, because the truck itself is the security – What that means for your deposit and your business cash flow – Where a broker fits in, and how the right lender behind the right truck makes for a smart first purchase At TAFS we arrange finance on commercial vehicles every day, mostly across the transport industry. If you're looking at your first truck, or your next one, we can help you structure the finance the right way. —————————— 👉 Get a finance quote or talk to me and the team: https://landing.assetfinanceshop.com.au/tafs-truck-finance?utm_source=trucksales&utm_medium=paid_social&utm_campaign=truck_sales_2026&utm_content=buyers_guide_1 Follow along: 📷 The Asset Finance Shop on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/assetfinanceshop/ 📷 My Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/colinphilipevans 💼 My LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/colin-evans-25827476/ —————————— #TruckFinance #CommercialVehicleFinance #ChattelMortgage #AssetFinance #FirstTruck #TruckBuyersGuide #HyundaiMighty #AustralianTrucks #TruckSales #TAFS