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SHIFTING GEARS – ALLISON TO SHOWCASE NEW NINE SPEED TRANS AT BRISBANE TRUCK SHOW

Automatic transmission specialist Allison Transmission has revealed that it will use the upcoming Brisbane Truck Show to showcase what it claims are three new automatic transmission products which it says will help Australian business do [...]
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SOFT PEDAL FOR SCANIA – TRATON OWNED TRUCK BRAND REPORTS SLIGHT DOWNTURN IN FIRST QUARTER

Scania has revealed that it has had a “soft start to 2025”, citing continued progress in strategic areas such as electrification and its integration with the VW controlled, Traton Group. The company said that while [...]
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SIMON SAYS COMPANY MAJORITY SOLD TO JAPANESE LOGISTICS GIANT

Queensland based major freight and logistic transport company, Simon National Carriers has revealed the company has been sold and it is now part of a significant Japanese operation. Japanese multi-national logistics company, Senko Group, a [...]
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VOLVO US DOWNGRADE ON THE BACK OF TRUMP TARIFFS

Truck maker Volvo lowered its North America market outlook in the past week, pointing to increased uncertainty around the chaotic tariffs and their impact on global trade, as the Swedish company reported a bigger-than-expected fall [...]
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KEEP YOUR HANDS OFF THE WHEEL – DAIMLER SET TO LAUNCH AUTONOMOUS TRUCKS IN TEXAS

The on again off again status off self drive trucks has had a chequered past across the over past decade, however virtually all truck prototypes that have been testing autonomous technology have so far been [...]

DAILY TALLY – IVECO’S VAN HITS 1.8 MILLION

October 23, 2024

Iveco has revealed it recently celebrated the unusual production milestone of 1.8 million Daily vehicles manufactured at the company’s Suzzara plant at Mantua in Italy. We say unusual because while it is a significant number, […]

WHAT’S THE BUZZ, TELL ME WHAT THE FUSS IS ABOUT? VW ANNOUNCES IMMINENT ARRIVAL OF ELECTRIC ‘KOMBI’

September 12, 2024

Volkswagen has confirmed the new-age electrified version of its venerable Kombi, the ID. Buzz range, will be launched in Australia before the end of the year and has published a list of prices for the […]

LDV DELIVERS MORE SAFETY AND CLEANER ENGINE IN DELIVER 9 VAN AND BUS

September 12, 2024

Chinese commercial vehicle brand LDV has announced a raft of upgrades to its next generation upgrade of its Deliver 9 van, cab-chassis and bus line up which the company says will be accompanied by a […]

ONLY VANS! – MERCEDES-BENZ REVEALS FIRST COMPREHENSIVE VITO UPGRADE IN NINE YEARS

August 28, 2024

Mercedes-Benz has announced the first major facelift of its fleet of mid-size vans and people movers since 2015 saying that the update introduces a raft of comfort, convenience and technology upgrades, plus a major […]

NEW KANGOO VARIANTS JUMP INTO AUSSIE MARKET- RENAULT ANNOUNCES THREE NEW PETROL MINI VANS

July 23, 2024

Renault has announced an expansion of its Kangoo van range which has been bolstered with the arrival of three new petrol variants, giving buyers of the compact van more choice for business transportation needs. “With […]

FORD CONFIRMS SPECS AND PRICES FOR UPCOMING TRANSIT UPDATE

July 16, 2024

Ford has confirmed the full specifications for its updated Transit Custom Sport and Transit Custom Sport Double Cab ahead of their local release later this year. Ford says its manufacturer list pricing for the Transit […]

SMOOTH OPERATOR – 780 GOOD REASONS WHY VOLVO’S BIG BANGER IS A MASTERPIECE

April 7, 2025

There is a strand of thinking in road transport today that looks at smaller engines, not bigger ones, another that looks at down speeding to reduce revs and decrease fuel consumption and another that combines […]

DAIMLER’S NEW ELECTRIC TRUCKS – TESTED

July 4, 2024

JOEL HELMES recently flew to Melbourne to drive the latest battery electric offerings from truck giant Daimler and posed the question: where are we at with the still most likely only partial electrification of the […]

HYBRID THINKING – HINO RE INVENTS THE HYBRID DIESEL TRUCK CONCEPT

July 30, 2023

There’s been a subtle change in the language being used by Hino when it comes to it’s hybrid trucks. Where once they simple called them hybrids, the company has now labelled them electric hybrids. It […]

ON TARGET CANNON

March 2, 2023

Chinese manufactured utes have been around in the Australian market for night on 20 years now and in fact the pioneering brand was the quaintly named Great Wall. We take a look at its latest […]

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