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LATEST TRANSPORT & TRUCKING OUT NOW

January 24, 2020

In the latest issue of Transport & Trucking we have a plethora of great reading with our take on the new Freightliner Cascadia following our trip to the US to drive it at the proving […]

VIDEO REVIEW – FUSO eCANTER ELECTRIC TRUCK – FIRST LOCAL DRIVE

November 18, 2019

Truck and Bus News. was the first Australian media outlet to drive the Fuso’s innovative eCanter, piloting the 100 per cent battery electric vehicle around metropolitan Melbourne in conditions that would be typical for an […]

FIRST DRIVE – FUSO’S SILENT PARTNER -THE eCANTER

October 11, 2019

A day at the wheel of Fuso’s new eCanter electric truck has given us an incredible insight into how city delivery work might like in the next five to ten years, with a lot less […]

BATTLE FOR HEAVY DUTY SUPREMACY AS TRUCK MARKET COOLS A LITTLE

October 8, 2019

The Australian truck market is continuing to record reasonably strong sales results as it enters the final quarter of 2019 but has dropped from last year’s record highs. While not matching last year’s record mark, […]

NEW TRANSPORT & TRUCKING OUT NOW

October 1, 2019

In this issue of Transport & Trucking we take a look at one of the USA’s leading trucking companies, C.R England and how it drills down into the smallest details of its operation to achieve […]

RENAULT SHIFTS TO AUTOMATIC TRAFIC

November 27, 2019

RENAULT has finally launched an automatic version of its Trafic van range, mated to a new two-litre diesel engine with prices starting from $43,490 plus on-roads. The price for the self shifter is about $4000 more […]

PEUGEOT ADDS TO ITS AUSTRALIAN LCV LINE UP

September 25, 2019

French maker Peugeot will continue its re entry to the light commercial vehicle market with the imminent arrival of its small Partner and large Boxer vans, which arrive to join the previously launched Expert. The […]

VW SAYS ALL FOR ONE WITH CRAFTER 4MOTION

August 12, 2019

Volkswagen has launched an all-wheel drive version of its latest Crafter large van range. VW says the Crafter 4MOTION, is now on sale priced from $57,590 plus on-roads, adding a $4500 premium to the normal […]

RENAULT REIGNITES THE RIGHT FORMULA FOR TRAFIC MID-SIZE VAN

August 6, 2019

Renault Australia has announced a new version of its Trafic Formula Edition, rebooted for 2019 with racy red F1-style detailing, a stand-out appearance, and additional list of standard kit. the Trafic Formula Edition will be […]

FORD ADDS A BIT OF SPORT TO RANGER LINE UP

July 9, 2019

Ford has announced a new variant of its popular Ranger ute with the introduction of the Ranger Sport which the company says boasts a distinctive look and higher equipment upgrades. Ford says the Ranger Sport […]

RENAULT GIVES TRAFIC SOME EXTRA JAM

April 30, 2019

With things hotting up in the medium van market thanks to the imminent arrival of Toyota’s new HiAce as well as the arrival of the new Peugeot Expert, the other French car maker, Renault has […]

RENAULT FLEXS ITS ELECTRIC VAN MUSCLES

April 23, 2019

Renault has unveiled an experimental electric and connected light commercial van (LCV) which it claims is both compact and agile and was created for sustainable mobility and delivery efficiency in urban areas. Renault says it […]

EXPERT OPINION – PEUGEOT LAUNCHES BACK INTO AUSTRALIAN VAN MARKET

April 20, 2019

Peugeot is back in the light commercial vehicle game in Australia with the announcement that it is relaunching the Expert mid size van range and its Partner small van and Boxer big van ranges in […]

TOYOTA REVEALS PRICING OF UPCOMING NEW HIACE

April 20, 2019

Toyota has announced the pricing for its all-new HiAce models due down under mid year, with the Japanese auto giant claiming it will offer value for money along with powerful and efficient new engines, comprehensive […]

KENWORTH SIGNS ON WITH SUPERCARS FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS

January 20, 2020

Kenworth has announced it has extended its association with premier motor racing category, Supercars, signing a further three year contract which will take the to 24 years at the end of 2023. As [...]

US TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATORS ABOUT TO GIVE MIRROR CAMS THE NOD

January 17, 2020

With Mercedes Benz set to launch its MirrorCam technology in Australia on the next gen Actros in the next 12 months, comes news that US Federal transport administrator is preparing to reviser [...]

PACCAR DONATES $100,000 TO BUSHFIRE APPEAL

January 17, 2020

Paccar and has announced that along with its dealers, it has donated $100,000 to the Australian Red Cross Bushfire appeal. Paccar, which markets both Kenworth and DAF in Australia, says it is [...]

ISUZU INKS HYDROGEN FUEL CELL AGREEMENT WITH HONDA

January 17, 2020

Hot on the heels of its purchase of the UD brand from Volvo Isuzu has announced it has linked up with Honda R&D to jointly research hydrogen-powered fuel cell heavy-duty electric trucks. It [...]

COLOSIMO ANNOUNCED AS NEW HEAD OF SAF-HOLLAND

January 17, 2020

Mario Colosimo has appointed managing director of equipment specialist, SAF-Holland Australia, effective from 3 February. To take up the new role, Colosimo will step down as general manager of Byrne Trailers to [...]

ATA LAUNCHES NATIONAL TRUCKING INDUSTRY AWARDS

January 17, 2020

The ATA has annoucned the launch of the 2020 National Trucking Industry Awards with the support of Deputy PM Michael McCormack. The ATA says the National Trucking Industry Awards recognise industry excellence [...]

2019 TRUCK SALES – DOWN BUT NOT OUT

January 13, 2020

In any other year the 2019 Australian commercial vehicle market would have been considered a pretty solid performer, but given 2019 followed the all time record sales of 2018, it does look [...]

SCANIA TOASTS TRUCK RECORD IN 2019

January 7, 2020

Scania Australia has set a new benchmark for deliveries in 2019, with 1149 heavy-duty trucks placed with customers during the year. In the first full year of availability of the New Truck [...]