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Almost 3,000 heavy vehicles were intercepted during Operation Omega II, a week-long safety initiative undertaken by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) to combat the dangers of fatigue during Easter. NHVR Chief Operating Officer Paul [...]
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ACCURATE INFORMATION THE KEY FOR TRANSPORT OPERATORS ACCORDING TO INFOAGENT

NZ based automotive information consultant, Info Agent has published an interesting look at how valuable accurate data can be for transport operators. InfoAgent is a boutique agency that provides customised information to improve business processes [...]
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VOLVO SHOOTING FOR 600 KAYS WITH NEW FH ELECTRIC UNVEILED IN EUROPE

Swedish truck maker Volvo has revealed new long-distance battery electric truck technology which the company claims will have a a range of up to 600 kilometres with batteries that can be charged in a claimed [...]
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REWARDING DIVIDEND – TRATON DELIVERS IMPROVED SHAREHOLDER RETURN ON BACK OF GREATER EFFICIENCIES

Volkswagen controlled global truck group, Traton used its recent Annual General Meeting to approve some healthy dividend for the last financial year, improving on last year’s shareholder payout by 13.3 per cent. In addition to [...]
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H2 GO – VIVA OPENS AUSTRALIA’S FIRST COMMERCIAL HYDROGEN REFUELLING OPERATION IN GEELONG

Viva Energy has launched what is said to be Australia’s-first renewable hydrogen refuelling station at its Geelong energy hub in Victoria. The energy company claims the facility is Australia first publicly accessible commercial hydrogen refuelling [...]

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 […]

COMPANY CAR – ABARTH 500E – AN ELECTRIC CITY FUN CAR WITH A STING IN THE TAIL

March 2, 2025

When it comes to reading a review of a potential Company Car in a heavy vehicle publication then you couldn’t get anything more incongruous than a review of Fiat’s sexy little Abarth 500e, an electric […]

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 […]

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