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Month: March 2016

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DAIMLER BLUEPRINTS THE CONNECTED TRUCK

March 28, 2016 Jon Thomson

There was a time when platooning was something that was best left to the military but in a truck environment, which is increasingly dominated by technology, platooning is the new buzz word in the world […]

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MID-AMERICA TO OPEN WITHOUT MANUFACTURERS

March 28, 2016 Jon Thomson

The Annual Mid America Truck Show starts this week in Kentucky but for the first time since the show started in the 1970s there has been a mass boycott by major US truck brands with […]

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VOLVO TRUCKS GROUNDED IN USA AFTER BIG RECALL

March 28, 2016 Jon Thomson

According to reports in the Wall Street Journal the U.S. Department of Transportation has ordered thousands of Volvo heavy-duty trucks off US roads after the company announced a recall last week due to a potential […]

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VOLVO UNVEILS UPDATED ENGINES IN USA

March 28, 2016 Jon Thomson

At its Hagerstown, Maryland assembly plant in the USA, Volvo Trucks North America has unveiled its new model 2017 Volvo engines, including improvements to its D11 and D13 engines as well as its new Volvo D13 […]

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VOLVO PRESIDENT JETS IN TO KICK START NEW LOCAL HEADQUARTERS

March 28, 2016 Jon Thomson

Volvo’s new global president Martin Lundstedt jetted into Brisbane this week for a whistle-stop 30 hour visit this week, overseeing the first sod turning at VGA’s new $30million headquarters in Wacol as well as meeting […]

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VOLVO OFFERS i-SHIFT WITH CRAWLER GEARS

March 15, 2016 Jon Thomson

Volvo has launched a new version of its I-Shift featuring crawler gears capable of starting from standstill with a load of 325 tonnes. Volvo claims that the new gears,which are added to the automated transmission,provide […]

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TRUCK MARKET GLOOM NOT JUSTIFIED SAYS T&TA EDITOR

March 14, 2016 Jon Thomson

By T&TA editor Allan Whiting       Here at T&TA we have been crunching the numbers and have reflected on the prophecies of doom coming from the Truck industry peak body – the TIC. […]

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PAYLOADS COULD INCREASE BY UP TO 16 PER CENT SAYS NTC

March 14, 2016 Jon Thomson

Heavy vehicle operators could increase the payload of certain heavy vehicle combinations by up to 16 per cent on some routes under reforms proposed today by the National Transport Commission (NTC). Chief Executive of the […]

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PENSKE USING OWN TRUCK BRANDS ON RACE CARS AGAIN AT AGP

March 14, 2016 Jon Thomson

After running two cars in Shell livery at  the opening round in Adelaide, DJR TEAM Penske will run  two different  colour schemes for its  cars at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, both  of which […]

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US ARMY TO TEST SELF DRIVING TRUCKS THIS YEAR

March 14, 2016 Jon Thomson

The momentum for autonomous or self driving trucks continues to gather with the announcement this week in the US that its army will start testing the concept on public roads this year. The announcement that […]

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