The industry’s premier event, the Brisbane Truck Show opened its doors this morning to industry heavyweights and the general public. Truck and Bus News was on hand to deciepher the news from brands pumping up their […]
Volvo Bus Australia has appointed David Mead as its acting general manager following the departure of Sean Copeland. Mead was the head of Volvo Bus from 2004 to 2011 and was instrumental in the brand’s […]
Penske Power Systems will showcase its DD15 platform at this week’s Brisbane Truck Show with a cutaway engine allowing visitors to see inside the brand’s hero power plant. An array of Series 60 and DD15 […]
Penske Commercial Vehicles has taken retail, service and parts distribution rights away from the Sydney Truck Centre and awarded it to Penske Power Systems. Located in Chipping Norton, Penske Power Systems Sydney will be responsible […]
Supercars team Brad Jones Racing will field two Freightliner Racing Commodores the first time ever with Nick Percat unveiling a one-off design for this weekend’s Winton round for his #8 Holden. Freightliner has been the […]
Mercedes-Benz Trucks will roll out a new telematics system at next week’s Brisbane Truck Show using an Australian-developed software platform. Telematics is a management tool that is being rolled out by many of the track […]
Paccar has confirmed it will have a total of 11 Kenworth and DAF trucks on its Brisbane Truck Show along with its virtual TRP parts shop and PacLease finance offerings to create ‘Paccar World.’ According […]
Figures released by the Transport Workers’ Union have revealed an alarming rate of mental health issues within the industry and prompted a new plan to tackling the subject. A survey of more than 4,000 truck […]
Mikeal Jannson has been announced as Scania Australia’s new managing director, taking over from incumbent Roger McCarthy on 1 July. Jannson has been with Scania since 1984 and is currently senior vice president and head […]
An investigation into a fatal crash involving a Redstar Transport truck has prompted raids on two of the company’s depots by NSW Police. A B-Double was involved in a crash on the Newell Highway near […]
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