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Month: February 2018

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UPS Goes Down Electric Path To Save

February 26, 2018 Jon Thomson

UPS electrifying with new delivery truck fleet Parcel delivery and logistics company UPS plans to deploy 50 electric delivery trucks as part of its fleet of brown vehicles, a move it expects could give a […]

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VOLVO SAYS AUTOMATION WON’T ELIMINATE DRIVERS

February 24, 2018 Jon Thomson

Volvo Trucks North America (VTNA) has said its work towards automation is focussing on safety and the driver, and is not aimed at eliminating drivers but instead making the lives of professional drivers easier and […]

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IVECO BOLSTERS LOCAL ASSEMBLY OPERATION

February 24, 2018 Jon Thomson

Iveco has delivered on its promise to expand its locally assembled model range by announcing that the previously imported Stralis range will now be assembled locally at the company’s Dandenong factory. Previously sold as the […]

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FREIGHTLINER RACING FORMS NEW ALLIANCE IN 2018

February 23, 2018 Jon Thomson

Freightliner has changed its colours in Supercar racing for the upcoming season with the Tim Slade driven Brad Jones Racing run Holden to run in a new bright yellow livery in a combined Freightliner and […]

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PERTH OUTLET WINS DAIMLER DEALER OF THE YEAR

February 23, 2018 Jon Thomson

Meantime as the dealer of the year award season continues across the various brands over in Daimler land, Daimler Trucks Perth has been named its 2017 Australia Pacific Dealer of the Year at the company’s […]

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KIWI KENNY DEALER TRUMPS AUSSIES IN DEALER AWARDS

February 23, 2018 Jon Thomson

Just like the All Blacks have done in Rugby, a Kiwi truck dealer has trumped the Aussies by winning the 2017 Kenworth Dealer of the Year. Southpac Trucks triumphed against an outstanding field of top […]

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ALL ELECTRIC eACTROS TESTS IN EUROPE

February 23, 2018 Jon Thomson

All Electric Mercedes-Benz Truck For heavy Distribution Duty Mercedes-Benz Trucks has been developing electric trucks for a few years now and in 2016, became the first manufacturer in the world with a heavy-duty electric truck. […]

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LAUREN DOWNS NEW GM AT VOLVO BUS AUSTRALIA

February 23, 2018 Jon Thomson

NEW GM FOR VOLVO BUS AUSTRALIA Lauren Downs has been appointed as the new General Manager of Volvo Bus Australia Downs will assume the role of GM Volvo Bus Australia effective from March 1. Having […]

Features

TRANSPORT & TRUCKING AUSTRALIA ISSUE 118 OUT NOW

February 22, 2018 Jon Thomson

In this issue of TTA we have a feast of great reading. Publisher Jon Thomson ventures back to the Pilbara to revisit the Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girls. On a totally different bent we take a […]

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ELECTRIC BUSES TO DOMINATE BY 2025

February 19, 2018 Jon Thomson

Bloomberg says that nearly half of the municipal buses on the road worldwide will be electric within seven years, with China expected to dominate the global market as it aims to cut urban pollution and […]

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