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Month: May 2018

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VOLVO ANNOUNCES REPLACEMENT FOR DEPARTING PEDEN

May 31, 2018

Volvo Group Australia has announced the replacement. for Volvo Truck Vice President of sales, Mitch Peden, as he departs the Australian operation to take up his new role as president of Volvo Malaysia. It has […]

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FREIGHTLINER ANNOUNCES TECHNICIAN OF THE YEAR

May 30, 2018

New Zealands Cameron Nicol has been announced as the Freightliner Australia Pacific Technician of the Year. The final stage of the competition was held recently at the newly established Daimler Truck and Bus Training Academy […]

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THE LAST SCANIA PGR PRODUCED IN EUROPE

May 29, 2018

In what Scania has described as a sad happy day  the company has market the end of production for its PGR truck range  with a video  now that the last PGR truck made in Europe has  left the […]

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VOLVO ANNOUNCES INITIATIVE TO DRIVE TRANSPORT CAREERS FOR WOMEN

May 28, 2018

Volvo Group  has announced in partnership with Wodonga TAFE and Transport Women Australia Limited a pilot training program called Women Driving Transport Careers,  a program which is designed to help women obtain a heavy vehicle driver […]

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LA TIMES UNCOVERS ELECTRIC BUS PROBLEMS IN THE CITY OF ANGELS

May 28, 2018

The Los Angeles Times has published an expose on the failings of  the efforts to deploy electric buses in California’s largest city through its LA Metro operation. The Times published an major story in its […]

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GERMAN eTRUCK RESEARCH PROJECT PLUGS INTO SCANIA

May 28, 2018

A project has been launched in Germany to test an electric truck concept that will see electricity supplied to trucks from overhead wires, just as is done now with electric trains, light rail and trolley […]

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DAF EXPERIMENTING WITH ELECTRIC POWER

May 28, 2018

While PACCAR’s US operations take part in the Super Truck II project its  European subsidiary DAF, has unveiled its first series of CF Electric trucks – adding to the battery-powered nameplates on the other side […]

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KENWORTH AND UPS WORK TOGETHER ON SUPERTRUCK II PROJECT

May 28, 2018

Kenworth and US parcel and logistics giant UPS are working together to develop a truck under the U.S. Department of Energy-funded SuperTruck II program. The goal is to improve freight efficiency by more than 100 […]

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SCANIA STUDY SAYS WE CAN BE FOSSIL FREE BY 2050

May 24, 2018 Jon Thomson

Swedish truck maker Scania says  that achieving the target of a fossil-free commercial transport system in the timeframe of the Paris Agreement target is not only possible, but also financially attractive from a societal perspective. […]

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HINO’S BABY 4X4 HITS A SWEET SPOT

May 24, 2018 Jon Thomson

Hino’s most recent addition to its model range in Australia, the 300 Series 4×4 has quickly become a star in the company’s line up  and has surpassed its targets and expectations in its first six […]

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