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Month: November 2019

Truck and Bus News

LINFOX TAKES A BIG SWIG OF UD FOR BEVCHAIN FLEET

November 27, 2019 Jon Thomson

UD’s strategy to head more heavy than medium duty has started to pay dividends for Volvo Group with the announcement in Melbourne yesterday of a large order for the 8litre Quon rigid from the Linfox […]

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HESS/VOLGREN RECOMMENDED AS PREFERRED SUPPLIER FOR BRISBANE METRO SYSTEM

November 27, 2019 Jon Thomson

Brisbane City Council has announced European vehicle manufacturer HESS, in partnership with local bus manufacturer Volgren, and electric infrastructure company ABB, as then preferred tenderer for the design and build of the Brisbane Metro pilot […]

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RENAULT SHIFTS TO AUTOMATIC TRAFIC

November 27, 2019 Jon Thomson

RENAULT has finally launched an automatic version of its Trafic van range, mated to a new two-litre diesel engine with prices starting from $43,490 plus on-roads. The price for the self shifter is about $4000 more […]

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DAIMLER BRINGS IN THE HEAVY ARTILLERY FOR FREIGHTLINER CASCADIA LAUNCH

November 25, 2019 Jon Thomson

Bennelong Point in Sydney, home of the Sydney Opera House, has not seen as many big guns since Fort Macquarie was dismantled in the middle of the last century, but Daimler rolled out the heavy […]

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END OF THE LINE FOR THE AUSSIE ACCO

November 24, 2019 Jon Thomson

In what might be another nail in the coffin for Iveco’s local manufacturing operations the company has marked the completion of the last Euro 5 Acco from its Dandenong plant in Melbourne . Its the […]

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SCOTT DUNN SELLS TELFORDS

November 24, 2019 Jon Thomson

In a move that many in the industry have been expecting, the Dunn Group has divested itself of Telfords, the  bus company with which it established its Australian presence, selling the operation to Kinetic, the […]

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NIKOLA CLAIMS ‘GAME CHANGING’ BATTERY TECH BREAKTHROUGH

November 24, 2019 Jon Thomson

US based zero emission truck start up, Nikola has claimed it has develpped what it is describing as a game-changing battery. Nikola Corporation claims it will unveil the ‘game-changing’ battery cell technology at its Nikola […]

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NSW SHUTS DOWN RMS IN FAVOUR OF TRANSPORT FOR NSW

November 24, 2019 Jon Thomson

Just when your brain was getting used to the strange marriage of  the Maritime Services Board and the Roads and Traffic Authority in what became the RMS, the names are set to change again with […]

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WAGGA HEAVY VEHICLE FORUM SET FOR THIS WEEK

November 24, 2019 Jon Thomson

Transport for NSW will be hosting a free Heavy Vehicle Forum breakfast on in Wagga this week to connect heavy vehicle drivers, owners and subcontractors with safety experts in south west NSW. The Forum in […]

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TRUCK ASSIST SWITCHES SUPER CAR SUPPORT TO TICKFORD MUSTANG IN 2020

November 24, 2019 Jon Thomson

The road side assistance arm of insurer NTI, Truck Assist, has announced it is switching camps in 2020, moving its backing for the Tekno Holden team to the Tickford Ford  team and the Mustang of […]

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