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Month: March 2021

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ATA FIRES BROADSIDE AT GOVERNMENT OVER TRUCK FUEL AND REGO CHARGES

March 31, 2021 Jon Thomson

The CEO of the ATA, Andrew McKellar, has issued a statement saying  that Australia’s system for truck fuel and registration charging is broken and must be fixed, Mr McKellar was responding to the decision by transport ministers last night to increase truck […]

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JOINT NTI-NHVR REPORT PROVES LONG-HELD BELIEF THAT GOOD VEHICLE MAINTENANCE IMPROVES ROAD SAFETY

March 30, 2021 Jon Thomson

Australia’s largest truck insurer, NTI and industry regulator, the NHVR, have jointly released a report that confirms that operators who effectively maintain their vehicles are less likely to be involved in an incident. For the […]

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PACCAR CELEBRATES HALF CENTURY IN AUSTRALIA WITH PRODUCTION MILESTONE

March 30, 2021 Joel Helmes

Paccar has celebrated two major milestones, the 50th anniversary of the first Australian-produced Kenworth truck, and the production of the business’s 70,000th truck at its Melbourne plant. It wasn’t always the case that Aussie Kenworth […]

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NHVR APPLAUDS HANNIFEY APPOINTMENT AS PRESIDENT OF ROAD FREIGHTERS ASSOC.

March 30, 2021 Jon Thomson

 The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator  has  announced it has announced it has welcomed the appointment of well-known trucking safety advocate Rod Hannifey as president of the National Road Freighters Association (NRFA).  NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto […]

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NIELSEN CALLS TIME ON A LONG CAREER WITH DAIMLER NORTH AMERICA

March 30, 2021 Jon Thomson

When Roger Nielsen took the reins as president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America in April 2017, the “new” Freightliner Cascadia had just rolled off the production line, platooning technology was still a  future […]

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FUSO AIMS TO HELP MEET EMISSION TARGETS IN AN eCANTER

March 30, 2021 Jon Thomson

Fuso has announced it has launched the all-electric version of its light duty truck, the eCanter, becoming the first OEM to launch a truck like this under its own brand in Australia. It follows the […]

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ATA AGAIN CALLS FOR TRUCK WIDTH AND GVM INCREASES TO DELIVER SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY GAINS

March 29, 2021 Jon Thomson

The ATA contends that truck dimension rules must be changed to make zero and low emission trucks more available. The ATA’s CEO, Andrew McKellar  made the statement as it released its submission on heavy vehicle emission standards. The Trucking Association is seeking to finally particularly have the […]

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WHAT NEXT ? NOW HINO AND ISUZU FORM JOINT VENTURE

March 25, 2021 Jon Thomson

At a time when nothing should surprise us when it comes to corporate tie ups and MOUs, automotive giant, Toyota  has announced a capital alliance with its truck subsidiary Hino and Isuzu, which it says […]

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SEA ELECTRIC LAUNCHES ITS OWN LOCALLY ASSEMBLED ELECTRIC TRUCK BASED ON A HINO

March 25, 2021 Jon Thomson

Melbourne based electric truck start up,  SEA Electric has announced it has commenced commercial volume assembly of electric trucks at its Dandenong factory. SEA Electric says it will be producing the trucks using Hino components, […]

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HINO ‘PREVIEW’ REVEALS PRECIOUS LITTLE THAT WE DON’T ALREADY KNOW

March 23, 2021 Jon Thomson

Despite the fact that  its new 700 Series heavy duty trucks have been around since the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show , Hino Australia says it is giving all of a us a sneak preview of […]

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