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Month: August 2021

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MICHAEL DEEGAN APPOINTED AS NEW ATA CEO

August 31, 2021 Jon Thomson

The ATA  has announced it has appointed Michael Deegan as its  new CEO, following the departure of former boss Andrew McKellar, who resigned and left the Trucking organisation on the 6th August after  just six […]

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TRATON STAMPS ITS AUTHORITY ON NAVISTAR WITH MANAGEMENT CLEAN OUT

August 27, 2021 Staff Writer

It hasn’t taken long for VW’s truck arm, Traton to impose its will on its latest acquisition, Navistar. Just over a month after Traton took 100 per cent ownership   of Navistar, it has announced […]

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VOLTA ELECTRIC STARTS ENGINEERING TESTING

August 27, 2021 Staff Writer

European electric commercial vehicle start up, Volta Trucks, has announced it has started engineering evaluation and development testing of the first prototype Volta Zero, an all-electric commercial truck designed for inner city logistics, in the […]

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QUEENSLAND-BUILT ELECTRIC BUSES SET TO BOOST GOLD COAST ECONOMY

August 27, 2021 Staff Writer

A commitment by the Queensland Government’s to rollout more zero emissions vehicles on the state’s roads has been given a major boost with a plan to build 16 new electric buses at a facility on […]

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HINO SET TO BENEFIT FROM TOYOTA’S MOVE TO MANUFACTURE HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS IN KENTUCKY

August 27, 2021 Staff Writer

Japanese Global automotive giant, Toyota, has announced it intends to manufacture fuel cell modules at its massive Kentucky auto-assembly plant for use in zero-emission trucks and heavy-duty commercial vehicles, a move that will directly benefit […]

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SCANIA LOOKING TO UPSKILL LIGHT VEHICLE TECHS TO ANSWER SHORTAGE OF HEAVY DIESEL SPANNERS

August 25, 2021 Jon Thomson

Despite, or some might say as a result of the Covid crisis, you may have noticed there is a nationwide skills shortage and that is being felt in the transport industry  particularly in terms of […]

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COVID CRISIS DRIVES BUS OPERATORS TO TEST THE TEMPERATURE

August 24, 2021 Jon Thomson

A number of leading bus operators have introduced another layer of safety checks for drivers amid the ongoing Covid crisis, employing a cloud based system to instantly detect and read the body temperature of drivers […]

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FINE CHINA – VOLVO BUYS SIGNIFICANT CHINESE TRUCK MAKER

August 24, 2021 Jon Thomson

Just when we thought Volvo Group was positioning itself to buy Isuzu, the Swedish global truck and bus maker has stunned the industry  by forking out just over $AUD175million to buy the heavy truck making […]

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SENTINEL GIVES LAZER LAMPS A BROADER FOCUS TO ROUND OUT ITS RANGE

August 24, 2021 Jon Thomson

Automotive lighting company, Lazer Lamps, has announced it is breaking out  of the bar, the light bar that is, by launching its first every round LED light, to augment its extensive range of advanced LED […]

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TRUCKING INDUSTRY WELCOMES NEW NATIONAL FREIGHT MOVEMENT CODE

August 24, 2021 Jon Thomson

Acting Australian Trucking Association CEO, Bill McKinley  has welcomed changes to the National Freight Movement Code and Protocol, which were discussed at National Cabinet earlier this week. The ATA says  that Australia’s truck drivers will have more consistent rules for crossing […]

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