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MAY THE FORCE BE WITH YOU! RECORD SALES CONTINUE IN FIFTH MONTH TRUCK BLITZ

June 6, 2023 Jon Thomson

The truck sales boom shows no sign of abating , after another record month  in May that puts the industry’s year to date tally almost 2500 trucks ahead of  where it was this time last […]

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SAFE WORDS – NHVR CALLS FOR FURTHER DISCUSSION ON HEAVY VEHICLE WIDTH AND SAFETY REFORMS

June 5, 2023 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has released a discussion paper  today on how to implement the Australian Government’s Safer Freight Vehicle (SFV) reform proposals, including increasing the width of heavy vehicles fitted with modern safety technologies. The subject […]

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HVIA FIRES SHOT AT NHVR TRUCK SAFETY DISCUSSION PAPER

June 2, 2023 Jon Thomson

Queensland based  truck Industry body the HVIA  has waded into the already muddied waters of the national heavy vehicle safety reforms,  criticising the discussion paper released this week by the NHVR, saying the paper “explores options for implementing […]

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FOLLOWMONT PLUGS IN – QUEENSLAND TRANSPORT FIRM FIRST TO BUY VOLVO FH ELECTRIC

June 2, 2023 Jon Thomson

Queensland  based  transport operator Followmont has become the first Australian operator to  place an order for  Volvo’s new  heavy-duty truck, FH Electric  prime mover. The family owned Followmont has ordered the largest of Volvo’s fleet […]

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SHOW ME THE WAY – IVECO LAUNCHES NEW OFF ROAD TRUCK RANGE

June 1, 2023 Jon Thomson

Iveco has announced  the launch of its new T-Way range,  which it says is a replacement for the Trakker model continues its long history of producing market-off-road trucks continues. The off road  specialist Iveco partners its new on […]

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KNOW YOUR LIMITS – NHVR FINES DRIVER FOR OVERHEIGHT IN SYDNEY’S M5 TUNNEL

June 1, 2023 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has  revealed that it has prosecuted a driver for a severe dimension breach after they attempted to enter the Sydney M5 tunnel in December last year. The driver was charged under the Heavy […]

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NEWS FLASH – NARVA AEROTECH LIGHT BOXES SIGNALS A NEW ARRAY OF WARNING LIGHTS

June 1, 2023 Jon Thomson

Automotive Lighting specialist Narva has introduced a  new range of its AeroTech LED Light Boxes,  which it says are its brightest primary warning lights which powerful yet uniform output, that meets and exceeds all international standards. The AeroTech […]

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DEALER RESHUFFLE – ISUZU ANNOUNCES DEALER. NETWORK CHANGES

June 1, 2023 Jon Thomson

Long-term truck market leader, Isuzu Australia Limited has announced some changes to its dealer in Northern New South Wales, Far North Queensland and the Sunshine Coast, along with an expansion thanks to the addition of […]

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BUSWAYS CHARGES TO THE LEAD IN NSW ELECTRIC BUS FLEETS

May 31, 2023 Jon Thomson

Australian bus operator Busways has announced it has expanded its Sydney electric bus fleet to 18 zero emissions buses now on the road enabling the company to  claim it  now operates the second largest electric […]

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BRISSIE SHOW RECORD – TRUCK EXPO TOPS 40,000 VISITORS FOR FIRST TIME EVER

May 30, 2023 Jon Thomson

The organisers of the Brisbane Truck Show, the HVIA  is claiming an all time record for the 2023 event whcih wrapped up on the 21st May  with the four day  truck expo being proclaimed the […]

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