Jon Thomson – Page 115 – Truck & Bus News
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Rates & Specs
  • Newsletter
Truck & Bus News
  • Home
  • Truck News
  • Bus News
  • LCV News
  • Latest Issue
  • Videos/Road Tests
  • Features

Articles by Jon Thomson

Truck and Bus News

STOP IT – DAIMLER APPLAUDS AUTO EMERGENCY BRAKING MANDATE

March 7, 2022 Jon Thomson

Daimler  has applauded the Federal Government’s announcement  that it will make Advanced Emergency Braking System (AEBS) for mandatory on  trucks and buses over 3.5-tonne GVM  but the manufacturer has made a statement encouraging customers to […]

Truck and Bus News

CAUGHT – HINO ADMITS TO EMISSION CHEATS

March 7, 2022 Jon Thomson

The alarming announcement from Hino in 2020, that it was suspending production of certain models in the US market, has now come into sharper focus with the announcement late last week that there has been […]

Truck and Bus News

WHAT A CHARGE -LINFOX DRIVER GIVES ELECTRIC VOLVO A TICK OF APPROVAL

March 4, 2022 Jon Thomson

Truck maker Volvo is claiming strong driver acceptance for its FL Electric in Australia, after logging up around 6,000 km  over seven months operating with transport giant Linfox. The Volvo FL Electric, which is the […]

Truck and Bus News

SELL THERAPY – TRUCK MAKERS SELL UP A STORM IN FEBRUARY

March 3, 2022 Jon Thomson

Truck sales continued to surge in February with another near record performance, registering 2872 sales for the shortened month, which was 119 trucks behind February in the all-time record year of 2018, but 103 trucks […]

Truck and Bus News

ISUZU HITS THE QUARTER MILLION MARK IN AUSTRALIA

March 2, 2022 Jon Thomson

50 years since it sold its first truck in Australia, Isuzu has just delivered its quarter millionth truck, with leading Queensland hire business Sherrin Hire taking the keys to the 250,000th locally delivered Isuzu.Isuzu says […]

Truck and Bus News

PLUGGED IN – VOLVO’S FIRST AUSTRALIAN ELECTRIC BUS HITS THE ROAD IN PERTH

March 2, 2022 Jon Thomson

The first Volvo electric route bus in Australia has hit the road in Perth after the company and its body building partner Volgren handed over the first of four Optimus Volvo BZL Electric units to […]

No Picture
Truck and Bus News

VIVA LA HYDROGEN – GOVERNMENT INCENTIVISES OIL GIANT AND FLEETS TO TURN TO H2 FCEV OPERATIONS

March 1, 2022 Jon Thomson

In what is another step towards the establishment of a national hydrogen fuel  network, the Commonwealth Government’s Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) has announced  $22.8 million in funding to Viva Energy  to develop, build and […]

Truck and Bus News

MELBOURNE DAF DEALER TAKES TOP GOING IN PACCAR AWARDS

March 1, 2022 Jon Thomson

The DAF dealer of the year  was much anticipated  in 2021, given the rapid growth  for the Paccar Euro brand and while the Kenworth Dealer of the Year went to Brisbane, the DAF trophy went […]

Truck and Bus News

BROWN AND HURLEY TAKE THE GOLD IN KENWORTH DEALER AWARDS

March 1, 2022 Jon Thomson

Kenworth is the next brand off mark to announce its dealer of the year awards with one of Paccar’s longest serving dealers, Brown and Hurley again taking out the major Kenworth award, with its Darra […]

No Picture
Truck and Bus News

HEALTHY THOUGHTS – DAF DELIVERS FOR HEALTHY HEADS IN TRUCKS AND SHEDS

February 28, 2022 Jon Thomson

Leading truck maker Paccar has thrown its weight behind  the important men’s mental health organisation, Healthy Heads in Trucks and Sheds (HHTS) and its recently launched Roadshow; a mental health outreach program which will be […]

Posts pagination

« 1 … 114 115 116 … 320 »

Truck e-News

Recent Posts

  • SKYBUS OWNER KINETIC SELLS MAJORITY SHARE FOR $4 BILLION
  • DAIMLER CONTINUES TO HOLD WHIP HAND IN FUSO-HINO JV WITH ONE OF ITS OWN APPOINTED TO HEAD UP HINO
  • ISUZU UNVEILS NEW MULTI FUEL ENGINE AND NEW HEAVY AT TOKYO SHOW
  • VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCHES ELECTRIC ARSENAL AND UPDATED COMMERCIAL RANGE
  • TASMANIA EXPLORES A NEW “HYDRO” PROJECT

Paccar Parts

Pacccar Parts

More from Truck & Bus News

DETROIT BRINGS BIG BANGER TO BRISSIE SHOW

NEW PETROL KANGOO BOUNCES ONTO THE MARKET

MARCOPOLO ANNOUNCES NEW VOLGREN CEO AS PETER DALE RETIRES

STICKING WITH THE DOG – WASTE GIANT REMONDIS SINGING THE ANTHEM’S PRAISES

About Us

Truck & Bus News is your go-to resource for the latest Australian Truck News and Bus News.

We are 100% independently owned and pride ourselves on covering a wide range of issues relevant to the truck and road transport industry.

Truck & Bus News is targeted at fleet owners, managers, and service managers, and has wide appeal to owners/drivers and road transport enthusiasts.

Pages
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Latest Issue
  • Latest Road Transport News
  • Links
  • Newsletter
  • Rates & Specs
  • Site Map
Archives
Truck e-News
Stay connected
  • Youtube
  • Facebook

Copyright 2025