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HEAR ME ROAR – SCANIA WOMEN EMPLOYEES CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL WOMENS DAY

March 8, 2022 Jon Thomson

Scania Australia  has underlined its corporate ethos and belief that a balanced world is a better world and has helped celebrate International Women’s Day  today (March 8). The occasion is a global day, celebrating the […]

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FORWARD ORDERS – SCANIA OPENS ORDER BOOKS FOR NEW TRUCK RANGE

March 8, 2022 Jon Thomson

Scania has announced it has started accepting orders for its new ranges of trucks from,  far earlier than originally anticipated. As of 7th March Scania’s new six-cylinder 13-litre engine range comprising 460, 500, and 560 […]

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CRACKING THE SAFE – FEDERAL GOVERNMENT MANDATES AEB AND ESP FOR TRUCKS

March 7, 2022 Jon Thomson

The Australian Government has  announced that it will mandate that both Advanced Emergency Braking (AEB) and Electronic Stability Control (ESC) will be compulsory on all commercial vehicles over 3.5 tonnes from 1 November 2023 AEB […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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