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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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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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RACING TO WIN – HINO SIGNS ON AGAIN WITH TEAM 18

February 26, 2022 Jon Thomson

Hino has announced it has extended its sponsorship  of Charlie Schwerkolt’s Team 18 operation in the Repco Supercars Championship for a further two years  until the end of  season 2023. The arrangement with Team 18 sits […]

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ISUZU DOES A SUPER DEAL – EXPANDING BACKING FOR WALKINSHAW ANDRETTI UNITED

February 24, 2022 Jon Thomson

For a truck maker that stayed away from car racing sponsorships for a long time, it seems market leader Isuzu is warming to the sport that so many in the truck industry embrace. After having […]

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WHAT’S THE DIFF ? – CUMMINS BUYS MERITOR IN MULTI – BILLION DOLLAR DEAL

February 24, 2022 Jon Thomson

In another sign of the changing complexion of the heavy commercial vehicle drivetrain environment, US powertrain giant, Cummins has announced it is buying Meritor,  in a deal it says will give it a broader footprint […]

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