Governments must immediately reject an outrageous proposal to increase truck registration charges by up to 220 per cent, CEO of the Australian Trucking Association, Andrew McKellar, said today. The proposal is in a research report developed by Austroads, the […]
Australia’s most successful supercar team, Red Bull Ampol Racing, has swapped brands to Mercedes Benz. No not the cars it races, but the truck it uses to haul its precious cargo of race cars and […]
The ATA has announced that nominations are now open for the 2021 Daimler Truck and Bus Future Leaders’ Forum, a career-defining program that will shape the next generation of trucking industry leaders. Chair of the ATA, […]
The CEO of the ATA, Andrew McKellar, has issued a statement saying that Australia’s system for truck fuel and registration charging is broken and must be fixed, Mr McKellar was responding to the decision by transport ministers last night to increase truck […]
Australia’s largest truck insurer, NTI and industry regulator, the NHVR, have jointly released a report that confirms that operators who effectively maintain their vehicles are less likely to be involved in an incident. For the […]
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has announced it has announced it has welcomed the appointment of well-known trucking safety advocate Rod Hannifey as president of the National Road Freighters Association (NRFA). NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto […]
When Roger Nielsen took the reins as president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America in April 2017, the “new” Freightliner Cascadia had just rolled off the production line, platooning technology was still a future […]
Fuso has announced it has launched the all-electric version of its light duty truck, the eCanter, becoming the first OEM to launch a truck like this under its own brand in Australia. It follows the […]
The ATA contends that truck dimension rules must be changed to make zero and low emission trucks more available. The ATA’s CEO, Andrew McKellar made the statement as it released its submission on heavy vehicle emission standards. The Trucking Association is seeking to finally particularly have the […]
At a time when nothing should surprise us when it comes to corporate tie ups and MOUs, automotive giant, Toyota has announced a capital alliance with its truck subsidiary Hino and Isuzu, which it says […]
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