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DAIMLER COPS BIG US FINE FOR SLOW RECALLS

January 6, 2021 Jon Thomson

Daimler Trucks North America has incurred the wrath of the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over a raft of what the it describes as bungled recalls for Freightliner and Western Star trucks in […]

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WHAT WOULD A FULL DRIVERLESS TRUCK LOOK LIKE ?

January 6, 2021 Jon Thomson

Have you wondered   what  a full-blown driverless truck might  look like if they ever hit our roads? A truck without a human onboard could be a very different kind of vehicle from what we […]

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HAVE THE WHEELS STARTED TO FALL OFF AT NIKOLA?

January 6, 2021 Jon Thomson

Hydrogen truck start up Nikola appears to be lurching from one crisis to the next. After founder and chairman Trevor Milton was forced to stand aside mid-year following allegations of  falsifying test  videos and  company […]

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KENWORTH FINISHES 2020 WITH A HEAVY DUTY FLURRY TO AGAIN RULE THE ROOST

January 6, 2021 Jon Thomson

Kenworth was again the star performer in  the final monthly Truck Industry Council sales  tally for 2020, with the perennial Heavy Duty sales leader coming home with a wet sail again, taking victory in the […]

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D-MAX 4×2 1.9 SET TO DELIVER VALUE

January 4, 2021 Jon Thomson

Isuzu Ute has revealed an addition  to its latest D-Max  range with  an entry level 1.9 litre turbo diesel single cab chassis 4×2 version hitting Australian roads this month. The D-MAX SX Single Cab Chassis […]

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HINO NORTH AMERICA ANNOUNCES 10 MONTH PRODUCTION PAUSE

December 24, 2020 Jon Thomson

Hino North America has dropped a bombshell  by announcing it has halted production in its US and Canadian truck plants until September 2021 and  will postpone all new-model vehicle sales in those countries as a […]

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MITCH PEDEN RETURNS TO AUSTRALIA TAKE OVER AS BOSS OF VOLVO BUS

December 23, 2020 Jon Thomson

Volvo Group Australia has revealed that  the new vice president of Volvo Bus Australia after almost three years as the president of Volvo Truck Malaysia. Peden of course is well known to the Australian truck […]

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HALLELUJAH ! THE PACIFIC DUPLICATION IS FINALLY COMPLETE

December 22, 2020 Jon Thomson

Just over 30 years after the tragic crashes on the Pacific Highway in the closing months of 1989, the completion of the conversion of the old single carriageway road to a modern divided dual carriageway […]

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PACCAR’S TRP OPENS NEW MELBOURNE STORE

December 22, 2020 Jon Thomson

Paccar’s parts supply retail chain TRP has announce it has opened a new story at Somerton, catering to the industrial business district around the northern Melbourne suburb that is heavy with truck operations and repair facilities. […]

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FUSO BIDS FAREWELL TO 2020 WITH OFFER OF UP TO THREE YEARS FO FREE SERVICING

December 22, 2020 Jon Thomson

Fuso has announced an end of 2020 plate clearance on its remaining truck stock to hopefully kiss goodbye to  a year that has provided everyone with plenty of challenges. The Japanese manufacturer says it wants […]

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