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DUNE BUGGY – HINO CONQUERS ITS 34TH CONSECUTIVE DAKAR RALLY

January 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

In the same week that Japanese truck brand Hino copped some massive fines in the USA  for falsifying emissions records, the truck maker celebrated the successful completion of its 34th consecutive Dakar Rally, with the company’s […]

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HINO COPS MASSIVE US PENALTIES FOR FALSIFYING EMISSION READINGS

January 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

Toyota and its truck making operation, Hino have agreed to a $AUD2.56 million ($US 1.6 billion) settlement with U.S. agencies and will plead guilty over excess diesel engine emissions in more than 105,000 U.S. vehicles, […]

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THE SANDS OF TIME – SCANIA RECYCLES THE WASTE PRODUCT FROM FOUNDRIES TO CREATE BUILDING MATERIALS

January 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

Scania is taking its sustainability promises pretty seriously after having revealed that it is even employing the sand  used in its Swedish foundry  for re-use as mortar in building projects. Scania says it is aiming […]

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MACK TURNS 125 – BUT THE BULLDOG IS FAR FROM LONG IN THE TOOTH

January 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

The Bulldog is clearly ageing but  it is ageing quite well  according to  people that run the famous Mack Truck brand as it  celebrates 125 years of building trucks in 2025. Mack Truck’s president Stephen […]

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AMAZON PRIMES ITS EUROPEAN TRUCK FLEET WITH 200 MERCEDES E ACTROS

January 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

Global on line retailer, Amazon has announced  it has made a massive  step towards cleaning uo its European truck fleet, revealing it has ordered 200 Mercedes-Benz fully-electric eActros 600 heavy trucks from Daimler to serve […]

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A TON ON THE RUN – LEADING MERCEDES FLEET ADDS ITS 100TH ACTROS

January 21, 2025 Jon Thomson

A leading transport operator, Griffith Corporation, has marked a significant milestone with its  fleet hitting the ‘ton’ thanks to taking  delivery of its 100th Mercedes-Benz Actros recently. According to Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Griffith Corporation director Mark […]

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MARLEYS FARM THE BATTERY ELECTRIC TRUCK MARKET

January 14, 2025 Jon Thomson

Volvo has revealed that a leading WA based transport provider to the agricultural industry has taken delivery of its first electric truck.  Volvo says that Marley’s Transport, which specialises in transport solutions for the agricultural […]

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BY THE NUMBERS – 36 YEARS AT NUMBER ONE IN 2024 FOR ISUZU

January 14, 2025 Jon Thomson

Other truck makers can boast all they want about their  sales performance  in the year just past but Isuzu can genuinely claim an amazing sales record with supremacy in Aussie truck market for the 36th […]

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SCANIA CLAIMS ITS OWN RECORD IN A RECORD YEAR FOR THE TRUCK MARKET

January 14, 2025 Jon Thomson

While the Australian truck market  is making some small cheers for another record year, Scania  is crowing about retaining its strong position in the heavy commercial vehicle market in 2024,  after it delivered a record […]

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TRUCK REST STOPS GET THE GREEN LIGHT IN NSW

January 14, 2025 Jon Thomson

The  NSW Minns Labor State Government is boasting that it is boosting support for truck drivers on regional roads as part of its $11.9 million investment to improve rest areas. Transport for NSW  claims it […]

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