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SCANIA LAUNCHES EV AND HYBRID TRUCK RANGE IN EUROPE

September 16, 2020 Jon Thomson

Scania has announced the launch of a range of electric trucks, calling it a milestone in its goal of leading the transition to a sustainable transport system. The Scania announcement comes amid a flurry of […]

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ATA CALLS FOR GUNDAGAI BRIDGE UPGRADE TO BOOST PRODUCTIVITY

September 16, 2020 Jon Thomson

ATA CEO Ben Maguire has called on the NSW and Australian governments to upgrade the Sheahan Bridge near Gundagai to improve the productivity and safety of Sydney’s supply chains. Mr Maguire was responding to the […]

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NAVISTAR REJECTS TRATON’S INCREASED TAKEOVER, OFFER BUT SAYS DOOR IS STILL OPEN

September 16, 2020 Jon Thomson

Navistar International has  fired back and rejected the revised takeover bid offer made by Traton late last week, saying  that the US$43 per share proposal ‘significantly undervalues the Navistar’. However, while rejecting the  increased offer […]

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GRID BUS NETWORK COULD PUT MELBOURNE EN-ROUTE TO SHORTER COMMUTES

September 15, 2020 Jon Thomson

Modelling by RMIT researchers shows reconfiguring Melbourne’s bus routes to a grid network could save outer suburban commuters up to 15 minutes of travel time. The new grid network has fewer routes overall, but more […]

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NIKOLA COMMANDS THE GENERAL TO MAKE ITS EV PICK UP

September 14, 2020 Jon Thomson

In a move that has taken many by surprise,  General Motors has inked a deal with prominent EV start-up Nikola, to leverage the auto giant’s electric technologies to gain more credibility in a field that […]

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KENWORTH LAUNCHES ELECTRIC

September 14, 2020 Jon Thomson

Kenworth,  has this week launched two new electric trucks in the USA with  a range of up to 320 km. , with electric versions of both its K270 Class 6 and K370E Class 7 trucks […]

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SCANIA TORQUES UP ITS SIX APPEAL

September 14, 2020 Jon Thomson

Scania has announced it has introduced a new  higher output verion of its six-cylinder 13-litre Euro 6 engine aimed at inter- and intrastate haulage operators. The new 540 hp engine tops the Scania six cylinder […]

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TRATON UPS ITS OFFER FOR NAVISTAR

September 13, 2020 Jon Thomson

Meantime in the wake of Andreas Renschler’s departure from Volkswagen’s Traton, the truck and bus division has increased its offer for Navistar International shares to US$43 per share in cash. Traton said last week that […]

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RENSCHLER QUIETLY SLIPS AWAY FROM TRATON

September 10, 2020 Jon Thomson

Somehow, under the cover of COVID,  the departure of Volkswagen’s truck supremo Andreas Renschler, from the board of the German auto giant and as head of its Traton truck operation, almost went unnoticed in July, […]

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NTI GET OUT OF JAIL -BAR, FOR A GOOD CAUSE

September 10, 2020 Jon Thomson

Leading truck insurer, NTI,  has announced it is offering the opportunity to bid at auction on the its restored, custom1946 Ford Jail Bar pick up truck In a moment that restoration enthusiasts have been waiting […]

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