Articles by Jon Thomson

One of the founders of the Australian Trucking Association, Bruce McIver has been made a member of the Order of Australia in today’s Queen’s Birthday Honours List recognising his significant service to politics and the road […]

The American truck industry is in a state of mild fear since President Trump’s proclamation on 30th May that he intended to impose a new round of tariffs aimed at Mexico, which has once again […]

The ATA has issued a statement criticising Austroads for limiting its research project into heavy vehicle dimensions to a 2.55metre rule and ignoring the findings of an expert panel inquiry into national freight and supply […]

Mercedes Benz advanced  European bus of the year winning Citaro bus has hit Australian shores and is about to start a trial with a major operator in Sydney. The Citaro, which has won numerous major […]

Former Daewoo Bus general manager Lou Riccardi has  joined Yutong Australia as general manager. Riccardi, who worked for many years with Asia Motors as the Daewoo distributor and then joined White Commercial Vehicles as general […]

Engine maker Cummins and Japanese truck manufacturer Isuzu have announced  they have formalised the memorandum of understanding they had previously signed to create the Isuzu Cummins Powertrain Partnership agreement creating the business structure to bring […]

Daimler Trucks has announced it has  established a special global operation to focus on highly automated driving. The Autonomous Technology Group is backed by a $AUD833 million($US580 million)  investment and was launched on 1st June  […]

Volvo has taken a bigger role with the peak body for trucking operators, the ATA by becoming an associate member of the association. In a statement the ATA revealed that as an associate Volvo can […]