Articles by Jon Thomson

International Trucks has announced it has joined forces with one of the leading Supercar teams in the form of Tickford Racing, the team formerly called Prodrive Racing and will be the team’s official transport provider […]

Paccar,  the maker of  Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF trucks globally has  reported record revenue and the second-highest annual profit in company history for the year ended 31 December 2017. The results come ion the back […]

Chinese automotive company Haval has revealed that it is planning to get back into the Ute/Pick up market in Australia and says it will rival the Australian market-leading Toyota HiLux and Ford Ranger with its […]

Sweden has given us a glimpse of the possible future for public transport with the unveiling of a autonomous minibus system on the outskirts of Stockholm. “Auto Pilot,” a self-driving bus project spearheaded by operator […]

Volvo Trucks Australia has announced it has appointed former truck journalist Matt Wood as its Fuel Efficiency manager, a newly created role. Volvo Trucks Australia vice president, Mitch Peden says Matt Wood will play a […]

In the past some have at times unkindly labelled some US built trucks as like big Mecano sets, but now Mack has embraced another children’s construction set brand. In fact the Mack Anthem has been […]

Like so many major automotive groups Volvo has announced that it is getting serious about electric trucks. The Swedish truck manufacturing group has announced that from 2019 it will be selling electric trucks. The company […]

The Hino team has won a record ninth consecutive class win on the grueling 2018 Dakar Rally in South America. The 40th Dakar Rally finished on January 20 after 15 days that saw competitors race […]