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CHEERS – US BREWER COMMITS TO NIKOLA FUEL CELL TRUCKS

May 7, 2018 Jon Thomson

Beer giant Anheuser-Busch has announced it  has ordered up to 800 of Nikola Motor Co.’s semi-trucks in the largest single deal on record for heavy-duty delivery trucks powered by hydrogen fuel cells. Anheuser-Busch stated that […]

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NIKOLA TAKES AIM AT TESLA WITH LAWSUIT

May 7, 2018 Jon Thomson

Nikola Motor Company has filed a lawsuit  in Arizona alleging that Tesla’s all electric truckinfringes on the hydrogen truck start up’s patents. The lawsuit claims Tesla willfully copied these patents in creating its electric truck, […]

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BOOM BOOM, TRUCK SALES CONTINUE TO RISE

May 7, 2018 Jon Thomson

The truck sale boom continued in April with heavy-duty sales in particular leading the way. April truck sales totalled 2,757 for the month, 157 units less than the outstanding figures for March but well ahead […]

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DAIMLER ANNOUNCES US RECRUIT FOR NETWORK DEVELOPMENT ROLE

May 1, 2018 Jon Thomson

Daimler Truck and Bus has announced a new US recruit to its Australian operation with the announcement  that Matt Smedley will be joining the company’s down under team as the head of network development. Smedley […]

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NATURAL GAS POWERED AUTOS MAKE FOR CLEANER GARBAGE TRUCKS

May 1, 2018 Jon Thomson

A German company plans to acquire 30 additional Mercedes-Benz Econic NGT (Natural Gas Technology) refuse trucks equipped with Allison  automatic transmissions. In December 2016, the municipally-owned company put into service the first of 10 Allison-equipped […]

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SHELL STARSHIP AIMING LOW WHEN IT COMES TO FUEL USE

April 30, 2018 Jon Thomson

In a bid to defend fossil fuels future in heavy road transport Shell has  continued to finance the development of a highly fuel efficient semi trailer  which has been seen in several different evolutions in  […]

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MACK SAYS ELECTRICITY IS THE FUTURE OF WASTE IN US

April 30, 2018 Jon Thomson

In line with the other Volvo Group brands which have already declared a future electric design path Mack has announced that it will produce a fully electric refuse truck next year. The Bulldog brand made […]

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ISUZU UPGRADES D-MAX AND MU-X

April 30, 2018 Jon Thomson

Transport & Trucking Australia editor Allan Whiting went along to the launch of the upgraded Isuzu D-MAX and M-UX and found out what the diesel ute/SUV maker has done to the new models. Isuzu Ute […]

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UD PLUGS INTO THUNDER AND WIND FOR INNOVATION ROADMAP

April 27, 2018 Jon Thomson

UD Trucks has this week announced the launch of an innovation roadmap which aims to deliver a variety of solutions for smart logistics. The plan which includes moving to fully-electric and autonomous trucks towards 2030 […]

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PACCAR REPORTS SURGE IN FIRST QUARTER GLOBAL PROFITS

April 26, 2018 Jon Thomson

Paccar has reported its best-ever first quarter global revenue and profits  this week revealing a 65  per cent increase in overall earnings compared with the first quarter in 2017. The company which produces Peterbilt, Kenworth […]

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