Articles by Jon Thomson

The Coalition has pledged $10 million to upgrading and building wash-out facilities across New South Wales in a bid to reduce effluent spills and improve road safety on livestock transport corridors. Announced by federal minister […]

Parts supplier Alliance Truck Parts has re-energised its battery line up with the addition of two new models, the Gold Plus and Truckmaster. Expanded grid (EXG) technology has been used in the construction of the […]

Daimler’s Setra brand is celebrating its sapphire anniversary, notching up 65 years of operation. The German brand has sold in excess of 107,000 models since its creation in 1951, spanning over six generations of bus […]

US heavy truck sales took another dive in May  with the  Class 8 heavy duty market plummeting 12.8 per cent to 17,312 units with  Volvo trucks posting the greatest drop, falling 31.3 per cent while […]

Technology is racing ahead in every sphere of trucking and heavy transport  and one such technology mooted to likely appear soon in heavy duty trucks is a 48-volt electrical system. VW Group is working on […]

Iveco has continued to expand its Dealer Metwork following further recent appointments in WA and Queensland, covering both the Iveco van and truck range. The company claims  the latest additions make this Iveco’s strongest dealer network expansion in […]

The Australian Trucking Association has awarded the Coalition three ticks out of three, and the Labor Party two ticks out of three, in its national report card for the 2016 election. The ATA released its report cards today. […]

Iveco  has announced a special edition model  that marks the company’s  ongoing partnership with Triple Eight Race Engineering, the front running V8 Supercar operation that runs both TeamVortex and Red Bull Racing Australia. The company  has revealed […]