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NSW AUTHORITIES COMING DOWN HARD ON HEAVY VEHICLE COMPLIANCE

June 7, 2016 Jon Thomson

A major crackdown on non compliant trucks is continuing in NSW with traffic authorities and RMS inspectors recently raiding a variety of premises controlled by major poultry company Baiada following the shocking hit and run […]

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KIWIS STREAMLINING OVERWEIGHT TRUCK DETECTION

June 6, 2016 Jon Thomson

New Zealand road authorities are trialing a new technology designed to catch out heavy trucks breaching weight requirements on the sensitive roads of the Shaky Isles and it is a system welcomed by local truckies. The […]

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PENSKE RENTAL OPENS IN ADELAIDE

June 6, 2016 Jon Thomson

Penske Truck Rental has announced the opening of its fourth national rental facility in South Australia Penske says that the new office is part of its plan to meet the growing demand for rental and […]

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MAY PROVES A SOLID MONTH FOR TRUCK SALES

June 6, 2016 Jon Thomson

For a country whose economy is supposed to be enduring uncertain times the signs that Australia is in pretty good fiscal health keep rolling. With strong trade deficit, economic growth and employment figures in recent […]

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FEDEX PRESSES THE PLUNGER ON TNT ACQUISITION

May 31, 2016 Jon Thomson

Global freight and parcel business FedEx has announced it has acquired the Dutch based-Australian founded International transport and logistics company TNT Express. FedEx Corporation and TNT Express have jointly announced FedEx has acquired the business […]

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COULD FANCIFUL FLOATING BUSES STRADDLE THE TRAFFIC?

May 31, 2016 Jon Thomson

A Beijing company has unveiled a spectacularly futuristic designs for a pollution-busting, elevated bus capable of gliding over the mega traffic jams for which urban China and many other big cities around the world have […]

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ISUZU AND HINO FALL INTO LINE WITH PLATOONING

May 31, 2016 Jon Thomson

Isuzu and Hino  have announced they will team up to develop a platooning system that supports convoys of self-driving trucks, an innovation that is expected to address Japan’s chronic shortage of commercial drivers. The so-called intelligent […]

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SCANIA DIALS UP 5G MOBILE TECHNOLOGY

May 31, 2016 Jon Thomson

Scania says it has become the first company to test Ericsson’s new 5G technology components, as part of a collaboration between Scania and Ericsson Research to explore the use of 5G networks in transport communications. […]

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SIMON GRABS A SCANIA SIX-PACK

May 30, 2016 Jon Thomson

One of Australia’s most forward looking and intelligent fleets, Simon National Carriers, once a rusted on, died in the wool Volvo fleet has decided to ad some of the other Swedish trucks to its fleet, […]

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US BUS MAKER SAYS ELECTRIC IS THE ANSWER FOR URBAN AREAS

May 26, 2016 Jon Thomson

The  CEO of the leading US electric bus manufacturer  has said that everything that has an urban drive cycle will ultimately be an electric vehicle. Ryan Popple,  president and CEO of Proterra, the leading U.S. […]

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