Articles by Jon Thomson

MaxiTRANS has delivered four innovative PBS A-double combinations to growing Victorian transport company, Porthaul, as part of collaboration between two of its brands, Freighter and Hamelex White, The new combinations maximise payload while modular design […]

Cummins has achieve a significant milestone delivering its 5000th ISXe5 engine sold in the South Pacific with the engine now in service in a Kenworth T409 with Rocky’s Own Transport, based in Rockhampton. “The ISXe5 […]

We’ve had a name change and we have a new look but still have the same insightful and interesting stories, great photos and fascinating features on trucks and commercial vehicles across Australia and  the World. […]

 Volvo Trucks’  has launched its latest You Tube video ”Look who’s driving”  using a four-year-old girl called Sophie who drives the truck using a radio control module in the process exposing a Volvo FMX to a tough […]

  Scania has announced it will launch its own finance arm toward the end of the first quarter in 2016.  Scania Financial Services (SFS) has had a great deal of success in European markets and […]

US truck-maker Paccar has reported a 16 per cent increase in third-quarter earnings, which has been boosted by increased truck sales in an improving North American market and slowly recovering European market. Paccar delivered 39,400 […]

Leading  industry analyst IBISWorld  has forecast  a major skills shortage in the next five years in the road freight industry with the current  workforce ageing and the sector  struggling to attract new employees. The analysis […]

Hino has announced recalls on both its 300 series Hybrid and normal diesel powered 300 Series with fuel filter and clutch problems triggering the recall notices. The recalls are listed on the ACCC website with […]