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WAS THE MELBOURNE TRUCK SHOW ANY MORE THAN RUBBISH?

May 16, 2016 Jon Thomson

WAS THE MELBOURNE TRUCK SHOW RUBBISH? At first glance you might think that we are dissing the recent, grandly named International Truck, Trailer and Equipment Show (ITTES) in Melbourne, but our headline is just referring […]

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NSW GIVES HEAVY TRUCKS THE GREEN LIGHTS

April 25, 2016 Jon Thomson

New South Wales  has said it will  trial a technology solution to congestion by connecting trucks with traffic lights. The system, which will be introduced to 100 intersections across Sydney, smoothing the flow of traffic […]

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SANITY REIGNS – GOVERNMENT ENDS RSRT

April 25, 2016 Jon Thomson

The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has been wiped from the statute books by the federal parliament following a senate vote passed by 36 to 32. Passing through both the House of Representatives and the Senate, […]

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CHAIN OF RESPONSIBILITY HOLDS INDUSTRY TO ACCOUNT

April 22, 2016 Jon Thomson

Strong new chain of responsibility laws will enable action to be taken against trucking industry customers who currently deny they are covered by the laws at all, the Australian Trucking Association Council heard yesterday. The […]

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ATA ANNOUNCES FINALISTS AND RE-ELECTED CHAIR

April 22, 2016 Jon Thomson

The ATA has announced the finalists for its 2016 National Trucking Industry Awards and that Noelene Watson has won a second term as chair of the Trucking organisation.ATA Chief Executive Christopher Melham said the awards recognise […]

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IVECO ANNOUNCES NEW PERTH DEALERSHIP

April 22, 2016 Jon Thomson

Iveco Australia has announced that its long time WA dealer, Skipper Trucks has been replaced  by another dealer. The Dandenong based truck maker has announced it has appointed  AV Truck Services as a full-service dealership covering the […]

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FREIGHTLINER ANNOUNCES EXTENDED WARRANTY

April 22, 2016 Jon Thomson

Freightliner has announced an extended warranty that covers the Argosy cab-over and Coronado 114 conventional truck for four years or 800,000km. The extended warranty is not a short term offer and is available for new […]

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NZ’S LARGEST BUS COMPANY TO RETROFIT FLEET WITH ELECTRIC POWER

April 22, 2016 Jon Thomson

New Zealand’s biggest urban bus company will soon be running its vehicles on electric engines following the inking of a deal a company founded by Ian Wright, a Kiwi and co-founder of Tesla. NZBus which […]

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VOLVO BOSS ASKS INDUSTRY TO TAKE PART IN SURVEY TO TACKLE DRIVER SHORTAGES

April 21, 2016 Jon Thomson

Volvo Group Australia, president, Peter Voorhoeve, a frequent visitor to these pages in recent times, is calling on transport operators  to partake in a brief 10 minute survey as part of the Swedish company’s initiative  to […]

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VOLVO ANNOUNCES NATIONAL TRUCKS ROADSHOW

April 19, 2016 Jon Thomson

Volvo has announced it will stage a month long national road show with VGA president Peter Voorhoeve inviting professional drivers who have never driven a Volvo, Mack or UD truck to get behind the wheel […]

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