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Non-traditional finance boosts business for transport company, Eternity Meat

August 12, 2015 Jon Thomson

Eternity Meat, a meat wholesale company based in Balliang in Victoria, had been struggling to keep up with customer demand using its existing infrastructure, that was until they sought a non-traditional financeoption. The booming transport […]

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Tieman goes into voluntary administration

August 11, 2015 Jon Thomson

In another indication that things are starting to turn tough, family owned trailer manufacturer Tieman Industries has been placed in voluntary administration after 62 years in the business. However company founder Neil Tieman and his […]

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Pearson’s takes delivery of 200th Freightliner

August 6, 2015 Jon Thomson

One of the quiet achievers of road transport Jim Pearson achieved  a significant milestone recently with the delivery of the 200th Freightliner for his Port Macquarie based  Jim Pearson Transport. “Freightliner continues to be my provider […]

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What Uber has brought to the taxi business is coming to Trucking

August 5, 2015 Jon Thomson

The same disruptive technology that Uber has brought to the taxi industry is coming to the truck industry according to a report by global analysis giant Frost & Sullivan. According to the report the transportation […]

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TRUCK SALES SOFTEN IN JULY

August 5, 2015 Jon Thomson

Australian truck sales have softened in July with total volume off by 793 units or 23 per cent compared with June. The soft numbers have alarmed some industry experts who believed that the market may […]

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New Benz Vito Arrives on the Scene

July 31, 2015 Jon Thomson

T&TT LCV specialist Glenn Torrens gives us  his impressions of the new Vito following the recent Aussie launch SAFETY WITH ABILITY is the message from Mercedes about its new Vito van range. All-new, the VS20 […]

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Volgren registers two significant milestones

July 29, 2015 Jon Thomson

Things are clearly percolating at leading bus builder Volgren with the company recently breaking a delivery record while also celebrating a major milestone with the 4000th bus rolling out of its Victorian facility at Dandenong. […]

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Cat and Navistar split in the US but stay married Down Under

July 29, 2015 Jon Thomson

Caterpillar has announced it will split with joint venture partner Navistar in the US and will start building its own on highway trucks from its plant in Victoria, Texas. But the divorce in  the US […]

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Zero-Pollution Buses Emerge With Backing From Silicon Valley

July 24, 2015 Jon Thomson

Buses that don’t emit pollution or draw on coal power are starting to appear on the streets of US citiers with the support of Silicon Valley and a company backed by Warren Buffett according to reports by […]

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Perth Truck Show – small but impressive

July 24, 2015 Jon Thomson

The West Australian truck industry gets its chance to showcase the latest and greatest in road transport when Perth Truck and Trailer Show comes around and this year was no exception.  The city’s  Convention and Exhibition […]

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