The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has welcomed the announcement by Queensland Deputy Premier and Minister for Transport, Jackie Trad, that Electronic Work Diary use will be on a voluntary basis only. Minister Trad made […]
New Zealander Louise Marriott has made history by winning this year’s Volvo Trucks Asia Pacific Fuelwatch Challenge and in doing so is the first female driver and also the first New Zealander to win the […]
Thin margins, high risks and difficult trading have led to the voluntary demise of long established North Coast based NSW transport operator Mills Transport. The Lismore-based road freight company has announced it will close its doors on […]
The ever growing attraction for truck companies to embrace V8 Supercars has continued with Iveco further cementing its relationship with the Triple Eight Red Bull Racing team. The team with lead drivers Jamie Whincup and […]
Navistar’s International brand in the US has announced it will launch over-the-air (OTA) reprogramming of engine control modules (ECM) from next year in the US domestic market only at this stage. International says it plans to […]
French truck maker Renault Trucks, now part of the Volvo Group, and six partner businesses have launched a new project aimed at reducing the fuel consumption of distribution vehicles’ by as much as 13 per cent […]
Hino Australia has continued its 50th anniversary celebrations with a salute to the first Hino sold in Australia. The 1965 Hino bus, which now resides at the Tasmanian Transport Museum in Hobart, was brought out […]
It seems that the Tieman Trailer business may have been saved with the issuing of a statement by the Tieman family announcing it had bought back the core business just three weeks after announcing the […]
Daimler Trucks North America has announced an $18 million investment to upgrade its current research and development facility in Madras, that is Madras, Oregon in the USA, not the more well known one in India! […]
Fuel operator Puma Energy has completed the acquisition of BP Australia’s bitumen business, making it one of the largest suppliers of bitumen in the country. The purchase agreement, signed in March, means Puma Energy will […]
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