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CELL, CELL, CELL – AUSTRALIAN UNIVERSITY COMES UP WITH MORE EFFICIENT HYDROGEN FUEL CELL

April 14, 2026 Jon Thomson

University of NSW researchers have  revealed that they have redesigned hydrogen fuel cells to solve a critical flaw,  which they say  will bring clean energy for heavy transport, aviation and other transport modes closer to […]

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MELBOURNE OWNER DRIVER CUSTOMISES HIS SCANIA V8

April 14, 2026 Jon Thomson

An owner driver  based in Sunbury on Melbourne’s northern outskirts has created a head turning Scania R620 V8 prime mover which draws on a European tradition among Scania drivers to deeply personalise their trucks. Chris […]

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VOLVO JOINS PUSH FOR MORE WOMEN DRIVERS IN THE TRANSPORT INDUSTRY

April 14, 2026 Jon Thomson

Volvo has  announced it has joined a number of other organisations to help recruit and encourage more women  to secure  careers in the transport industry, particularly targeting the significant shortage of truck drivers Aas demand […]

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ALTERNATIVE POWER TRUCK AND VAN SALES OFFER INTERESTING INSIGHTS TO THE FUTURE MARKET

April 13, 2026 Jon Thomson

 The Truck Industry Council has finally decided to share its sales figures for what it is calling the “Alternative Fuels” sector of the truck and can market. Although these alternative fuel  vehicles are still a […]

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MAJOR QUEENSLAND FLEET ADD SEVEN NEW ‘SAFE’ EURO 6 VOLVOS

April 7, 2026 Jon Thomson

Leading Queensland transport operator Followmont has announced a further addition of seven new Volvo prime movers to its already large and  Volvo dominated fleet. Followmont announced that it has added seven new Volvo FH prime […]

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PENSKE ANNOUNCES NEW KIWI GM ACROSS THE DITCH

April 7, 2026 Jon Thomson

Penske Australia and New Zealand has announced it has appointed Stephen Kelly as its new  general manager for thePenske New Zealand business, effective immediately, taking over from previous general manager, Kevin Smith. The company says […]

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NHVR ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIR AFTER DUNCAN GAY’S REIGN AT THE NATIONAL REGULATOR ENDS

April 7, 2026 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has announced the appointment of a new chair and two new board members to the national transport industry regulator Former South Australian state minister, Patrick Conlon will take the reigns as  the chair […]

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HINO AND FUSO UNITE ON APRIL FOOLS DAY – NO JOKE!

April 7, 2026 Jon Thomson

Last Thursday may well have been April Fools Day  in western countries  but in Japan the 1st April is  New Years Day, at least for the accountants. The start of the new financial year  in […]

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NEW DAIMLER DEALERSHIP IN THE DEEP NORTH

April 7, 2026 Jon Thomson

Daimler Trucks Australia has announced the opening of a new dealership in the  important North Queensland regional centre of Townsville. The new dealership was officially opened this week bringing what the company claims is a […]

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THE IDES OF MARCH – COMMERCIAL VEHICLE SALES TAKE ANOTHER HIT IN THE THIRD MONTH

April 7, 2026 Jon Thomson

Truck sales in Australia continued on a downward spiral in March with the sales volume totals down 11.1 per cent on the same month last year  with all sectors reporting drips in sales as the […]

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