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NIKOLA PLUGS INTO NEW PHASE – TROUBLED EV TRUCK MAKER ANNOUNCES CHAN AS NEW COO

October 8, 2023 Jon Thomson

Troubled zero emission EV  truck start up , Nikola has announced a significant appointment  with firmer  General Motors and Dell executive Mary Chan  being announced as  Nikola’s new chief operating officer, where she will lead the company’s […]

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BUT WEIGHT THERE’S MORE – NSW GOES IT ALONE WITH ELECTRIC TRUCK HIGHER AXLE MASS TRIALS

October 8, 2023 Jon Thomson

In a move that  has posed more questions than it answered, the NSW Government has taken a bold move to announce a weight concession for certain electric vehicles  on its State’s roads, apparently going it […]

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SUPER FRUGAL – SCANIA SUPER WINS MAJOR GERMANY TRUCK FUEL EFFICIENCY CONTEST

October 3, 2023 Jon Thomson

Scania has taken victory in a major European truck magazine contest to  find the most fuel efficient truck in Europe as part of its European truck Challenge. The Challenge conducted by German magazine, Truck & […]

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DETECT THE DEFECTS -NHVR COMPLIANCE MODULE TO PROVIDE ONLINE DEFECT NOTICE INFO

October 3, 2023 Jon Thomson

The NHVR has revealed that all truck operators will now be able to view defects issued to their entire fleet online with the launch of its new NHVR Portal – Compliance Module. The NHVR  says […]

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NO QUARTER ASKED OR GIVEN – VOLVO AND KENWORTH SET TO BATTLE IT OUT FOR HEAVY SUPREMACY INTO THE FINAL THREE MONTHS OF THE YEAR

October 3, 2023 Jon Thomson

Truck sales figures  from the Truck Industry Council for the month of September reveal that while there is some softening in parts of the industry, volumes  year on year and for September are up on […]

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HINO LAND BONANZA – JAPANESE TRUCK MAKER SCORES WINDFALL 50000 PER CENT LAND DEAL

October 3, 2023 Jon Thomson

While having battled some major  setbacks in the past two years, including fraudulent misrepresentation of fuel economy and emissions readings for many of its trucks, Toyota subsidiary Hino Motors in Japan  has come up with […]

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AMPOL TO CONDUCT RENEWABLE DIESEL TRIAL WITH HANSON

September 29, 2023 Jon Thomson

Leading Australian energy company Ampol has announced it has turned to major construction supplier Hanson to forge forward with a new renewable diesel trial Ampol has announced it will conduct a renewable diesel trial, with construction and […]

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LONG WAIT FOR FIVE CENTIMETRE ADVANTAGE IS OVER – GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCES NEW TRUCK WIDTH RULES

September 28, 2023 Jon Thomson

After more than a decade of debate, and at some stages obfuscation, the Federal Government has finally announced that truck width limits have been lifted from 2.5 metres to 2.55 metres The historic announcement by […]

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BIG IS BEAUTIFUL – FORD LAUNCHES ITS FLAGSHIP F150 PICK UP IN AUSTRALIA

September 27, 2023 Jon Thomson

The much anticipated launch of  Ford’s flagship pick up truck in Australia the F150 signals another entry in the increasingly competitive and growing market for  full size US pick ups in this country. In reality […]

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TASSIE TAKEOVER – NEW OWNER FOR HINO’S TASMANIAN DEALER

September 27, 2023 Jon Thomson

Hino Australia has  announced  a new owner for its dealer operations  in Tasmania, revealing that experienced local automotive professional, Edward Jones is the new owner of FRM Hino, which operates Hino dealerships in Launceston, Hobart […]

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