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VOLVO UNVEILS FIRST ELECTRIC FIRE TRUCK AT AFAC

August 28, 2023 Jon Thomson

Volvo Group has laid claim to Australia’s first zero-emissions fire vehicle, withe truck being supplied to the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA), at last week’s Australasian Fire and Authorities (AFAC) conference, . ACT Minister for […]

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THE LAST AUSSIE HERO – IVECO DONATES ITS LAST AUSTRALIAN BUILT ACCO TO NATIONAL TRANSPORT MUSEUM

August 25, 2023 Jon Thomson

Iveco Australia  has moved to ensure its venerable and most succesful ever truck model will be preserved for posterity, by donating the last ever Acco built at its Dandenong plant to the Australia’s National Road Transport Museum […]

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VOLVO CHANGES – EXECUTIVE SHIFTS AT TRUCK MAKER

August 22, 2023 Jon Thomson

 Volvo Group has announced some significant appointments to its executive leadership team in Australia , which it says reinforces its commitment to enhancing relationships with government and industry stakeholders. As part to the announcement Volvo […]

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TAKE CONTROL – RMIT STUDY REVEALS SOME INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES

August 22, 2023 Jon Thomson

Research led by RMIT University in Melbourne  has delivered early data on activities that will be unsafe to undertake in automated vehicles and seems to underline while a much automated vehicle research has been slowed by […]

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INDUSTRY PROJECTS TO DRIVE HEAVY VEHICLE SAFETY WITH $5.5 MILLION INVESTMENT

August 22, 2023 Jon Thomson

The NHVR says that 21 new industry-led projects will receive vital funding from the Australian Government through its Heavy Vehicle Safety Initiative (HVSI). The National Regulator says that $3.8 million will be invested into 12 […]

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SPACE PROGRAM- NHVR LAUNCHES NEW “WE NEED SPACE” SAFETY OPERATION

August 22, 2023 Jon Thomson

https://youtu.be/BIgvSvThS7Q The NHVR is using a testimonial from an Adelaide woman to help promote its latest road safety campaign, called We All Need Space. Casuarina ‘CJ’ Smith, a 33 year old truck driver from Adelaide, […]

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HYDROGEN MUST – CSIRO REPORT SAYS H2 ESSENTIAL FOR OUR TRANSPORT FUTURE

August 22, 2023 Jon Thomson

A new report released by CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, and GHD Advisory is calling for Australia to focus on hydrogen-powered transport – alongside electric vehicles – or risk being left behind our international counterparts. The statement by the […]

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DIFFERENT DRIVING – DAIMLER BACKS LATEST TRANSPORT WOMEN SCHOLARSHIPS

August 22, 2023 Jon Thomson

Transport Women Australia Limited has announced it  is now accepting applications for the next round of Driving the Difference scholarships. The TWAL program which is backed by Daimler Truck Australia Pacific  is now in its […]

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SHH KEEP IT QUIET WILL YA! – VOLVO TRIALS ELECTRIC GARBAGE TRUCK ON SUNSHINE COAST

August 15, 2023 Jon Thomson

The sound you can hear is probably the residents of  the Sunshine Coast in Queensland celebrating  the arrival of a Volvo electric truck as part of a trail by JJ’s Waste as a rubbish truck. […]

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SAFE AND SOUND – SCANIA ANNOUNCES COMPREHENSIVE SAFETY SYSTEMS ON ITS BUSES AND COACHES

August 15, 2023 Jon Thomson

Scania has announced that  its buses and coaches are now available with a comprehensive array of safety systems,  designed to reduce the chance of an accident, and thus the potential for injuries for vehicle occupants […]

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