Australia’s largest truck insurer, NTI and industry regulator, the NHVR, have jointly released a report that confirms that operators who effectively maintain their vehicles are less likely to be involved in an incident. For the […]
Paccar has celebrated two major milestones, the 50th anniversary of the first Australian-produced Kenworth truck, and the production of the business’s 70,000th truck at its Melbourne plant. It wasn’t always the case that Aussie Kenworth […]
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator has announced it has announced it has welcomed the appointment of well-known trucking safety advocate Rod Hannifey as president of the National Road Freighters Association (NRFA). NHVR CEO Sal Petroccitto […]
When Roger Nielsen took the reins as president and CEO of Daimler Trucks North America in April 2017, the “new” Freightliner Cascadia had just rolled off the production line, platooning technology was still a future […]
Fuso has announced it has launched the all-electric version of its light duty truck, the eCanter, becoming the first OEM to launch a truck like this under its own brand in Australia. It follows the […]
The ATA contends that truck dimension rules must be changed to make zero and low emission trucks more available. The ATA’s CEO, Andrew McKellar made the statement as it released its submission on heavy vehicle emission standards. The Trucking Association is seeking to finally particularly have the […]
At a time when nothing should surprise us when it comes to corporate tie ups and MOUs, automotive giant, Toyota has announced a capital alliance with its truck subsidiary Hino and Isuzu, which it says […]
Melbourne based electric truck start up, SEA Electric has announced it has commenced commercial volume assembly of electric trucks at its Dandenong factory. SEA Electric says it will be producing the trucks using Hino components, […]
Despite the fact that its new 700 Series heavy duty trucks have been around since the 2019 Tokyo Motor Show , Hino Australia says it is giving all of a us a sneak preview of […]
The NHVR has signalled it is set to look at how fatigue technology can be recognised in regulatory frameworks. The Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s CEO, Sal Petroccitto announced the intentions at the recent Victorian Transport Association […]
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