DAF is hoping to broaden the appeal of its truck range in Australia following the launch of its New Generation range, which the company claims represents the most significant transformation of the brand’s product line […]
The CEO of the new Daimler-Toyota truck making joint venture, Archion, Karl Deppen has come out swinging against the growing global onslaught of Chinese trucks on established brands saying that brands such as Archion’s Hino […]
Mack Trucks Australia and Oceania is looking for a new boss following the sudden resignation of its vice president for sales and marketing Tony O’Connell. The news of O’Connell’s departure from the Volvo Group came […]
A company which provides refrigerated trailer solutions to the transport industry, Protran has announced that its has supplied a battery-electric solar charged refrigerated trailer to major national freight operator Wickham Freight Lines. Protrans claims that […]
As keen Rugby followers here at Truck and Bus News we have never quite understood why no truck maker has ever really embraced Rugby (or as many describe it, the “Game they Play in Heaven”) […]
Daimler Trucks has revealer that Deniliquin based customer, the Purtill Group has taken delivery of two new Mercedes-Benz Actros ProCabin 2663s for its fuel deliveries in the Riverina. The family-owned and operated business, which is […]
Industry lobby group, the Livestock, Bulk and Rural Carriers Association (LBRCA) has revealed it has met with the ACCC in a bid to to ensure rural carriers and regional transport operators have a stronger voice […]
It is fair to say its been a tough year in the truck business, and none more so than the year of pain Hino and its dealers have had to endure as the brand had […]
Swedish truck maker Scania is very serious about spreading its appeal and aspirations in the Australian heavy duty truck market, not just with its range of Super 11 ‘Vocational’ offerings but also with an expanded […]
The NHVR has made a pleat truck operators after it recorded a total of 5835 fatigue related offences nationally last financial year. The massive offence rate is an increase of almost 16 per cent on […]
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