The wealthy New Zealand Gough family has sold its Gough Group for around $AUD220 million to Malaysian company Sime Darby ending the family’s 90-year history owning the Caterpillar heavy machinery dealership in New Zealand. The Gough family […]
A trucking company issued with 50 defect notices in a single year has felt the full force of the law, being fined more than $17,000 during a recent court appearance. Masters Holdings was ordered to […]
The NSW bus industry has received a first-hand look at some of the innovative projects being carried out by Transport for NSW to streamline bus safety at the annual BusNSW conference held recently. Transport for […]
Preliminary orders for Class 8 heavy duty trucks in North America have fallen below 10,000 units in July, for the first time since 2010. It has been reported that orders of just 9,800 units were […]
The ATA has today the it has welcomed technology provider EROAD as its TruckSafe development partner. The ATA and its member associations collectively represent the 50,000 businesses and 200,000 people in the Australian trucking industry. […]
Yutong Australia has commenced a voluntary Seatbelt recall. In Mid-July 2019, an issue with one seatbelt was found and corrected immediately. Upon further internal inspection of our records between Yutong Australian and the factory, it […]
Swedish truck maker Scania has announced that it is celebrating the 50th anniversary in Australia of the introduction of its V8 engine with a limited edition of 50 celebratory trucks. All will be based on […]
US based electric bus specialist Proterra says it has plans to provide drivetrains it uses for its buses to builders of other heavy-duty vehicles and trucks. The company has launched a new venture, a Proterra […]
Paccar in the US has announced the appointment of Kevin Baney as vice-president of Paccar and general manager of the Kenworth Truck Company. Baney has worked with Paccar for a quarter century having served for […]
Volkswagen has launched an all-wheel drive version of its latest Crafter large van range. VW says the Crafter 4MOTION, is now on sale priced from $57,590 plus on-roads, adding a $4500 premium to the normal […]
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