A leading maritime consultant has warned of a potential crisis as a result of the nation’s lack of strategic fuel reserves and over-reliance on foreign petroleum supplies. Written by maritime consultant John Francis, former Director […]
Daimler Trucks Australia is recalling more than 930 Mercedes-Benz Actros 963 and 50 Arocs 964 models as a result of front grille issues. For models sold between January 1, 2017 and November 2, 2018, the […]
US truck startup, Thor Trucks says it will be profitable from the start of production next year because of environmental subsidies available for electric trucks, co-founder Giordano Sordoni said at the 2018 Los Angeles Auto […]
There is a trend amongst the three leading truck sellers in Australia – the three Japanese brands, Isuzu, Hino and Fuso – to provide at least a proportion of their customers with ready to work […]
In a unique pay-for-work agreement, Volvo Trucks has announced it has signed an agrteement with a Norewegian mining operator to deliver driverless trucks to take over mining tasks perilous to human operators. Six autonomous Volvo FH […]
Leading bus builder Volgren has partnered with its long time ally Volvo to deliver four of its Endura-bodied buses to a remote site in Papua New Guinea that serves up some of the harshest road […]
The Australian Trucking Association has presented to the Senate Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport Legislation Committee in Canberra and implored the government to consider expanding the scope of mandated braking technology set for 2019 […]
Scania Australia has announced that it has promoted its national sales manager for buses and coaches, Julian Gurney to the position of sales director for buses and engines. Julian Gurney is now responsible for sales […]
The world’s first full sized fleet of self-driving buses is to be trialed in Scotland, carrying passengers 23 km across parts of Edinburgh. The pilot project will see five existing single decker buses converted to […]
The National Transport Commission has announced that state and federal transport ministers have approved an increase in the gross mass limit for three-axle buses from 20 tonnes to 22 tonnes. The NTC’s acting CEO, Dr […]
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