The NHVR has announced it is continuing to target dangerous and non-compliant behaviour across the heavy vehicle industry, and see that it has a renewed focus on highest-risk operators and sham contracting. The National Regulator […]
The NHVR urging both industry and government to use a web app called Freight PASS to help users compare the productivity, asset impact, safety and sustainability trade-offs of different heavy vehicle configurations. The NHVR released […]
A few weeks back when Truck and Bus News was invited to the Angeles Proving Ground south of Geelong in Victoria for a Penske drive day we were taken with the latest flagship version of […]
In a big week for Swedish truck maker Scania it has announced that it has successfully demonstrated one of the world’s first vehicle-to-grid (V2G) implementations for heavy commercial vehicles using a Megawatt Charging System (MCS), […]
Long time Mack and Volvo Australia executive, Gary Bone has been announced the new boss of Penske’s on-highway operations for Australia and New Zealand. Penske made the announcement yesterday that Bone will be taking over […]
Swedish truck maker Scania is hoping to launch a sales assault on a range of new vocational applications on the back of its new 11 litre Super engine, with the aim of winning sales in […]
Isuzu has issued an interesting veiled press release signalling the start of a review into its merger with subsidiary UD, perhaps signalling the potential demise of the much admired brand. Isuzu Motors said that its […]
The Federal Government financed, Clean Energy Finance Corporation, the CEFC, has cansniunced it has committed up to $10 million to drive the introduction of low-emissions electric transport refrigeration in Australia, in a bid to to […]
Swedish transport giant Scania has announced it has signed one of the largest electric bus deals in its home country’s history with an order for 91 pure battery electric buses for major bus operatorVR. The […]
OK, check the date, its not 1st April so this can’t be an April Fools prank, right? But reports from the wild and crazy world of California, had our scepticism antenna on high alert. While […]
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