Paccar Parts has announced it is launching a retrofit package for the potentially life saving technology of Autonomous Emergency Braking on earlier model Kenworth trucks in Australia. With Australia adopting new Australian Design Rules or […]
Famed test cricketer and WWII fight pilot, Keith Miller once told TV talk show host Michael Parkinson, that real pressure was when you had a ‘Messerschmitt up your clacker at 30,000 feet’ A story from […]
The Australian commercial vehicle market continued its ever so gentle softening in June, with registration figures showing a 5.2 per cent drop on the same month in 2024 as the long tail of trucks coming […]
Global logistics giant, Hellmann Worldwide Logistics has opened a new, state-of-the-art contract logistics center in Melbourne’s western suburbs at Truganina, which has doubled the company’s warehouse capacity in the Melbourne metro area and says it […]
Leading refuse collection company Solo Resources has announced it has renewed a long term partnership with truck maker Iveco which has recently delivered 50 new trucks to Solo, including a wide spread of models to […]
The NHVR has revealed that almost 3,000 heavy vehicles were intercepted during Operation Omega II, a week-long safety initiative the Regulator undertook over Easter to combat the dangers of fatigue . NHVR chief operating officer […]
NZ based automotive information consultant, InfoAgent has published an interesting look at how valuable accurate data can be for transport operators. InfoAgent is a boutique agency that provides customised information to improve business processes and […]
Swedish truck maker Volvo has revealed new long-distance battery electric truck technology which the company claims will have a a range of up to 600 kilometres with batteries that can be charged in a claimed […]
Volkswagen controlled global truck group, Traton used its recent Annual General Meeting to approve some healthy dividend for the last financial year, improving on last year’s shareholder payout by 13.3 per cent. In addition to […]
Daimler has revealed that Dandenong-based Victorian Freight Specialists has started a trial with a Mercedes-Benz eActros and will also soon try out a Fuso eCanter. As the company points out both of the trial battery […]
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