A coalition of food and agricultural haulers is pushing to supersize the weight limit for trucks in the USA. More than 80 groups have proposed a 15-year trial which would see the maximum GVM upped […]
Logistics company HAVI and Scania will implement a five-year plan to reduce carbon emissions for one of its major supply contracts across several European countries, McDonald’s – starting from Q3 this year. HAVI aims to […]
Penske Truck Rental will open its fifth Australian branch next month with Perth joining its network from 1 August. The rental division of Penske launched in Brisbane in 2014 before adding Sydney and Melbourne in […]
Volkswagen is following the lead of Daimler by making a more aggressive push in India in a bid to steal market share from native brands Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland. Volkswagen owned Scania and MAN […]
Wabco will continue to supply Daimler with heavy-duty automated manual transmissions with the two parties extending their agreement. Wabco is supplying the truck brand with its newest generation of tailored AMT solutions. It enables drivers […]
There’s a positive outlook for American truck makers once more with production rates set to hit their highest levels in 18 months. According to trucking industry research firm ACT Research’s president and senior analyst Kenny […]
A leading diesel and turbo after sales and service provider, MTQ begin marketing its own brand instead of its suppliers following a change of ownership last year. MTQ became a subsidiary of Bapcor late last […]
Truck component maker Abcor has picked up a five-year deal with truck market leader Isuzu to supply high-end bull bars. The contract will see Abcor producing bullbars for the Australian and New Zealand markets with […]
Daimler and Tesla are set to up the battle for bragging rights in the electric truck market. The German automotive giant, which owns Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner, Fuso, Western Star and Bharat Benz, is positioning itself to […]
Diesel engine giant Cummins has announced it will launch a fully electric powertrain system by the end of 2019 with an extended range version the following year. Cummins’ executive director of electrification business development, Julie […]
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