Swedish truck and bus maker Scania hopes to make a 40 per cent weight reduction by using a carbon fibre composite in chassis construction. According to Scania and research by the KTH Institute of Technology […]
Industry body, the Australian Trucking Association is calling on nominations for the 2016 Craig Rosender Award. The prestigious award recognises technical and maintenance excellence by workshop managers and mechanics in commercial workshops, trucking companies or […]
Road and Freight NSW will host its first forum in September as a new opportunity for operators to receive crucial information about issues facing the industry. The forum will be held will be Wednesday 7 […]
The Tasmanian government has outlined a $14 million plan to take 79 ageing fire trucks off the roads by the end of 2020, with 25 new trucks to be in service by the end of […]
The European Commission is under pressure to introduce a CO2 truck emissions limit to fall in line with Japan, USA and its own efficiency standards on cars and vans. European light vehicles will have to […]
The Federal election and the alleged uncertainty many believed it would bring appears to have had little impact on Australian truck sales in June with strong performances for the month and the second quarter, particularly […]
Scania has confirmed its new generation truck will make its global debut 23 August, coinciding with the brand’s 125th anniversary celebrations. The new generation is the largest investment in new products and services, and is […]
Respected roads and transport expert Gerard Waldron has announced he will step down from the role of managing director at ARRB Group. Waldron will stand down from the independent national road transport research organisation in […]
While Australia’s heavy duty truck market remains strong, US orders have hit their lowest rate since 2010. A total of 13,100 Class 8 trucks were purchased in June, 30 per cent down on last year […]
Opposition members in Western Australia are calling for funds pledged towards a Perth Freight Link to be reallocated to the Metronet proposal following the unknown results of Saturday’s election. State leader Mark McGowan was backed […]
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