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HAPPY 60,000TH – VOLVO CELEBRATES A MAJOR MILESTONE AT BRISBANE FACTORY

November 18, 2025 Jon Thomson

 Volvo Trucks has celebrated a significant milestone in its storied history on Australia with the delivery of its 60,000th truck since the company started selling trucks here 60 years ago. Major fleet, the Borg Group […]

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THINGS GO BETTER FOR COCA COLA WITH TOLL’S ELECTRIC TRUCK FLEET

November 4, 2025 Jon Thomson

Toll Group has announces the next phase of its $67 million investment in sustainable transport solutions across Australia, with the deployment of a new fleet of electric rigid trucks in partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners. […]

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VOLVO PLUGS IN FOR LOCAL ELECTRIC PRODUCTION

June 3, 2025 Jon Thomson

Volvo Australia has given a definitive indication of when it will start making its electric trucks in Australia with a pivotal moment for its Australian manufacturing operations announcing it will start building its first-ever Australian-made […]

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ELECTRIC MILESTONE – VOLVO ANNOUNCES DELIVERY OF ITS 5000TH ELECTRIC TRUCK GLOBALLY

May 6, 2025 Jon Thomson

Volvo has revealed it has now delivered more than 5,000 battery-electric trucks to customers in 50 countries around the world including more than 80 in Australia.  Volvo has offered Electric trucks since 2019 and since then […]

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SIMON SAYS COMPANY MAJORITY SOLD TO JAPANESE LOGISTICS GIANT

April 29, 2025 Jon Thomson

Queensland  based major freight and logistic transport company, Simon National Carriers has revealed the company has been sold and it is now part of a significant  Japanese operation. Japanese multi-national  logistics company, Senko Group, a […]

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VOLVO US DOWNGRADE ON THE BACK OF TRUMP TARIFFS

April 29, 2025 Jon Thomson

Truck maker Volvo lowered its North America market outlook in the past week, pointing to increased uncertainty around  the chaotic tariffs and their impact on global trade, as  the Swedish company reported a bigger-than-expected fall […]

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WAABI SAYS MORE THAN MAYBE FOR AUTONOMOUS TRUCK TIE UP WITH VOLVO

February 10, 2025 Jon Thomson

Volvo Group in the USA and autonomous trucking startup Waabi  have announced they are working together to jointly develop and commercialise driver-less heavy-duty prime movers, with Waabi set to integrate its autonomous driving system, the […]

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PENSKE SNARES FORMER VOLVO AND MACK VP – BONE JOINS RIVAL BRANDS

February 4, 2025 Jon Thomson

Penske Australia  has announced two significant new appointments to its executive leadership team to start the year. A surprise addition at Penske is former Volvo and Mack Australia vice president, Gary Bone who joins the […]

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MILKING IT FOR ALL ITS GOT – VOLVO DELIVERS FIRST 780 BIG BANGER TO SRH MILK HAULAGE

February 4, 2025 Jon Thomson

Volvo has announced the first of its new flagship FH16 780 horsepower prime movers with an XXL cabin to roll off its Wacol production line in Brisbane has been delivered to major East Coast dairy […]

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EVERYTHING OLD IS NOW REMARKETED – VOLVO ANNOUNCES APPOINT MENT OF NEW EXEC

December 1, 2024 Jon Thomson

The propensity  for corporate speak never ceases to amaze us here at Truck and Bus News  and we were again left scratching our heads the other day when a press release from truck maker Volvo […]

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