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CRACKDOWN – NHVR TEAMS UP WITH SA POLICE AND BORDER FORCE TO UNCOVER SAFETY AND MIGRANT WORKER VIOLATIONS

The NHVR has revealed that a joint operation with the South Australia (SA) Police, the Australian Border Force (ABF) and SafeWork SA last month discovered a raft of concerning safety issues including faulty brakes, steering [...]
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SCANIA BUS CONDUCTOR IN WA

Darcy Grant, an experienced sales manager for a top tier bus industry supplier has joined Scania Bus and Coach in the role of Account Manager for Western Australia. Darcy will move from Queensland to WA [...]
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HIDING IN PLAIN SIGHT – HYUNDAI TO SHOW ITS ELUSIVE ZERO EMISSION TRUCKS IN BRISBANE

Hyundai will throw the cat amongst the pigeons at next month’s Brisbane Truck Show with the Korean automaker set to display one of its revolutionary Hydrogen fuel cell trucks at the major biennial expo. The [...]
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EVERYBODY’S TRYING TO GET IN ON THE ACT YOU FOOL

Scania enthusiasts around Australia had a heightened sense of excitement and anticipation this morning when they opened their Instagram app to see what is potentially Scania’s first real foray into the light duty ‘truck’ market [...]
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NHVR GRANT HELPS STIMULATE THE SIMULATOR

A successful grant application to the NHVR and the Federal government has seen a Melbourne based driver simulation developer lay claim to its software package being set to revolutionise driver safety training in the heavy [...]

DAILY TALLY – IVECO’S VAN HITS 1.8 MILLION

October 23, 2024

Iveco has revealed it recently celebrated the unusual production milestone of 1.8 million Daily vehicles manufactured at the company’s Suzzara plant at Mantua in Italy. We say unusual because while it is a significant number, […]

WHAT’S THE BUZZ, TELL ME WHAT THE FUSS IS ABOUT? VW ANNOUNCES IMMINENT ARRIVAL OF ELECTRIC ‘KOMBI’

September 12, 2024

Volkswagen has confirmed the new-age electrified version of its venerable Kombi, the ID. Buzz range, will be launched in Australia before the end of the year and has published a list of prices for the […]

LDV DELIVERS MORE SAFETY AND CLEANER ENGINE IN DELIVER 9 VAN AND BUS

September 12, 2024

Chinese commercial vehicle brand LDV has announced a raft of upgrades to its next generation upgrade of its Deliver 9 van, cab-chassis and bus line up which the company says will be accompanied by a […]

ONLY VANS! – MERCEDES-BENZ REVEALS FIRST COMPREHENSIVE VITO UPGRADE IN NINE YEARS

August 28, 2024

Mercedes-Benz has announced the first major facelift of its fleet of mid-size vans and people movers since 2015 saying that the update introduces a raft of comfort, convenience and technology upgrades, plus a major […]

NEW KANGOO VARIANTS JUMP INTO AUSSIE MARKET- RENAULT ANNOUNCES THREE NEW PETROL MINI VANS

July 23, 2024

Renault has announced an expansion of its Kangoo van range which has been bolstered with the arrival of three new petrol variants, giving buyers of the compact van more choice for business transportation needs. “With […]

FORD CONFIRMS SPECS AND PRICES FOR UPCOMING TRANSIT UPDATE

July 16, 2024

Ford has confirmed the full specifications for its updated Transit Custom Sport and Transit Custom Sport Double Cab ahead of their local release later this year. Ford says its manufacturer list pricing for the Transit […]

DAIMLER’S NEW ELECTRIC TRUCKS – TESTED

July 4, 2024

JOEL HELMES recently flew to Melbourne to drive the latest battery electric offerings from truck giant Daimler and posed the question: where are we at with the still most likely only partial electrification of the […]

ON TARGET CANNON

March 2, 2023

Chinese manufactured utes have been around in the Australian market for night on 20 years now and in fact the pioneering brand was the quaintly named Great Wall. We take a look at its latest […]

LAST PATROL – NISSAN PATROL Ti ROAD TEST

February 21, 2023

A big petrol V8 engine, luxury trim and enormous off road capability. Sounds like a Range Rover, but in this test we review Nissan’s off road flagship, the mighty and venerable Patrol. But if you […]

MITS CONGENIALITY

February 20, 2023

Sometimes cars come onto the market and they blaze brightly , with stunning looks and performance, that captivates the market and then they fade over time to potential market obscurity. The Mitsubishi ASX is not one […]

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