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VOLVO ON THE GOLDIE AND DOWN THE COAST

Volvo Group Australia has announced an expansion of dealer network with its VCV operation expanding into the Lismore and Coffs Harbour region on the NSW mood and far North Coast The dealer principal for Volvo [...]
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LEAD AND THEY WILL FOLLOW – ATA ANNOUNCES OPENING OF NOMINATIONS FOR ITS FUTURE LEADERS FORUM

The Australian Trucking Association has announced the launch of nominations for its Future Leaders Forum (FLF), along with a new major sponsor for the program in Volvo Group Australia, with the Brisbane based Swedish truck [...]
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ABS LOCKS UP – MELBOURNE TRANSPORT OPERATOR ADDS ITS 15TH BENZ ACTROS

Mercedes-Benz trucks has revealed that Melbourne-based transport operator ABS Transport has just celebrated a decade running the brand’s Actros trucks by adding another one to its fleet. This time ABS has added the latest aerodynamic [...]
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SCANIA QUARTERLY SUCCESS – SWEDISH BRAND ENJOYS FRUITS OF ITS MOVE TO DECARBONISE

Traton owned, Swedish based Global truck and bus brand, Scania has revealed some strong results for the second quarter of the calendar year ending on 30 June citing increased customer demand and a growing services [...]
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NEXT EPISODE – NHVR NABS ANOTHER SERIAL OFFENDER

The NHVR has revealed that it has secured a successful prosecution against a transport company and its director for repeatedly breaching prohibition notices, in what the regulator is claim as a landmark case. The case [...]

PLUG ME IN – KIA BACK IN THE VAN MARKET WITH ALL ELECTRIC PV5

June 30, 2026

Kia has re-entered the light commercial van market and also entered the electric van market with the recent launch of its all-new PV5 Cargo. It is the Korean brand’s purpose-built battery-electric van and it comes […]

ARENA ROCK – RENEWABLE ENERGY AGENCY ACCELERATES HOME CHARGER PUSH

June 23, 2026

ARENA, the Australian Renewable Energy Agency has announced it has expanded support for vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, by committing an additional $13.6 million in order to grow Australia’s largest residential trial and potentially accelerate the integration […]

PUNCHIN’ DUTY ! FORD LAUNCHES NEW IMPRESSIVE HEAVY DUTY RANGER

November 26, 2025

Ford has launched what it believes will be a game changer in the of road working vehicle market with the new Ranger Super Duty making its debut to the transport media last week. The Ranger […]

VOLKSWAGEN LAUNCHES ELECTRIC ARSENAL AND UPDATED COMMERCIAL RANGE

November 11, 2025

Volkswagen has taken the covers off its latest generation T7 Transporter range including new battery electric models along with an updated Crafter large van and its electric ‘retro kombi’ ID.Buzz Cargo and the revised Caddy. […]

FORD PLUGS INTO ELECTIFICATION AND ALL WHEEL DRIVE WITH REVAMPED TRANSIT CUSTOM RANGE

November 10, 2025

The Transit name plate has been a constant for Ford for the past six decades and while the style and design philosophy has changed dramatically over those 60 years there are few other commercial nameplates […]

JUNGHEINRICH RECKONS ELECTRIC VOLKSWAGEN VANS ARE ALL THE BUZZ

October 13, 2025

According to global provider of sustainable material handling solutions, Jungheinrich it has become one of the first companies in Australia to integrate Volkswagen’s new electric vans into its operations . Jungheinrich, is a German based […]

SOFT SELL – TRUCK SALES SOFTEN AGAIN IN JUNE

July 3, 2025

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 […]

SMOOTH OPERATOR – 780 GOOD REASONS WHY VOLVO’S BIG BANGER IS A MASTERPIECE

April 7, 2025

There is a strand of thinking in road transport today that looks at smaller engines, not bigger ones, another that looks at down speeding to reduce revs and decrease fuel consumption and another that combines […]

COMPANY CAR – ABARTH 500E – AN ELECTRIC CITY FUN CAR WITH A STING IN THE TAIL

March 2, 2025

When it comes to reading a review of a potential Company Car in a heavy vehicle publication then you couldn’t get anything more incongruous than a review of Fiat’s sexy little Abarth 500e, an electric […]

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 […]

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