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ALTERNATIVE POWER TRUCK AND VAN SALES OFFER INTERESTING INSIGHTS TO THE FUTURE MARKET

The Truck Industry Council has finally decided to share its sales figures for what it is calling the “Alternative Fuels” sector of the truck and can market. Although these alternative fuel vehicles are still a [...]
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MAJOR QUEENSLAND FLEET ADD SEVEN NEW ‘SAFE’ EURO 6 VOLVOS

Leading Queensland transport operator Followmont has announced a further addition of seven new Volvo prime movers to its already large and Volvo dominated fleet. Followmont announced that it has added seven new Volvo FH prime [...]
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PENSKE ANNOUNCES NEW KIWI GM ACROSS THE DITCH

Penske Australia and New Zealand has announced it has appointed Stephen Kelly as its new general manager for thePenske New Zealand business, effective immediately, taking over from previous general manager, Kevin Smith. The company says [...]
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NHVR ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIR AFTER DUNCAN GAY’S REIGN AT THE NATIONAL REGULATOR ENDS

The NHVR has announced the appointment of a new chair and two new board members to the national transport industry regulator Former South Australian state minister, Patrick Conlon will take the reigns as the chair [...]
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HINO AND FUSO UNITE ON APRIL FOOLS DAY – NO JOKE!

Last Thursday may well have been April Fools Day in western countries but in Japan the 1st April is New Years Day, at least for the accountants. The start of the new financial year in [...]

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 […]

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 […]

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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