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FEBRUARY BLUES – TRUCK MARKET DOWN AGAIN IN SLOW START TO 2026

Australian truck sales continued in the doldrums in February with total sales down more than 400 units or 12.8 per cent compared with the same month in 2025, as the market struggles to match the [...]
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DON’T CRY OVER SPILLED OIL – TRP INTRODUCES TRUCK SPILL KITS TO ITS RANGE

True parts specialist retailer TRP has announced it has introduced new portable, heavy-duty Spill Kits to its range of products available across its network of outlets across the country. TRP says the Spill Kits are [...]
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NHVR ENERGETICALLY ADDRESSING FATIGUE

The NHVR has announced it will be targeting heavy vehicle drivers who take unsafe risks with work and rest requirements during a special operation across the country in the coming weeks. The NHVR’s Operation Ambit [...]
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A GOOD DEALER BETTER – HINO HANDS OUT DEALER ACCOLADES

As the annual roundabout of awards dinners continues apace around the country, the latest truck brand to celebrate its dealer force is Hino, which recognised its highest performing dealers, at its recent Dealer of the [...]
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BECAUSE WE CAN – NEW HINO DEALER IN SHEP

Hino has announced. that it has expanded its regional dealership footprint, with the opening of new dealership in the Victorian regional centre of Shepparton in the Goulburn Valley. Hino has appointed Jacob Hino to establish [...]

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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