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A VESTED DEVELOPMENT – ARCHION ANNOUNCES FIRST PRODUCT FRUIT FROM HINO-FUSO JOINT VENTURE

The president and CEO of the Daimler/Toyota truck joint venture Archion: Karl Deppen, as this week announced the launch of a new medium-duty truck range for the Japanese market, the first under the umbrella of [...]
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FAMOUS BUS BUS FAMILY SCIONS FACE SENTENCING OVER HUNTER BUS CRASH DUTY OF CARE AND DILIGENCE BREACHES

The NHVR is in court this week as it seeks to prosecute the directors of Linq Buslines the operator of the bus that crashed in the Hunter Valley three years ago killing ten people and [...]
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COUNCIL ON COUNCIL – LOGISTICS BODY LAUDS LOCAL GOVERNMENT ROLE IN MORE EFFICIENT FREIGHT OPERATIONS

The managing director and CEO of the Australian Logistics Council, Dr Hermione Parsons is set to use an address to the ALGA National Local Roads, Transport and Infrastructure Congress in Cairns tomorrow to reinforce the [...]
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PENSKE PLAUDITS – POWER SYSTEM AND TRUCK COMPANY RECOGNISES ITS MASTER TECHS

Penske has announced two new guild master technicians for its on-highway and off-highway operations respectively, naming Luke Andrew and Luke Reid as its 2026 Guild Master Technicians. Penske says its Guild comprises members from across [...]
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CATTLE CALL – LIVESTOCK FREIGHT BODY APPLAUDS EXTRA FEDERAL FUNDING IN VICTORIA PASS ROAD FIASCO

The industry association for livestock and rural carters in Australia says it applauds the Federal Government’s latest commitment for the beleaguered and blocked Great Western Highway on the Western flank of the NSW Blue Mountains. [...]

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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