Daimler AG has conducted a 20km test of semi-autonomous technology in a Mercedes Benz bus through Amsterdam. The test saw the ‘Future Bus’ reach speeds of 70km/h using CityPilot technology on a section of the […]
Hino has re-worked its service and parts prices and is offering fixed-price minor services on all models, including Euro 5 spec 300, 500 and 700 series trucks. Pricing for minor servicing now begins at $559 […]
The European Commission has found truck makers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Iveco and DAF guilty of colluding on prices and the release of new emission cutting technology. The Commission found the brands broke Europe’s antitrust rules over […]
Swedish truck and bus maker Scania hopes to make a 40 per cent weight reduction by using a carbon fibre composite in chassis construction. According to Scania and research by the KTH Institute of Technology […]
Industry body, the Australian Trucking Association is calling on nominations for the 2016 Craig Rosender Award. The prestigious award recognises technical and maintenance excellence by workshop managers and mechanics in commercial workshops, trucking companies or […]
Road and Freight NSW will host its first forum in September as a new opportunity for operators to receive crucial information about issues facing the industry. The forum will be held will be Wednesday 7 […]
Volkswagen is ready to make an acquisition for its trucks business in North America if the right opportunity comes along, despite the rising cost of its “dieselgate” emissions cheating scandal, the head of the trucks […]
In this issue we look at where VW may be heading in the Heavy Commercial market on a global basis, on a more local basis we take a visit to Kenworth’s Bayswater factory to take […]
The Tasmanian government has outlined a $14 million plan to take 79 ageing fire trucks off the roads by the end of 2020, with 25 new trucks to be in service by the end of […]
Australia has lost another industry icon with the death of Ed Cameron. Cameron was responsible for bringing the Kenworth brand to Australia with the S-model in the early 1960s. Following World War II, Cameron and […]
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