Articles by Jon Thomson

Isuzu is expanding its Ready to Work truck line up adding a number of new curtain side tautliner body ‘Freightpack’ models to its ready to work range, which last year accounted for around 25 per cent […]

The ACT will be adding its first electric bus to Canberra’s ACTION bus fleet with a new Yutong Electric E12 bus to be operating all over Canberra. ACT Minister for Transport Chris Steel said transport, […]

The ATA says it has welcomed a move by the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator to expand the personal use exemption for drivers operating under Basic Fatigue Management (BFM) and Advanced Fatigue Management (AFM). The exemption […]

In a clear indicator that VW’s Traton commercial vehicle spin off will move to strenghten ties with Navistar in the US, it has announced that its Scania brand and Navistar intend to study a mutually […]

Isuzu  has announced its launching an all new four model dual control waste and refuse truck line-up. With a shake up in the waste and refuse truck market following Iveco replacing its long time market […]

A team from Isuzu Australia has taken third place at the Isuzu World Technical Competition, known as the I-1 Grand Prix  in Fujisawa, Japan. The Isuzu Australia team, coached by IAL service technical manager for […]

Growing automotive aftermarket player Bapcor has agreed to buy the Truckline parts business from Iveco’s parent company CNH Industrial. Truckline is amongst the largest retailers and distributors of aftermarket parts and accessories  for trucks and […]

Toyota has announced it will supply up to 20 specially designed “Tokyo 2020 Version” e-Palette vehicles to support athlete mobility at the Olympic and Paralympic Games Tokyo 2020. The vehicles will operate in the automated, […]