Articles by Jon Thomson

Specialist British small bus builder/converter Mellor has taken the opportunity to relaunch the brand down under at the Melbourne Bus Expo spruiking its ability to provide big bus space and comfort in a ‘low floor […]

A Gold Coast company has revealed what it is claiming to be a world first temperature tracking technology, which will improve standards and practices for the transport and storage of refrigerated food and pharmaceuticals. SuperCool […]

The bus industry has been taken by surprise with the announcement that listed tourism and transport company SeaLink TravelGroup will purchase Australia’s largest private operator of metropolitan public bus services, Transit Systems Group. The purchase […]

Optare used the Melbourne Bus Expo to launch its first electric bus in Australia and although the British maker has not had a huge amount of sales cut through here so far, its local distributor […]

The Australian truck market is continuing to record reasonably strong sales results as it enters the final quarter of 2019 but has dropped from last year’s record highs. While not matching last year’s record mark, […]

Korean based car and truck maker Hyundai has announced it is entering an agreement with US commercial vehicle engine specialist Cummins to evaluate opportunities to collaboratively develop and commercialise electric and fuel-cell powertrains. The two […]

Scania has used the BusVic Melbourne Bus Show for the global reveal of its new ‘silent mode’ Gen II hybrid bus. To mark the event Scania asked former Federal opposItion leader and chairman of Bioenergy […]

Scania Australia has announced that it has hired a new national fleet sales manager  with Mark ten Broeke returning to Scania Australia after a seven-year away. ten Broeke will be based in Brisbane and will […]