Articles by Jon Thomson

Freightliner has revealed it is bringing a rare 1950 model A64-800 ‘Bubblenose’ to Australia as part of its 75th anniversary celebrations. The Bubblenose will be on show at this month’s Brisbane Truck Show alongside the […]

Melbourne based Prestige Hino has claimed back-to-back dealer of the year awards, recognising the top performing sales outlets in the network. Newcastle Hino claimed the regional dealer of the year prize, picking up the gong […]

Trailer company Graham Lusty Trailers has introduced a new low loader brand, the Allison HD. According to Graham Lusty, the Allison is the solution to a weakness in the Queensland based company’s line up. “We […]

New Coach & Bus editor Peter Barnwell was a guest at the recent launch of Iveco’s new Daily minibus range and reports that the Italian commercial vehicle maker might just have a winner on its […]

Penske Commercial Vehicles is celebrating the finalisation of a fleet deal with GTS Freight Management based out of Mildura, Victoria. With 10 new MAN TGX-D38s on order, Truck and Bus News believes this is the […]

Bustech is again proving the Australian manufacturing industry is not dead with a major contract win to supply 100 low emission buses to Tasmania’s Metro network. The deal, worth $45 million over the next four […]

Truck and Bus News attended last week’s launch of Iveco’s latest Eurocargo and Daily Euro VI models and was impressed by the new lineup. The Daily van range is headed by a new seven-tonnes GVM […]

Freightliner has confirmed the Argosy will have a new engine option, with the new Cummins X15 on offer as well as the Detroit DD15. The new engine line up makes Freightliner the only manufacture with […]