Articles by Jon Thomson

Long time executive director of Bus NSW Darryl Mellish has announced that he will retire from the role on 31 July handing over to current Bus NSW Industry Development manager, Matt Threlkeld Mellish has been […]

Volvo Bus has unveiled its new B8 bus chassis and revealed it will offer both a Euro 5 and a Euro 6 version of the new bus which is set to replace the marque’s current […]

Great Wall Motors has copped a beating from independent vehicle safety advocate ANCAP following the release of crash test data of its low-price Steed ute. The Steed scored one of the lowest ever scores for […]

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 […]