Articles by Jon Thomson

A multi-million dollar injection in the Hino dealership network is being made in 2017, with FRM Hino in Tasmania and Newcastle Commercial Vehicles in northern New South Wales both making significant investments. The combined investment […]

Finally after many months of waiting, negotiations, speculation and finally confirmation Iveco Australia has announced that the International ProStar will be launched in Australia in 2017. Iveco which won the distribution rights earlier this year […]

The Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) is critical of the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator’s (NHVR) lack of action on the proposed changes to the Performance Based Standards Scheme. The HVIA called for changes to the […]

The Northern Territory Government is aiming to beat the rest of the country in implementing an autonomous passenger vehicle network, announcing last week it will begin trailing driverless vehicles. A six-month trial of the EasyMile […]

An annual report from the U.S Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics has revealed driving a truck is the deadliest job in America, with truck accidents accounting for more than 25 per cent of workplace […]

MAN boss Joachim Drees say India will be the next key market for the German brand, revealing he believes it will be one of the top five outside of Europe. In an interview with the […]

In this issue we take a look at Isuzu’s updated N Series range, travel to the world’s greatest truck expo with a visit to the recent Hannover IAA Truck Show in Germany where a lot […]

The Australian truck industry has recorded its fourth consecutive month of growth with a total of 2,956 units in November, up 3.6 per cent on the same time last year. While the overall trend is up, […]