Victorian accessibility company Norden Conversion has delivered its first patient transport bus based on the Renault Master. The conversion allows a full size stretcher along with five passengers and the driver to meet the needs […]
Daimler’s Indian brand BharatBenz has recorded strong sales in the opening half of the year, backing up its 4,000 units in the first quarter with 3,900 last quarter. The figures are 30 per cent up […]
Fresh off announcing a new partnership with Mazda, Isuzu has confirmed its agreement with GM will come to a close after 10 years. In Australia GM Holden’s Colorado and Isuzu’s D-Max use a common architecture, […]
The Municipal Commission of Transport in Guangzhou, China is trialling a bus with improved safety measures to aid passengers in an emergency. The electric bus in the Guangdong Province features seven opening ‘safety windows’ which […]
Daimler AG has conducted a 20km test of semi-autonomous technology in a Mercedes Benz bus through Amsterdam. The test saw the ‘Future Bus’ reach speeds of 70km/h using CityPilot technology on a section of the […]
Hino has re-worked its service and parts prices and is offering fixed-price minor services on all models, including Euro 5 spec 300, 500 and 700 series trucks. Pricing for minor servicing now begins at $559 […]
The European Commission has found truck makers MAN, Volvo/Renault, Iveco and DAF guilty of colluding on prices and the release of new emission cutting technology. The Commission found the brands broke Europe’s antitrust rules over […]
Swedish truck and bus maker Scania hopes to make a 40 per cent weight reduction by using a carbon fibre composite in chassis construction. According to Scania and research by the KTH Institute of Technology […]
Industry body, the Australian Trucking Association is calling on nominations for the 2016 Craig Rosender Award. The prestigious award recognises technical and maintenance excellence by workshop managers and mechanics in commercial workshops, trucking companies or […]
Road and Freight NSW will host its first forum in September as a new opportunity for operators to receive crucial information about issues facing the industry. The forum will be held will be Wednesday 7 […]
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