To help address the chronic shortage of heavy vehicle drivers in Australia, Volvo Group has announced it is formally supporting a ground breaking heavy vehicle driving academy, The Pilbara Heavy Haulage Girlsbased in Karatha in […]
Paccar has announced it has delivered the 4,000th DAF truck to an Australia customer, since it started selling the European brand down under in 1998. DAF was purchased by PACCAR in 1996 and brought the […]
Hino has announced it has streamlined its senior management structure in a bid to make the company more agile and responsive to customer requirements.Hino Australia chairman and CEO Steve Lotter said the creation of general managers, […]
Hino Australia has been crowned by Hino Motors Limited Japan as the world-leading distributor in parts and service for the fifth consecutive year. The 2015 ‘Double Victory’ award recognises Hino Australia taking out both the 2015 […]
Major Transport operator McColl’s Transport has taken delivery of its 200th Kenworth truck painted in the company’s traditional Rich Blue and Ice White fleet colours to commemorate the milestone. TheK200 was handed over at the […]
WAS THE MELBOURNE TRUCK SHOW RUBBISH? At first glance you might think that we are dissing the recent, grandly named International Truck, Trailer and Equipment Show (ITTES) in Melbourne, but our headline is just referring […]
New South Wales has said it will trial a technology solution to congestion by connecting trucks with traffic lights. The system, which will be introduced to 100 intersections across Sydney, smoothing the flow of traffic […]
The Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal has been wiped from the statute books by the federal parliament following a senate vote passed by 36 to 32. Passing through both the House of Representatives and the Senate, […]
Strong new chain of responsibility laws will enable action to be taken against trucking industry customers who currently deny they are covered by the laws at all, the Australian Trucking Association Council heard yesterday. The […]
The ATA has announced the finalists for its 2016 National Trucking Industry Awards and that Noelene Watson has won a second term as chair of the Trucking organisation.ATA Chief Executive Christopher Melham said the awards recognise […]
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