US heavy transport operators are sceptical about the chances for widespread electrification of heavy trucks according to a survey by US fleet company Fleet Advantage. The US Class 8 heavy-duty truck and fleet industry held […]
Volkswagen is in talks with major Swedish institutional investors about being the cornerstone shareholders in the dual listing of its trucks unit Traton in Stockholm and Frankfurtit has been reported. The discussions could result in […]
Industry Group NatRoad has called for more support for small business operating in the Australian road transport industry. NatRoad has lodged a pre-budget submission with Treasury outlining measures which focus on promoting small business and reducing […]
The Australian Trucking Association General Council has announced it has unanimously agreed on the industry’s approach to the possible re-establishment of the Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal (RSRT). The ATA which represents the 50,000 businesses and […]
Truck maker Iveco and construction material company Boral to create a new truck designed and purpose built to save time in road building and surfacing. Long an innovator in the machinery it uses and develops, […]
Hino Australia has announced the appointment of a new president and COO for its operations with automotive and truck industry stalwart Sam (Takashi) Suda taking the role of president and COO replacing Sean (Shunichi) Takahashi, […]
Transmission maker Allison has announced two major OE contract wins with its 1000 Series and 2000 Series being announced as the exclusive auto transmission fitment for International’s new CV Series vocational trucks while GMC announced […]
Truck makers have hit the ground running in January after a record year in 2018 with most brands registering sales increases but despite this the overall sales for the month were marginally down. There were […]
Volvo is the first of the truck makers to announce Dealer of the Year awards having announced its winners at a gala function on the Gold Coast last week. Volvo has crowned its VCV Sydney […]
The news that everyone in the industry was expecting broke today with the announcement that long time Isuzu Australia boss, Phil Taylor will retire after steering the company to its 30th straight year of market […]
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