The Australian Trucking Association’s accreditation program, TruckSafe has been shortlisted for an Excellence in Professional Development award in the annual Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport honours night. More than 820 businesses have adopted the […]
The Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) has launched the 50-year anniversary Brisbane Truck Show, to be held from 25-28 May 2017 at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. Up to 300 exhibitors will fill the […]
It’s more bad news for the American truck market with cancellations of heavy-duty truck orders reaching a two-decade high. US truck makers have battled dwindling sales since late last year, but according to data from […]
China has emerged as a new player in the charge towards autonomous trucks with the unveiling of a concept from Foton and technology company Baidu – the Baidu Intelligent Vehicle. Named as the ‘super truck’, […]
Truck & Bus News broke the story last year and late last week it was finally confirmed that Hyundai trucks would be returning to Australia after being jettisoned by Hyundai Australia two years ago. This […]
Cummins South Pacific has confirmed the new X15 Euro 5 engine will hit the Australian market in 2017, replacing the 15 litre ISXe5. Truck and Bus News reported in the 1 August 2016 edition of […]
Volvo has made a $165 million statement about the importance of the Australian market with the Swedish company and its local partners set to invest in new dealership and service centres over the next two […]
Specialist litigation firm Bentham Europe is planning to fund a damages claim on behalf of truck owners against the truck makers embroiled in a 14-year long price fixing arrangement. The claim against Volvo, Daimler, DAF, […]
Indian manufacturer Tata Motors has announced plans to introduce a commercially viable LNG powered bus in the next six months. Tata is conducting pilot-runs of India’s first liquefied natural gas bus in the capital city […]
A joint venture between ABB and Volvo has seen the first ‘OppCharge’ electric bus charging station installed outside Volvo’s electric bus depot in Arendal, Norway. OppCharge is set to become the European standard for rooftop […]
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