At its Hagerstown, Maryland assembly plant in the USA, Volvo Trucks North America has unveiled its new model 2017 Volvo engines, including improvements to its D11 and D13 engines as well as its new Volvo D13 […]
Volvo’s new global president Martin Lundstedt jetted into Brisbane this week for a whistle-stop 30 hour visit this week, overseeing the first sod turning at VGA’s new $30million headquarters in Wacol as well as meeting […]
Volvo has launched a new version of its I-Shift featuring crawler gears capable of starting from standstill with a load of 325 tonnes. Volvo claims that the new gears,which are added to the automated transmission,provide […]
By T&TA editor Allan Whiting Here at T&TA we have been crunching the numbers and have reflected on the prophecies of doom coming from the Truck industry peak body – the TIC. […]
Heavy vehicle operators could increase the payload of certain heavy vehicle combinations by up to 16 per cent on some routes under reforms proposed today by the National Transport Commission (NTC). Chief Executive of the […]
After running two cars in Shell livery at the opening round in Adelaide, DJR TEAM Penske will run two different colour schemes for its cars at the Australian Grand Prix this weekend, both of which […]
The momentum for autonomous or self driving trucks continues to gather with the announcement this week in the US that its army will start testing the concept on public roads this year. The announcement that […]
With announcements on when and how Navistar AusPac will re launch the International brand in Australia expected very soon, speculation is rife in the industry about how the company will implement the distribution of the […]
Navistar chief executive, Troy Clarke has said the door is open for potential deals as he fights to keep the truck maker’s turnaround on track amid a U.S. sales slump. “Everything we’re doing just makes […]
Tyre maker Michelin has launched a new automatic inflation system for commercial vehicle tyres. Michelin Auto Inflate was launched in the USA this week and being is promoted as an “easy, wheel-mounted tyre management solution […]
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