Cummins has achieve a significant milestone delivering its 5000th ISXe5 engine sold in the South Pacific with the engine now in service in a Kenworth T409 with Rocky’s Own Transport, based in Rockhampton. “The ISXe5 […]
Volvo Trucks’ has launched its latest You Tube video ”Look who’s driving” using a four-year-old girl called Sophie who drives the truck using a radio control module in the process exposing a Volvo FMX to a tough […]
Scania has announced it will launch its own finance arm toward the end of the first quarter in 2016. Scania Financial Services (SFS) has had a great deal of success in European markets and […]
US truck-maker Paccar has reported a 16 per cent increase in third-quarter earnings, which has been boosted by increased truck sales in an improving North American market and slowly recovering European market. Paccar delivered 39,400 […]
Leading industry analyst IBISWorld has forecast a major skills shortage in the next five years in the road freight industry with the current workforce ageing and the sector struggling to attract new employees. The analysis […]
Hino has announced recalls on both its 300 series Hybrid and normal diesel powered 300 Series with fuel filter and clutch problems triggering the recall notices. The recalls are listed on the ACCC website with […]
Major automotive dealer organisation and vehicle distributor AHG has confirmed it is in negotiation to acquire the distribution rights for Higer buses in Australia. The statement confirms that the current Higer distributor, WMC was placed into voluntary administration as reported by Truck & Bus News earlier this week . It is understood by T&BN that AHG is WMC’s […]
Higer bus owners may be a little nervous with the news that the brand’s distributor has been placed in administration. According to a notice on the ASIC website, WMC, the Australian Higer bus distributor has […]
The days of driving to Bathurst in race cars are long gone. Now, the teams travel to the heartland of Australian motorsport with massive B-Double transporters loaded with cars, parts, tools, tables, chairs, catering equipment […]
Speak to anyone in the truck sales industry and they will tell you that the market is a ‘ bit soft’ but that sentiment is contradicted by the Truck Industry Council’s latest sales data for […]
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