June, 2015
Transport & Trucking Today issue 103 out now
In our new bigger Transport and Trucking Today June/July issue we feature a full rundown on the recent Brisbane Truck Show, the futuristic Freightliner Autonomous Truck, The US Supertruck program, new light commercial vans from Renault [...]
Healthier Truckies Make Happier Truckies According to QUT
A QUT-led workplace intervention program which saw a 15 per cent drop in drivers self-reporting their BMI as obese, has apparently helped truckies eat healthier, exercise more and lose weight. Health promotion expert Dr Marguerite Sendall, [...]
Reality Bites – Volvo Trucks Hit Reality Road
Volvo Trucks has launched a new reality TV show with Swedish-American songstress Mapei that will see the artist accompany a truck driver on a nine-day road trip through Europe. Part of a marketing campaign to give [...]
Penske Pushes on with Aussie Expansion
Penske Truck Rental has opened its third truck rental and full-service leasing office in Sydney as the company looks to forge ahead with their Australian expansion. The new office reaffirms Penske’s commitment to convenience for its [...]
Navistar Has Got Something to Prove
The improving US economy and better terms of trade are clearly fuelling better times at Navistar with the announcement that the US maker has opened a new comprehensive and Hot on the heels of announcing the [...]
GM puts Isuzu back on the menu
It seems the more things change the more they stay the same! According to the Wall St Journal General Motors is set to re-ignite its relationship with Isuzu trucks almost a decade after it divested its [...]
Quad Road Trains Set for SA
A newly-released report from the Australian Trucking Association has indicated quad road trains are now approved for use in South Australia and on sections of the Stuart and Olympic Dam highways. South Australian Transport Minister Stephen [...]
NTC Focuses on Productivity
The National Transport Commission (NTC) released a statement outlining a range of projects designed to boost transport networks, in a bid to boost overall productivity. The announcement comes in the wake of Australia’s transport ministers approving [...]
US Recommends Collision Avoidance Technology as Standard
With Peterbilt and Freightliner recently weighing into the autonomous vehicle market, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in the US has now thrown its support behind collision avoidance technology with the release of a new report. [...]
ADF Salutes Toll
Toll Remote Logistics has been hailed for its work with the Australian Defence Force (ADF), in receiving an award for Exellence in Military Logistics at the 2015 SMART Supply Chain & Logistics Conference. After the company [...]
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