US HEAVY TRUCK SALES DROP IN MAY
US heavy truck sales took another dive in May with the Class 8 heavy duty market plummeting 12.8 per cent to 17,312 units with Volvo trucks posting the greatest drop, falling 31.3 per cent while its [...]
CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE- 48VOLT POWER ON THE WAY FOR TRUCKS
Technology is racing ahead in every sphere of trucking and heavy transport and one such technology mooted to likely appear soon in heavy duty trucks is a 48-volt electrical system. VW Group is working on the [...]
IVECO DEALER NETWORK ENJOYS STRONGEST EXPANSION IN DECADE
Iveco has continued to expand its Dealer Metwork following further recent appointments in WA and Queensland, covering both the Iveco van and truck range. The company claims the latest additions make this Iveco’s strongest dealer network expansion in a [...]
ATA BACKS THE COALITION IN ITS NATIONAL REPORT CARD
The Australian Trucking Association has awarded the Coalition three ticks out of three, and the Labor Party two ticks out of three, in its national report card for the 2016 election. The ATA released its report cards today. The [...]
NEW LIMITED EDITION STRALIS PACKS A BUNCH OF FIVES
Iveco has announced a special edition model that marks the company’s ongoing partnership with Triple Eight Race Engineering, the front running V8 Supercar operation that runs both TeamVortex and Red Bull Racing Australia. The company has revealed it is [...]
INDUSTRY LEADERS JOIN TRUCKSAFE BOARD
The TruckSafe accreditation program welcomed three industry leaders to its Board at its recent meeting in Goulburn. Stephen Marley will continue as TruckSafe Chair. Stephen Marley is the General Manager for his family business Marley’s Transport, [...]
DENNIS TO GIVE PENSKE COMMERCIAL MORE MENACE!
The underwhelming sales performance of both MAN and Western Star in Australia, since the Penske organisation took over previous distributor Trans Pacific, has seen a management shake up at the company’s Brisbane headquarters with Kevin Dennis [...]
NAVISTAR JUMPS INTO BED WITH GM
Navistar has announced that it has partnered with General Motors to manufacture a cab/chassis version of GM’s G Van at its Springfield, Ohio plant starting in early 2017. Navistar said the deal is a multi-year contract [...]
HVIA EXTENDS MEMBER REGISTRATION RATE TO INDUSTRY ASSOCIATIONS
Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia has extended the offer of HVIA member registration rates for the upcoming ComVec 2016 conference to transport associations and their members and associates. If you are a member of a participating association [...]
VOLVO INTERNATIONAL SERVICE AWARDS DECIDED
Team Harju from Finland, have taken the victor’s laurels a second time in the Volvo International Service Training Awards thanks to excellent teamwork and problem-solving ability in this year’s competition. The first part of the competition, [...]
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