All-Electric long-distance motor coach coming soon
Up until this point we have been seeing the development and adoption of electric drive city and metro buses, but never long distance or tour coaches. That is until now. Van Hool, one of the […]
October 2017
Electric garbage trucks confirmed for LA
There’s no doubt that city buses are a great application for an electric drivetrain, another perfect application is in refuse trucks. Both applications require a lot of stopping and starting, and both vehicles have plenty […]
New TruckSafe directors appointed
The Australian Trucking Association’s (ATA) Truck Safe board welcomes two new appointees this week – Nathan Cecil and Peter Elliot. Mr Cecil is a Partner in Holding Redlich’s national transport team and specialises in shipping, […]
2017 Craig Roseneder Award finalists confirmed
The highly-respected Craig Rosender Award is down to three with the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) today announcing this year’s three award finalists. The award recognises technical and maintenance excellence in the trucking industry’s workshops and […]
Isuzu has free info on tradie ute loads
Isuzu, Australia’s best-selling truck brand, wants more Aussie tradies to consider stepping up to a light truck, rather than the traditional ute/pick-up. The Japanese brand has an extensive range of ‘Ready to Work’ trucks that […]
Is this the Tesla Truck?
Could this be the long-awaited Tesla Truck? The image above has appeared on Reddit and the truck looks to have similar lines to the teaser image released by Tesla last month (check that out here). […]
Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0088
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck News Podcast we cover: September 2017 truck sales numbers Recall for Hino 500 Series trucks Milwaukee Tools on offer from Isuzu Trucks ATA calls for better customer service […]
Get free Milwaukee power tools with a new Isuzu
Isuzu already holds the mantle of being not just the best-selling truck brand in Australia, it also has the best-selling truck model in the country too – the N-Series. Now, the Japanese truck manufacturer is […]
Another big month of truck sales in September
Any way you cut it, 2017 is looking like being a real pearler for the Australian truck and bus industry. The latest VFACTS data released this afternoon shows that once again sales of heavy vehicles […]
Auto transmission issue sparks Hino 500 Series recall
A recall of Hino 500 Series trucks built between 2013 and 2015 has been initiated after a possible automatic transmission issue was identified. In total, 237 trucks sold in Australia are affected and the recall […]
Global driving competition highlights fuel efficiency
Volvo truck engineers recognise that fuel economy remains the prime target of fleets, and its engineers work hard to extend the life of diesel engines in transport. But despite the most radical advances in diesel […]
Ultra-compact electric drive for buses
ZF’s innovative AVE 130 low floor electric portal axle is developing a strong following among bus manufacturers leaning towards electric and hybrid drives. The axle was first introduced to Australia in 2015, when it was […]