New trucks Archives

Innovative truck and dog agitator ‘is a game changer’

It’s not something you’d expect to see every day, but a new truck and dog concrete agitator combination is helping this business complete jobs in rural and remote areas much more efficiently. Read More

Staff Writer3 days agoDecember 4, 2024

Bio-diesel, New trucks, News

Volvo to fill new trucks with hydro treated vegetable oil as they come out of Wacol factory

Volvo Group Australia has announced that from December 2024, all Volvo and Mack trucks built at its Wacol factory in Queensland will be filled with Hydro Treated Vegetable Oil (HVO) instead of diesel. Read More

Staff Writer5 days agoDecember 2, 2024

New trucks, News

Volvo comes out on top in European safety test

Volvo’s top-selling models, the Volvo FH and FM, received five-star ratings in the first safety tests of heavy-duty trucks by the European New Car Assessment Program (Euro NCAP).
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Staff WriterNovember 21, 2024, 4:29 pmNovember 21, 2024

Electric vehicle, News

Funding bid recharges hopes of building electric highway for trucks

A pitch for federal funding and advances in technology have renewed Janus Electric’s hopes of starting to build Australia’s first battery electric truck highway from as early as next year.
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James GrahamNovember 21, 2024, 11:21 amNovember 18, 2024

Carbon neutral, Electric vehicle, News, Zero emissions

New program launches to help trucking industry go green

A new program to support the transport industry in making the transition to decarbonisation launched at the Alternative Fuel Summit in Melbourne yesterday.
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Staff WriterNovember 20, 2024, 1:31 pmNovember 20, 2024

Diesel, Features, New trucks, Test Drive

Test driving the upgraded Fuso Canter range

At the smaller end of the truck market, the Fuso Canter has been a mainstay for many operators looking for a Pantech for last mile delivery, tippers that will fit up a driveway or a tray truck to haul around the tools for the job.
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Graham HarsantNovember 19, 2024, 11:46 amNovember 20, 2024

Electric vehicle, EV, New trucks, News

Toll and Linfox to share in $28.6 million in electrification funding

Two of the country’s largest transport operators will receive millions in government funding, which will go towards the purchase of battery electric trucks and charging infrastructure. Read More

Staff WriterNovember 11, 2024, 9:49 amNovember 11, 2024

Carbon neutral, News, Zero emissions

Peak trucking body calls for your help in transition to emissions-free industry

Peak body NatRoad is calling on the Australian industry to have its say in a new survey that aims to capture what the international trucking community is doing to decarbonise.
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Staff WriterNovember 7, 2024, 1:34 pmNovember 7, 2024