Volvo Group Australia has announced the appointment of Gary Bone as Vice President Sales Mack Trucks Australia, New Zealand and Oceania markets, commencing Monday March 2, 2020. Gary, who until the end of 2019 was the Chief Executive Officer of Chesterfield Australia, will succeed Dean Bestwick as the...
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Another company in Australia has been hit by cybercrime. While Toll is still sorting out its systems after a ransomware attack Auctioneers Manheim said they are slowly making positive progress restoring its IT systems this week after a malware attack. “While making substantial headway, we are still working...
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The Holden brand will be retired from sales in Australia and New Zealand and local design and engineering operations will wind down by 2021, General Motors (NYSE: GM) announced today. Maven and Holden Financial Services operations will also wind down in Australia. GM International Operations Senior Vice President...
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The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has backed the key draft recommendations of the small business ombudsman’s Supply Chain Finance Review, which calls for fair payment terms and controls on supply chain financing. The Small Business and Family Enterprise Ombudsman, Kate Carnell, released a position paper setting out the...
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The witch hunt has begun and the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) has commenced its first prosecution under new Chain of Responsibility laws, laying charges against a company director for failing to exercise due diligence to ensure the company complied with its safety duty. The Heavy Vehicle Confidential...
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Drivers are being reminded to ensure tyres are correctly inflated after data from transport and logistics insurer ational Transport Insurance (NTI) found blown out steer tyres were the predominant cause of major mechanical failure crashes, which rose 80 per cent (%) in two years. According to the 2019...
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One of Australia’s biggest transport firms was hit by a ransomwear attack last Friday. “We received a targeted ransomware attack which led to our decision to immediately isolate and disable some systems in order to contain the spread of the attack,” Toll said in a statement. “We moved...
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For transporters struggling to find backloads, wanting instant payment terms and seeking a constant stream of customers, the Transmissito App will tick all these boxes. Best of all the App is easy to use and free. Company spokesperson, Rick Govender, is encouraging all transport businesses to take advantage...
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Volvo Group Australia is pleased to announce the strengthening of its customer service network with the appointment of Western Truck Group (WTG) as its sales, parts and services dealer for Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns and Darwin. The transfer of ownership for VCV Rockhampton, Townsville, Cairns and Darwin to WTG...
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The Volvo Group and Isuzu Motors on December 18 2019, signed a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding with the intent to form a strategic alliance within commercial vehicles in order to capture the opportunities in the ongoing transformation of the industry. The strategic alliance is to entail a technology...
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