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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Seeing Machines, an industry leader in AI-powered driver monitoring system (DMS) technology, has launched a variant of its FOVIO Driver Monitoring (FOVIO) Chip solution which has been developed to specifically address the European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) requirements for driver drowsiness and distraction detection to achieve safety...
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The heavy vehicle industry is divided over Austroads recommendations to increase the maximum allowable heavy freight vehicle width from 2500 mm to 2550 mm (including attachments). Austroads, the peak organisation of Australasian road transport and traffic agencies, was tasked by the Federal Government to look at the productivity...
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Australia Post will be the first Australian company to trial Fuso’s eCanter, the world’s first factory manufactured electric truck. The trial will see posties putting the truck through its paces in the Sydney CBD, testing to gauge the vehicle’s suitability for the business during customer pickups and deliveries....
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Perth-based hotshot operator Dananni Haulage recently added two custom Freightliner CL112s to its growing fleet. The unique 6×2 trucks were set-up with a 7.8m tray, a spacious 48-inch sleeper cab and a retractable lazy rear axle, a unique specification perfect for the application. Dananni Haulage specialises in hotshot...
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Detroit will unveil the much‐anticipated DD16 for the first time to the public at the Brisbane Truck Show next week. The most powerful on‐highway engine ever produced by Detroit, the DD16, which will soon be available to Australian customers, combines Detroit’s unfaltering reliability with high performance. “From the...
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Volvo Trucks Australia is making a big statement with the launch of the all-new FH Globetrotter XXL cab in Australia ahead of the Brisbane Truck Show. With Australia’s vast distances and many drivers spending extended periods away from home, the new supersized version of Volvo’s FH cab responds...
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Haulin’ has teamed up with Ultra Vision, Australia’s No.1 manufacturer of LED lighting for extreme environments to supply its best products to the Australian trucking industry at the Brisbane Truck Show. “The products offered by Ultra Vision are targeted to our demographic and they share the same ethos,...
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If you are a veteran of the transport industry there is little doubt you would know the name John “Ferret” Moran. He was a truckie, a writer and managed to help raise a over $26 million for charities that help kids as the founder of Convoy for Kids....
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The new The Hino 500 Series Standard Cab is said to be the first Japanese medium duty truck range below 15 tonne GVM in Australia to be fitted with a Jake Brake. “This means that medium duty market customers can now benefit from the improved drivability and operational...
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