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BBS bulks up with PBS approved A-doubles

BBS bulks up with PBS approved A-doubles

Broadbent Bulk Services (BBS) has called on the expertise of leading trailer manufacturer Freighter to design and build A-double combinations capable of delivering vast productivity improvements operating under PBS (Performance Based Standards). Having started as a bulk grain container packing…

Dana and Eaton end association

Dana and Eaton end association

Dana Holding Corporation and Eaton Corporation have jointly announced the cessation of their marketing relationship by the middle of 2012. Eaton says it will continue to provide field service and support for all Eaton and Dana products under the Roadranger…

ATA seeks legal advice on national truck law

ATA seeks legal advice on national truck law

  The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has commissioned follow up legal advice on how to fix the liability of business managers and directors under the new national truck laws. According to the ATA, under draft laws before the Queensland parliament,…

Isuzu notches 23rd year at the top

Isuzu notches 23rd year at the top

Continuing its extraordinary domination of the overall Australian truck market, Isuzu Trucks has recorded its 23rd consecutive year atop the sales charts with total market leadership in 2011. Official T-mark industry reports reveal Isuzu finished 2011 with a total of…

UD ‘top of the Japs’ in over 350 hp class

UD ‘top of the Japs’ in over 350 hp class

UD Trucks has continued to dominate the over 350 hp Japanese heavy-duty bracket, claiming top spot for the seventh consecutive year with sales of its GK, GW and CW models, now collectively known as Quon. Prior to the start of…

Truck Reviews

The Expanding Empire of Fuwa KHitch

  The coming together of two companies always poses an element of risk. Yet when a Chinese manufacturer and an engineering expert from Perth united to form Fuwa KHitch (FKH), the fusion produced one of the strongest entities in the transport component business. And as PATRICK O’BRIEN discovered, while China and Australia are becoming increasingly…

The Expanding Empire of Fuwa KHitch

Isuzu notches 23rd year at the top

Continuing its extraordinary domination of the overall Australian truck market, Isuzu Trucks has recorded its 23rd consecutive year atop the sales charts with total market leadership in 2011. Official T-mark industry reports reveal Isuzu finished 2011 with a total of 6617 units delivered and a market share of almost 24 percent – 3283 units and…

Isuzu notches 23rd year at the top

Continuing its extraordinary domination of the overall Australian truck market, Isuzu Trucks has recorded its 23rd consecutive year atop the sales charts with total market leadership in 2011. Official T-mark industry reports reveal Isuzu finished 2011 with a total of 6617 units delivered and a market share of almost 24 percent – 3283 units and…

Isuzu notches 23rd year at the top

Continuing its extraordinary domination of the overall Australian truck market, Isuzu Trucks has recorded its 23rd consecutive year atop the sales charts with total market leadership in 2011. Official T-mark industry reports reveal Isuzu finished 2011 with a total of 6617 units delivered and a market share of almost 24 percent – 3283 units and…

Isuzu notches 23rd year at the top

Continuing its extraordinary domination of the overall Australian truck market, Isuzu Trucks has recorded its 23rd consecutive year atop the sales charts with total market leadership in 2011. Official T-mark industry reports reveal Isuzu finished 2011 with a total of 6617 units delivered and a market share of almost 24 percent – 3283 units and…

Overseas

New Mercedes-Benz Actros Breaks Cover

New Mercedes-Benz Actros Breaks Cover

After all the rumours, ‘off-the-record’ hints and sneaky spy shots, Mercedes-Benz’s all-new Actros has finally broken cover. So was it worth the wait?  DIESEL’s Brian Weatherley was at the world launch and after a steer of Stuttgart’s latest creation, reckons it…

DAF yet to unveil a Euro 6 version of its 13 litre MX engine

DAF yet to unveil a Euro 6 version of its 13 litre MX engine

Dutch maker DAF is yet to unveil a Euro 6 version of its 13 litre MX engine – now branded as a…

SuperRigs contest attracts America’s finest

Shell’s annual SuperRigs calendar contest attracts America’s finest trucks and typically, 2011 showcased the skill and passion of US truckers…

Ancillary Equipment

Hartex crushes filter disposal costs

Hartex crushes filter disposal costs

Used oil filters are one of the most costly components to recycle in an environmentally friendly manner due to their…

The Expanding Empire of Fuwa KHitch

The Expanding Empire of Fuwa KHitch

  The coming together of two companies always poses an element of risk. Yet when a Chinese manufacturer and an…

Speedy reinvents the grease gun

Patented Italian-made Speedy Grease™ technology is now available for the first time Down Under. Rather than using pressure from a…

Lusty’s spot-on solution to discourage theft

Lusty’s spot-on solution to discourage theft

In order to combat theft of trailing equipment and in the process help transport operators protect their valuable assets, tipper manufacturer Lusty EMS is now integrating DataDotDNA technology into its trailer builds. DataDots are tiny microscopic discs that contain identification…

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