Three people have the chance to share their safety or business suggestions at Trucking Australia in Darwin through 2017 Cummins South Pacific Scholarships. The competition is open to all Australian trucking operators and their employees.
Hino Motor Sales Australia has recognised its best performing dealerships from 2016.
The latest ANZ-Roy Morgan Australian Consumer Confidence survey shows declines for the second successive week – down 1.4 points to 111.2. “Most of the fall was driven by expectations for economic conditions over the coming year,” ANZ’s head of Australian economics David Plank says.
Australian assistance organisation RACV is tackling the hassle of changing tyres on the go with a custom-built Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. RACV’s Mobile Tyre Service is really two businesses in one, project lead Brenton Kaitler says.
Providing vital assistance at a head-on crash has earned Redstar Transport driver John Fabian the Bridgestone Bandag Highway Guardian Award.
Toll parent company Japan Post reports a A$480 million loss for its first full financial year as a listed company, arising from a A$4.8 billion write-down on the Australian logistics business it bought in 2015.
The seizure of a further 100,000 counterfeit car parts in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) demonstrates the scale and seriousness of the problem, according to the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries' Genuine is Best initiative.
The Australasian new car assessment programme (ANCAP) is reporting a two-star safety rating for the Great Wall Steed double cab petrol utility.
For more than a decade in left-hand drive countries, UPS drivers have rarely turned left thanks to a company policy and a computer algorithm, which recognises not only the importance of safety but also efficiency.
The Brisbane Truck Show will see Mercedes-Benz Trucks introducing a new truck safety system than can automatically initiate braking for pedestrians in its new generation Actros models.
