Noelene Watson will retire as the Australian Trucking Association (ATA) chairwoman at its annual general meeting on April 5. Watson was first elected as the association’s chairwoman in 2014, and re-elected last year.
Road Freight New South Wales (RFNSW) wants all import containers packed properly so the weight of the contents is more evenly distributed.
Tractors accounted for more deaths in Australia than farm bikes in 2016. There were nine tractor related on-farm deaths last year, figures from the University of Sydney Australian Centre for Agricultural Health and Safety show.
The Australian Trucking Association is calling for nominations for the 2017 National Trucking Industry Awards. The awards acknowledge the achievements of individuals and organisations in all fields of endeavour throughout the trucking industry.
After a great start to the year in January, 2017 new truck and van sales cooled in February. A total of 2276 heavy trucks and vans were sold across Australia for the month, down 10% on February 2016 sales.
Norway, which already boasts the world's highest number of electric vehicles (EV) per capita, has officially reached the half way mark when it comes to new EV registrations so far this year.
Freightliner has celebrated its best performers at its annual Dealer of the Year Awards in Melbourne.
Members of the Austrian sustainable logistics council (CNL) will be able to test electrically-powered MAN trucks from November 2017.
An Australian logistics operator is enjoying a 25% improvement in diesel consumption since it recently took delivery of a new generation Mercedes-Benz Actros to its fleet. A member of the Perth-based CTI Logistics operation, GMK Logistics has been delivering flooring products to customers since 1962.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks is bringing the world´s first all-electric heavy-duty truck to market, but only 20 units will be available in 2017. Unfortunately, it won’t be seen in Australia just yet.
