Staff Writer, Author at Prime Mover Magazine

Nolan’s breaks the mould, buys Benz

Nolan’s Interstate Transport has welcomed three top-of-the-line Mercedes-Benz Actros 2663 prime movers to its fleet.
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Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2021, 11:33 amSeptember 28, 2021

Wakefield Trucks co-founder announces retirement

A decorated commercial vehicle and diesel engine industry veteran of nearly seven decades has announced his retirement.
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Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2021, 11:18 amSeptember 28, 2021

Transport workers confront COVID shot mandate in WA

Changes to emergency management directions will enforce mandatory vaccination for transport, freight and logistics workers to enter Western Australia.
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Staff WriterSeptember 28, 2021, 10:11 amSeptember 28, 2021

Hino extends Supercars partnership

A three year extension to its longest-running national sponsorship was announced today by Hino Australia.
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Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2021, 3:39 pmSeptember 23, 2021

BHP commences journey to electric vehicles

Mining giant BHP has partnered with Canadian electric vehicle manufacturer Miller Technology and an Australian-based battery charger manufacturer Tritium, in a project to trial electric vehicles (EVs) at the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) mine at Broadmeadow in Queensland.
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Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2021, 2:42 pmSeptember 23, 2021

PACCAR announces industry-first driverless vehicle pilot

PACCAR has announced a commercial pilot of autonomous trucks, the first collaboration of its kind between a truck manufacturer, an autonomous technology developer and a logistics provider.
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Staff WriterSeptember 23, 2021, 10:30 amSeptember 23, 2021

Bundles of Energy

The demand for road freight continues to surge almost exponentially, driven largely by the phenomenal growth of e-commerce.
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Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021, 4:11 pmSeptember 22, 2021

Isuzu takes tradie all over Australia

An Australian-qualified carpenter and joiner with over 18 years of experience, Henry Wabwile, sole proprietor of Built By Henry, is one of the latest of his kind to ditch the work ute in favour of a far more capable Isuzu NNR 45-150 AMT Traypack Crew.
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Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021, 4:00 pmSeptember 22, 2021

National border crossing disunity must end now

It’s been well over 12 months since the National Cabinet, created by the Morrison Government to navigate Australia through the COVID-19 pandemic, established a Freight Movement Code for the Domestic Border Controls in late June 2020.
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Staff WriterSeptember 22, 2021, 3:53 pmSeptember 23, 2021