Industry News

Michelin racing truck in Townsville

After making the long trip North from Melbourne to Townsville, the Michelin Competition truck has made a visit to the Michelin Service Centre in Townsville to check everything was in working order before the truck headed to the latest round of the Porsche Carrera Cup Australia.
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Staff WriterJuly 9, 2013, 5:42 pmJuly 9, 2013

IFS wins ABA Awards for third consecutive time

Software specialist Interactive Freight Systems (IFS) has won the 2013 Australian Business Awards in the Product Value, Product Excellence and Best Software category.
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Staff WriterJuly 9, 2013, 5:36 pmJuly 9, 2013

Type approval of On Board Mass units to begin

Transport Certification Australia have announced they will begin type approval on On Board Mass units.
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Staff WriterJuly 9, 2013, 11:22 amJuly 9, 2013

First AB-triple hauling fuel out of Dubbo for Inland Petroleum

NSW Roads and Maritime Services' new Road Train Modernisation Program (RTMP) has begun to have a real effect on the industry with the first AB-triple hauling fuel out of Dubbo for Inland Petroleum.
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Staff WriterJuly 9, 2013, 9:44 amJuly 9, 2013

ITS Summit 2013 coming up

Following the release of the National Infrastructure Plan, Intelligent Transport Systems Australia announced that the 2013 Australian ITS Summit in Sydney will be held from 18 to 20 September 2013.
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Staff WriterJuly 5, 2013, 12:13 pmJuly 5, 2013

Look out for the new Paccar MX

There's a new engine on the way for Kenworth and it's a Paccar, this month's Prime Mover magazine examines the process of getting the new engine into the Kenworth range.
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Staff WriterJuly 5, 2013, 11:56 amJuly 5, 2013

New electric charging station opens

Further encouragement for the introduction of electric vehicles has come with the opening of the Victoria's first fast charging electric station for vehicles.
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Staff WriterJuly 5, 2013, 11:19 amJuly 5, 2013

New lanes to reduce congestion on Melbourne highway

The Victorian Government has announced the opening of a third lane on the M80 Melbourne Ring Road to relieve congestion on a very busy section of the highway.
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Staff WriterJuly 5, 2013, 10:48 amJuly 5, 2013

Truck sales five per cent up from 2012

The latest truck sales figures from TIC show an increase of five percent on 2012 in the first half of 2013.
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Staff WriterJuly 5, 2013, 10:18 amJuly 5, 2013

Karlie Easter appointed to Trucksafe board

The trucking industry’s safety accreditation program, TruckSafe, has announced the appointment of Karlie Easter from Queensland transport company K.S. Easter to the TruckSafe Board.
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Staff WriterJuly 5, 2013, 10:13 amJuly 5, 2013