In my column this month I am going to discuss the current global supply chain realty and the associated challenges that this continues to present for truck manufacturers.
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Zero Emission Trucks and Road User Charging
In early 2020, just before the world and Australia faced the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Transport Commission (NTC) undertook a review of heavy vehicle pay as you go (PAYGO) charging fees in Australia at the request of, the then named, Transport and Infrastructure Council within the Council of Australian Governments (COAG).
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Truck deliveries track well amid record breaking August
New truck sales continue to track at levels above the all-time truck sales record year of 2018 according to the Truck Industry Council (TIC).
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A new broom sweeps clean
While it is still early days since the recent federal election and the appointment of a new Labor Government, there are signs that the winds of change are blowing through our nation’s capital.
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Is Australia’s push for hydrogen powered transport the right way?
There has been a lot of discussions about the use of hydrogen as a fuel for heavy vehicle transport and trucks in particular.
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First quarter records broken for truck sales in Australia
The first three months of calendar year 2022 saw record, or near record, new truck sales that have come together to produce a new first quarter heavy vehicle mark in Australia.
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Our industry needs facts and calm, not misinformation
Over the past 24 months, or so, of COVID, there have been many examples of how various supply chains have been stretched to their limits, some have even failed.
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Heavy Duty truck sales strong again while Light Duty breaks another record
For the second month in succession, the result for the Heavy Duty truck segment have proven buoyant, with 1,029 HD units sold, an increase of 27.8 per cent, or 224 units, on February 2021.
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New year brings impressive heavy vehicle sales
Truck sales in Australia for January have come within a whisker of the all time sales record.
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Key industry bodies work together on world first coupling strength investigation
The ARTSA Institute, Australian Trucking Association (ATA), Truck Industry Council (TIC) and Heavy Vehicle Industry Australia (HVIA) are investigating dynamic loads on the couplings on heavy high productivity freight vehicles (HPFV) and PBS combinations vehicles.
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