Peter Shields

Freightliner Director for Daimler Truck & Bus Pacific, Stephen Downes.

Winning Formula

Customer advocacy has been a point of focus for Stephen Downes, Freightliner Director for Daimler Truck & Bus Pacific, as the North American brand continues its pursuit of bringing the latest innovations
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Inside the GigaSpace cabin.

Max Headroom

This new version of the Actros cab boasts a cathedral-like 2.13-metres of interior height, measured from the floor between the seats to the ceiling.
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Engine assembly line at a Detroit production facility in the US.

Torque Show

Owned by Daimler since 2000, the organisation once known as Detroit Diesel was rebranded simply as Detroit in 2011.
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Emma Andrew, Lauren Bourke and Courtenay Skinner.

Shifting More than Boxes

The most common current challenge expressed within the industry is the acute shortage of suitable people to fulfil the multiple and diverse roles required to keep freight moving across Australia.
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Lauren Pulitano.

Family Jewels

Record sales figures and a major historical milestone are cause for celebration at UD Trucks Australia whose Vice President, Lauren Pulitano, is understandably excited by what the future might hold for the brand.
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Fuso Shogun tipper.

The Power of One

Decades ago, there was a catchy marketing phrase used in relation to a Japanese car which, for the time, was rather pretentiously pitched at customers more inclined to consider European brands.
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Freightliner 126 truck and dog with lazy axle.

Dare to be Different

Established in 1971, Local Mix has grown to be considerably more than a supplier of ready mix concrete to the Geelong area.
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Thomas Hemmerich, Managing Director of MAN Truck and Bus Korea

Talkin’ Bout New Truck Generation

A recent visitor to our shores as an international attendee at the Brisbane Truck Show, Thomas Hemmerich along with Craig Lee, Penske Australia On-highway Executive General Manager, spoke to Prime Mover about MAN’s new truck generation range as it settles into the market following its launch in Australia in August 2022.
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Scania instrument digital display.

View from the Left Side

As a manufacturer, Scania has long realised the importance and potential of driver coaching, particularly in one-on-one situations with a trainer sitting in the passenger seat offering tips to the driver.
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