The completion of the VicRoads Modernisation process will see ownership of the driver licencing and vehicle registration body retained by the Victorian Government. Read more
Lane Change
Like so many others in his industry, Noel Lane started with a single truck and has grown the business to provide a transport service which reaches across Australia from its base beside the Princes Highway at Killarney in south western Victoria. Read more
MAN prepares for electric drive system transition
Beginning in 2025, MAN Truck & Bus will manufacture high-voltage batteries for electric trucks in large-scale production. Read more
Geelong multipurpose livestock hub a step closer
A new Regional Livestock and Rural Information Exchange Hub and Truck Wash is being given serious consideration in the City of Greater Geelong. Read more
Sydney bound PBS 30m vehicles from Melbourne get approval boost
Operators of complying PBS reference vehicles no longer need a permit to operate up to 85 tonnes in NSW and Victoria. Read more
Reaching Critical Mass
Maroubra Building Supplies (MBS) has been supplying Sydney construction and building industries since 1983 when builder Sam Papadakis bought into the suburban hardware store where he had been a customer. Read more
JMT Civil debuts first Japanese truck
Heavy haulage machinery company, JMT Civil, has introduced a Fuso Shogun 510 into its fleet of eight conventional ‘American-style’ trucks. Read more
Requiem for a Heavy weight
Since commencing operation in 2009, Sydney company Transport & Waste Solutions has built a strong reputation for providing and installing NMI approved weighing systems — systems that have been tested and passed to meet predetermined standards to ensure upmost accuracy, to the waste sector and other industries. Read more
Cheap Tricks
After wages, fuel is the second biggest direct expense for transport companies, accounting for around a third of all business costs. Read more
Accidental Hero
When Terry Jewson’s best friend’s father asked what he was doing with his life on an autumn day in 1982 he was taken aback. Read more