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The two words Hino and sophistication rarely appear in the same sentence. The Japanese brand is synonymous with no nonsense trucks to do a task. However, the introduction of the ZF AS Tronic automated manual gear box on the SS model brings a genuine sophistication to the driveline. etruck has spent the day driving from [...]

Hino gave etruck a chance to have a first drive of the new ZF AS Tronic in the 700 Series SS prime mover hauling a single trailer around a test track here in Queensland. First impressions are of a well integrated driveline with changes smooth and easy. We know the gearbox from its other installations [...]

I know tare weight and productivity are becoming all important as the idea of a carbon tax takes hold and truck operators look for ways to slim down their operation. But this is going too far! I suspect these seats will prove most uncomfortable or, alternatively,  etruck has uncovered a conspiracy to hire tiny truck [...]

In a first outside of Japan, Hino in Australia have released a 700 Series prime mover fitted with a ZF AS Tronic automated manual gearbox onto the market. This move brings a high level of auto transmission sophistication to a part of the market which is crying out for such technology on a Japanese truck. [...]

The second truck to be tested by etruck in the Hino range was the new Hino Auto Dump. This is a small tipper straight out of the factory in Tokyo with a tipper body already attached. The most important aspect is the fully automatic gearbox, it makes this truck really able to be driven like  [...]

The truck test drive menu in Sydney this week starts with an 8 tonne GVM hybrid truck being trialled by Hino. If this model becomes something Hino are going to sell in the Australian market, it will be the first time the company have sold this kind of hybrid outside of Japan. In Australia it [...]

GeoTagged, [S33.63184, W151.15020] Today etruck is testing a new Hino truck, the FM 2632, set up as a short wheelbase tipper. This model fills the gap between the lower powered FM and the heavier 700 Series. It is a 6×4 with a 320 hp engine driving through an 11 speed Roadranger and seems quite a [...]

Spent the day test driving another Hino truck. This one is the FM 2830, it is 6×4 fitted with the Allison 3500 and a down rated 300 hp engine. The manual version of this truck gets the same engine but 320 hp.This model demonstrates the increasing penetration of autos into the truck market, not just [...]

GeoTagged, [S34.03298, W151.12867] Picking up a 700 Series Hino today for a long distance test drive. Driving from Sydney to Brisbane pulling single trailer should be a good test of what this 460 hp truck can do in the real world. It should be loaded up to about 40 tonnes, this is the sort of [...]

Hino Australia has launched a three-year unlimited kilometre warranty on all its genuine parts from 1 October 2008. Hino claims the offer is unmatched by any Japanese truck brand in the market.