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Iveco’s CEO, Paolo Monferino, speaking to Italy’s Il Giornale newspaper has unveiled the resumption of talks between the Italian truck maker and the Indian truck manufacturer Tata. This could lead, long term, to a new range on sale in Australia under the Iveco brand.

Isuzu is offering its new generation Tradepack – ready-to-work truck. Available on NPR 200 (4,500 kg GVM for car licence operation) or NPR 275 (5,500 kg GVM for maximum payload and diesel fuel credit) models in either standard or ‘Premium’ level.

The Senate has disallowed the planned increase in the effective fuel tax paid by trucking companies. The increase would have taken effect from 1 January 2009, and would have seen the industry’s fuel tax go up from 19.633 cents per litre to 21 cents per litre.