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Fuel consumption record attempt http://bit.ly/17DUv1 # The last Sterling went down the production line in Canada earlier this week http://bit.ly/NIEa # Powered by Twitter Tools.

  I hope the suppliers the Transport Certification Australia have approved to supply the Intelligence Access Program equipment and online tracking and compliance checking are a bit better at keeping on line than the TCA itself.   They have announced the securing of a third approved supplier for the expensive satellite tracking systems needed to [...]

   The truck market has taken a big hit in the first three months of 2009 but after a disasterous January the trend is upwards towards new truck sales figures regarded as normal in quiet times. The new truck sales figures have been published by the Truck Industry Council and the Federal Chamber of Automotive [...]

RT @CommercialTruck: Kenworth T800 Powered By Liquefied Natural Gas Makes Truck Driver’s Life Easier and Cleaner http://tinyurl.com/cbfxwb # RT @Tachoblog: New post: Let It Snow, Let It Snow, Let It Snow http://cli.gs/dX0u8b # Where does this leave Iveco in Australia? http://tinyurl.com/dk43lc # A Lithuanian truck acting like an idiot in full view of a plain [...]

I have spent the last day and a half testing the new-look Actros. The 2660 has used its 600 hp hauling a B-double set at just under 60 tonnes on some great driving roads. After leaving Newcastle and heading through the traffic nightmare that is known as Sydney, The good fun started after turning off [...]

GeoTagged, [S32.92938, W151.76807] I am here in Newcastle today at the Freightliner dealership. Spotted this great artwork on the side of the truck. Since the move to 26 m B-doubles, Freightliner offer the Argosy as a 110 inch sleeper. This makes for a roomy cabin and this artwork gives you an idea of the kind [...]

Watching ‘Mats truck parade’ at Vodpod http://tinyurl.com/c9pzdh # Watching ‘Mid America Two’ at Vodpod http://tinyurl.com/d3bej2 # Scania seem to be making a big fuss about the 40th Anniversary of their V8. Must be a quiet news week! http://tinyurl.com/c633rb # RT @Tachoblog: New post: Tachoblog Says It’s That Date Again http://cli.gs/H6tmb1 A day late here in [...]

  The guys at Isuzu say they are going to release four ultra-low emission CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) powered trucks in coming months as part of the company’s long-term low emissions strategy. This is a bold move from the Japanese truck maker and Isuzu are not in the game of making rash moves, they must [...]

  Today is the 30th anniversary of the Razorback Blockade, 30 years ago today Colin Bird, Harry Grimson, Jack Hibburt, Ted Stevens and Spencer Watling took their trucks to the top of the Razorback Range and parked them across the Hume Highway, blocking Australia’s main freight route.   Looking back at the events of April [...]

  Scania’s V8 engine is celebrating its 40th birthday this week and the Swedish truck and engine maker is using the occasion to promote the power and longevity of their most powerful engine. Significantly, for Scania, their V8 will be the last of its kind on sale in a production truck anywhere in the world [...]