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  The fuel subsidy rebate keeping diesel prices lower in the Sunshine State than elsewhere in Australia may be dropped in the 2009/2010 budget, to be announced soon by the Queensland Government.   The transport industry from all over Australia has benefited from cheaper diesel when they visit north of the border as the Labor [...]

The Federal Government must take a greater leadership position on fuel pricing, reducing emissions and exploring the opportunities of alternative fuels, according to Isuzu Director and Chief Operating Officer, Phil Taylor. He said rising fuel prices are not only affecting all motorists every time they refill, they are indirectly leading to a hike in the [...]

Hino has begun a campaign which they say could result in up to $250,000 of fuel being given to owners in the next five weeks. The company says cost of operation has become the single most important operational consideration of people who drive trucks for a living or who use trucks as a tool of [...]

The ATA have published a useful guide spelling out the fuel price issues as they currently stand and outlining some of the major bones of contention.

Mercedes-Benz Actros will be in the Guinness Book of Records as the world’s most economical series-production truck.