The release of the Hino 300 Series should definitely get Fleet Managers asking the question again in 2020. Historically the issue is licence requirements and driver training. So many fleets... Read more
In July Hino launched the 300 Series via a Zoom. It was interesting to see the usual crowd of motoring journalists in their own environment. Normally these launches are held in exotic locati... Read more
Buoyed by a raft of new products over the past two years, and the imminent arrival of the new 300 Series models, Hino has recorded its best ever single month sales result in Australia, with... Read more
The 2020 report on truck accidents released by National Transport Insurance says that more than half of all mechanical failures are related to tyres. Tyres are referred to as a cause in seve... Read more
– By Caroline Falls – Australia’s biggest insurer of trucks National Transport Insurance has released a study of major crashes involving trucks, showing an increase in truck dri... Read more
– By Caroline Falls – Delivery fleets, including heavily vehicle runs around the country bringing medical and food supplies, have been valued as an essential service during the... Read more
Australia’s industry regulator for heavy vehicles is investing in a new mobile application from Motorola Solutions’ (NY:MSI) to increase safety, situational awareness and productivity for it... Read more
– By Caroline Falls – Scott Walker, national transport manager, at VISA Global Logistics, is a winner of many awards over his career, most recently being named co-winner of CEO... Read more
Chain of Responsibility (CoR) was a big topic in fleet last year and a mock trial was a key feature at the IPWEA 2019 Fleet Conference. It was made clear that ignorance is not a good defence... Read more
– By Caroline Falls – Autocare Services, a unit of LINX Cargo Care Group, said it has signed a new five-year contract to provide logistics services to Isuzu, the biggest seller... Read more
