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Ten things to consider before buying your next Class 8 truck
Deciding to purchase a Class 8 truck is a large and serious investment. Truck drivers often dream about the day they drive their very own…
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DOWN UNDER TRUCKING: drug-driving kills truckers; court orders re-hire of dodgy truck loader; speeding trucker wins US$12k compensation
Smoking crystal meth directly led to a fatal crash that killed two truckers; meanwhile, dead kangaroos, speeding, and dodgy crane operators feature in two labor-law…
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Trucking
Government Minister wants to shift cargo from trucks to rail
Trade growth, demography and land use changes in the city of Melbourne, Australia, have made necessary a shift of freight from truck to rail, according…
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Asia-Pacific
Down Under Trucking: U.S. invaded by the electric Aussies; LNG trucking underway in WA; Aussie roads awash with pig manure
Down Under Trucking: electric Aussies invade U.S; LNG trucking underway in Western Australia; police crackdown on dodgy waterfront truck drivers; new logistics park for Northline;…
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Asia-Pacific
Down Under Trucking: spate of horror crashes; law reform; commercial truck sales
Down Under Trucking: a weekly round-up of trucking news from Australia. The country has been struck by a spate of horrible crashes of trucks with…
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Chinese commercial vehicle market expected to continue softening through 2022
Trucks designed to haul freight on highways are becoming much more sophisticated in China. Thanks to standardization, trucks now have the ability to do drop…
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Truck Recalls
In the past several months alone, more than 35,000 trucks were recalled for defects.
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Asia-Pacific
Governing the road safety governors – Australian reform underway
A high-level review of road safety governance has begun in Australia.A lack of road safety carries a terrible toll in lives and injuries in Australia
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Driver issues
Kenworth touts its new W990 long-hood tractor as a true “driver’s truck”
“A well-spec’d long-hood conventional stands out in a crowd,” Kyle Cousins, vice president of operations of Fleenor Bros, said after receiving one of the first W990 model…
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