The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) is partnering with the Australian Council of Recycling (ACOR) to look at battery and consumer electronic safety as a way of protecting everyone from garbage
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Major Victorian freeways facing closures to finish February
The Victorian government has announced various freeway closures across the state’s major freight routes over the next week.
Both the West Gate Freeway and the M80 Ring Road will be closed in differing
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Raise for research before summer ends
This summer, Cure Cancer is inviting people around Australia to make their next BBQ something more impactful. The way to do so is simple – gather your friends, family and community, fire up the grill
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WA livestock transport sector continues to worry over live export decision
The Western Australian livestock transport industry is no closer to understanding what its future looks like following recent meetings with the federal government about its live sheep export phase-out.
At
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Industry debates landmark Bruce Highway upgrade funding
Wayne Sachs remembers the day he decided to take action. As a seasoned paramedic with more than 50 years of experience for the Queensland Ambulance Service, the numerous call outs to Gympie and the Bruce
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Scania snaps up Northvolt industrial division
European battery systems manufacturer Northvolt has sold its electric battery pack business for heavy vehicles to manufacturer Scania.
This week Northvolt announced it had signed a sale and purchase agreement
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Mayor invites NSW Premier to check out key freight route bottleneck
A local mayor has asked the New South Wales Premier Chris Minns to personally visit what he calls his region’s “greatest traffic bottleneck” along a major freight thoroughfare.
Port Macquarie Hastings
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Volvo becomes European heavy truck market leader for the first time
Volvo Trucks is celebrating a company first, becoming the market leader in Europe for heavy trucks for the first time in its history in 2024.
Last year, Volvo had an overall market share in Europe of 17.9
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Tooradin Truck Show crowns best rigs for 2025
Over the weekend, the annual Tooradin Truck and Tractor Pull Show once again welcomed many to the south-east of Melbourne, with the show awarding its truck show category winners.
From the rig of the show
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Could brake pad emissions be more toxic than diesel exhaust?
A new study suggests that emissions from the brake pads of heavy vehicles could actually be more toxic than diesel exhaust.
The study, done by the University of Southampton, found that the microscopic
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