Articles by Mike Ryan

With truck owners, drivers, industry specialists and fans of the Cat brand squarely in mind, Cat Trucks has now launched a fully dedicated Facebook site.

A rare spot of good news concerning the auto manufacturing industry in Australia came this week when specialty vehicle conversion company Byron Group opened a new plant in Western Sydney.

Hamburg-based forklift manufacturer, Jungheinrich, will be unveiling a completely re-designed generation of IC-engine powered forklifts at May's CeMAT 2014 intralogistics expo in Hannover.

In addition to showcasing new trucks, Jungheinrich will be presenting a range of completely redesigned and re-engineered driver workstation innovations to an international audience at CeMAT, the world's leading fair for intralogistics in Hanover, Germany, from May 19 - 22.

JCB say their TM320S Agri articulated telehandler is unlike any other product on the Australian market: a cross between a wheel loader and a telehandler. This combination provides exceptional manoeuvrability, allowing access to tight locations, and thus loads to be placed with greater precision.

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has launched a versatile new reach truck - the BT Reflex O-Series - designed to operate on outdoor surfaces.

Polaris Industries have unveiled a new 'farm safe' ATV - the 'Sportsman Ace' - that the company are claiming is also an entirely new type of off-road vehicle.

Toyota has updated safety and convenience features on selected dual cab models for 2014, with the changes meaning that all 22 Hilux variants, including 11 dual cab models, are now five-star ANCAP safety rated.

Entries for John Deere's 'Road to the Horse' competition, a unique horsemanship event in the USA, close this Friday, so if you haven't lodged your entry, you'd better move fast!

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has retained overall national forklift market leadership for the fifth consecutive year.

Hino has announced the appointment of Steve Lotter to the position of Chairman and CEO of Hino Motor Sales Australia, effective from February 1, 2014.

Renault Australia's Light Commercial Vehicle arm has enjoyed another year of success in 2013, with 2,299 vehicles delivered to Australian business customers.