Articles by Mike Ryan

Following their release to the local market in September, Victorian construction materials supply firm, EB Mawson & Sons, have today taken delivery of the first Bell E-Series Articulated Dump Truck (ADT) for Australia, supplied by importers, Hitachi Construction Machinery (Australia) Pty Ltd (HCA).

Suzuki has extended its support for Aussie farmers by offering bonuses of up to $1,500* on their KingQuad ATV range.

Australia's most popular farm bike in 2013*, the Suzuki Trojan, will kickstart 2014 at an unbelievably low ride away price.

Understanding that more and more primary producers are using new technology for precision agriculture - and gathering more data in the process - John Deere has introduced 'Wireless Data Transfer' (WDT) which enables the wireless transmission of data between the GreenStar_ 3 2630 display, MyJohnDeere.com, and the producer's own farm management information system.

The Australasian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) has awarded a five-star safety rating to the Isuzu D-MAX ute. This rating applies to all 4x4 D-MAX crew cab variants built from November 2013.

John Deere has announced details of a competition with a difference - and one that's a dream for any horse fan.

Citroen's Berlingo compact delivery van recently scored its third "Small Van of the Year" award in the UK.

Toyota Material Handling Australia has launched a smartphone service application to enable faster and easier logging of service requests. An android version will also be available for non i-Phone users.

Dakar veteran Gerard De Rooy is making final preparations ahead of the Iveco De Rooy Petronas Team's return to the Dakar rally in South America.

Steyr's new Profi CVT series tractors headlined the German tractor brand's offerings at this month's Agritechnica show in Hanover.

Hino Team Sugawara have been class winners at the past four Dakar rallies in their Hino 500 Series trucks. In 2014, the father and son team of Yoshimasa and Teruhito Sugawara are hoping to make that five from five with an all-new 500 Series contender.

The Australian Trucking Association (ATA) has advised that registrations are now open for the Trucking Australia 2014 conference.