Articles by Mike Ryan

Australia's most popular farm bike in 2013*, the Suzuki Trojan, is now available at an even lower rideaway price.

Iveco has received the "Europaeischen Transportpreis FC Nachhaltigkeit", a European transport award for sustainability, for its LNG (Liquified Natural Gas) fuelled Stralis.

At the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show, Hino presented a range of new vehicles, new technologies and updates to existing models. Of interest to the mining sector was the presentation of the 700 Series dumper.

Toyota's forklifts feature at workplaces and warehouses all over the country, but in January, a Toyota Materials Handling Equipment (TMHA) forklift will got to 'work' in an all-new way.

At this year's Argitechnica farm machinery industry show in Hanover, Germany, a leading panel of industry journalists presented Case IH with their "Machine of the Year 2014" award in the XXL Tractor category for their new Quadtrac series.

Hino is set to light up the stage at the 2013 Tokyo Motor Show with an electrifying display of new concepts for urban and industrial use, as well as competition-crushing racers.

The 32nd annual Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Australia Inc. (HCVC) display day is set to take place at Victoria's Sandown Racecourse (Melway ref 80D8) this Sunday, November 24th.

The 32nd annual Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Australia Inc. (HCVC) display day is set to take place at Victoria's Sandown Racecourse (Melway ref 80D8) this Sunday, November 24th.

Renault has added to their Master range of light commercial vans with a new rear wheel drive High Roof version that takes more than any Master front-wheel-drive van. The first rear-wheel drive Master van offered in Australia, the High Roof model features dual rear wheels, similar to the set-up of the cab/chassis models.

As demand for auto-equipped utes continues to grow, Mazda has added a six-speed automatic transmission to the 4x4 Freestyle Cab Utility XTR version of the BT-50.

Holden have unveiled their 2014 model Colorado ute range, with new and enhanced features. Pricing is same as 2013, bar the auto-equipped utes, which are up by $200.

Polaris has released details of their 2014 Sportsman 570, a successor to the Sportsman 500 that was originally released in 1996. Australia will receive a Heavy Duty (H.D.) version, specifically designed for local conditions.