Articles by Mike Ryan

Caterpillar has strengthened its asphalt paving products machine family with the addition of the AP1000E and AP1055E asphalt pavers.

Lamborghini Tractors introduces three new models to its R6 VRT continuous variable transmission range. The new models, the R6 VRT 115, R6 VRT 125 and R6 VRT 135 will expand the R6 VRT range to include models from 120 hp up to 222hp.

Power Equipment is the exclusive and authorised distributor of JCB Dieselmax engines for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific.

Toyota Material Handling Australia will launch a new range of 1.5 to 3 tonne rated capacity four-wheel counter-balance battery electric forklifts.

Technological advances have now made it possible for a vehicle to run without a driver, but is a driverless future actually desirable? Volvo Trucks says that making vehicles more autonomous is perhaps not a question of excluding drivers, but rather of emphasising their importance.

The delivery of the 1000th Freightliner natural gas vehicle underlines the acceptance of green technologies by customers of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and makes the company the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve such a milestone for clean, natural gas trucks in North America.

Daimler Truck's subsidiary Daimler India Commercial Vehicles have revealed the new BharatBenz brand heavy-duty truck.

At the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation presented the world premiere of the new Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid.

A new Italian-made Speedy Grease gun will be available at the 2012 Trucks in Action show at Warragul, Victoria in February.

The first of the new series of UD Condor trucks has hit Australian roads. A 275hp MK 11 280 has been delivered to Toowoomba, Queensland, where it will be used to tow a 34 foot trailer containing up to four prize polocrosse horses.

Adelaide-based Australian Linehaul provides express parcel service over a wide variety of routes for major customers, including the Toll Group, Australia's largest logistics and transportation solution provider.

Scania has announced it will host a significant number of new vehicles at the upcoming Melbourne Truck Show.