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Holden unveiled the first versions of the upcoming VF Commodore range on February 10. Yesterday, the ute and sportwagon variants were unveiled.

Honda has announced a new year treat for farmers, with a price drop on their multipurpose work and farm ATV, the 'Big Red' MUV700.

US auction house, Mecum, will stage their third annual "Gone Farmin'" Spring tractor auction in Davenport, Iowa, on April 5 - 6, 2013.

Following its acquisition by MaxiTRANS in May, 2012, specialist side tipper manufacturer, AZMEB Bulk Transfer Systems, has recently undergone an image makeover as part of a new advertising campaign.

Nominations for the 2013 National Trucking Industry Awards are now open. These prestigious awards honour the commitment and achievements of individuals and organisations in all fields of endeavour throughout the road freight transport industry.

Sean Carren, owner of trucking company Goldstar Transport, views himself as being in the customer service business. That's why he appreciates the service offered by WesTrac on his company's Cat prime movers.

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has retained overall national forklift market leadership and achieved a 26th consecutive year of dominance in internal-combustion counter-balance forklifts.

Trucking Australia's 2013 conference and seminar weekend is scheduled to take place at Hamilton Island on Saturday, June 21, and Sunday, June 22. Registrations for the event are now open.

After 35 years of outstanding service, PACCAR Australia's Managing Director Joe Rizzo announced his retirement on January 23, effective from the end of March this year.

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) opened its doors on January 21 after two decades of lobbying by the Australian Trucking Association and other industry bodies.

At this year's North American International Auto Show in Detroit, Ford unveiled their 'Atlas Concept', which is being seen as a preview of the future design direction for Ford's iconic F-Series light and medium duty pickup trucks.

The countdown to the official arrival of Australia's newest supplier of high quality dump trucks is almost over. February will see the launch of BelAZ (Belarusian Autoworks) dump trucks into the Australian and New Zealand markets.

Higer has topped the Australian coach sales charts for the second year in a row. Australia's best selling brand in the non-route bus market, Higer captured better than 22 per cent of the coach chassis segment in 2012.

Strong demand and renewed sales momentum in 2012 has seen Hino Australia sell 882 more vehicles locally than they did in 2011, according to official T-MARK figures released by the Truck Industry Council of Australia (TIC).

WMC Group have announced the appointment of a new CEO, with Neil Bamford taking over from Jason Pecotic, effective from January 1st, 2013.

The Victorian Transport Association have released details on the 'Sandown Drive Days' event, which will take place at Sandown Raceway, Springvale, on March 7 and 8, 2013.

The 2013 running of the iconic Dakar rally is about to get underway. Along with a new route from Lima to Santiago, the Kamaz team will be hoping to win back the category they dominated until last year, while new entrants are hoping to make their mark in the tough Truck category, too.

With the Dakar rally about to kick off, here are a few figures and stats covering this year's event - and the ones that preceded it.

After periods of optimism, progress, disappointments and low morale in the gruelling Dakar rally, the De Rooy Team finally reaped the ultimate reward at the 2012 event. The cherry on the cake was that Gerard De Rooy drove the winning truck, exactly 25 years after the one-off success achieved by his father Jan.

StarTrack, one of Australia's foremost freight and logistics organisations, has contracted Hino Australia to supply 52 new trucks for deployment within its national fleet.

A Sunshine Coast furniture removalist has become the first operator in Australia to take delivery of a JAC light duty truck. Woombye-based 'Furniture Removals and Transport' has already covered more than 3000 kilometres in their JAC J65 in the first week of ownership.

Three of Australia's Toyota forklift technicians have each won a $2000 skills-development voucher in the annual Toyota Material Handing Australia (TMHA) National Skills Competition.

Mercedes-Benz Trucks is continuing to revamp its range of trucks at top speed. The recent unveiling of concept sketches of the 'Arocs', a new specialist for construction work, is following on the heels of the long-distance Actros and the heavy-duty short-radius Antos.

The New South Wales Rural Fire Service (NSW RFS) has chosen a 2.5-tonne payload Toyota 8FD25 forklift for their new regional complex on the North Coast.