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- Talking Scania Finance with Rhys Henderson
There's a record amount of new trucks being purchased, but what is the best way to finance a new truck?Can a finance provider help you with more than just arranging the capital to get that new vehicle(s) on your fleet?Is a lease the way to go? A standard vehicle loan? Can you finance annual running costs too? And what about when it's time to trade your truck(s) in?We thought we should find out more about truck finance and the seemingly many different options that are open to operators.Rhys Henderson is the Country Manager of Scania Finance Australia and he was kind enough to give us some time for a chat...10 min - Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0145
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:- Japanese trio lead truck sales in October 2018
- Retrofit system takes Euro 5 trucks to Euro 6
- ATA reviewing side underrun protection
- Air filter bus gets to work in UK
- Suspension issue sparks Hino 700 Series recall
- New U.S. rest stop rules blamed for crash jump
- New Scania Touring coach now available
7 min - Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0144
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:- Better than 1,700 kilometres on a tank for Iveco Stralis NP
- NatRoad calls for Fuel Tax freeze
- New York to clamp down on defective garbage trucks
- Aussie debut for new-gen Scania XT range
- Survey finds back pain common for truck drivers
- Truck Driver Shortage still biggest headache for operators
- Calls for special drought transport rules to stay
- Expansion of electric coach services in Europe
7 min - Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0143
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:- More than 1100 MAN Trucks recalled
- U.S. truck buyers turning away from natural gas
- Freightliner backs Movember 2018
- Wiring upgrade for Kenworth Trucks in USA
- New look, feel for Kenworth website
- Isuzu dealers ready to talk a deal on Tipper range
- Revealed: Cost of traffic congestion on road transport
6 min - Talking Freightliner Cascadia with Stephen Downes
Freightliner are now around six months into an exhaustive local testing regime for the new Freightliner Cascadia.Set to replace the Argosy, in total more than 1.6 million kilometres of Australian testing is being carried out with Freightliner looking to make sure the truck is calibrated correctly for our local conditions.We chatted with Freightliner Director, Stephen Downes, about the new bonneted truck and how important it is for it to start life in Australia on the right foot.And we’ve had a drive of the new Cascadia, check out our review of the new freightliner at heavyvehicles.com.au3 min - Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0142
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:- Freightliner putting Cascadia to test before Aussie arrival
- Volvo Trucks launch new road safety initiative
- Push on for bigger trucks for U.S. roads
- What’s slowing the take-up of electric delivery vehicles?
- TIC still confident of record 2018 truck sales
- 2018 Tech and Maintenance Award winners confirmed
6 min - Talking Isuzu N-Series with Simon Humphries
There's an updated and improved version of the Isuzu N-Series light-duty truck arriving in dealerships now.Some of the big changes include additional models of the big-selling offering Independent Front Suspension and Rack and Pinion Steering.Isuzu saying this gives the N-Series a more "car-like" feel and makes the truck an even more attractive proposition for tradies and other users who might be coming out of a ute or a van.There's also an updated version of the Isuzu Automated Manual (AMT) in the offering, again, changes that are likely to entice potential first-time truck buyers.We caught up with Isuzu Australia Limited’s Chief Engineer, Product Strategy, Simon Humphries at the Australian launch of the updated N-Series to talk about these changes.6 min - Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0141
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:- More gains in September 2018 truck sales race
- Iveco reveals new Aussie-built Stralis
- Next-gen Iveco ACCO revealed
- Added Penske sales presence in SEQ
- Isuzu brings updated N-Series to Aussie market
- Hino gives us glimpse inside new 500 Series cab
- Isuzu and Cummins team up
8 min - Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0140
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:- Reverse camera to be standard on all Hino Trucks
- Uni project focuses on truck road safety
- Scania unveils plug-in hybrid truck
- Report says almost all transport workers fatigued
- PGT Trucking curb truck driver shortage
- Electric Yutong buses get to work in Macau
6 min - Heavy Vehicles Podcast 0139
This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:Ford F-Max truck launched at IAAHino sets sights on future bus offerings3.2 million truck sales projected for 2018Iveco ACCO goes electric!Lightning Systems launch new electric Ford busIveco CREALIS bus takes green vehicle award6 min
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A weekly look at all the latest news surrounding the truck and bus industry. The Heavy Vehicles Podcast is the official podcast of heavyvehicles.com.au.