Heavy Vehicles Podcast

This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:

This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:

Volkswagen Australia dealerships have welcomed the all-new Volkswagen Crafter and the model looks likely to make its presence felt.

Boasting an additional 500kg maximum payload (now up to 5.5 tonnes), Volkswagen believes the new Crafter will put some pressure on the Australian light-duty truck market.

Available in both cab chassis and double cab chassis, as well as van, the Crafter also welcomes an automatic transmission for the first time.

The eight-speed auto sits along side the six-speed manual, while front-wheel drive (with 100mm lower floor), all-wheel drive and rear-wheel drive all feature.

In total there are 59 different variants of the new-gen Volkswagen Crafter are being offered in Australia.

The launch of the new Crafter comes at a good time for Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles, global and local sales are on the up and local LCV and light-duty truck sales numbers are also booming.

We caught up with Volkswagen Commercial Vehicle Marketing Manager, Nick Reid, at the launch to talk about all that's happening with the division in 2018...

This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:

Volkswagen out to win over light-duty truck buyers with new-gen Crafter

Report reveals why truck drivers quit new jobs

Fuso launch free servicing offer on Canter

Daimler Trucks North America targets quick servicing

UPS credits VR training for lower crash rates

This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:

Iveco recalls some ACCOs over axle issue

700mm mudguards join Alliance Truck Parts range

Freightliner Cascadia gets battery-powered HVAC option

Hino enjoying boom times in 2018

Industrial dispute stalls Scania V8 production

More investment in EV tech by Cummins

This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:

More gains in June 2018 truck sales race

New safety breach hotline established

Detroit Diesel celebrates 80 years

Three more states can truck rego labels

Kenworth flagship now with Predictive Cruise Control

Yutong Bus shifting 2018 FIFA World Cup

It's one thing to be a regular transport-based business that only concentrates on getting a product from warehouse to store.

But imagine if you added in the complication of also having to collect the product first, and from multiple locations.

Oh...and add in the stress of dealing with perishable food as well!

SecondBite is a food charity that "exists to provide access to fresh, nutritious food for people in need across Australia".

The team at SecondBite recently added Verizon Connect into their vehicles and we thought it would be interesting to find out more about the operation and how they run their fleet.

I caught up with Daniel Arklay, National Operations and Logistics Manager at SecondBite for a chat...

This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:

New boss for Volvo Group Australia

Nova Bus passes U.S. Government testing

EATON creates new electric powertrain division

MAN XXL cab prime mover lands in Australia

Doors open on Daimler Trucks Laverton

Victoria Police choose Iveco for drug, alcohol test buses

This week on the Heavy Vehicles Truck/Bus News Wrap we cover:

More than 2000 Mack Trucks recalled

Big expectations placed on Freightliner Cascadia

McColl’s Transport welcomes new owners

Volvo’s I-Shift Dual Clutch transmission lands in Australia

900 bus order for Iveco in Brazil

Technology is creating change in the road transport and logistics industry and operators, drivers, other road users and the end customer are all benefiting.

Leading the change is telematics, technology that enables operators to monitor their fleet and make changes based around the data collected.

One operator that is glad they invested in telematics tech from one of the industry leaders, Verizon Connect, is the well-known country NSW food service business, Midwest Foods.

We caught up with the owner of the business, Shane Alderdice, to talk about how they’re benefiting from telematics.