Trucks & Equipment
New trucks, trailers, buses and heavy equipment, and the dealers and builders behind them.

UD truck ‘Matilda’ helps save wildlife
From left: UD Trucks Australia vice president Lauren Downs, Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital founder and chief executive Dr Stephen Van Mil, conservationist Bob Irwin, Lone Pine Koala…

Mercedes-Benz extends safety features in rigid range
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has announced the extension of the active brake assist 5 advanced safety package to cover its entire Australian and New Zealand rigid highway range. …

Kenworth debuts 50th anniversary edition Legend SAR
Kenworth has unveiled a special edition Legend SAR to mark 50 years of manufacturing trucks in Australia. The special truck, based on legendary models from the…

IVECO showcases diverse product line-up
IVECO displayed key vehicles from its diverse product line-up at this year’s Brisbane Truck Show. This year’s stand featured vehicles ranging from a 4,495 kg GVM…

TR Group farewells ‘loyal teammate’ Harley Stephens
Harley Stephens TR Group is remembering teammate and friend Harley Stephens who died on Tuesday, May 11. He passed away, aged 49, following a “short but…

ACL Timaru sole Scania workshop for location
Scania New Zealand has announced that ACL Smallbone Timaru will be its sole Scania approved workshop in Timaru from the end of May. Scania currently has two authorised workshops in Timaru, Scania Timaru…

Brisbane Truck Show 2021 kicks off: What’s on display?
The Brisbane Truck Show is now kicking off and runs from May 13 to 16 with around 300 exhibitors filling the venue across all three levels…

Video: TRT wishes it was there at the Brisbane Truck Show
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uf5h2AUPv3I&t=11s New Zealand-owned heavy equipment manufacturer Tidd Ross Todd (TRT) is sending a message of support to the Brisbane Truck Show. The company says it’s “the first…

Fuso eCanters arrive in NZ ahead of special trial
Kathy Schluter says the eCanter trial will help set a benchmark for electric trucks. Six of the world’s first series produced all-electric light-duty trucks have arrived…

Scania NZ grows sales team
Scania New Zealand has appointed four new managers to its high performing sales team. Scania NZ sales director Deon Stephens says the team expansion is driven…