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Holden has released a special edition of the Colorado workhorse range - the Colorado "Thunder" - with a bundle of extra goodies at no extra cost.

Komatsu Australia has announced enhancements to its "Komplimentary Maintenance" program. Scheduled maintenance coverage has been expanded from excavators and wheel loaders to now include Komatsu's entire range of new construction machines as well as selected utility models.

Toyota Material Handling's Adelaide branch has taken top honours at the company's annual Branch of the Year awards by winning the TMHA Tier One branch award for 2012. This success follows the branch receiving the TMHA President's Award for Excellence.

One of Australia's leading transport equipment manufacturers, MaxiTRANS, has rebranded its retail and wholesale parts chains under a new name - 'MaxiPARTS'.

One of Australia's leading transport equipment manufacturers, MaxiTRANS, has rebranded its retail and wholesale parts chains under a new name - 'MaxiPARTS.'

With the Brisbane Truck Show now concluded, event organisers have revealed that this year's event was an unqualified success, with visitor numbers up across all days of the event, eclipsing the successful 2011 Show.

The Brisbane Truck Show kicked off yesterday, and one of the more 'unconventional' trucks on show was Brad Gallard's Finke-winning Trophy Truck. \nResplendent in its new 'Toyo Tires' livery, Gallard's beast takes pride of place on the Toyo Tyre & Rubber Australia stand (Stand 20) in the Great Hall on the foyer level of the Brisbane Exhibition Centre.

Designed primarily for work with rural and metropolitan fire services, Hino Australia have added to the versatility of their 500 Series GT Crew Cab with the addition of optional automatic transmission.

Volkswagen uses their annual gathering at Worthersee in Austria to 'road test' new ideas and concepts to VW aficionados. This year, alongside a performance-based Golf GTi cabriolet, and radically altered Audi TT, Volkswagen also unveiled a race-oriented version of the Amarok ute - the Amarok 'R-Style' concept.

Iveco have continued their association with the premier class of motorcycle racing worldwide, supplying Team Yamaha Factory Racing and the MotoGP World Championship organiser, Dorna Sports, with new trucks.

In a move to apply the highly competitive Capped Price Service Program to the complete model range, Volkswagen has become the first European automotive manufacturer in Australia to offer six year Capped Price Servicing on its entire Commercial Vehicles range.

NC2, manufacturer of Cat Trucks and a subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, has announced that Kevin Dennis will take on the position of General Manager, Sales & Marketing, for the Cat Truck business in Australia and New Zealand, effective May 1, 2013.

The one thousandth Hino truck to enter service with Victoria's Country Fire Authority will be the centrepiece of the Hino Australia stand at this month's Brisbane Truck Show.

At the upcoming Brisbane Truck Show (May 16 to 19), Australian customers will get a chance to see the full range of locally-released 2013 Cat Trucks for the first time.

Iveco is participating at the 15th Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition that starts today and runs until April 29. The event is expected to draw more than 800,000 visitors.

Hino Motor Sales Australia has named Brisbane-based Sci-Fleet Hino its Metropolitan Dealer of the Year and Bendigo Truck Centre its Regional Dealer of the Year for 2012.

FleetForce, a new telematics system from New Holland to optimise deployment and maximise efficiency has been unveiled at the Bauma 2013 mining, construction and earthmoving expo in Germany.

Honda Australia has announced a new player in the ag bike market - the XR125L. The first local offering in the XR four-stroke trail bike family for a number of years, the 125L has been around in some markets since 2003, while the XR range can trace their origins back to 1979.

Toyota Material Handling Australia (TMHA) has increased its customer support capability in the Northern Territory and north Queensland regions, opening new branches to service the key markets.

Hino Australia has kicked off their end of financial year sales event early this year, announcing their EOFY 'Hinothon' sales event today.

Volkswagen's 'Runner' Special Edition range of commercial vehicles has been expanded with the addition of Crafter van and Amarok trayback to the existing Caddy van and Transporter models in the lineup.

More than two decades after it originally set the trucking market alight, Scania has launched a new 'Streamline' long-haul prime mover, with the aerodynamically-redesigned cabin to be available on the R and G-Series Scania cabovers later this year.

Australia's newest name in ATVs, Arctic Cat, made their official public debut at last weekend's Farmworld Field Day event, held at Lardner Park in Gippsland, Victoria.

AZMEB Bulk Transfer Systems, has revealed that it will be exhibiting at May's Brisbane Truck Show. This is the first time the leading side tipper manufacturer will be showcasing its range at Brisbane.