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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.

Kumho has relaunched its national network of specialist truck and commercial vehicle tyre dealers, with the franchises now known as 'Kumho Komplete'.

The 2012 Historic Commercial Vehicle Club of Australia Inc. (HCVC) display day is set to take place at Victoria's Sandown Racecourse (Melway ref 80D8) this Sunday, November 18th.

Under instruction from administrators, automotive and industrial auctioneers, Manheim, and insolvency and auction specialists, Hymans, will be conducting an auction of the assets of Allstate Cranes (which went into administration in October) this November 28 on behalf of financiers.

When Hopkinsons, one of Sydney's longest standing bus companies, needed to supplement their fleet, they chose Higer.

A tow truck with a bit of 'bling' is nothing new, but the blinged-up "tow truck" that will be crossing the blocks at an upcoming auction in Melbourne certainly is new!

PACCAR Australia have launched a special bonus offer promotion on the award-winning DAF XF 105. Buy a new XF 105 and score a special finance rate, as well as a 'Bonus Value Pack' of personal and in-cab goodies.

Hino Australia today launched 'Rate Breaker', what they claim is their most comprehensive retail finance offer ever for Hino tipper and tray back models.

At the weekend's Motorcycle Grand Prix championship race in Aragon, Spain, Iveco brought the glamour - as well as the girls for the Iveco-sponsored event.

Good news for Holden Colorado crew cab owners came yesterday, with the Australian New Car Assessment Program (ANCAP) confirming that the Colorado crew cab's 5 star safety rating will not be affected by the fitment of a Holden Genuine Accessories bull bar.

Spanish veteran of the Dakar rally, Pep Vila, gave MotoGP riders a racing experience of a very different kind in the lead up to the weekend's round at Aragon.

Spanish Dakar truck driver Pep Vila gave MotoGP riders a racing experience of a very different kind in the lead up to the weekend's round at Aragon.