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Scania has recently announced the availability of its range of autonomous mining trucks,  with first sales set for the Australian market. Customers can now place orders for Scania's 40-tonne autonomous heavy tipper designed specifically for mining operations, with the 50-tonne model soon to follow.

Australia has been chosen as the first market for Scania's autonomous mining solutions, with deliveries and operations scheduled to begin by 2026. Latin America is anticipated to be the next target market due to Scania'...

Transport sector cost pressures continued to ease as activity weakened in the March 2024 quarter according to National Road Carriers Association’s (NRC) cost index tool collated by economics consultancy Infometrics.

Infometrics Chief Forecaster Gareth Kiernan said diesel prices were 3.5% lower than in the December 2023 quarter, while finance costs edged lower for the second consecutive quarter. Labour costs recorded their smallest quarterly increase in more than three years, at just 0.4%, and there were signs of modera...

Teletrac Navman has revealed major updates to its alternative energy product portfolio that will enable fleets to strategically plan, implement, and track the transition from internal combustion engine (ICE) to multi-fuel capabilities.

EVE (Electric Vehicle Evaluator) by Teletrac Navman is an electric vehicle (EV) transition platform that utilises telematics data and predictive analytics to build a plan that supports a fleet’s decarbonisation goals. 

Mayank Sharma, Head of Global Product Management & UX at T...

A full range of new Volvo truck models can now be powered by 100% biodiesel, offering another renewable fuel choice for customers looking to reduce CO2 emissions from transport here and now. 

Volvo Trucks is expanding its model offers adapted for biodiesel B100. This is yet another move in line with the company’s strategy to reduce the climate impact of its trucks. Volvo Trucks has one of  the industry’s broadest ranges of renewable fuel options, including biodiesel, HVO (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oils) and biog...

Auckland Mayor Wayne Brown’s announcement that, in essence, Auckland’s port land, assets, and operations will be retained under council ownership and the Port of Auckland has agreed to deliver much improved profits to Auckland Council, is interesting and timely.

The certainty this announcement brings certainly has benefits.

A big question though is how the improved profits are to be raised. One of the risks we see is that additional charges will be placed on goods passing through the Port without those increases ...

Teletrac Navman has launched a new podcast – ‘Mobilising The Future of Fleets’ – to provide an educational resource for fleets transitioning to different energy types and developed with subject matter experts from across the industry.

With Teletrac Navman’s recent global telematics survey finding only 11 percent of fleets are in the advanced stages of transition, and more than half (65 percent) are feeling environmental pressure to transition to alternative energy, the podcast brings considerable industry and academic ...