Australian fleet invests in concrete mixer trucks with fully automatic transmissions to address driver shortages 

Holcim Australia, a leading supplier of aggregates, concrete, and precast concrete products, has transitioned a significant portion of its fleet of concrete mixers to fully automatic transmissions to rapidly expand its potential driver pool.  With a driver shortage impacting vital Australian business sectors such…

Hino selects Allison fully automatic transmissions for new heavy-duty trucks in Australia

Allison Transmission Japan, a designer and manufacturer of conventional and electrified vehicle propulsion solutions, has announced that Allison 3000 Series and 4000 Series transmissions have been selected for the FS, FY and the new FH and FR models of Hino Motors’ HINO 700 Series heavy-duty trucks for the Australian market.

What’s in a word? Why it is essential to be fully informed about automatics

When deciding which vehicles to buy or lease, it is crucial to be fully confident you are making the best component choices. That you are fully up-to-speed on the differences in performance, usability and running costs, yet, there is one significant technology that not all truck fleet operators are fully aware of, comments Allison Transmission’s, Nathan Wilson.