Local manufacturers Kenworth and Volvo celebrated milestones, BEV charging pioneers NewVolt and Zenobē achieved landmarks, and The Drake Group and Daimler Truck unveiled key people movements in a flurry of company news announcements over the past month.
Kenworth Delivers 90,000th Oz-Made Truck
The 90,000th Australian-designed and manufactured Kenworth truck was officially delivered to McColls Transport during a celebration at PACCAR Australia’s Bayswater production facility in Melbourne. Read more
Zenobē Raises $400m To Accelerate Zero Emission Transport
Zenobē, a leading fleet electrification and battery storage specialist, has closed a landmark $400 million financing platform designed to accelerate the transition to zero-emission transport across Australia and New Zealand. Read more
Craig Lee Appointed To Steer Drake Group
The draw of running an iconic Australian company that actually “makes things” was the key attraction for former Penske Australia and New Zealand chief Craig Lee joining The Drake Group as Group General Manager. Read more
Woolworths Drives Electric Truck Rollout
Zenobē and Woolworths announced a landmark deal to lease 148 electric trucks marking Australia’s largest electric truck fleet rollouts and a major milestone in the commercial maturity of zero-emission freight transport. Read more
Freighter Strengthens Leadership Team
Following the recent appointment of Michael Temminghoff as CEO, Freighter Group announced two key appointments to its senior leadership team, with Rick Halliwell joining as the National Sales Manager and Brad Lane transitioning into the newly created position of General Manager – Sales Excellence & Marketing. Read more
JR Richards And Sons Add 26 Ivecos
Waste transporter JR Richards and Sons continued its long partnership with IVECO, adding 26 new trucks to the fleet as part of its equipment renewal process, to service local government contracts in Picton and Moss Vale, New South Wales. Read more
JV Develop Hybrid-Electric Road Train
A subsidiary of Kalgoorlie-based mining services and resource asset management company, MLG Oz , has formed a joint venture with Mick Murray Welding NT to to commercialise a next-generation hybrid electric road train. Read more
Pioneering Vision Becomes A Reality
Electric heavy vehicle infrastructure pioneer NewVolt hosted more than 80 people on the site of what is set to become Australia’s first open-access battery electric truck charging hub – the first of three in Melbourne. Read more
DFAC Confirms Foundation Dealer Network
Australia’s newest commercial vehicle brand, DFAC Trucks Australia, confirmed its foundation seven dealers that will form a larger scale network in the coming months. Read more
Volvo Group Australia Appoints UD VP
Volvo Group Australia has appointed Cameron Bettany as Vice President, UD Trucks and Government Sales and Marketing, effective July 1, 2026. Read more
Enhanced Hino 300 Series On Sale Now
The next step in the evolution of the Hino 300 Series light-duty range is now on sale with diesel Euro 6-compliant models joining the existing Euro 6 Hybrid Electric range. Read more
Volvo Builds First Oz-Made Electric Trucks
Volvo Group Australia rolled the first Australian-made electric trucks off its production line in Wacol, Queensland – the first electric trucks manufactured in Australia by an OEM, and a milestone for the nation’s manufacturing capability, workforce and the future of zero-tailpipe emissions transport. Read more
Volvo Opens State-Of-The-Art Sydney DC
Volvo Group Australia officially opened its new Sydney Parts Distribution Centre located in Minto in Sydney’s south-west. Read more
Whitehead To Leave Daimler Truck After 30 Years
Daimler Truck Australia Pacific President and CEO, Daniel Whitehead, announced he will leave his current role at the end of this year, marking the end of a stellar 30-year career with Daimler Truck and Mercedes-Benz. Read more
GTS Freight Management Adds Seven Actros
GTS Freight Management added seven new Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks to its Mildura-based fleet after a positive experience with six 2658 models that joined the fleet close to two years ago. Read more
Volvo Expands Into Northern NSW
Volvo Group Australia announced an expansion of its company-owned Volvo Commercial Vehicles (VCV) dealership group into the Lismore and Coffs Harbour region. Read more
