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Caterpillar has strengthened its asphalt paving products machine family with the addition of the AP1000E and AP1055E asphalt pavers.

Lamborghini Tractors introduces three new models to its R6 VRT continuous variable transmission range. The new models, the R6 VRT 115, R6 VRT 125 and R6 VRT 135 will expand the R6 VRT range to include models from 120 hp up to 222hp.

Power Equipment is the exclusive and authorised distributor of JCB Dieselmax engines for Australia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea and the South Pacific.

Toyota Material Handling Australia will launch a new range of 1.5 to 3 tonne rated capacity four-wheel counter-balance battery electric forklifts.

Technological advances have now made it possible for a vehicle to run without a driver, but is a driverless future actually desirable? Volvo Trucks says that making vehicles more autonomous is perhaps not a question of excluding drivers, but rather of emphasising their importance.

The delivery of the 1000th Freightliner natural gas vehicle underlines the acceptance of green technologies by customers of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and makes the company the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve such a milestone for clean, natural gas trucks in North America.

Daimler Truck's subsidiary Daimler India Commercial Vehicles have revealed the new BharatBenz brand heavy-duty truck.

At the 42nd Tokyo Motor Show, Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation presented the world premiere of the new Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid.

A new Italian-made Speedy Grease gun will be available at the 2012 Trucks in Action show at Warragul, Victoria in February.

The first of the new series of UD Condor trucks has hit Australian roads. A 275hp MK 11 280 has been delivered to Toowoomba, Queensland, where it will be used to tow a 34 foot trailer containing up to four prize polocrosse horses.

Adelaide-based Australian Linehaul provides express parcel service over a wide variety of routes for major customers, including the Toll Group, Australia's largest logistics and transportation solution provider.

Scania has announced it will host a significant number of new vehicles at the upcoming Melbourne Truck Show.

Volvo Trucks has launched the rugged Volvo FMX in Australia. This new truck is purposely engineered for heavy transport in demanding conditions - from quarries and mining to agriculture and road transport.

The summer of 1936 marked the birth of the combine harvester in Europe. August Claas unveiled a tractor-drawn machine developed at his factory in Harsewinkel, Westphalia that produced grain which could be transported off in bags. It revolutionised European farming.

Engineered specifically for use with Case IH tractors, the Prime-Lift loader dramatically enhances user safety, taking the guesswork out of loader operation.

With more than a hundred WA1200 machines operating in mines around the world, there was a need for Komatsu's flagship loader to conform with Tier 2 USA emission controls - hence the development and release of the WA1200-6 in late 2010.

The new 90-metric-ton Cat 390D L Hydraulic Excavator, which replaces the 385C L, is designed to take on the toughest jobs in a range of heavy-construction and mining applications.

To accommodate today's large-scale row crop implements, Case IH will expand the Magnum Series to include a new Magnum 370 CVT model, representing the highest horsepower mechanical front drive (MFD) tractor on the market at 419 maximum boosted engine horsepower. In addition, Case IH will offer operator-friendly Case IH Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT) technology across the entire Magnum lineup, including the current 235, 260, 290, 315 and 340 models. At the Farm Progress Show in the USA, Case IH displayed the new Magnum 370 CVT model and announced the availability of CVT across the entire Magnum range.

Wacker Neuson have unveiled a complete new series of crawler-mounted dumpers: the new DT Series. With loading capacities ranging from 0.5 to 2.5 tons, the range of machines has now been extended to five loading capacity classes - available as diesel or petrol versions and with a very wide range of attachments.

New Holland Agriculture has announced the release of the new hydrogen-powered NH2 tractor.

New Holland has introduced a completely new T4 PowerStar utility tractor range. It offers three models, the T4.55, T4.65 and T4.75, producing engine powers from 56 to 75 hp.

Caterpillar has introduced the new PL83 and PL87 pipelayers.

Scania has extended its customer offering with new P- and G-series trucks tailored to tough off-road working conditions. New frontal styling and various sturdy components make them stand out from the crowd and able to withstand intense and unavoidable pounding without unnecessary downtime.

Scania strives to find the best possible solution for client applications and recently tailored a R730 8x8 heavy haulage tractor for specialised peace-keeping missions.