Fuel giveaway from Hino

Hino has begun a campaign which they say could result in up to $250,000 of fuel being given to owners in the next five weeks. The company says cost of operation has become the single most important operational consideration of people who drive trucks for a living or who use trucks as a tool of trade.

2.1 billion tonnes of freight in 2007

The Australian road freight sector carried more than 2.1 billion tonnes of freight in 2007, according to the latest figures from the Australian Bureau of Statistics.