The transition across to zero carbon road transport is going to throw up a number of issues along the way, and one aspect is likely to be around the trucking industry living with the rebound effect.
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Top Heavy Duty Prime Mover
Unlike any other new truck maker entering the market in Australia from Asia, FAW has chosen not to enter the market at the light duty end and work its way up the weight-scale, but instead bring in the top heavy duty prime mover as the first market entrant.
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Western Star’s Modernisation Process
With the arrival of the X Series truck range in considerable numbers on our shores the process of Western Star’s modernisation process is well underway.
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Driving a Chinese Prime Mover
A new brand of truck is moving into the Australian truck market and PowerTorque got a chance to experience the FAW and get some idea of what it’s like driving a Chinese prime mover.
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Hybrids Being Run by Motus Transport
The majority of the drivers that are driving the new Hino Hybrids being run by Motus Transport have been with the business for a long time.
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The Love of the Collectible Conventional
The Australian truck market in recent years has seen the love of the collectible conventional increase among those who can afford to dabble with vintage trucks and keep them on the road, as part of their business.
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The Origin of the X Series
The winner of the Truck of the Year Australasia 2024, the Western Star X Series was a long time in the making. It’s here now and PowerTorque has looked into the origin of the X Series, a ground breaking range of trucks for the Australasian market.
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There’s Nothing Quite Like the Sound of a V8
This may be an indulgent video of the week, but to many people in the Australian trucking industry, there’s nothing like the sound of V8 Mack under load and climbing a grade. So, here it is, a video made by our friends across the ditch Dave McCoid and Carl Kirkbeck, from NZ Trucking Media, who made this video as part of their series of retro truck drives in New Zealand.
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First Quarter Truck Sales Remain Strong
With the release of the latest truck sales figures for March 2024, showing the latest truck sale figures as published by the Truck Industry Council, it is clear that first quarter truck sales remain strong, although someway behind last year’s record-breaking figures.
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Two Cultures Clash
The relationship between the front line of the trucking industry, those driving the trucks up and down our highways, and those tasked with the job of regulating them, has seen an era where two cultures clash in a serious way.
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