A number of organisational changes which are said to allow the company to further streamline operations and better respond to customer needs means a number of personnel changes at Iveco HQ in Dandenong have been announced.
Read More
No Replacement for Displacement
The old adage about the fact that there is no replacement for displacement used to be a very useful indicator. A truck would need a big block and plenty of horses to get up to speed and to hold speed. However, those engines did not have the kind of torque curves we are seeing in the modern electronically controlled engine.
Read More
Read More
Call for a Stronger Essential Service Status for Trucking
A number of the trucking industry representative organisations have released a call for a stronger Essential Service status for trucking.
Read More
Read More
How Much Power Do You Need?
Ask any truck driver a simple question like, how much power do you need? In reply, you will get a variety of answers, but most will amount to a return question, how much power can you give me?
Read More
Read More
Mapping Out the Alternative Power Sources of the Future
With all of the growing hype around electric trucks, fuel cells and hydrogen power, PowerTorque will be mapping out the alternative power sources of the future for the trucking industry in our Alt-Power series over the coming months.
Read More
Read More
An Australian Electric Truck on the Road
It looks like there is going to be an Australian electric truck on the road in the coming years. PowerTorque talks to the team behind one of the early contenders in the electric race, SEA Electric, which now has an Australian electric truck on the road.
Read More
Read More
Trying to Hit That B-double Sweet Spot
Alongside a few different truck manufacturers, Scania are trying to hit that B-double sweet spot with the new 540hp R Series prime mover, using a 13-litre engine to get the job done. PowerTorque took one of these trucks out on the roads of Sydney to see if the sweet spot has been reached by the Swedish truck maker.
Read More
Read More
2021 May Turn Out To Be a Record Year
Judging by the latest truck sales figures published by the Truck Industry Council, 2021 may turn out to be a record year. The latest results released by the truck manufacturers peak body shows strong demand, indicating a healthy economy during the pandemic.
Read More
Read More
Comprehensive Electric Charging System For Trucks
Three of the big four global truck manufacturers have come together to sign an agreement to develop a comprehensive electric charging system, initially in Europe, but one in North America is also on the cards.
Read More
Read More
Driving the Kenworth T680 Next Generation
At a small press gathering at the Kenworth US Research and Development Centre and after driving the new Kenworth T680 Next Generation, PowerTorque’s US Correspondent, Steve Sturgess, can say for certain it was worth the effort and worth the wait.
Read More
Read More