Freightliner Trucks has introduced the new Freightliner® EconicSD™ waste collection truck at WasteExpo. The Freightliner EconicSD is a modern, low-entry cab-over-engine (COE) waste collection truck for the North American market.The cab and chassis are designed and manufactured in Woerth, Germany – Daimler’s largest truck plant. More than 125 modifications were made to optimize the truck for North American operations. Final ...

As distributors of natural food products, Ian Ward and his wife Linda of ‘Earthly Indulgence’ spend long hours on the road each day delivering a range of goods to supermarkets, cafes, health food shops, chemists and fitness and well-being centres. Such is the workload that the couple have equipped their 12m³ IVECO Daily 50C van as a mobile office, this ...

When equine enthusiasts Ben and Lee Traynor wanted a high-end horse transporter with the added space for luxury living for the whole family, they quickly identified IVECO’s Stralis ATi as the perfect platform. The couple was spurred on by 11 and seven-year-old daughters, Elsie and Hannah, up and coming riders who regularly participate in show horse and horse hacking events. ...

Fuel water separators are an important preventative measure for the protection of fuel injectors, especially common rail systems, which are incredibly efficient but intolerant to water and contaminants. They are designed to reduce the impact of water that has entered the fuel supply via seepage in storage tanks or condensation build up, while at the same time providing additional ‘pre-fuel’ ...

Shell Lubricants and AirFlow Truck Company in North America have unveiled a new hyper fuel-efficient truck. This next-generation vehicle, named Starship, was designed and built by the companies with the aim of demonstrating what is possible in reducing energy demand in freight transportation. It uses currently available technologies to minimise the amount of energy it takes to transport a load ...

 UD Trucks is offering all Australian businesses the chance to win an All New Quon for an entire year. The competition is now open  and offers the lucky winner a UD Quon prime mover in either a GK 17 420; GW 26 420 or GW 26 460 an entire year. Boasting Euro VI rated emissions and technologies like the Traffic Eye ...

Goldhofer and Trail King Industries, two highly respected brands in the heavy haul industry, are teaming up to promote and support each other’s products both in the United States and around the world. Founded in 1705, Goldhofer has grown to a global company as a manufacturer and distributor of semitrailers and dual lane transporter for on-road special transports, off-road modular ...

Hino Motors, Ltd. and Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH have signed an agreement aiming to build a mutually beneficial strategic long-term partnership. Based on their common ideas, both companies will further explore each other’s capabilities to cooperate in logistics and traffic solution research, existing and new technologies as well as in procurement. The evaluation of technology cooperation will focus on ...

Leading filter manufacturer RYCO has released a new range of Oil Filter caps enabling mechanics to replace cracked or worn oil filter caps. They come supplied with the required seals, are made of high strength glass filled nylon or aluminium cap designs for long service life and list torque values to provide correct tightening guidance. The provision of torque values is ...

As the dust settles on the launch activities of Scania as it introduces the New Generation Truck Range to the Australian market, in Scandinavia and Western Europe where the new range is already on the market the reaction has been extremely positive. Henrik Henriksson, President and CEO of Scania Trucks worldwide has announced that net sales rose to a record ...