Getting it just right making the truck fit the task is the art of truck development. Fuso has come up with a truck model to fill another niche at 11 tonnes gross vehicle mass, Diesel News takes it for a drive.
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Bring Back the Clutch
On one of the new models from Scania, the Swedish truck maker has decided to bring back the clutch. Man cannot live on prime mover sales alone – even if they do represent a massive chunk of the new truck market up here. As part of it whole range change, Scania have filled in the remaining gaps in its New Generation line-up.
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Hino Moving into FWD
We can see Hino moving into FWD with the new 817 4×4, which is now on the road. Diesel News went to see the new model unveiled and took the truck out to put it through its paces.
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Trucking Boom?
Are we in the middle of a trucking boom? The rocketing figures released this week for the first quarter of 2018 would suggest there is plenty of confidence out there and trucks are walking off the show room floor at a fair clip.
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77 Lubricants
Newcomer to the lubricants market, 77 Lubricants, is a Dutch enterprise, now with an Australian face. In a modern lubricating oil plant in the Netherlands, 77 Lubricants manufactures lubricants and specialty lube products to meet or exceed the current original equipment manufacturer standards, and the standards of the international standards committees. 77 Lubricants is one of Europe’s largest independent lubrication brands and Torquepower is now introducing the brand to its customers in Australia.
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MEGA panel announced for MEGATRANS2018
At the mega panel announced for MEGATRANS2018, Victorian Minister for Ports, Roads and Road Safety, Luke Donnellan, will hold a briefing breakfast, hosted by the Victorian Transport Association, as the opening event for the MEGATRANS2018 event.
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What’s Going On in the Twitterverse?
What’s going on in the Twitterverse? Well, there’s government funding for those helping out with drought affected farmers, an industry panel will discuss the obstacles to reform and Ben Maguire gets assessed.
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The Trucking World on Instagram – Road Trains
Global Leaders Meet
Melbourne is where global leaders meet next month when the Fourth Annual ARTSA Global Heavy Vehicle Leaders Summit takes place at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre on May 8 in the lead up to MEGATRANS2018 at the same venue.
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Mack Anthem’s First Outing
The Mack Anthem’s first outing at a truck show was at the recent Mid America Trucking Show in Louisville, Kentucky. Diesel News was there to see the new truck, to get a look and feel of the new model, before it heads over to Australia, some time soon.
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