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Truck Sales Records Fall

Yet again the instability created by the pandemic and the extraordinary demand for trucks in the past couple of years has created a situation where most truck sales records fall yet again, according to the latest results released by the Truck Industry Council.
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a full evaluation of electric power

A Full Evaluation of Electric Power

Isuzu will be bringing in electric truck for a full evaluation of electric power on our roads in the next year or so. In Japan, Isuzu is already mass producing electric trucks for the domestic market in Japan.
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year of the electric truck?

Year of the Electric Truck?

Is 2023 Going to be the year of the electric truck? It certainly seems that way as new electric models and new contracts have been announced consistently in the last couple of months of 2022. Everybody seems to be talking about electric trucks, the level of interest reported by the truck manufacturers is said to be  ‘off the charts’.
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a handful of stories about trucks

Five More Pieces of Good News

PowerTorque brings you five more pieces of good news this week, there are awards for three people the industry can be proud of and there’s a first, government grants enabling an operation to give electric trucks from two manufacturers a real go.
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four things to think about

Four Things to Think About 

This week’s news has given us four things to think about, with a clash between SEA and the Victorian Government, safety excellence, new trucks set to launch and a new face at the HVIA.
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four positive stories for trucking

Four Positive Stories for Trucking

This week PowerTorque brings you four positive stories for trucking, including a number of awards for women and youngsters, some PBS relief and improved OBM allowance. 
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sophisticated choices for Western Star buyers

Sophisticated Choices For Western Star Buyers

The release of a new range of trucks, the X Series, comes as a major change for the Western Star brand and introduces sophisticated choices for Western Star buyers. In the past, the brand’s strength has been its simplicity, a no frills, good solid basic truck. The upcoming legislation around trucks means safety equipment like Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) are mandated and a new level of electronic sophistication must be included in the truck. 
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enter the X Series

Enter the X Series

The Penske organisation is launching a complete new range of trucks from Western Star this year, enter the X Series. PowerTorque’s Editor, Tim Giles, finds out what it’s all about.
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