A prototype Mercedes-Benz GenH2 truck on a recent test drive across Germany in normal traffic conditions managed over 1,000km on one tank of hydrogen.
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Electrify the Trailer
ZF’s latest version of its concept to electrify the trailer will be on show at a major trade show in Germany. The ZF electrified trailer solution is made possible by integrating ZF’s AxTrax 2 electric axle with a modular battery system box for regeneration and traction support.
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Closing Two and a Half Years After its Construction
MaxiTRANS, Australia’s largest supplier of local manufactured, heavy duty road transport trailer solutions, has announced that it will be closing its trailer manufacturing facility in Carole Park, Queensland, closing two and a half years after its construction and opening.
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How the Truck Dash Has Changed
This video gives us a picture of the dash boards to come in trucks and it also acts as a reminder of how the truck dash has changed over the years.
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A Solar Powered Truck
Scania is testing a unique alt-power first, a solar powered truck being tested on public roads. The solar energy decreases operational costs and local emissions significantly because of the truck’s self-produced energy.
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An Electric Autonomous Heavy-duty Truck Working Today
This video introduces the Q-Truck, an electric autonomous heavy-duty truck working today the same environment as conventional trucks.
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Talking About the ‘Messy Middle’
The fact that zero emission technologies are all new, in development and likely to need serious investment to get up and running and mature for our market, means over the next few years we will be talking about the ‘messy middle’ of uncertainty on zero carbon and a long period before the picture clears and the road to low emissions becomes much clearer.
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Tesla Trucks Out in the Wild
After a launch several years ago which looked like a lot of smoke and mirrors and typical Elon Musk hype, there are now Tesla trucks out in the wild. A 12-minute video produced by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) has been released focusing on the operational performance of the 21 new Tesla Semi trucks which have gone into operation with PepsiCo in the US.
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Walk Around Inside the DAF XG+
If you didn’t get a chance to have a walk around inside the DAF XG+ cabin at the Brisbane Truck Show earlier in the year, we have a guided tour of the cabin on video to give you an idea of what to expect when the truck does arrive in 2024.
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How Can We Educate Car Drivers?
It is one of those perennial questions asked by the trucking industry, and one where we rarely get a sensible answer, but we have to keep asking it, how can we educate car drivers?
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