Europe

new writer for Diesel on a record breaking run

New Writer for Diesel on a Record Breaking Run

An event organised in Europe has seen a new writer for Diesel on a record breaking run. Will Shiers from the UK will be taking over from regular European Correspondent, Brian Weatherley, in Diesel Magazine and Diesel News in 2019. Will drove an Iveco Stralis NP 460hp truck from the UK all the way to Madrid in Spain on one tank of LNG. Read More
the dashboard of the future

The Dashboard of the Future

Diesel News’ man in Europe, Brian Weatherley, left a recent Mercedes-Benz FutureLab seminar with a spinning head, wondering how exactly do you go about creating the dashboard of the future?  Read More
Rod Hannifey

Trucking in the UK – Rod Hannifey

In this video we have a snapshot of trucking in the UK, brought to us by the tireless Australian trucking campaigner, Rod Hannifey. Rod has just returned from a recent trip to the UK and the USA as a result of receiving the Churchill Fellowship funding to make the fast finding trip to check out the issues and possible solutions to common problems across the trucking industry. Read More
driving the new Ford prime mover

Driving the New Ford Prime Mover

Here we have a video about driving the new Ford prime mover, made in Turkey and aimed at taking on the European truck market. The Ford truck brand survives in Turkey, owned by the Ford Otosan company, based in Istanbul.  Read More
going for a dual clutch option

Going for a Dual Clutch Option

Not many vehicle manufacturers are going for a dual clutch option, but Volvo is one of them. The concept of a dual clutch is finally coming to heavy duty trucks in Australia, as an option for some Volvo truck buyers. Diesel News looks at the technology and its advantages. Read More
Clutch on Demand

Clutch on Demand

Ever since it was unveiled last year, we’ve been keen to try Scania’s optional clutch on demand (available on all models) which adds a clutch-pedal to the normal two-pedal Opticruise system. For low-speed manoeuvring or reversing you simply press the reinstated clutch pedal down, whereupon CoD activates an electrically-operated screw actuator to feed in the clutch—in other words, the driver effectively overrides the Opticruise auto by opening the clutch themselves.  Read More
first time for a truck made outside of Europe

First Time for a Truck Made Outside of Europe

4461The announcement of the winner of the International Truck of the Year has the prize awarded for the first time for a truck made outside of Europe. The new F-Max, produced by Ford Trucks in Turkey, has been elected International Truck of the Year for 2019 by a jury of 23 commercial vehicle editors and senior journalists, representing 23 major trucking magazines from throughout Europe.  Read More
next step in the evolution of trucks

Next Step in the Evolution of Trucks

It looks like Mercedes Benz have taken the next step in the evolution of trucks with the release of the new Actros in Europe. The new model is fitted with every piece of modern technology known, with a few surprises added in to boot. Read More
a new cleaner Jake Brake for Europe

A New Cleaner Jake Brake for Europe

Jacobs Vehicle Systems, known for its diesel engine retarding systems and valve actuation systems, has a new cleaner Jake Brake for Europe. It is introducing its new Cylinder Deactivation (CDA) technology to the European market at IAA Commercial Vehicles 2018, next week. Read More
bread and butter trucks lower down the weight-range

Bread and Butter Trucks Lower Down the Weight-Range

As we’ve said before ‘man cannot live on prime-mover sales alone’ and it’s the bread and butter trucks lower down the weight-range that deliver the goods, in more ways than one. In Europe, as is true in Australia, top-weight prime movers have long been the ‘Glamour Boys’ of the truck world, and ever since Scania’s ‘New Generation’ R and S-series appeared in 2016 they’ve attracted plenty of attention. Read More