Diesel

Alemlube diesel fuel storage and dispensing kits

Alemlube Diesel Fuel Storage and Dispensing Kits

Alemlube has a reputation for supplying the market with robust and reliable Alemlube diesel fuel storage and dispensing kits to suit a variety of commercial and trade applications and now is proud to offer an even more comprehensive range of lockable kits ideally suited to the transport, civil contracting and mine site contracting sectors.
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Actros L on the road

Actros L on the Road

PowerTorque’s European Correspondent, Will Shiers says he had a brief drive in a Mercedes Benz Actros L on the road. The 1853 GigaSpace, with the new OM 471 engine, has PowerShift Advanced and second generation MirrorCam.
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future global diesel truck engine

A Future Global Diesel Truck Engine

While all of the news seems to be about the latest alt-power engines for trucks, a new plant has been announced to produce a future global diesel truck engine for the Traton Group. Ground has been broken at new site in Nuremberg, Germany, where the Common Base Engine (CBE) will be built.
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what are the alternatives to diesel?

What are the Alternatives to Diesel?

One thing is for sure, there is no one technological solution which is going to solve all of the issues and look into the future when asking questions like, what are the alternatives to diesel? There is going to be a suite of solutions tailored to different tasks. Parameters like time, distance and mass are going to influence the kind of solution used to transport freight. Read More
change is going to come

Change is Going to Come

There is a great deal of uncertainty at the moment about how future trucks are going to be powered, but there is one thing we can be sure of, change is going to come. If it does we need to be as ready as possible, staying informed and keeping up with the game.
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relaunching with a new masthead

Relaunching with a New Masthead

Welcome, I expect some of our readers may have noticed that we are relaunching with a new masthead, PowerTorque, and moving away from the Diesel name, both online and in the print magazine. The aim is to bring together the strengths and visibility of the two brands into one stronger and bolder, new entity.
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why is the Australian diesel reserve in the US?

Why is the Australian Diesel Reserve in the US?

The Australian Trucking Association is asking why is the Australian diesel reserve in the US? It has condemned the Government’s decision to establish its fuel reserve in the United States saying it is a serious strategic error. The federal opposition has described the decision as bizarre.
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Getting With the Program

Reading the Future

We can all speculate about what the trucking industry will be like in the future, and we will all be wrong. There are so many different scenarios opening up at the moment – it is impossible to keep up with any of it. There’s electrification, platooning, autonomous trucks, drones, robots and monster ‘fulfilment’ centres on the horizon as we speak.
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