It is fair to say International has had a chequered history in Australia for the past thirty years or so. However, this year it is all back on track with the launch of the new Prostar trucks. Back in the nineties, two brands dominated the truck market at the heavier end – Ford and International. However stability was lost back then, when the International Harvester company went into administration and then managed to trade its way out of the situation.
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Truck Of The Future From Renault
Although they do not play in the Australian market, the Truck Of The Future From Renault may be of interest to our operators. It is an attempt to optimise fuel use and utilises different technologies from a range of component suppliers.
Renault Trucks recently unveiled the latest in its series of on-road mobile laboratories designed to find ways to maximise fuel efficiency. After originally starting the ball rolling with its Optifuel Lab prime mover in 2009 (based on the old Premium model), followed in 2015 by Optifuel Lab 2 (built around the latest T-Range tractor), it recently launched Urban Lab 2, a concept truck specifically aimed at saving fuel in the urban and regional distribution sectors, rather than long haul.
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Multiple-Choice Transmission from ZF
The Traxon is a multiple-choice transmission from ZF, an automated manual transmission with a wide range of options available to customise the transmission to different applications. It consists of a single
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Effective Fuel Saving Functions
One of the most effective fuel saving functions on the latest Scania models, due in Australia in a couple of years, is free rolling when power is not required. If the truck is travelling at cruise speed
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