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biodiesel is back?

Biodiesel is Back?

After a hiatus for the past few years, it may the time to ask whether biodiesel is back? This is after the news was released that Just Biodiesel has recommissioned its biodiesel manufacturing plant in Barnawartha, Victoria.
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how many clutches do you need?

Volvo May Have Overtaken Kenworth on Truck Sales?

With Volvo topping the heavy duty truck sales figures for the past two months, Volvo may have overtaken Kenworth on truck sales? In the figures published by the Truck Industry Council for June 2019, Volvo sold 225 heavy duty trucks, while Kenworth achieved 202. This leaves Volvo just 50 trucks behind Kenworth’s 1154 total sales for the year in this market segment.
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where to next?

Where To Next?

The question around a system that Scania have been fitting into their trucks for the last 4 years is where to next? The level of electronic monitoring within the truck has been very sophisticated for quite some time. It is now being utilised by a system officially called ‘Scania Maintenance with Flexible Plans’, and this flexible maintenance is being sold by Scania in conjunction with contract maintenance. 
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Volkswagen truck arm sell off

Volkswagen Truck Arm Sell Off

The long-awaited and several times-delayed Volkswagen truck arm sell off is set to go ahead soon and could value the operation at up to $24 billion. The VW organisation separated its commercial truck division from its car making operations and renamed it under the Traton name, after it took over both Scania and MAN trucks and joined them in with the South American VW truck manufacturing operation.  Read More
looking at the bigger picture

Looking at the Bigger Picture

As President and CEO of a global organisation like Scania Truck, Henrik Henriksson, is always looking at the bigger picture. He shares his views about the future of truck manufacturing with Diesel News. Read More
flexible maintenance scheme

Flexible Maintenance Scheme

Scania have introduced a new flexible maintenance scheme which uses the data coming out of the connected truck to schedule servicing more precisely and rationally. The harder a truck works, the more often it needs to be checked and serviced. It is now being utilised by a system officially called ‘Scania Maintenance with Flexible Plans’, and this flexible maintenance is being sold by Scania in conjunction with contract maintenance. Read More
middle weight contender

Middle-weight Contender

The New Generation Scania G450 has the ideal size and specs to fulfil the role of middle weight contender, in intra and interstate single trailer or truck and dog applications. It does this effortlessly while returning excellent fuel economy. That’s the conclusion Paul Matthei came to after a recent road test. Read More
flexibility from connectivity

Flexibility from Connectivity

Businesses are getting flexibility from connectivity in a number of different ways. For Scania, connectivity is making tailored truck servicing for each individual truck possible. Read More
a comprehensive Scania array

A Comprehensive Scania Array

  At this year’s Brisbane Truck Show a comprehensive Scania array, of the Swedish truck maker’s New Truck Generation range will be on display in public for the first time in Australia.
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