It’s a mixed bag of news this week in the truck game with the expansion of electric vehicles from Volvo and the rest of the Asia Pacific, four wheel drive trucks over the horizon and a retirement for a top Swedish executive
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Six Things To Feel Good About
This week has been a positive one for news about the trucking industry and PowerTorque presents six things to feel good about for our industry from the last few days.
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Increasing Wages, Pushing Policy and Loading Livestock
This week has seen a number of interesting changes and initiatives with increasing wages, pushing policy, loading livestock arrangements, new faces at the HVIA and awards for Volvo Group.
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Preventing Blind Spot Collisions
This week another new safety technology has been introduced into trucks, a system aimed at preventing blind spot collisions, from Volvo. In urban areas collisions between trucks and other users take place at a relatively low speed but can be disastrous for cyclists and pedestrians.
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I came I drove I-Save
Launching into this brave new world, Volvo’s new FH 500 I-Save fairly bristles with technology designed to enhance performance, fuel economy and convenience for the driver and as PowerTorque’s Paul Matthei says, “I came I drove I-Save.”
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Drive to Head Towards a Zero Emissions Operation
Last year, Volvo introduced two electric FL trucks into Linfox’s fleet, as part of that company’s drive to head towards a zero emissions operation. The two trucks are currently running around Melbourne delivering around the city.
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Instant Wheel-slip Control with Electric Power
Thanks to the fast response of the electric motors, the force generated between the wheels and the road can be controlled in an instant to proactively enable instant wheel-slip control with electric power.
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Producing a Mountain Munching 2,800Nm of Peak Torque
Volvo Group Australia has released its FH 500 I-Save which features a 13 litre turbo-compound engine producing a mountain munching 2,800Nm of peak torque. PowerTorque jumps at the offer to take a prototype version hitched to a B-double grossing 58 tonnes for a pedal up and down the infamous Toowoomba Range.
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Looking Back in Time at the Volvo F86
To get some perspective on just how far the modern trucks have come from the ‘good old’ days, and looking back in time at the Volvo F86, PowerTorque decided to drive one of the you beaut 2021 Volvo FM prime movers over the same route, up against a 1968 F 86.
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The Latest Volvo FM is Like Entering a Different World
The new FM now has the Euro 6 version of the 13 litre engine and puts out 460 hp, from 900 rpm all the way past 1400 rpm. Truck design takes all or most of the worry out of pushing a truck too hard, these vehicles have been engineered and tested to be able to handle a heavy load, while maintaining considerable durability.
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