Battery Electric Vehicles (BEVs) will certainly play an important role in suburban delivery and, having driven a few, I can vouch for their quietness, acceleration and obviously their zero emissions.
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Blown away by the biggest truck show in the southern hemisphere
Big Rigs has been to countless truck shows over the years so it could be easy to become blasé about them – not that we do. But to say we were blown out of the water by the Casino event on August 5 is a masterclass of understatement.
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Doin’ the Dirty? Why not try Fuso’s new 510 Tipper
One of the stars on the Daimler stand at the Brisbane Truck Show was Fuso’s Shogun 510 S Tipper. With its black on white livery and ‘510HP’ emblazoned on its doors and visor – along with possibly the best-looking bull bar ever made – the truck attracted a lot of attention from those in the market for such a vehicle.
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Test driving the Scania R660 V8
When the phone buzzes and the email says it’s from Scania, my hand goes to open it up almost before my mind has finished reading the headline. Hopefully they want to put me into something, I think to myself.
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The road to going full electric
Anyone who attended the Brisbane Truck Show (BTS) would have been astounded at the number of Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV) on display. But Hino Australia deviated from the trend, with what it believes is the perfect transition truck.
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A walk down through Brisbane’s electric avenue
Last year Big Rigs was at the IAA Truck Show in Hanover, Germany – the world’s largest truck show. We were frankly gobsmacked at the plethora of electric trucks on display there.
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Is the new fit for purpose Iveco a game-changer?
So, you’re in the market for a European truck. Question: Have you considered Iveco? I’d wager that you probably haven’t. Well maybe you should read on and be enlightened.
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Top-selling Cascadia on the road with 34 pallets
It was a Friday morning and I’ve hooked up Freightliner to cruise three hours from Melbourne to Horsham in Victoria’s central west to pick up the latest iteration of the Cascadia where it had been showing off at the Horsham Field Days.
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Scania’s superb two new Supers
When Scania rang to ask me if I’d like to take their new ‘Super’ 460 and 560 for a spin, I was more than delighted to accept – even though these trucks were mere in-line sixes.
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Brisbane Truck Show: Will it be different to Hanover?
HVIA is going full steam to make the 2023 event bigger and better than ever. The truck manufacturers – apart from Scania I’m told – will be back displaying their wares to convince you that their product is where you should place your backside.
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