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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Western Star X-Series. Seriously Badass.
As readers of Big Rigs will have seen in the last issue, Western Star Trucks have released their X-Series range of trucks in Australia, using the term ‘Seriously Badass’ to describe them. But is this the case? We head to the RACQ Mobility Centre in Mt Cotton to see what all the fuss is about.
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Fuso leading charge with impressive new eCanter
Back in 2017 Fuso – under the Daimler Trucks umbrella – were the first company to series produce an all-battery electric light duty truck in Japan – the Fuso eCanter.
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Taking 12 Isuzu trucks for a test drive in one hectic day
In 2006 I was working for Truckin’ Life magazine which had achieved 30 years of being No.1 in the marketplace.
We looked to do something special with the front cover and I came up with the idea of a cut-out figure 1. Who to sell the idea to?
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Daimler takes centre stage at world’s biggest show
Hanover in northern Germany is home to the IAA Transportation, the biggest truck show in the world. How big? The Daimler Truck stand alone would equal 15 stands at the Brisbane Truck Show. The pavilion they are in is as big as the entire Brisbane Truck Show footprint, and there are some 27 pavilions. I walked over 13km on my first day!
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Must-see trucks at Shepparton shrine to industry legends
If Echuca is known as the town Where All The Rivers Run, then surely Shepparton in Victoria’s Goulburn Valley should be known as the town where All The Trucks Run.
After all, one in four Victorian truck registrations are in Shepparton and surrounds. And if that’s not reason enough to have a truck museum there, then I don’t know what is.
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