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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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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Test driving the new Kenworth K220 cabover
When you get to drive a pre-production truck you have to expect that some things won’t quite fit, other things don’t quite work, and squeaks, rattles and fizzes haven’t quite been ironed out. That was certainly the case with the new K220 Kenworth I drove from Perth to Coolgardie earlier this month.
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Life in (the middle of) the fast lane with new Actros
The list of ‘firsts’ in safety and technology from Mercedes-Benz is far too long to list here but it’s safe to say that the company has always been at the forefront in these aspects. What they produce on their cars also quickly filters through to the truck division. And so it is with my recent drive of the latest Mercedes-Benz Actros with its level 2 automation – a first in Australia.
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Fuso Shogun: Heavy-duty newcomer slays test drive
Drive down any suburban road in Australia and I’ll give you 10 to 1 on passing a Japanese truck.
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Power, safety and comfort in new 700hp workhorse
North of the Overlander and then anywhere beyond Carnarvon, it’s easy to gaze through a wide windscreen and deep side windows and think you’re the last person rolling across the planet.
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Test driving the new Scania P280 7-Litre
In what may send ripples of concern through the sales departments of Japanese truck manufacturers, Scania’s offering the smaller displacement DC07 engine option to complement the existing DC09, five-cylinder, throughout the P-series range.
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As good as trucking can get
Cruising along the Eyre Highway, eying off the vastness of the Nullarbor on a Big Rigs road test is not everyone’s cup of tea. But if you’re on board the latest Mack Anthem, with its siblings in convoy, it’s as good as trucking can get.
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Scania torques up new six-cylinder Euro 6 engine
Scania recently released the uprated output version of the brand’s proven 13-litre, DC 13 166 in-line six-cylinder engine.
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