Sales results, safety warnings and new fleet additions highlight the news across the industry this week, while industry regulators have advice for truckies driving in difficult conditions.
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Change at Daimler Truck Australia Pacific
There’s major change at Daimler Truck Australia Pacific coming in 2024, as the company announced sweeping changes to its management structure regarding its truck brands.
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Anniversaries, Expansion, a New Brand and 900 Electric Trucks
There are five news titbits this week which include anniversaries, expansion, a new brand and 900 electric trucks. New horizons are opening up both in Australia and overseas, with expanded territories, truck sales truck brand choices.
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Pooling of Fuel Cell Research Resources
Volvo and Daimler came together to invest in Cellcentric was because they realised the vast research and development costs to get their own fuel cell system up and running would be prohibitive, driving them to come up with an agreement around the pooling of fuel cell research resources, just for the fuel cell itself.
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Using Hydrogen Fuel Cell Trucks
Here is a video which gives us an idea of what the experience will be like when the trucking industry is using hydrogen fuel cell trucks. However the local geography may be a little different for the Australian truckie.
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Taking Fuso Forward
The next ten years are going to see major changes in the trucks on offer from the major truck manufacturers, so PowerTorque got a chance to ask some questions about how Daimler is taking Fuso forward in the next few years.
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Five Pieces of Good News
Ranging from electric trucks to toll reductions, changing rules, a fatigue initiative and excellence awarded, there are five pieces of good news this week.
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Five Points on Safety, Permits, Skills, Dubbo and Hydrogen
This week the news comes up with five points on safety, permits, skills, Dubbo and hydrogen power, as the Christmas rush begins.
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A New Star in North America
With the release of the all-new 57X, there’s a new Star in North America, as Daimler’s Western Star brand introduces it’s latest long distance prime mover, with all of the latest safety technology included in the design.
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What Does the Aussie Truck Buyer Want?
One of the main things any truck buyer is looking for is durability and Japanese trucks have proven their durability in the Australian truck market and an answer to the question, what does the Aussie truck buyer want? The ability to just keep plugging away with little fuss is what all of the Japanese truck makers are renowned for. The attention to detail and build quality out of Japan is a known quantity.
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