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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New Faces and New Technology
New faces and new technology highlight this week’s industry updates, from a new top man at Hino, new technology from the NHVR, a new distribution facility and truck training.
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Alt-power is Developing Fast in Europe
Three announcements this week gives the impression that alt-power is developing fast in Europe. Westport, Volvo and Mercedes Benz are involved in new initiatives.
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Heavy-duty Long-distance Electric Transport
PowerTorque was in the room when the Mercedes-Benz Trucks’ eActros LongHaul, a concept prototype for heavy-duty long-distance electric transport, won the 2023 Truck Innovation Award at the recent IAA Transportation event.
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Invention, Innovation and Adaptation on Display
There’s invention, innovation and adaptation on display, with an autonomous Isuzu with a Cummins engine, EVs looking for government support and new specialist vehicles.
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Six of One, Half a Dozen of the Other
Unlike many transport operators, Joe Joseph, Managing Director of JD Refrigerated Transport, wasn’t born into the industry, and he is trying out six of one, half a dozen of the other in B-double prime movers.
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Daimler Trucks to Spin Off From Mercedes Benz
A fundamental change in its structure, will see Daimler Trucks spin off from Mercedes Benz into, what Daimler are calling, two pure-play companies. The company says the move is ‘designed to unlock the full potential of its businesses in a zero-emissions, software-driven future.
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Ideal B-double Prime Mover from Benz
The truck on test is probably the ideal B-double prime mover from Benz. It is an Actros 2663 with the StreamSpace cabin, which includes a flat floor. In fact, this particular cabin is laid out in the SoloStar configuration, which Mercedes-Benz have introduced as an option, but not many truck buyers have shown a lot of interest.
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Road Transport Workhorse
The example of the Cascadia driven by PowerTorque in a road test is the truck which will be used by many fleets as the road transport workhorse, as it plies its trade on Australia’s highways. This is the day cab Cascadia 116, fitted with the Detroit DD16 engine rated at 505 hp (377 kW) and putting out 2508Nm (1850 ft lb) of torque. The transmission is the Detroit DT12 AMT, although traditionalists can opt for a manual RoadRanger gearbox if they so desire.
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Test Driving a Truck Like the Actros
From the driver’s point of view, it’s simply a matter of making sure they know what all the buttons on the dashboard do, when test driving a truck like the Actros. Then it’s a matter of working out how to set it up correctly before setting off down the road. It is possible to drive this model in a semi-autonomous way. Much of the time on long runs all the driver has to do is steer the truck and keep an eye out. The automated systems do the rest.
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