Dean Dal Santo moves on after twenty years

Dean Del Santo Moves On After Twenty Years

It’s all change at Scania Australia as Dean Dal Santo moves on after twenty years with the truck manufacturer. Formerly the Director of Truck Sales for Scania Australia, he has announced his intention to leave the business.
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an impressive electric truck

An Impressive Electric Truck

Of the numerous electric trucks PowerTorques’ European Correspondent, Will Shiers, has driven recently, he reckons the Scania L25b is an impressive electric truck. In this case it was a 27-tonne Scania L25 6×2 building supplies truck.
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truck manufacturers have been all at sea

Truck Manufacturers Have Been All At Sea

The disruption caused to global supply chain by the pandemic has meant that many truck manufacturers have been all at sea, or to be more precise not able to get trucks or things like semiconductors across the sea.
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luxurious, big and comfortable European cab

Luxurious, Big and Comfortable European Cab

“I wanted a luxurious, big and comfortable European cab, and that’s exactly what I have with this new truck,” says Gabriel Badea. “It’s really like spending my day in a mobile office, which is what I wanted.
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8x2 configuration is not a popular choice in Australia

8×2 Configuration is Not a Popular Choice in Australia

Although the 8×2 configuration is not a popular choice in Australia, Gabriel Badea says he’s sold on it because it provides the best payload capacity along with remarkably good fuel economy. What’s more, he doesn’t buy the ‘conventional wisdom’ that suggests a bogie-drive truck is essential for his line of work.
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a turning point for global transport

A Turning Point for Global Transport

At the COP26 in Glasgow and representing a global response to climate emissions from trucks and buses as well as marking a turning point for global transport, 15 countries have agreed to work together toward 100 per cent zero-emission new truck and bus sales by 2040. 
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Scania to become the lead brand in the global Traton Group

Scania to Become the Lead Brand in the global Traton Group

An announcement of structural changes at the top, which are effective as of October 1, confirms Scania to become the lead brand in the global Traton Group. As a result of the changes, Christian Levin takes on a changed role which merges his current role as President and CEO of Scania with the role as President and CEO of Traton.
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future global diesel truck engine

A Future Global Diesel Truck Engine

While all of the news seems to be about the latest alt-power engines for trucks, a new plant has been announced to produce a future global diesel truck engine for the Traton Group. Ground has been broken at new site in Nuremberg, Germany, where the Common Base Engine (CBE) will be built.
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driver support scoring system

Driver Support Scoring System

Scania were the first brand to introduce the driver support scoring system in Australia and it has continued to develop. However on a recent test drive PowerTorque’s scores were not particularly flattering and so we decided to blame such a low scoring performance, on the scoring system not being reset at the beginning of the test drive.
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