pure trucking nostalgia

Pure Trucking Nostalgia

PowerTorque is in New Zealand this week as part of the process of presenting the Truck of the Year Australasia at the New Zealand Transport, Association, Technical Maintenance and Safety Conference in Christchurch and came across this pure trucking nostalgia.
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How Does Hydrogen Actually Work?

This is a beautifully shot video about a hydrogen truck made by Volvo in the Arctic, but begs the question, how does hydrogen actually work? Like all of these new zero carbon technologies which
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drivers confused by a work diary

Drivers Confused by a Work Diary

It is a problem, a perennial problem in the trucking industry, and one which is addressed to a certain extent in this video, that is, drivers confused by a work diary, and the surrounding rules, and regulations. Read More

New Cummins in the DAF XG+

In this video, we get to hear the sound of the new Cummins in the DAF XG+. This new engine from Cummins, the X15D looks to be game changer for the engine maker, coming in lighter and smaller than it’s predecessor, the X 15, and opens up a number of new possibilities for Cummins in the applications where it can be fitted.
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the launch of a bunch of new trucks

The Launch of a Bunch of New Trucks

Recent days has seen the launch of a bunch of new trucks from Volvo, the new VNL in the US, and then the Aero from Volvo in Europe. New VNL gets Volvo back into the discussion about the most up-to-date and fuel efficient conventional prime mover on the US market and gives them an opportunity to compete directly against the market leader, Freightliner Cascadia.
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what the truck?

What the Truck?

This video shows the stunt pulled off in the lead up to the launch of the new Volvo range in North America, the anonymous ‘what the truck?’ cleanskin dropped into the middle of a busy truck
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electric or hydrogen for trucks?

Electric or Hydrogen for Trucks?

We are just at the beginning of a revolution in the powering of trucks, but we are already debating the issue of electric or hydrogen for trucks? This news piece from Deutche Welle runs through the issues which we need to discuss, as we head down the road to the brave new world of zero carbon emissions.
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Zero Carbon Truck Manufacturing

In this interview the Scania boss, Christian Levin, explains the company’s strategy for making its entire supply chain carbon emissions free, to reach its aim of zero carbon truck manufacturing.
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