This video of the Nikola truck on display at the IAA Exhibition in Germany this week is a symbol of the changes indicated by a plethora of alt-power trucks and vans on stands at the truck show.
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Multiple Multi-Combinations
Here’s a video pulled together demonstrating multiple multi-combinations being put through their paces at demonstration events around the country. This collection spans over quite a few years, but does give us an idea about the wide variety of combinations allowed on our roads, in some places.
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Truckies Not Doing the Right Thing
Normally, when PowerTorque runs a video involving dash cams, it’s all about dangerous car drivers, but this video of the week is all about truckies not doing the right thing.
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Driving the Shift to Electrifying Trucks
CNN’s Richard Quest visited Scania in Södertälje, Sweden to interview Scania’s CEO, Christian Levin, about the Swedish truck maker’s vision to driving the shift to electrifying trucks. The next twenty years are going to see changes which for truck makers will be coming at a huge cost in terms of research and development.
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Sharing our Roads with Oversize Loads
The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) and Queensland Police Service (QPS) have launched the Sharing our Roads with Oversize Loads campaign, with a series of videos to show road users how to stay safe when driving near trucks towing oversize loads this Queensland Road Safety Week.
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An International Truck With a Scania Engine
Not that they mentioned the ’S’ word in the announcement, but the big news from Navistar this week is about an International Truck with a Scania engine.
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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’s It’s really Like Behind the Wheel of an Electric Truck
Some of us have been able to get a taste of what it’s really like behind the wheel of an electric truck, but in this video Daniel Louisy brings his own inimitable style to give us some insights into the experience.
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Not Too Close!
It’s a message that the trucking industry and the safety authorities have to keep on banging on about, we share the road with cars close by, but not too close!
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Automatic Trailer Couplings?
Another week, and it’s another new gadget for the trucking industry, but will Australia ever use automatic trailer couplings? This video sees our colleagues at Commercial Motor in the UK have a look at the latest release from Jost in this space.
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