Steve Brooks

Truck Reviews

Western Star is back in the game

Western Star’s decade in the doldrums appears done and dusted following the recent launch of its exciting new X-series range. True, it could be a hard road back after languishing for so long on the fringes of truck sales charts but on first impressions, the three-pronged X-series line-up of 47X, 48X and 49X models has the specification, the features and the versatility to blast Western Star into a bold new era.
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Volvo flicks the switch

In possibly the boldest and most ambitious move ever seen at an international trucking event, Volvo shocked the socks off visitors at the massive IAA commercial vehicle show in Germany by dispensing with diesel models altogether. Instead, the Swedish powerhouse went with an entirely battery-electric line-up featuring its new FM Electric and FH Electric prime movers, and leaving no doubt that for Volvo, tomorrow is already here.
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Vale Steve Sturgess

As a correspondent for several road transport magazines in Australia and New Zealand over many decades, high profile US trucking writer Steve Sturgess was a constant source of detailed and often ground-breaking reports on the North American trucking industry. Steve Brooks recalls the passing of a friend and valued colleague
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Charging ahead to the future of trucking

Be in no doubt, the giants of the trucking world are fast tracking their way to a future where fossil fuels could become almost as extinct as the prehistoric plants that created them. Certainly, it won’t be a quick or easy transition as new technologies radically reshape all forms of automotive power, but it is coming and spearheading the charge is the biggest of them all, Daimler Truck.
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The High an Low of Hino

With the best model range in its Australian history and a red hot sales truck market, these should be bumper days for Hino’s Australian operation. However, a dark cloud has drifted down from Japan in the form of an audacious emissions cheating scandal, stifling production and availability, and taking the gloss off impressive models like the flagship SS2848 hi-roof prime mover.
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Here comes tomorrow: carbon neutral trucking technology

There’s a revolution happening in automotive energy sources and at Germany’s massive IAA commercial vehicle show in Hanover this September, two global giants will showcase just how far they’ve come in making electric power, fuel cells and alternative fuels a commercial and operational reality. But that doesn’t mean diesel is dead. At least, not for many years yet.
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Here comes tomorrow: carbon neutral trucking technology

There’s a revolution happening in automotive energy sources and at Germany’s massive IAA commercial vehicle show in Hanover this September, two global giants will showcase just how far they’ve come in making electric power, fuel cells and alternative fuels a commercial and operational reality. But that doesn’t mean diesel is dead. At least, not for many years yet.
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The amazing Benz Unimog

Arguably the trucking world’s most enduring model range, the ultra-versatile Unimog has been part of the Mercedes-Benz commercial vehicle portfolio for more than 70 years. Engineering and technology have obviously created massive changes but what hasn’t changed are the extraordinary capabilities that continue to define a truly unique workhorse
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Scania stays strong with new R660

After the release late last year of its super-impressive R770 flagship, Scania Australia is now set to hit the market with a slick mix of stronger six-cylinder and V8 models sporting a lighter, smoother and smarter automated transmission, including a gutsy R660 model
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