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Horses For Courses

The predecessor Scania R730 has been available in Australia for the past decade and the new R770 capitalises upon its predecessor’s solid reputation and delivers a significant range of small and macro improvements without any apparent compromises. Read More

Ready, Set, Charge

Following the market launch of the eActros 300 and 400 production models in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks continues to push ahead with the introduction of further battery-electric models with a production prime mover version expected in 2023 to join the rigid models already available including the eEconic refuse vehicle range.
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Staying Ahead

Isuzu has been building trucks since 1920 when the Japanese manufacturer formed a joint venture with the Wolseley car company of the UK to produce passenger vehicles as well as a 1.5 tonne truck.
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Going for Gold

In recent years MAN has built upon its fulfilment of the Rheinmetall contract to supply over 2,500 protected and unprotected medium and heavy military-spec vehicles to the Australian Defence Forces.
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Top of the Range

The past couple of years has seen the absence of the typical extensive product launch and test drive programs at which the industry, through its manufacturers, dealers, customers and media was able to experience a variety of a brand’s vehicles with the additional benefit of back-to-back assessments.
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Rise to Power

The Fuso Shogun is known as the Fuso Super Great in its homeland of Japan and now with the availability of a 510hp version of the Daimler-sourced 13-litre engine, that rather awkward moniker is actually quite an apt description of the Fuso heavy hitter.
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Climbing the Rise

Development of autonomous vehicles over the past decade or so has not contributed to the demise of Western civilisation, as some early detractors may have preached, but instead has resulted in the progressive adoption of a number of key systems which offer to significantly improve the safety and efficiency of modern commercial vehicles.
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The Heavy Hitter

Competition in the Heavy Duty sector between Japanese truck brands has been instrumental in all of the OEMs’ making serious efforts to outdo each other as each wave of new model is planned and subsequently released.
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