Steering system manufacturer VSE was recently involved in a special order in Switzerland. The firm of Röllin specialises in supplying wood chips for pellet stoves. The chips have to be loaded deep inside the Swiss forests. To do this, considerable height differences have to be overcome. Until now Röllin has mainly done this using four-axle…… Continue Reading
The European Transport Board, a group of decision makers from the most significant European transportation and logistics companies, announces the publication of a new industry standard for data generated by trailer Electronic Braking Systems. The Trailer CAN (TCAN) protocol specifies the data exchange between braking and auxiliary data collection systems, e.g. telematics, on towed vehicles…… Continue Reading
British manufacturer of collection vehicles Dennis Eagle has chosen VSE steering systems for several reasons. For a delivery in Australia VSE offered the right solution. VSE also provided the British manufacturer with solutions for the latest generation of multi-axle collection vehicles. The trucks produced by Dennis Eagle operate continuously in city centres and residential areas.…… Continue Reading
British company Prime Transport Solutions is about to introduce it’s pneumatic landing gear on the European market. Although a European company, PTS preferred to introduce it’s landing gear in American and Australian markets in the first place. The system taps air from the braking system. Still, there’s no need to interfere with EBS or any…… Continue Reading
Siemens is to conduct demonstrations on a two-mile stretch of highway after installing a catenary system for electric and hybrid trucks in the vicinity of the largest US ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach. The company was awarded the associated contract by Southern California’s South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD). The objective is…… Continue Reading
With it’s hybrid driveline, Fuso has set a remarkable benchmark in sustainable technology. Now, it appears that Fuso develops a fully electric driveline. The trucks are developed in Portugal and this new E-Cell variant is going to be tested in the upcoming period of time in various cities in Portugal. The Fuso E-Cell is a…… Continue Reading
Daimler owned subsidiary Detroit announced it can offer a new, fully integrated powertrain package that includes its DD15 engine, DT12 automated manual transmission and Detroit axles. This driveline package will be available for the Freightliner Cascadia Evolution in January next year and for the Wester Star 5700 later next year. The powertrain package offers a…… Continue Reading
At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition truckbrand SAIC Iveco Hongyan launched an LNG version of the Jieshi truck which has a range of up to one thousand kilometres. This achievement is being realised by mounting larger fuel tanks on the truck chassis. According to our sources, the Jieshi consists of a lot of Iveco technology,…… Continue Reading
American engine supplier Cummins has developed an engine series specifically destined for the Chinese and similar non-US markets. Called the G-Series, the new engines, which come in displacements of eleven and twelve litres, will be mounted firstly in Chinese Foton Auman GTL trucks (pic left). The new engines have a slimmer design and make do…… Continue Reading
Scania is testing a hybrid solution with an overhead powerline. This way the G360 can run on diesel on the long motorway legs while in town the truck can be driven electricaly. Scania is working with Siemens in Germany with the powerline system. Another solution is an electric magnetic field in the road. That system…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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