Protran Solutions To Showcase Sunswap Solar-Electric Refrigeration System At TruckShowX 2026 For years, the refrigerated transport industry has been fed the same story: if you want serious cooling performance, you need a diesel refrigeration unit hanging off the front of the trailer, rattling away through the night, burning fuel by the hour, disturbing nearby residents…
CoolTrans Sees Fuel Economy Gains with New Actros ProCabin There’s an old rule in trucking that says the faster you push a brick through the air, the more diesel you pour into the process. European truck manufacturers have spent decades trying to bend physics around that problem, but now Mercedes-Benz appears to have taken a…
Scania Longline Cab: The Big Cab is Back Note: The images featured in this article are concept visualisations created for editorial exploration by roadtrains.com.au and are not official releases from Scania. Could the return of the Longline cab spark a modern-day resurrection of legendary trucks like Aerocat? Because every now and then, the truck industry…
SCANIA R 620 V8 | Power, Torque & Fuel Economy Dream Machine with Real-World Fuel Economy When an owner-driver builds the truck he has always wanted, the result is often more than just a transport tool — it becomes a statement of intent. For Sunbury-based operator Chris Bonnitcha, his Scania R 620 V8 represents the…
Lift off for new Scania Air-O Is it a bird? Is it a Ute? No, it’s the new Scania Air-O Scania Australia today introduces a new diesel-free, zero-emission last-mile delivery solution that will drive forward the shift to a sustainable transport system and reshape the local logistics industry. Motivated by the sky-high rises in the…
Wettenhalls’ 100th Scania proves progress is rarely accidental After more than 100 years in transport, Wettenhalls continues to refine the formula that matters most to modern fleet operators: safer trucks, lower fuel burn, measurable uptime, and a total operating economy that makes the accountant quietly nod in approval. There is something deeply reassuring about a…
IVECO T-Way 6×6 Steps Up as ESM Resources Expands Pilbara Fleet When downtime costs thousands by the hour, the service truck quietly becomes the most important machine on site In large-scale mining and civil operations, productivity is rarely measured in effort. It is measured in uptime. When a critical machine stops, the meter starts running…
Why Bucher chose the IVECO Eurocargo for its MaxPowa V65t A street sweeper spends its working life precisely where most truck drivers would rather not put a wheel: hard against the kerb, negotiating parked cars, stormwater drains and roundabouts apparently designed with a shopping trolley in mind. For Bucher Municipal’s MaxPowa V65t, the truck underneath…
Scania Torques the Fork How a former firefighter built one of Australia’s most versatile delivery fleets. One problem, one truck, and one opportunity at a time For Fork2U founder Peter McCormack, reliability was never negotiable. After a career in the fire brigade, he built his delivery fleet around Scania 420P rigid trucks, combining dependable Swedish…
Proven, Not Promised How Aussie CTI raises the standard for central tyre inflation systems! By the time a piece of Aussie CTI equipment is bolted onto a working truck, it has already lived a life. Not on the highway yet, but on the bench, under scrutiny, being pushed to the limit, measured, scored, and judged…