Scania enters the (pick-up) truck market

Not content with dominating the high-horsepower full-size prime mover and rigid truck market, Scania is introducing a pick-up truck (known as a ‘ute’ or ‘bakkie’ in some markets). The same famous 770 hp 16.4-litre V8 engine, the sole on-road V8 truck engine available today, will power the pick-up, which is available for a limited time…

Driverless Road Trains

How long before driverless Road Trains relieve global road congestion? Technical Editor Howard Shanks asks several leading truck manufacturers what the future for road transport holds? Certainly, the truck will still be with us in 2050. To some degree, externally, it will still resemble today’s truck, albeit somewhat more futuristic. But under the surface, in the futuristic…