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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE * Denmark - MAN Diesel plant to cut 500 jobs
Copenhagen,Denmark -Reuters -Aug 4, 2009: -- Engine builder MAN Diesel's plant in Frederikshavn, Denmark, aims to cut about 500 jobs, halving its workforce to adjust to a drop in orders, the company said on Tuesday... MAN Diesel is part of Munich-based truck maker MAN SE, which last week reported a plunge in second-quarter operating results in line with market expectations and said it saw no sign of an upturn... The MAN Diesel plant in Frederikshavn makes marine engines and other ship propulsion equipment...* Australia - Iveco PowerStar...now with new improved EGR Cummins ISX
Torino,Milan,Italy -Biglorryblog (UK) -August 4, 2009: ... Iveco has taken its PowerStar tractor, added a Cummins ISX and thrown in a EuroTronic auto box to create Australia's latest heavy-duty contender... The all-new PowerStar boasts the 15-llitre ISX EGR sixpot at 550hp, enough for most things I'd have thought, and a 16-speed EuroTronic 2 two-pedal transmission making it road-ready for 26m, 34 pallet B-Double work... Here for the full specs...* Model Powerstar ATN 6x4
* Cab Active Time Sleeper
* Engine Cummins ISX EGR
* Power 550 hp @ 2000 rpm
* Torque 1850 lb ft @ 1200 - 1600 rpm
* Transmission EuroTronic II 16 speed automated
* Suspension Hendrickson Primaax PAX 460
* Rear axle Meritor RT46-160GP
* GCM rating 90 tonne
* Application Local and interstate 26 metres B-Double... (Picture from pstardaily.jpg)
* Australia - Isuzu Gigamax
Sydney,NSW,Australia -Biglorryblog -August 5, 2009: ... Isuzu Motor's 'heavies', from Isuzu Australia's website that cover the Gigamax range starting with the mighty EXY510 complete with a 15-litre six-cylinder with EGR, auto box (16-speed and high-top sleeper). According to the website Isuzu is Australia's top-selling truck brand since 1989, although I suspect that's more on the rigids than tractors... Here's the EXD455, same engine and auto box (but with 12 cogs) and 453hp... (Photo: GigamaxBLB.JPG)* UK - The biggest Volvo recovery truck ever built!
London,UK -Biglorryblog (UK) -August 5, 2009: -- High Wycombe's Saunders Recovery has taken delivery of one of the largest Volvo recovery vehicles ever seen on UK roads... The FH-520 10x4 rigid (it's got an added fifth axle) sports and a wide range of specialist kit including a rotating crane and an under-reach unit. The chassis was supplied by Volvo Dealer, Hartshorne Potteries, while the bodywork and equipment were installed by Boniface Engineering... The basic truck is an FH-520 with a 13-litre Euro-5 engine driving a manual 14-speed splitter gearbox... Its Maxi-Reach slimline under-reach also ensures damage free under-floor lift and there's even a walk-in workshop behind the cab, fully stocked with tools, straps and cutting gear for rescue work... (Picture: Saunders pic1)Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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