Ian Norwell

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Trucks take two

The refinements of Euro 6 drivelines continue, with Scania's Streamline bringing 11 revised engines and promising further fuel savings. Ian Norwell reports from Södertälje

Tractor Units
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To infinity and beyond

The heavy commercial vehicle industry has been concentrating on Euro 6 for so long, you'd be forgiven for thinking that it was the end of a process. It isn't. Ian Norwell speaks to three senior...

Engine/Transmission Management
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Rocky road

As trade shows go, the BAUMA event in Munich is high on the Richter scale. Ian Norwell talks to Iveco's Alessandro Mortali about Fiat's new construction trucks

Tippers
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Sum of the parts

Winding up its product renewal programme, Mercedes-Benz has now launched the latest version of its Atego. Ian Norwell reports from Karlsrühe, Germany

Rigids
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Solid performance

With the added cost of Euro 6, truck makers are upgrading their vehicles to sweeten the bitter pill. MAN is no exception with its new TG, reports Ian Norwell from Munich

Tractor Units
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Seat of learning

Recent truck launches show increasing levels of drivetrain automation. So where does the driver's influence now lie with fuel economy? Ian Norwell drives the latest hi-tech tractors from the Germans,...

Tractor Units
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Raising the bar

While DAF might have taken more time than most to bring its full Euro 6 engine line-up to market, the firm has not been idle. Ian Norwell reports from its Eindhoven engines seminar

Tractor Units
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Safety first

Electronics have opened the door to a raft of safety systems that just a few years ago would have been fanciful. But can fleet managers afford them? Ian Norwell looks at innovations, the law and the...

Driver Assistance Systems
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A new construct

Latest in an unrelenting programme of heavy-duty range replacements from Mercedes-Benz is its new construction truck, the Arocs. Ian Norwell reports from Munich

Off Roaders
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Hybrids on charge

Alternative drives carry too many downsides to have yet hit the mainstream for truck buyers. Is this about to change? Ian Norwell went to the UK launch of Daimler's light hybrid truck

Electric Vehicles
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Evolution not revolution

The procession of new models from Europe's heavy truck makers continues. Latest to set a match to its touch paper is DAF. Ian Norwell reports from Andalusia

Road Tests
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Emissions engineering

The thorny issue of Euro 6 was addressed by Andrew Nicol, technical specialist for heavy-duty engines at Ricardo, who led a panel of experts from Cummins, Delphi Diesel, Iveco and Scania. Ian Norwell...

Aerodynamics