Price of perfection
With the deadline for Euro 6 clean engines getting closer, operators need to understand the technology, cost and maintenance implications before it's too late. Brian Tinham reports
Next generation engines
Just when you thought it might be safe to forget heavy-duty engine emissions regulations, Brussels starts getting serious about ‘Euro 7’ – and not just for CO2 reduction. Brian Tinham reports
Safety in numbers
It's not only truck launches that command attention. Production improvements that bring better functions and safety are worth keeping up with, too. Ian Norwell reports from a quarry near Barcelona
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse
Welcome to your first IRTE journal for 2011 – the issue that updates fleet managers on operator costs for the year ended and examines prospects for the 12 months ahead.
New realities
Will extensive driveline revisions be enough to lift the fortunes of Iveco’s Stralis tractors in the UK? Ian Norwell listens to senior executives in Madrid and takes two trucks for a test drive
Shifting perceptions
Mercedes-Benz is embracing dual clutch technology on its commercial vehicles with the Fuso Duonic, discovers Ian Norwell
Six appeal
As Mercedes-Benz unveils more details of its Euro-6 standard engine, Steve Banner reports on what drivers and operators can expect when vehicles powered by the six-cylinder enter service
Specifying specialist vehicles? Tap into VT's experience
If you're wondering what to specify for a specialist vehicle, and how to go about it, it's worth talking to the man who heads up automotive engineering at the massive VT Group (formerly Vosper Thornycroft).
Energy comparison
As more is revealed about a forthcoming Euro 7 exhaust standard designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, operators may be facing clean-up costs – and sooner than they think. Peter Shakespeare reports
Engine room: Scania's new engine in context
Steve Banner travels to Sweden to understand the rationale of Scania’s new engine launch, and the company’s vision for alternative fuels