Greg Robertson taking stock of 500,000 km Iveco trial

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Prime Mover Magazine / June 11, 2015

After having criss-crossed the nation and amassing half a million kilometres in a pilot vehicle, Queensland trucking personality Greg Robertson has praised the Iveco Powerstar 7800 as a viable alternative for road train work.

Roberston’s Melbourne-made truck regularly travels large distances carting cattle in treacherous conditions and is doing just as well as the North American vehicles he has on his fleet, according to an Iveco statement.

“[Especially] the cabin is great, there’s a lot of space, particularly if you’re a big bloke,” Iveco quoted the 50-year veteran of the livestock industry.

Robertson has been running the Powestar with a 15-litre, 600 hp Cummins EGR engine and a classic Eaton Roadranger 18-speed transmission since 2012. “It’s done all right, I’d take a look at another Powerstar when we add to the fleet,” he said.

“The Powerstar provides a combination of design input and technology from Australia, the United States and Europe – it’s a mix that has proven to work well,” Iveco added. “When [Greg] says the big Iveco is doing all right, he means it’s very successfully doing the job asked of it.”

Related reading:

http://iveco.com.au/images/BrochureDownloads/IVECO_Powerstar_7800.pdf

http://iveco.com.au/images/products/SpecsSheets/Powerstar%207800%20Roadtrain%20Specs.pdf

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