Truck Test 2022 underway

Preparations are well underway for Truck Test 2022, which takes place from May 31 to June 2 this year.

Which extra-heavy truck should operators buy? This question will be answered – scientifically and definitively – at Truck Test 2022. Virtually all of the major truck suppliers will participate in the event, which starts and finishes at the Engen Blockhouse 1 Stop North on the R59 (Meyerton).

We are privileged to be working with some incredible companies during Truck Test 2022:

• Engen will sponsor the fuel used on the test
• Afrit is sponsoring trailers
• Ctrack will sponsor the tracking devices
• Specifications and results are being compiled by TruckScience
• ADA is responsible for logistics

We would like to thank all five companies profusely. It’s great to have these leading transport industry suppliers join us at what will be THE transport event of 2022.

We will be testing extra-heavy trucks (6×4 truck tractors with a GCM greater than or equal to 50 000 kg). Each entrant will supply the vehicle with a fully loaded trailer, such that the GCM for interlinks is between 55,5 and 56 tonnes including one full tank of fuel, a driver, and an observer. For tridems, the vehicle will need to be loaded to between 47,5 and 48 tonnes, including one full tank of fuel, a driver, and an observer. Vehicles outside of these parameters will be listed separately in the results.

Vehicles will gather at the Engen Blockhouse 1 Stop North on May 31 to be refuelled. Their tyre pressures will also be checked and a driver briefing will be held for participants.

On June 1, we will start the “down run”, heading down the N3 towards Durban. Our first stop is at the Heidelberg weighbridge, before we continue to Pinetown and park there overnight. On June 2, we will do the “up run” back to Johannesburg.

While the test will not be run as a competition, but rather as a demonstration of the vehicles’ capabilities, the results will be studied by astute transport operators who want to make the best possible buying decisions. Fuel consumption, trip times, and productivity will be compared to theoretical results calculated on TruckScience’s Sales Tool software.

The results of the complete run will be announced on June 17 and will be published in the July issue of FOCUS on Transport & Logistics – and then we will know which trucks operators should be buying. Naturally, the results will also appear on the FOCUS website: www.focusontransport.co.za. In addition, they will be featured on dedicated motoring channel Ignition, on DSTV channel 189, in July.