The Astra HD9 is a rather imposing lump of truck. The Italian built off-roader rolls out of its box as an eight-wheel drive that has a GCM of up to 70 tonnes. The Astra brand is a part of the mammoth CNH Industrial group, part of the same stable as Iveco. No surprise then that
Angola, Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Kenya, Ethiopia and Djibouti: seven countries, an almost 60 days journey, totalling over 11,000 kilometres amid the spectacular backdrop that is Africa. These are the facts that characterise the second edition of the “Daily4Africa” tour, the mission carried out by Iveco and Taurinorum Travel Team on board two, specially-equipped Iveco Daily
Opal Pipeline Project (2009-2011) The Opal Pipelines Project is one of the largest infrastructure projects for energy conveyance in Germany and in Europe. The line, to be realised between 2009 and 2011, will stretch South-North for around 480 km from Greifswald to Olberhau. The 56-inch pipeline will be realized with pipes of 18 metre long
TORINO, Italy – Never change a winning team. That’s why Astra and Allison Transmission have once again been chosen for a strategic infrastructure project: construction of a main European gas pipeline, the North European Natural Gas Pipeline (NEL). The project is critical to energy supplies for all of Europe and worth an estimated 1 billion
In case you’re wondering this is all about how 10 Allison auto-equipped Astra HD8 trucks have helped make tunnel excavation duties more productive, reliable and easier at the Nant de Drance and Linth-Limmern power plants. As if you needed telling, the new underground hydro power plant is going to supply the future energy needs of
68 dump trucks Astra in Africa for SALINI Salini Costruttori is one of the leading players when it comes to the construction of hydro-electric power plants. The deal to build the 1800 m long, 170 m high and 10 million m3 capacity dam on the Blue Nile was worth 3,350 billion euro. Building work for
