Six days on the road

The long-awaited new Iveco is finally here in right-hand drive form! In true T&D fashion, we put the first one in the UK to work for a full week

- Dougie Rankine

At a glance

Make & model: Iveco S-Way AS440S57TX/P

Engine: Cursor 13 12.9-litre six-cylinder, Euro 6d with SCR

Power: 570hp @ 1605-1900rpm

Torque: 2500nm @ 1100-1605rpm

Gearbox: ZF TraXon 12-speed HiTronix

Operator: Iveco Trucks UK, Basildon

Glorious late October sunshine bathes Chippenham Pit Stop on a Monday afternoon. I’ve just pulled in for the night with the new S-Way and it’s already attracting a fair amount of attention. I grab my shower bag, head in to pay for parking, order dinner and when I arrive back at the truck 20 minutes later the guy next to me in a Jenkinson’s Scania says, “That thing’s the star of the show here tonight, there’s been loads of people looking at it and taking photos.” He ponders for a moment and adds, “I’ve never understood the stick Iveco gets to be honest, it looks great.”

There’s a lot of curiosity about the S-Way. Iveco has left a box of brochures in the truck and I end up handing out quite a few over the course of the week. The fact is, it’s a bit confusing for some folk. Because this is a sharp looking truck and clearly at odds with the postings of internet super truckers.