The Volvo Group’s journey through Europe and participation in the EU Truck Platooning Challenge was a great success, with very positive reactions from decision-makers, politicians and the general public. Three Volvo trucks drove closely behind one another using wireless communication, in a platoon, from Gothenburg to Rotterdam. “It has been fantastic to see people’s reactions. […]
Giga Shipping is a logistics company that provides a “door to door” service for motor vehicles to East Malaysia. This service is provided via Roll On Roll Off vessels. When it comes to shipping vehicles, big or small, you have two main options. You can ship your vehicle in a sealed steel container or ship […]
English company Longthorne of Hebden has taken delivery of three Volvo FH 6×2 tractor units and two FM 8×4 rigid trucks. The new trucks are already working on the aggregate and asphalt side of the family-owned business, which is also well known for the transportation of livestock. The three new Volvo FH tractor units were specified […]
Land Rover Classic is underscoring its commitment to providing the very best cars, services, parts and experiences to passionate Land Rover customers with the launch of the ‘Reborn’ initiative for the iconic Series I at Techno-Classica in Essen, Germany. Reborn offers 25 prospective customers the unique opportunity to purchase an original and highly collectable Land […]
Two heavy-duty Iveco Stralis trucks are currently en-route to Rotterdam, the Netherlands, but unlike your average freight operation, these two semi-automated vehicles are travelling in a platoon – something that up until now has not been performed on a public road. This mission is a part of the European Truck Platooning Challenge, an initiative organised […]
A truck driver who pulled an injured motorist from a burning car has been named the 33rd Goodyear Highway Hero. Chosen from three finalists, Julian Kaczor of Utica, N.Y., recently accepted the 33rd Goodyear Highway Hero Award during the Mid-America Trucking Show. Kaczor was driving through Jacksonville, Fla., when a car drove past him at […]
Volvo Buses has delivered a new B11R coach to Andover-based Pikes Coaches in England. The new coach is fitted with a Jonckheere bodywork and has a 53-passenger seating capacity, and joins a fleet of 10 vehicles.
Iveco has received an order for six new Trakker tippers from excavation specialist Penfold Verral in West Sussex, United Kingdom, with the vehicles to be delivered over the next four months. The Trakker Hi-Road 8×4 tippers are being fitted with bodies by Thompsons, with one of the vehicles also being equipped with a Palfinger Epsilon […]
The Scania Report 2015 highlights the driving forces impacting the transport sector, describes Scania’s business model and value creation for the stakeholders “Increasing demand for transport services must be handled while emissions and the climate impact cannot continue to increase. Transport and mobility have to be part of the solution. Scania is well-prepared to assume […]
DAF Trucks has supplied five CF rigids to Martin Brower for their client McDonald’s. The CF 290 FAN rear-steer vehicles feature DAF’s Silent Mode which reduces noise levels to less than 72 dB(A) during night-time deliveries. The new vehicles join an all-DAF fleet of 157 vehicles.
