Tyres are, arguably, one of the most crucial components of any motor vehicle. A passenger vehicle’s safety depends on its tyres being in good condition, while tyres can have a direct impact on a commercial vehicle’s productivity. The mid-nineteenth century was the Genesis for the tyre as we know it today, when Charles Goodyear invented […]
As with any kind of vehicle insurance, choosing the one most suitable for you is likely to involve lots of considerations about your needs and circumstances. When making your choice of lorry/truck/prime mover insurance, the following may help you select the most appropriate cover. The valuation Estimating as accurately as possible the value of the […]
A research project looking at the use of renewable fuels in trucks has found that a Scania HGV running on bioethanol was most successful in cutting CO2 emissions. The Clean Truck project took place in Sweden’s capital city of Stockholm and ran between 2010 and 2014. It was the first study of its kind to […]
Volvo Trucks has further strengthened the FH by introducing a new heavy duty bumper. The reinforced front makes the truck more suitable for rugged roads and rougher applications, such as construction work and timber transports. It is said that the Volvo FH with heavy duty bumper will be unveiled at the Intermat exhibition in Paris […]
Volvo Trucks has announced it is making its FH and FH16 sleeper cabs available as an extra-low roof version, designed specifically for mining operations with high demands on productivity or service applications where height is restricted. Certain customers need both low cab height and high load capacity and the FH and FH16 with low cab […]
DAF has launched new versions of its CF and XF 6×2 tractor units which include a rear-steering axle designed for applications requiring maximum manoeuvrability. The three-axle FTN CF and XF tractor units have a 7.5-tonne steered trailing rear axle with single tyres mounted behind the 11.5-tonne drive axle, for tasks where there is little room […]
For Liau Chia Chin, a 40-year old trading company director from Miri and Khoo Teik Seng, a 39-year old maintenance manager from Penang, the Shell Rimula Heavyweight Driving Challenge in London last year, which they had a chance to experience first hand, was way beyond what they had expected. “It was an amazing experience to […]
The Scania Driver Competition is all set to return this year, and it has already successfully registered almost 1,000 entries from Malaysia and Singapore, with many more expected before the closing date at the end of July. While striving to raise the level of professionalism in the industry, the competition is also a challenging test […]
The manufacturer of Volvo trucks and buses in India will invest 1,000 crore in three years to expand capacity and reach. VE Commercial Vehicles, an equal joint-venture between Delhi-based Eicher Motors Ltd and Volvo Group of Sweden, will focus on fully built buses and heavy trucks to grow its business, its CEO Vinod Aggarwal said […]
Nissan and Daimler have announced that they will jointly develop a 1-ton pickup truck for Mercedes-Benz. Mercedes-Benz only recently announced its entry into this segment. The Mercedes-Benz pickup will share some of the architecture with the all-new Nissan NP300 but it will be engineered and designed by Daimler to meet the specific needs of its […]
