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 […]
One of the biggest concerns fleet managers have is the safety of their drivers and operators and there is no better way to improve the safety of trucks and equipment than technology. The key to lowering accident rates and improving driver behavior is a combination of hardware, training, corporate buy-in, analysis and feedback. Distracted driving […]
Effective this month, the Mercedes-Benz Econic will be equipped as standard with the assistance systems Active Brake Assist and Lane Keeping Assist, while adaptive cruise control will be available as an option. Active Brake Assist will initiate braking if necessary, thus potentially preventing rear-end collisions. All this is available a full eight months before the […]
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) in England is searching for partners with whom to develop technology for heavy-duty vehicles that could alter tyre operating pressure to adapt to a range of surface and loading conditions, by inflating or deflating the tyre as appropriate. The aim is to create a commercially viable rolling resistance optimisation system (RROS) […]
Iveco, a brand of CNH Industrial, has demonstrated its expertise in research and development under its ‘Iveco Vision’ strategy, a program that sees the organisation investing heavily in new, cutting-edge technologies to meet the anticipated future demands that will be placed on commercial vehicles. Iveco Vision is focused on providing low environmental impact mobility, an […]
