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 […]
UPS has announced plans to build 15 compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling stations to support the purchase and planned deployment of 1,400 new CNG vehicles over the next year in the United States. Twelve of the CNG stations will be in new natural gas vehicle deployment areas, and three will replace existing CNG stations with […]
Scania and the development financier of the Swedish state Swedfund are establishing a partnership to develop the production of biogas as an automotive fuel in the Indian city of Nagpur, which is located in the state of Maharashtra and has 2.5 million inhabitants. The biogas will be produced from digested sludge from one of the […]
The local edition of the Volvo Fuelwatch Challenge is back, marking the sixth time this signature annual event is organised. Volvo Trucks Malaysia said that a nationwide roadshow will go on from 9 April to 7 June 2015 to scout for the most fuel efficient and skilled truck driver in Malaysia. A global initiative held […]
Scania officially begun its city bus production in Narasapura in the Indian state of Karnataka today, in the presence of the Swedish and Indian transport ministers. Scania has so far invested 40-million Euros in Narasapura, where the company has also been assembling trucks since 2013. Scania’s industrial operations in Narasapura, 40 km east of Bangalore, already […]
Edaran Tan Chong Motor (ETCM) announced yesterday that it will be providing the Infiniti Red Bull Racing Formula One team with eight Nissan light commercial vehicles (LCV) this weekend at the Malaysian Grand Prix this weekend. It is said that the vehicles will be used to transport the Formula One team’s equipment and team personnel to […]
You are first! This is Petron’s promise and commitment to all its customers with the launch of a new campaign across its service stations. Simply called Fuel Happy, the campaign promises a totally satisfying and uniquely rewarding “Petron experience” to every customer. Since its entry into the Malaysian market three years ago, Petron has placed […]
