This is the Tata Tuff Truck Concept (based on the new Xenon pickup) which is without a doubt, an attention-grabbing pickup that comes from the base industrial friendly Xenon pickup which is currently on sale in Malaysia at all Tata dealers . This Tuff Truck Concept is not intended for production for now but it […]
Maruti Suzuki India Ltd., the nation’s biggest carmaker by volume, plans to challenge Tata Motors Ltd.’s dominance in the small truck segment with their own model. Maruti plans to introduce in the next four months vehicles with a payload of about one ton and sell them through separate showrooms. The vehicles, to be initially sold […]
One of Mexico’s largest bus and coach operators, ADO Group, is investing in Scania. Under a new deal, the company will take delivery of 138 intercity coaches by the end of the year. ADO Group services locations across the country, including Mexico City. Scania will supply ADO with the first units in June, with the […]
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 […]
