The second edition of the RTEC (Road to Excellence Championship) international after-sales challenge has just ended. On 17 May, the 24 best teams, selected from the 1,421 in competition, went head-to-head in the final in Lyon, the birthplace of Renault Trucks. During the international final, the finalists faced six 45-minute tests, requiring them to perform […]
Scania is continuing with the major roll-out it began last year, with more and more services and products going into production and being launched to customers. The order books are now open on a new generation of Scania’s robust, five-cylinder engines, as well as the first variants of the new G cab. A number of services and performance enhancements […]
Less than five years after its market introduction, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles is passing a major milestone: 50,000 BharatBenz trucks are already on Indian roads. In addition, more than 10,000 trucks have been exported to more than 30 markets since. This kind of ramp-up has never been achieved by another market entrant in India before. […]
New energy technology company BYD today announced the successful expansion of its pure electric buses to Brisbane airport, eight months after making its commercial debut at the country’s busiest airport in Sydney. The fleet of eleven 12-meter BYD electric buses will be fully operational in February 2018 as a shuttle service between the airport’s domestic […]
Beginning of June the first commercially manufactured all-electric Volvo buses started operating in the city of Differdange in Luxemburg. The operator is Sales-Lentz, which now has 4 electric buses, 12 electric hybrids, and 30 hybrids from Volvo in its fleet. “The start of operations with the Volvo 7900 Electric marks yet another important step for […]
With over 38 million tons, Brazil was the third biggest producer of cow’s milk in 2015 and its growth continues. To get the milk onto the breakfast tables or to processing facilities while it is still fresh, about 500 trucks of the milk transporter “Vía Lácteos” make daily tours to remote farms not just on […]
Under the umbrella of the EU’s “Horizon 2020″ project, the ECOCHAMPS project develops hybrid technology for passenger and commercial vehicles. The aim of this consortium, which consists of a total of 26 partners, is to develop an efficient, compact, robust and cost-effective hybrid driveline for the various intended purposes. As one of the partners involved, […]
Daimler Buses is exploiting the benefits of 3D printing to meet customers’ special requirements and produce small batches and replacement parts for the Mercedes-Benz and Setra brands. As a technology leader in the bus and coach sector, Daimler Buses is making use of the advantages of this cutting-edge digital component and production technology. At the […]
Toyota aimed its boldly styled C-HR at the European market, and so far, that focus appears to be paying off. Since the C-HR’s introduction early this year in Europe, it has become the Japanese brand’s third-largest seller in Europe and has established itself as a top contender in the fast-growing compact SUV/crossover segment. Nissan’s Qashqai, […]
Bosch is now offering logistics companies the option of sharing available truck parking spaces on their secured premises with other forwarding companies. It functions according to the same principle used successfully by marketplaces offering accommodation, and is a win-win situation for both parties. The aim is to provide better protection for truck drivers, vehicles, and […]
