Toyota Motor Corporation will launch the completely redesigned Toyota Coaster at Toyota dealers (Osaka Toyopet dealers in the Osaka region) nationwide across Japan on January 23, 2017. Outstanding safety is enhanced with improved body rigidity through the use of a ringed body frame, the first use of Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) in the minibus segment […]
IAMSA Mexico carries around 350 million passengers per year with 9 600 buses and coaches in 22 Mexican states. To help them with this task, the company has now ordered new 181 chassis from MAN Latin America. “IAMSA is our main customer for coaches and double-decker buses. This set of 181 units comes to complement […]
Dayton is expanding its range of truck tyres with the launch of on/off-road tyres: Dayton D800M steer and D800D drive for mixed on- and off-road service. Made in Europe and subjected to the quality controls of Bridgestone, Dayton on/off-road tyres give truck operators the same no-nonsense “essential performance at the best price” as the Dayton […]
For customers of Shell Rimula heavy duty diesel engine oils, the annual global promotion is a much looked-forward-to affair as winners are rewarded with money-can’t-buy experiences to spectacular destinations. This year, eight lucky Malaysian Grand Prize winners of the Shell Rimula Global Promotion had a thrilling time in Cape Town, South Africa, where they had […]
MAN ProfiDrive has developed a training program together with timber transport managers at UPM, one of the largest paper producers in Europe, to meet the specific transportation requirements for cut-length logs. Loading crane manufacturer Palfinger and ExTe, specialist supplier of timber transport systems, also added their own expertise to the training modules. UPM GmbH, which […]
Renault Trucks has delivered its first Euro 6 D WIDE CNG with horizontal exhaust to food and refrigerated transport company STAF. This model which is specially designed for distribution and can operate on either natural gas or biogas will be released in early 2017. The Staf food and refrigerated transport company was the first to […]
Nissan Australia has decided to give the infamous Patrol Y61 Wagon its final iteration and it is called the ‘Legend Edition’. Since 1997, the Patrol Y61 has earned an enviable reputation as one of the world’s most capable and respected off-road SUVs. Nissan’s Y61 Patrol (wagon) and UY61 (cab-chassis) models have been popular with customers […]
The Nordic region’s first bus service featuring wireless (inductive) bus stop charging is now starting. A newly developed electric hybrid bus from Scania will be operated in regular urban traffic in Södertälje, Sweden, as part of the efforts to identify new more sustainable solutions for public transport in urban environments. This is the first time […]
Hino Australia has collaborated with Toyota Australia to produce Australia’s first mobile hydrogen refuelling station used as a support vehicle for three Toyota Mirai fuel-cell sedans.The Hino 700 Series ProShift safely transports an innovative mobile hydrogen fuelling solution that is a temporary measure to cover the current lack of hydrogen refuelling infrastructure in Australia.Bernie O’Connor, […]
MAN announced yesterday that its new paint shop for truck cabs in Munich has started using the Durr EcoDry X painting technology, which is a semi-automatic system based on cardboard filter technology. The system, which is being used for the first time ever, includes complete system configuration, conveyor technology, pre-cleaning, sealing, and painting stations as well […]
