The trucking segment has long been the poster child of the global automotive industry, generating record revenue and creating an aura of infinite growth. But, after an era of positive market development since 2009, the sector is now slowly entering a state of flux. As the world economy is still struggling to bounce back from […]
Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe has unveiled its new ‘TopFit’, an in-cab workout system designed to help maintain a driver’s fitness levels. Comprising a plywood base board with two rubber straps and springs, Mercedes-Benz says the system has been designed to allow drivers to exercise in the convenience and privacy of their truck’s cab, helping the […]
Volvo’s new Electric Hybrid bus, reduces fuel consumption by 75 percent compared to conventional diesel buses. ABB and Volvo have contributed with their respective expertise in power grids and e-buses to further develop e-bus fast-charging standards, such as communications protocols for infrastructure, electrical grids and e-buses. An electric-bus charging standard will be largely based on the […]
ZF’s innovations for driveline, chassis, and steering systems have always kept in mind the intelligent interplay between the three. This is because completely new functions can derive from the networking of individual systems, as is shown by the ZF Innovation Truck at its trade fair debut at the IAA 2014: The hybrid version of the […]
Microlise, the transport management solutions firm, is to provide pioneering technology to Tata Motors, India’s largest commercial vehicles manufacturer, in a move which is expected to transform the country’s commercial transport industry. In a multi-million pound deal, the five-year contract will see Microlise supply Tata Motors with its specialist fleet telematics. It will supply the […]
Iveco is launching a new Stralis Efficiency Package which it said is aimed at reducing total operating costs by lowering fuel consumption and maintenance costs. Following the EcoStralis’s path, subsequently continued by the Euro 6 Stralis Hi-Way, which Iveco said has led to an overall fuel reduction of 10 per cent compared with the 2007 […]
Volvo Trucks is the first to launch the drivers manual for trucks in an App. The information can be found chassis-specific for every Volvo truck. The specific manual is also in print available, but from now on the driver can also download the App. The App also works off-line and it gives all kind of […]
If maximising efficiency and reducing costs is an important part of managing your fleet operation, you need to know more about the lubricants you use in your fleet, writes Richard Tucker, Global Delivery Manager of Commercial and Industrial Lubricants for Shell Lubricants and Commercial Fuels. While Shell scientists spend most of their working day thinking […]
Delphi has developed a concept heavy commercial vehicle designed to meet future, more stringent emissions targets. The second-generation Tech Truck, that will be displayed at the IAA Commercial Vehicles show in September, also features enhanced connectivity. The Tier One has improved its 2,700bar common rail technology to produce a more efficient combustion process in heavy […]
BRABUS has been engaged in the development of innovative, functional and stylishly integrated business systems on wheels for more than three decades. With the world premiere of the BRABUS Business Lounge based on the current Mercedes Sprinter at the Moscow International Automobile Salon, BRABUS once again demonstrates its role as a pioneer in this field. […]
