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. […]
The European Transport Board, a group of decision makers from the most significant European transportation and logistics companies, announces the publication of a new industry standard for data generated by trailer Electronic Braking Systems. The Trailer CAN (TCAN) protocol specifies the data exchange between braking and auxiliary data collection systems, e.g. telematics, on towed vehicles […]
Automotive manufacturers Continental have recently announced a five inch TFT (thin film transistor) display technology for trucks and buses in the Indian market. According to Continental, this display will allow for better information management coupled with high definition image quality irrespective of whether vehicles are travelling or parked. The company added that it expects rapid […]
2009 will remain a year to forget for Sani United Bhd, the owner of Sani Express. One of the company’s express buses was involved in a tragic crash near Ipoh that claimed 10 lives. Although the company had to face the wrath of the authorities, the press, and the public, Sani Express came back, having […]
Mercedes-Benz tested their prototype for the Future Truck 2025, a self-driving Actros truck. A true revolution in the transport industry. The test took place on 30km, in real driving situations, on a motorway near Magdeburg, Germany. With the Highway Pilot system, the Future truck can drive on public roads at a maximum speed of 85 […]
