To kick off his assault on the V8 Supercars endurance season, current championship leader Jamie Whincup has driven the 62 tonne, MAN B-double truck to Melbourne on his way to the Sandown 500 circuit. Having recently obtained his multi-combination vehicle ‘truck driving’ licence, Whincup prepared for the PIRTEK Enduro Cup by spending some long hours […]
Volvo Trucks Malaysia, the leading manufacturer of trucks, buses and construction equipment, continues to underline its commitment in safety through its participation at the inaugural Automotive & Logistics Safety Exhibition 2014, organized jointly by Lafarge Malaysia (Lafarge) and the Malaysian Automotive Industry (MAI). Held over the weekend at the Matrade Exhibition & Convention Centre (MECC), […]
The new Iveco Daily van and cab chassis models have been unveiled to dealers and media from across the Asia Pacific region. The new vehicle has had 80 per cent of its architecture completely redesigned and new drive trains have been launched. However, the van retains the traditional ladder frame chassis that has long been […]
For the first time, Isuzu has introduced its prime mover; the Isuzu Giga. With the introduction of the Giga, Isuzu says that its product line up is now complete, as there is a model in every truck segment, ranging from pick up trucks (D-Max), light duty trucks (N-Series), medium duty trucks (F-Series), and prime movers […]
Hino Motors Ltd, the leading truck and bus manufacturer in Japan, has begun a new chapter in its four-decade long history in Malaysia with the official opening of its first production facility in Malaysia. The state-of-the-art RM172 million facility, known as Hino Motors Manufacturing (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (HMMMY), is located on a 170,000 square-metre site […]
With specific input from clients in the demanding timber industry, MAN Truck & Bus South Africa has developed an innovative, and quite talented, 8×4 vehicle MAN is a very well-known manufacturer in traction applications, especially in the transportation of timber. The company has now taken its product offering up a level, with the introduction of […]
When it comes to trucks, few other manufacturers offer a model lineup as wide as the Swedes from Volvo. The newest addition, the Volvo FE CNG, runs on compressed natural gas and has been developed for operations involving short driving cycles with repeated stop and starts, operations such as local distribution and garbage collection & […]
Following the climactic event of this year’s FIA European Truck Racing Championship, the Truck Grand Prix on the Nürburgring, the long-awaited holiday break is now upon us. In earlier years, till 2004 that is, the circus headed directly from the Eifel to Finland. And even if that journey was time-consuming, most of the participants actually […]
Dutch truck manufacturer DAF has announced it is expanding its Euro 6 offering with a range of four-axle CF and XF rigids and tractors for special and heavy-duty transport applications. The new four-axle vehicles will complement DAF’s range of two- and three-axle CF and XF tractors and rigids with single or double drive, and will […]
In conjunction with the “1Malaysia Hire-Purchase Bus Loan” scheme launchby Bank Simpanan Nasional (BSN), Chery Automobile Malaysia Sdn Bhd introduced the all-new Transcom 14-seater last week. The scheme was launched in line with the government’s initiative to replace school buses that are 25 years of age or older with new ones. According to Bank Simpanan […]
