Congratulations Adam Bint on securing the 2016 BTRA British Truck Racing Championship (Division 2) at a wet and wild Pembrey meeting (October 15/16). Adam took the CMG Volvo White to two more wins plus one second, one third and a fourth in atrocious conditions to outscore his nearest challenger, John Powell. Binty leaves Pembrey with a […]
Renault Trucks is offering a special High Edition series in its T High range. The High Edition version of the T High, the flagship of the Renault Trucks Long Haul range, comes with a number of features that highlight its design and enhance driving and travelling comfort. A worthy successor to the Renault Magnum, the […]
Daimler Trucks Asia presents the small series of FUSO’s light-duty all-electric truck eCanter at the 2016 IAA. This is the third generation of electric Canters, when the first was presented in 2010. Electric motors with an output of 185 kW and lithium-ion batteries provides 100 km range. The small series of eCanter will be delivered […]
IVECO presented a new generation of Stralis with a highway version Stralis XP. The New Stralis XP builds on the solid foundation of the Stralis Hi-Way, launched in 2012 and crowned “International Truck of the Year 2013”. It carries over the best of its predecessor, and in particular the Hi-Way cab, which is very well […]
Volvo has introduced a new pedestrian and cyclist detection system that emits audible warnings of approaching vehicles. The system continuously monitors the bus’s vicinity and a sound to warn other road-users when they get too near the bus. The driver is also alerted via sound and light signals inside the vehicle and if there is […]
Cummins featured a 54-year-old London Routemaster double deck bus yesterday, in the line-up of Cummins-powered clean buses appearing at IAA Hannover ready to meet the Euro 6 (VI) Phase-C low emissions regulations taking effect 1 Jan., 2017. The iconic Routemaster RM1005, which first entered service with London Transport in 1962, now has the distinction of […]
Volvo is the first manufacturer in the world to introduce a fully autonomous truck into an underground working environment. The company’s FMX tipper has begun full scale testing at the Boliden mine in Kristineberg, Sweden, where it will be tested inside the earth at a distance of up to four miles into the mine, and […]
As a leader in the local haulage industry, Taipanco Sdn Bhd (Taipanco) relies on high-quality, durable transportation to move containers for its clients. And as the company expands its horizons, there’s even more need to provide the right type of transport to meet ever-changing customer demands. It comes as little surprise then that after much […]
Pursuit of high fuel efficiency has always been a market imperative for this segment. Fuel costs are the first or second highest operating cost of most trucking operations, and the competition for fuel efficiency has always been an integral part of the market. Many initial gains in fuel efficiency will be realized through improvements in […]
General Motors and the U.S. Army Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) made an announcement today about an upcoming reveal of a military spec fuel cell powered vehicle, which is based on the Chevrolet Colorado and the GMC Canyon. The vehicle will be revealed in October of 2016 at the Association of the United States […]
