Oxidation, can still bring a truck to its knees, even a large prime mover. Points you should note for your truck’s well being. Don’t ever use a test light with a piercing probe. Those poke holes in the wire that open up a gateway for moisture. Once wire is wet, corrosion sets in immediately. Don’t […]
UD Trucks has launched its new Quester extra heavy range truck in South Africa, its largest market outside of Japan. Semi-knocked down kits imported from the plant in Thailand will be assembled in South Africa. Quester will also be launched in 8 other neighboring markets in the region this year. South Africa is UD Trucks’ […]
Iveco Bus has been chosen to equip the French Ministry of Defence with over 150 coaches. The first key handover ceremony took place in April at the military site of the Quartier Général Estienne in Rambouillet, which lies southwest of Paris. Sylvain Blaise, Global Head of the Bus Division at CNH Industrial was present at […]
UPS Freight, one of the world’s largest heavy freight carriers, announced today the addition of 64 liquefied natural gas (LNG) tractors to its fleet. The prime movers join UPS’s worldwide fleet of more than 2,500 natural gas vehicles. “Even though UPS has used LNG tractors in package operations for more than a decade, it’s still […]
Volvo Trucks is making a new heavy-duty bumper available for spec’ing on its FH and FH16 chassis to make the truck more suitable for rugged roads and rougher applications such as construction work and timber transportation. “The Volvo FH with the heavy-duty bumper boosts the effectiveness of our flagship truck by adding additional protection […]
Tata Motors, India’s largest automobile manufacturer, today launched six new next-generation Prima heavy commercial vehicles for the very first time in Kenya with partner Tata Africa Holding Kenya. The launch of these new next-generation commercial vehicles marks Tata Motors continued efforts towards changing the trucking landscape and rough roads in Kenya’ and consisting of a […]
The commercial vehicle and mechanical engineering player MAN is posting more orders again. The first three months of fiscal 2015, however, paint a mixed picture from region to region. Whereas demand for commercial vehicles in Europe bounced back significantly, the market situation in Brazil continued to deteriorate. In Central and Southern Europe the economic recovery […]
Iveco, a CNH Industrial brand, introduces to the press its full range of commercial vehicles for Malaysia in partnership with Federal Auto Holdings Berhad. Federal Auto was appointed last year as the exclusive distributor for the sale of Iveco vehicles, service support and the sale of genuine spare parts in the market. The joint press […]
Sales of Volvo hybrid buses passed yet another important milestone in the second quarter of this year. Volvo Buses has now sold more than 2000 hybrid buses in about twenty countries since their introduction in 2010. Fewer exhaust emissions, low energy consumption and quieter operation are appreciated by increasing numbers of cities the world […]
With the fall of fuel prices late last year and the current increase in the use of NGV to power commercial trucks, many people have wondered whether the hybrid truck still has a place in the future of transportation. With a hybrid truck there is still a tremendous environmental benefit. If you are getting 15 […]
