Scania is starting extensive cooperation with MAN regarding gearboxes for heavy commercial vehicles. MAN will gradually introduce Scania´s current gearbox range from 2016 and the companies will cooperate on future generations. This will mean faster delivery of improved products to customers, as well as more efficient use of production units and research and development resources. […]
Ford is revealing the full line-up of its all-new Transit model at the 2014 Hannover Commercial Vehicle Show, providing European customers with an extended choice of more than 450 model variants. Transit derivatives now in production and available from Transit Centres and Ford dealerships across Europe include Chassis Cab with Double Cab and extra-long “Super […]
China Auto Manufacturers Malaysia Sdn Bhd launched the JMC Potente JX104DC light duty truck at the MAI-Lafarge Automotive and Logistic Safety Exhibition. Besides the JMC Potente JX104DC, the company also showcased the Sinotruk SWZ series and the A7 series. Available in two variants, the JMC Potente series is powered by a 2.8-litre direct-injection diesel […]
For all you fans of large and imposing American Iron, Western Star has now unveiled the new 5700XE model. “XE” – which stands for extreme efficiency – “summarizes exactly what this new truck is all about,” says Michael Jackson, general manager, Western Star. “By blending legendary Western Star ruggedness together with aerodynamic innovations, and the most […]
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 […]
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 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), […]
First introduced last year, Volkswagen’s Amarok Dark Label finally looks like it might make it to the roads as the company has announced plans to offer it in the United Kingdom. Set to go on sale on September 22nd, the Amarok Dark Label features a two-tone exterior with extended wheel arches, tinted windows and a […]
The Mercedes Fuel Challenger programme invites operators to allow an Actros demonstrator to go head to head with one of their own vehicles, then measure the diesel consumption of both side by side. The Fuel Challenger tractor units all wear a highly visible and very distinctive white and green livery, and all are fitted with […]
