Volvo Trucks’ You Tube video ”Look who’s driving” Volvo Trucks’ has launched its latest You Tube video ”Look who’s driving” using a four-year-old girl called Sophie who drives the truck using a radio control module in the process exposing a Volvo FMX to a tough series of challenges, in fact the toughest yet in the Volvo […]
What is IMI? This is an English learning Institute that provides a syllabus to train apprentices for workshops, car dealers and the automotive aftermarket industry. Let us share with you some information on what IMI does and how it helps the biggest and fastest and most vibrant industry in our consumer market. There are 21 […]
MAN Truck & Bus (M) Sdn. Bhd. Managing Director Mr. Hartmut Mueller speaks to us about the next step for the company in Malaysia, it growth, new products, expansion of its after sales and the reasons why we should take note of the name MAN in the coming months. QUESTION: Mr. Mueller, can you briefly explain […]
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 […]
Components distributor Unipart Autoparts has announced the launch of new truck fuel and AdBlue caps as part of its TTC quality alternative range. “Fuel and AdBlue caps are necessary items on all trucks today, which due to their daily usage, suffer damage and possible loss,” said Unipart Autoparts. “This, in turn, can cause potential contamination […]
The trucking segment has long been the poster child of the global automotive industry, generating record revenue and creating an aura of infinite growth. But, after an era of positive market development since 2009, the sector is now slowly entering a state of flux. As the world economy is still struggling to bounce back from […]
Mercedes-Benz Trucks in Europe has unveiled its new ‘TopFit’, an in-cab workout system designed to help maintain a driver’s fitness levels. Comprising a plywood base board with two rubber straps and springs, Mercedes-Benz says the system has been designed to allow drivers to exercise in the convenience and privacy of their truck’s cab, helping the […]
Volvo’s new Electric Hybrid bus, reduces fuel consumption by 75 percent compared to conventional diesel buses. ABB and Volvo have contributed with their respective expertise in power grids and e-buses to further develop e-bus fast-charging standards, such as communications protocols for infrastructure, electrical grids and e-buses. An electric-bus charging standard will be largely based on the […]
ZF’s innovations for driveline, chassis, and steering systems have always kept in mind the intelligent interplay between the three. This is because completely new functions can derive from the networking of individual systems, as is shown by the ZF Innovation Truck at its trade fair debut at the IAA 2014: The hybrid version of the […]
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 […]
