Concern over the rising number of road accidents in Malaysia, Volvo Trucks recently organised a safety forum for companies and truck drivers to discuss and raise road safety issues, which also served as a reminder to all on the importance of maintaining good driving behaviour. Part of Volvo’s Globe Truckers initiative, the safety forum also […]
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’ […]
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 […]
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 […]
With the launch of the D155AXi-8, Komatsu has once again expanded its lineup of “intelligent” earthmoving equipment. The D155AXi-8 is the largest iMC crawler dozer Komatsu has released and its first in the 261-500 horsepower size class. As such, the machine is designed to handle a range of highway construction, large residential or commercial site prep […]
Magna International has been selected as a 2015 Automotive News PACE Award winner for its PureView seamless sliding window, which was created with pickup trucks and commercial vehicles in mind. PureView eliminates the vertical seams that mark the edges of conventional truck sliding rear windows, creating a smooth opening when viewed from outside. The first-to-market design made […]
Just like any other component, the tyres play a significant role to keep the trucks on the track. It was JK Tyre JETRACING, the first-ever truck racing tyre in India from JK Tyre, which took responsibility in Season 1. Now, JK Tyre is all set to demonstrate its superiority of its products in the Indian […]
There will be 12 Tata Prima trucks on the track for this 2015 T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship, a single make truck race. The 12 Prima trucks will be representing six teams (Team Castrol Vecton, Team Cummins, Team Tata Technologies Motorsports, Team Allied Partners, Team Dealer Warriors and Team Dealer Daredevils). Stuart Oliver from Team […]
