Eicher Live is trucking intelligence that keeps track of customer fleet and provides the analytics which includes monitoring vehicle movement, fuel consumption, and maintenance needs. With this intelligent system, Eicher helps customers to maximize productivity and profitability. They can also keep track of how their driver is tuning up with trucks on the road. How […]
The Scania Report 2015 highlights the driving forces impacting the transport sector, describes Scania’s business model and value creation for the stakeholders “Increasing demand for transport services must be handled while emissions and the climate impact cannot continue to increase. Transport and mobility have to be part of the solution. Scania is well-prepared to assume […]
DAF Trucks has supplied five CF rigids to Martin Brower for their client McDonald’s. The CF 290 FAN rear-steer vehicles feature DAF’s Silent Mode which reduces noise levels to less than 72 dB(A) during night-time deliveries. The new vehicles join an all-DAF fleet of 157 vehicles.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks has delivered eight trucks to haulier Duncan Adams in Grangemouth, United Kingdom. Five units are Actros 2545 tractor units, one unit is an Actros 2443 tractor with small-wheeled mid-lift axle, and two units are 18-tonne Antos rigids for local delivery work. The new units join a mixed fleet of 110 vehicles.
Last year, a car with a real personality turned 65. But even older than the Volkswagen van, which has conquered the whole world, is ABT Sportsline, having provided “traditional innovation” for 120 years now. “The Volkswagen van has been with us for a very long time – as our team bus in motorsports or for […]
Today marks the start of the Volvo Group’s participation in the European Truck Platooning Challenge. On the initiative of the Dutch Presidency of the EU, three Volvo trucks communicating wirelessly and driving closely behind one another, in a method known as platooning, will travel through Europe to Rotterdam. The aim is to move a step […]
The Grand Starex, Hyundai’s game-changer MPV has been selling very well since launch and with a few facelifts already executed this large MPV has had good market response till today. Now Hyundai introduces a higher luxury package Starex to make land travel comparable to that of a private jet. The beige interior trim creates a […]
Researchers at Delft University of Technology (TU Delft) in the Netherlands successfully engineered and installed a socket on a Hyundai ix35 Fuel Cell that serves as an electrical outlet. In close collaboration with Hyundai Motor and other commercial partners they converted the zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) into a power plant on wheels; a […]
The Honda BR-V is destined to be a best seller in all markets when launched and its success can already be seen. With the cabin space larger than the popular HR-V and looks very much like a crossover, it will compete directly with the Nissan Livina when it comes to Malaysia. The BR-V’s dimensions are […]
Isuzu Thailand recently revealed the 2016 updated D-Max pickup truck with a game changer engine, a new 1.9-liter Ddi Blue Power turbodiesel that replaces the previous popular 2.5-liter motor. The pickup also had a slightly revised exterior design and an improved cabin features. The exterior design started with reshaped headlights that now comes with LED […]
