From Transport Engineer: After a winter that saw very low temperatures for most of the country, ATS Euromaster's annual winter weather study shows that the value of fitting cold weather tyres is hitting home....More
From HGV UK: The Mercedes-Benz Actros 1851 GigaSpace is the greenest truck around, according to two of Germany’s leading commercial vehicle publications, ‘Trucker’ and ‘VerkehrsRundschau’....More
From Transport Engineer: Renault has unveiled its Kerax Adventure, with a new look that includes a grey radiator grille, distinctive livery, hefty bull bar, rally sunshield and chrome plated fog horns on the cab roof....More
From Commercial Motor: FairFuelUK (FFUK) has launched a petition calling for a fresh investigation into the UK oil industry, after European anti-trust regulators confirmed they had carried out raids on several firms involved in the sector....More
From Business Standard: Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland lines up four launches, which include a product in A Truck 8-15 tonnes and N Truck which will be in 16-49 tonne GVW....More
From Handy Shipping Guide: Road haulage operators throughout Western Europe have grown used to the ease with which borders can be transited with the development of free trade over the past few decades....More
From Commercial Motor: German trailer manufacturer Schmitz Cargobull is making its debut at Tip-Ex 2013 with two new trailers available to the UK market....More
From E-Pao: With truck drivers once again bombarded with monetary demands of NSCN-IM along the NH-2, they are facing a hard time in trying to cross Senapati and Mao....More
From Economic Times: The European Commission approved Wednesday a tie-up between Sweden's Volvo Trucks and China's Dongfeng Motor which will create the world's biggest lorry maker ahead of Germany's Daimler....More
From Hindu Business Line: Automotive major Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd is working on developing more models in the commercial vehicle segment by plugging gaps to suit certain specific requirements....More
From Business Line: Truck manufacturer Daimler, 100 per cent subsidiary of Stuttgart-based Daimler AG, will produce “FUSO” trucks at its Chennai facility along with BharatBenz range of trucks, a top official said today....More
From Crain’s Detroit Business: Troy-based commercial truck supplier Meritor Inc. announced this week its purchase agreement to divest its Brazilian joint venture Suspensys Sistemas Automotivos LTDA....More
From The Chronicle: Transport companies that use the Toowoomba Range are working towards filing a joint class action against the Department of Transport and Main Roads....More
From Car Trade: Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, the country’s leading utility vehicle manufacturer, has introduced a new variant of its Genio one-tonne pick-up in the South African auto market....More
From Macau Hub: Chinese group Shaanxi Heavy Duty Automobile Import & Export Co. (Shacman) plans to invest 400 million reals (US$200 million) in building a factory in Brazil to manufacture heavy and ultra-heavy goods vehicles, the Estado de Sao Paulo newspaper reported Tuesday....More
From Fox Business: Truck and engine manufacturers Fiat Industrial SpA (FI.MI) and Cummins Inc. (CMI) are counting on rebounding sales of commercial trucks this year after seeing demand for trucks skid for most of the past 12 months....More
From The Australian: HEAVY vehicles that ignore warning signs and enter tunnels or cross under bridges that are too low for their loads face draconian new penalties, the NSW government has announced....More
From Transport Engineer: Details have been released about the new Sprinter from Mercedes-Benz, with the manufacturer claiming some major breakthroughs....More
From HGV UK: The European Commission is proposing new rules to allow manufacturers to develop more aerodynamic lorries, which will reduce fuel consumption by 7-10 per ent, cut emissions of greenhouse gases, and also enhance the safety of vulnerable road users....More
