KANSAS CITY, Kan – When three subsidiaries (Century Concrete, Fordyce Concrete and Material Transport) of the largest American-owned cement manufacturer in the country were looking to purchase dependable and reliable trucks several years ago, the choice was Kenworth W900S mixers and Kenworth T800 dump trucks. And they haven’t looked back and now operate more than [...]

Tata Motors announced the launch of Tata Prima Construck range in India. The range comprises of the Tata Prima 3128.K and Tata Prima 2528.K.
With reliable design, higher engine power, heavy duty drive line and comfortable AC cabins, the Tata Prima range of Construcks are designed for better productivity and higher returns.
The Tata Prima 3128.K tipper [...]

LAS VEGAS – Freightliner Trucks announced a new collaboration with McNeilus Companies in the development of a new bridge formula mixer chassis. The new truck will be on display at the World of Concrete booth #C6236.
Ideal for the ready-mix market, Freightliner’s latest vocational product – a 114-inch BBC Severe Duty (SD) set-forward axle (SFA) – [...]

European Union authorities launched cartel raids on major truck manufacturers in Europe on 18 January, including the industry’s top two firms.
World number one Daimler and number two Volvo confirmed they were both being investigated.
So too did Sweden’s Scania and Germany’s MAN, both allied to German auto giant Volkswagen, and Fiat Industrial, maker of Iveco trucks.
The [...]

Rolling Meadows, IL – Komatsu America Corp. is proud to celebrate the production of the 1000th unit of its Ultra Class 930E Electric Drive Truck.
The 930E is viewed as the mining truck of choice in the global mining industry because of its quality reputation and high availability. After 14 years on the market, the Komatsu [...]

Vehicle platooning, as envisaged by the SARTRE project, is a convoy of vehicles where a professional driver in a lead vehicle is closely followed by several cars. Each car measures the distance, speed and direction and adjusts to the car in front. All the vehicles are totally detached from one another and can leave the [...]

Hino’s position as an industry leader in environmental and fuel efficiency technologies has seen it make an easy transition to new, more stringent vehicle exhaust emission regulations in Australia.
Hino Australia met the January 1 introduction of the Australian Design Rule 80/03 (ADR80/03) for vehicle emissions, commonly known as Euro 5, by making only minimal changes [...]

Stuttgart/Brussels – Around three months after the world premiere of Active Brake Assist 2 at the International Commercial Vehicle Show (IAA) in Hanover, the innovative safety ­system in the Mercedes-Benz Actros received its first award in Brussels. Belgian motoring journalists have presented the coveted “FuturAuto 2011″ award to this anticipatory radar system designed to prevent [...]

Civil Engineering and road maintenance contractor FM Conway has chosen a new fleet of clean, ‘green’ 7.5-tonne Fuso Canters to work in London’s Low Emission Zone.
The company, which is based in Dartford, Kent, has ordered 31 Canter 7C15s trucks to work on its portfolio of maintenance contracts with borough councils across the capital.
Supplied by local [...]

TORONTO - Roundabouts have been widely used in Europe, Australia and other parts of the world for years, but are relatively new in North America. Civil engineers typically support the construction of roundabouts as they are seen as a benefit to road safety and reportedly are more efficient in moving traffic. This road planning trend [...]