Hino has raised the bar on truck safety as well as technology.
Hino’s medium-duty 500 Series trucks have a full safety package as standard equipment.
That’s in addition to leading-edge fuel efficiency and low emissions from the company’s latest range of Euro 5 trucks.
The new Euro 5-compliant 500 Series has cabin strength certification to ECE-29 standards and [...]

Anaheim, CA.—Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, announced that production of gasolinepowered Isuzu N-Series trucks will begin on April 18, 2011, at the Spartan Motors, Inc., facility in Charlotte, Michigan. The company made the announcement at the National Truck Equipment Association’s 2011 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
Gasoline-powered NPR (12,000-lb. [...]

Anaheim, CA.—Isuzu Commercial Truck of America, Inc., distributor of America’s best-selling low-cab-forward trucks, and Utilimaster, Inc., a category leading manufacturer of specialty chassis and vehicles, unveiled the Reach™, their gamechanging commercial van, at the National Truck Equipment Association’s 2011 Work Truck Show in Indianapolis.
The commercial van—with a body designed by Utilimaster Corporation atop a rugged [...]

The gate slides up slowly and a 2002 Volvo FH 460 Euro 3 rolls into the workshop. The truck has covered about a million kilometres and its active days are now over. Here at the Volvo Truck Center just outside Goteborg, trucks like this are dismantled down to their last nuts and bolts and their [...]

Hino has expanded its popular 500 Series medium-truck range while also improving performance and fuel economy and meeting tough Euro 5 emission standards.
The expanded 500 Series range includes new FC, FD, FE, GT, FG, GH, FL, FM8J and FM1A models.
The FE is a new model, replacing the GD, and is offered in both 12,000kg and [...]

Tokyo, Japan – Hitachi Construction Machinery, Co., Ltd. (HCM) announced the following information regarding the effects on the HCM Group from the earthquake off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku, which struck Northeastern Japan on March 11, and regarding the response of HCM.
Status of Production BasesHCM’s buildings and production facilities have suffered damages, mainly at production [...]

During the overnight hours in the Americas, northern Japan was hit with an 8.9-magnitude earthquake, and numerous tsunamis are causing heavy damage across the Pacific coastline in Asia. Additionally, tsunami alerts have been issued for communities along the entire North America Pacific coastline.
At this time, we are currently confirming the safety of all Nissan employees [...]

Yamaha Motor Co., Ltd. (the “Company”) wishes to express its sincere condolences for the victims of the devastating Eastern Japan Earthquake.
As part of the company’s contribution for aiding the fastest possible recovery of the affected regions, the following items of support will be provided.
Furthermore, the company will consider and initiate further contributions as the relieve [...]

The New Zealand Red Cross Earthquake Appeal was set up to assist those affected by the earthquake which struck the city of Christchurch on February 22.
The 6.3 magnitude quake caused significant loss of life and injury, as well as severely damaging buildings, infrastructure and services.
Bridgestone Australia Ltd’s Group Chairman and Managing Director Mr Nobuyuki Mieno [...]

Tokyo - Bridgestone Group announced that it will contributedonations worth ¥300 million (approximately US$3.5 million) to assist with relief efforts following the 2011 off the Pacific Coast of Tohoku (Northeastern Part of Japan) Earthquake Disaster.
Bridgestone Corporation will donate ¥200 million (approximately US$2.3 million), and Bridgestone Group will donate bicycles and bedclothes worth ¥100 million (approximately [...]