The first major theme at the 2011 edition of Solutrans, the international transport solutions show, is our passion for trucks. It breaks down into two domains: the Magnum, which will be celebrating 20 years of success this year, and truck racing.
First of all, the Magnum universe, seen very much as Renault Trucks’ emblematic vehicle. For [...]

The world of goods road transport has to face an enormous environmental challenge. To meet it, the industry players are now examining all possible solutions to reduce its negative effects, or even eliminate them altogether. One of the options under consideration, the use of electrical energy, has extremely interesting potential.
the company of Gérard Collomb, the [...]

PORTLAND, Ore – Freightliner Trucks announced that Dunbar Armored has taken delivery of the first-ever hybrid-electric armored truck – a Freightliner Business Class® M2 106 Hybrid. Easily configured for a wide variety of bodies and different applications, the Business Class M2 106 Hybrid is ideal for stop-and-go and stationary power take-off (PTO) operations.
Dunbar Armored, [...]

PORTLAND, Ore. – Freightliner Trucks announced the release of its 2012 Official Hauler of NASCAR® calendar, which showcases many of the NASCAR teams and their fleets. Throughout the NASCAR season, teams such as Front Row Racing, Joe Gibbs Racing, Michael Waltrip Racing, Penske Racing, Richard Childress Racing, Richard Petty Motorsports, Robby Gordon Motorsports, and [...]

Neu-Ulm: the organisers of the 2012 European Football Championship to be hosted jointly by Poland and the Ukraine from the 8th June to 1st July have put their trust in Setra coaches from Daimler AG.Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses: “We are happy and proud to be able to support one of the most important [...]

The qualifying rounds for the Drivers’ Fuel Challenge final were held at the Volvo Demo Centre in Gothenburg, Sweden. Seventeen winners from local competitions on Volvo Trucks’ European and Asian markets got together to fight for the title of the world’s most fuel-efficient driver. The eventual finalists were Enrique Sanchez Parrondo from Spain, who won [...]

Hino Australia supported a 3M safety demonstration held over two nights in Sydney to highlight the benefits of 3M Diamond Grade reflective tapes, which are delivering highly cost-effective safety improvements for truck owners.Two Hino 700 Series prime movers and a 13-metre semi-trailer were fitted with the 3M reflective tape for the demonstration held at Honda’s [...]

Hino Australia has teamed up with waste collection machinery expert MacDonald Johnston to develop a revolutionary new urban waste collection truck based around the Hino 300 Hybrid.The ‘UrBin’ (or Universal Rear Loading Binlifter) Hino Hybrid Rear Loader has been specifically designed as a low-impact refuse collection vehicle for use in built-up urban areas - particularly [...]

DENTON, TX – Peterbilt Motors Company unveiled new design enhancements for the medium duty Models 210 and 220 cabovers in the Class 6 and Class 7 markets. Offering optimal maneuverability, high volume payload capacity and enhanced visibility, the cabover vehicles are available in several wheelbases to commodate a variety of application requirements [...]

Hybrid cars are vehicles which are equipped with two different power engines simultaneously, usually a combination of internal combustion engine & electric motor. These cars are a blessing for reduction of environmental pollution, less fuel consumption and making the world a better place to live in. Today’s Hybrid vehicles can reduce air emissions of smog-forming [...]