Renault Trucks recently completed a carbon audit of its site at Blainville. Every activity involving greenhouse gas emissions was closely scrutinised throughout the year - logistics, assembly, staff travel, etc. This has allowed Renault Trucks to now measure the impact of its investments in terms of CO2 emission reductions, define new initiatives to implement and [...]

Japan’s shipping industry witnessed a big boom in the year 2003-04. According to consolidated financial results announced for the year ending March 2004, Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. and Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. (”K” Line) posted record net profits, and Nippon Yusen Kabushiki Kaisha (NYK Line), the largest shipping company in Japan, made substantial gains [...]

Stuttgart / São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil – Mercedes-Benz do Brasil continues to register a high level of orders for medium-duty and heavy-duty trucks. One of Brazil’s largest construction companies, Camargo Corrêa has now ordered 115 Mercedes-Benz trucks in order to upgrade its fleet. The order encompasses a wide range of products, including medium-duty Atego, [...]

A motorcycle helmet is a protective headgear used by motorcycle riders. The primary goal of a motorcycle helmet is to protect the rider’s head during collision or accident, thus preventing or reducing head injury or saving the rider’s life. Research and surveys concluded that helmets reduce the risk of head injury by around 69% and [...]

Renault Trucks decided to go out and meet its construction industry customers to give them the opportunity of discovering and trying out its vehicles. The first edition of the Construction Days was such a success that the manufacturer repeated this operation in 2011. Altogether, over 1,200 customers carried out 1,600 test drives during which they [...]

A civilian version of the Sherpa? Why not? Renault Trucks had been thinking along these lines since the very first civilian adaptation of the Sherpa in 2009. Initially designed by Renault Trucks Défense for tactical and logistical military operations, the Sherpa Light stands halfway between a 4×4 and a truck. Capable of operating on the [...]

INDIANAPOLIS, – More than 350 truck and fleet operators learned about new available equipment and the future of natural gas fuel in the trucking industry at a show held by Kenworth of Indianapolis / Palmer Trucks at the Indiana State Fair Grounds.
The annual show, held Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 at the Marsh Blue Ribbon [...]

Dependability and chassis versatility are two of the reasons a Queensland mobile meat vendor chose a second Hino 300 Series to expand her fleet of mobile sales vehicles. Seafood Direct and Butcher Boy Meats proprietor Michelle Slessor said the versatility of her first Hino 300 Series (an 816 model) in accepting a custom body, and [...]

Philippines is the 46th largest economy in the world, with an estimated 2010 gross domestic product (nominal) of $189 billion. Primary exports include semiconductors and electronic products, transport equipment, garments, copper products, petroleum products, coconut oil, and fruits. Major trading partners include the United States, Japan, China, Singapore, South Korea, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Germany, [...]

The delivery of the 1,000th Freightliner natural gas vehicle underlines the acceptance of green technologies by customers of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) and makes the company the first commercial vehicle manufacturer to achieve such a milestone for clean, natural gas trucks in North America. To date, DTNA has handed over a combined total of [...]