After the launch of the new Volvo FM the waiting is for the new FMX, and it is going to be soon! Volvo just anounche that the new FMX is going to be shown at the Bauma 2013 exhibition in Münich. A wise decision, cause that is the place to be for a construction truck! Volvo says…… Continue Reading
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Together with Siemens Scania developpes an electric powered truck with a pentograph, just like a train. Scania has for a long time explored the possibilities of electrifying the powertrain in buses and trucks. Siemens has been working with technology, in which vehicles receive power from a wire in the air via a pantograph on the…… Continue Reading
There is a lot of news these days in the trucking world. Kenworth just showed the new T880 Vocational Truck on the Mid-American Truckshow. The Kenworth T880 has a 2.1 meter wide stamped aluminium cab with a panoramic windshield. Kenworth is proud of the 30% larger door openings and the ‘best in class’ forward lighting.…… Continue Reading
Volvo Trucks has unveiled a powerful option for North American extreme gross weight applications with the launch of the Volvo VNX. The VNX is powered by Volvo’s newly introduced D16 engine with 600 horsepower, 2,050 lb.- ft. torque and Volvo’s I-Shift automated manual transmission. Volvo showed the VNX at the 2013 Mid-America Trucking Show with…… Continue Reading
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The Streamline Scania is back! Scania offers an aerodynamic optimized truck now that saves up to 8% on fuel accourding to the Swedish truckmanufactorer. The Streamline package is for the R- and G- series. Other big news is that Scania announces a 410 Hp engine without EGR for Euro6! At this moment also the V8…… Continue Reading
The new Kenworth T680 is named to be the best Commercial Truck of the Year 2013 in the USA. The new Class 8 truck is presented on the Mid-American Truckshow in Louisville, Kentucky on this moment. The new aerodynamic shaped truck comes with the Paccar MX-13 engine. … Continue Reading
Today Paccar launched the Kenworth T680 Advantage Package, designed to maximize fuel economy through total vehicle design. The Kenworth T680 Advantage truck, which effectively integrates aerodynamics, powertrain and electronic efficiencies combined into a complete tractor/trailer package to maximize fuel economy. The Kenworth T680 Advantage was unveiled Wednesday, March 20, at the annual Mid-America Trucking Show…… Continue Reading
Caterpillar never built trucks but only truck engines. Now most manufactorers, including Volvo, Paccar and Freightliner promote their own engines so that market gets smaller. Cat joined forces with Navistar and so a new truck brand was born: Cat Trucks. Very smart, because Cat has a strong reputation in the market. These trucks are part…… Continue Reading
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