The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy expects trucks to become up to a third more fuel efficient in the upcoming two decades. The ACEEE says so in a report made together with the EPA (US envrionmental ministery) and NHTSA (National traffic Safety Council). A number of technical measurements will lead to trucks becoming…… Continue Reading
Over 90 per cent of all Krone refrigerated box bodies sold in the 2012/2013 financial year were from the Cool Liner Duoplex Steel series. Krone has observed this trend in particular since the 2009/10 crisis and has therefore decided to focus on the production and sale of steel boxes in the refrigerated vehicle segment. This…… Continue Reading
Supermarketchain Sainbury’s is testing in daily practice a new refrigerating system which runs on CO2. We’re talking about a generator set created by Carrier, so it’s not yet a fully operational cooling machine. Yet this generatorset is much more silent than conventional machines and it is much cleaner as it uses CO2, carbon dioxide, as…… Continue Reading
Nobody is offended when EU membership states would unanimously decide to start using Long and Heavy Vehicle combinations all throughout the European Union. That is the conclusion of a EU-study made in assignment of the European Parliament. After the proposal of the European Commission to allow Long and Heavy Vehicles in the EU, the Parliament…… Continue Reading
During a session at the Comtrans show in Moscow, the new Volvo FH has been voted Truck of the Year 2014. The new Volvo just beat the renewed DAF XF by a mere eleven points. The new Volvo is packed with new technologies, which have impressed the jury. I-See, new telematics for optimum maintenance and…… Continue Reading
DAF surprises with special Construction variants of the LF and CF ranges. They will be introduced at Matexpo in Belgium this week. They are not all wheel drive chassis, but adapted chassis for use off road. The new DAF’s are clearly recognisable and feature a new front bumper and grille. More details follow on a…… Continue Reading
Australia’s army has ordered no less than 2,500 new trucks from MAN. The vehicles will be built at MAN’s specialised defense-company Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles in Austria. Australia pays 1,1 billion euro’s for it’s new truckfleet. Australia ordered many rigids, tipper vehicles in various shapes and sizes, vehicles to deal with swap bodies, and recovery…… Continue Reading
Renault Trucks is testing a 16 tonne hybrid truck running on electricity with an autonomous extender in partnership with Norbert Dentressangle and ThyssenKrupp Materials France, a vehicle resulting from work carried out with IFP Energies Nouvelles and PVI. The “hybrid series rechargeable” technology used by this vehicle makes it possible to combine considerable autonomy in…… Continue Reading
After a long period of uncertainty, Navistar seems to be back on track after having delivered the 10.000th ProStar featuring a Cummins ISX 15 engine with SCR. Navistar recovers from the mistake they made, relying entirely on EGR-technology to meet EPA 10 requirements. Navistar tried to sell truck engines by telling customers that they were…… Continue Reading
Wabco announced that it is partnering with Huf Electronics Bretten to develop Wabco’s next generation tire pressure monitoring system for trucks, buses and trailers. Huf Electronics Bretten is a leader in providing tire pressure monitoring equipment to the automotive industry. Wabco’s new system will be available to original equipment manufacturers and in the aftermarket in…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
BIGtruck Magazine Kippertest 2024
