Testing in progress at Scania

Now there was a lot of action on the Scania scoop that popped up everywhere this week. It was a photo of a test truck with a camouflaged cab that was running somewhere in the snow. Earlier I showed the completely wrapped trucks that were on their way from Holland to Sweden. Now this convoy…Continue Reading

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ACEA: more hi-tech instead of longer cabs

In the run-up to next week’s vote by the Transport Committee of the European Parliament on the revised directive on truck weights and dimensions, the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA) re-iterates the industry’s commitment to building safety technologies into commercial vehicles. The most significant safety advances, ACEA stresses, will continue to come from a technological…Continue Reading

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Scania on test

On www.trucker.de there is a photo of a new Scania on test in Scandinavia. The truck we see is a new Scania and it seems that there are some changes made on the cab. There is a lot of camouflage going on and it could well be the existing cab, but in that case, why the…Continue Reading

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Eicher Pro-series

Eicher, the ‘budget brand’ of Volvo has launched the new Pro-series. At the end of last year the product range from 5 until 49 tons was launched under the name Pro-series. There are new engines from 140 to 280 Hp. The basic engine capacity of the 4-cylinder diesel has been increased from 3.3 litres to 3.8…Continue Reading

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Andreas Renschler hunts for top job

At Mercedes topmanager Andreas Renschler has suddenly left the company after having worked there all of his professional life. Renschler used to be the CEO of the truck devision of Mercedes-Benz. During that time Daimler bought a share in Kamaz. There was the launch of Bharat Benz in India and he got a better hold…Continue Reading

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Fehrenkötter Euro-6 multitest

The German transport company Fehrenkötter did a large Euro-5 test with seven trucks some time ago. Now the company is going to do the same with Euro-6 trucks. In the past weeks all seven trucks were delivered and prepared and the test is now ready to start. The trucks are in the range between 440…Continue Reading

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