DAF Trucks retained its dominant position in the UK truck market in 2018 ending the year with a 27.2% share of the market above 6.0 tonnes GVW – achieving an unrivalled 24th year as market leader. Importantly, DAF Trucks enjoyed its highest order intake for its trucks since 2007, with… Read more »
Fully battery-electric driven truck for heavy-duty distribution: Mercedes-Benz eActros starts in the Murg valley: emission-free and quiet transportation
With the fully electric eActros truck, Mercedes-Benz Trucks demonstrates that it is already possible today to complete heavy distribution tasks locally emission-free and quietly in the Murg valley in Southern Germany. The official handover of the eActros to regionally based logistics company Logistik Schmitt took place today on occasion of… Read more »
Daimler Trucks: record year 2018 with best-ever unit sales, revenue and earnings – further growth in unit sales expected for 2019
2018 was the most successful year in the history of Daimler Trucks to date, with record unit sales, revenue and earnings (EBIT). Daimler’s truck division increased its unit sales by 10 percent to 517,300 vehicles in the year under review – its highest unit sales (2017: 470,700). Daimler Trucks recorded double-digit… Read more »
2018 was a record year for DAF
DAF Trucks broke all records in 2018. Thanks to a historically high market share of 16.6%, DAF has grown to be Europe’s second largest brand in the heavy truck (16+ tonnes) segment. DAF is the European market leader in the important tractor-unit segment, with a market share of no less… Read more »
Preparing For The Future: Renault Trucks announces new £29.5M R&D Centre in Lyon
Renault Trucks is building a brand new, eco-friendly Research & Development centre in St Priest, Lyon, France. The sustainable development, designed and constructed to the highest environmental standards, will extend over 11,300 sqm and is scheduled to open in the first half of 2021. This major project will further… Read more »
Renault Trucks Euro-6 Step D-compliant drivelines deliver fuel savings and lower CO2 emissions
Renault Trucks’ latest Euro-6 Step D-compliant drivelines for its Range T and Range D 2019 models deliver a number of improvements that lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions compared to the current generation. Range T fuel consumption and emissions both down 3% The Renault Trucks Range T and T… Read more »
Roger Alm Appointed as the New President of Volvo Trucks
Roger Alm has been appointed as the new President of Volvo Trucks and as a new member of Volvo’s Group Executive Board. He will replace Claes Nilsson, who after a long and successful career, will retire as from January 1st 2019. Born in 1962, Roger Alm began his career at… Read more »
New commercial vehicle lubricant reduces emissions, fleet downtime and component wear
Specialist oil, lubricants and treatments manufacturer, Millers Oils, has launched an advanced new, fully-synthetic commercial vehicle engine oil developed for Euro VI engines. Trucksynth 10W-40 is also compatible for Euro IV and V engines, making it ideal for mixed age fleets. The new lubricant has been formulated to help optimise… Read more »
Volvo Trucks saves fuel with new improvements
Volvo Trucks’ upgraded D11 and D13 diesel engines for Volvo FH, FM and FMX meet the new Euro 6 Step D regulation and contain a number of improvements that enable transport operators to reduce fuel costs. “With fuel clocking up about one third of hauliers’ costs, we continue to turn… Read more »
DAF finds the oldest DAF truck still in commercial use
“Our truck may be 50 years old, but it is still a long way off retirement”. Following an international search, DAF has found the oldest DAF truck still in commercial use — and it is in operation almost every day. The truck in question is an astonishingly sprightly A1600 owned… Read more »
