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MAN eBus Roadshow fascinates people
The MAN Electrifying Europe Tour starts in Munich on April 29. Ten days later, it ends in Limerick, where the MAN Lion's City 12 E will compete in the "International Bus Euro Test 2022". On its journey from Germany to Ireland, the all-electric city bus will travel...
The world’s northernmost electric Scania truck
A 19-tonne electric Scania truck has begun to operate regularly on Svalbard, Norway, one of the world’s northernmost inhabited areas. The Norwegian postal service Posten Norge now distributes all parcels, mail and freight in Longyearbyen municipality with electric...
IVECO Daily crowned Van Fleet World’s Light Truck of the Year for the third time
IVECO’s heavy-duty 7-Tonne Daily range continues to make its mark on the light truck sector, collecting the Light Truck of the Year award for the second time in a row at the Van Fleet World Great British Fleet Awards. The annual Fleet World Great British Fleet Awards,...
DAF New Generation XG⁺ awarded “Best UK Diesel Tractor”
The New Generation DAF XG⁺ has been awarded "Best UK Diesel Tractor" at the prestigious Fleet News Awards ’22. At the same occasion, the jury crowned the DAF LF ‘Best Two-axle Lightweight Rigid Truck’ and the DAF CF ‘Best Rigid Truck’. It is the fifth year in...
Women in trucking association
The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) announced on March 8th the three finalists for the 2022 Driver of the Year award sponsored by Walmart Transportation. The third annual award recognizes outstanding female professional drivers who lead the industry in safety...
Truck Etape Béziers voted european truck parking of the year 2022
The French Truck Etape Béziers parking facility was voted European Truck Parking of the Year 2022 by ESPORG’s international jury, composed of representatives of leading road transport stakeholders and governmental and non-governmental institutions...
Renault trucks renews partnership with the world food programme
Renault Trucks is set to continue its transfer of expertise to the UN agency for the next five years by training its teams, particularly in Africa. The aim is to make it easier for the World Food Programme to run and maintain its fleet of trucks on the ground, helping...
Two prizes awarded to MAN at the Spanish National Transport Awards 2022
MAN Truck & Bus Iberia won two awards at the National Transport Awards 2022 in Madrid: The NEOPLAN Cityliner Platin special edition and the new MAN Lion's Intercity LE were voted "Coach of the Year in Spain" and "Bus of the Year in Spain”. The year 2022 could...
MAN Lion’s Coach is the “Sustainable Bus of the Year 2022”
Sustainable Bus of the year - Coach category MAN Lion’s Coach MAN Lion’s Coach has impressed the jury for several reasons. With the longest version it can offer space for 61 passengers with the lowest CO2 emission per passenger. The 510 Hp engine is 100% compatible to...
Volvo VISTA is back
VISTA (Volvo International Service Training Award) is an international competition open to all Service Market professionals within the Volvo Trucks’ and Volvo Buses’ global service network. Currently it is the world’s largest competition for Service Market personnel....
Volvo’s electric trucks tested in extreme winter weather
Many of us have experienced it - the battery in the phone loses power when the blistering cold sets in. To avoid the same fate, Volvo Trucks has tested it´s electric trucks in extremely cold weather close to the Arctic Circle. The result? A feature to maintain battery...
Transpotec Logitec
New vehicles, great previews, and equipment for every type of application, integrated logistic solutions, refresher courses and professional training: Transpotec Logitec, the reference event for road transport and logistics, from 27 to 30 January 2022...