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A new cabless concept for Scania
Introducing the latest member of our autonomous family: Scania AXL, a fully autonomous concept truck, without a cab. In what is another milestone in the development of heavy self-driving vehicles, a group of Scania experts in different fields have teamed up and...
DAF LF series awarded Truck of the Year 2019 in the UK
For the third successive year, the DAF LF series has been crowned Truck of the Year at the annual Commercial Fleet Awards in the United Kingdom. In addition, the Manufacturer of the Year award also went to DAF Trucks. DAF thereby seized the two most important truck...
A truck colored by Banksy remained unsold at the auction
The Bonhams auction house put up for auction, on Saturday 14 September, a Volvo FL6 completed covered in graffiti by the unknown artist Bansky, an icon of contemporary art. The truck, whose sale was expected to reach around 1.5 million pounds, remained unsold....
Scania calls for a Climate Day
As a show of commitment to battling climate change and to reaching the goal of the Paris Agreement, Scania is calling for a Climate Day. The focus will be on conducting further training in sustainability for Scania’s employees. Climate Day at Scania will take...
Volvo celebrates 60 years of saving lives with seat belts
In 1959, the Volvo engineer Nils Bohlin developed the modern three-point seat belt. Although the design was patented, the company decided the patent was to be left open, making it available to all vehicle manufacturers to use for free. This rather unconventional...
The 2019 Optifuel challenge swings into action
Every two years, Optifuel Challenge, the Renault Trucks rational driving competition, attracts top international eco-drivers. For this fifth edition, 2,000 drivers from 25 countries are on the starting blocks, with the best driver from each country going forward to...
DAF XF awarded ‘Fleet Truck of the Year 2019’
The popular DAF XF series has been elected ‘Fleet Truck of the Year 2019’ at the prestigious MT Awards in the United Kingdom. This recognition follows a large number of top awards for the market-leading truck series in a number of European countries. The panel of...
Daimler Trucks: Truck drivers test new digital vehicle systems
For the first time, development engineers from Daimler Trucks will be on the road with a mobile vehicle simulator for user tests in the coming weeks. Truck drivers can test prototypes of future digital operating menus as well as new app offers in the simulator....
Scania R 450 is Green Truck 2019
The Scania R 450 wins the Green Truck 2019 award and is named the most fuel-efficient and environmentally friendly commercial vehicle in its class. This victory gives Scania a hat trick for its third consecutive win in the competition. Green Truck 2019 is a German...
Volvo Trucks presents an autonomous transport between a logistics centre and port
Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. The assignment is a result of a new collaboration between Volvo Trucks and the...
The US Postal tests out self-driving trucks for hauling mail
The U.S. Postal Service started a two-week test transporting mail across three Southwestern states using self-driving trucks, a step forward in the effort to commercialize autonomous vehicle technology for hauling freight. San Diego-based startup TuSimple said its...
Ladybird Logistics makes history with the graduation of our first batch of female truck drivers
After about four months of training, Ladybird Logistics was proud to introduce its first class of women truck drivers to the world. This was by no means a mean feat in an industry that is still predominantly male-led; but with its current all-female driving force of...