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Renault Trucks receives Ecovadis Gold Rating
Renault Trucks has been awarded a Gold rating for its commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility by Ecovadis, an independent CSR assessment platform. Renault Trucks is now part of the top 5 percent of highest-rated companies. French truck manufacturer...
New Zealand winner of Scania Top Team World Final
Out of 8,000 service technicians and parts experts from 70 countries, the team from New Zealand finished in first place and received the prize of EUR 50,000. In total, twelve service teams had qualified through regional and national finals for the Top Team World Final...
Volvo FH milestone – millionth truck delivered at IAA in Hannover
Volvo Trucks' flagship, the Volvo FH, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year and is one of the transport industry's greatest successes ever. Now this celebrated truck model has passed a new exciting milestone. On 19th September the millionth produced Volvo FH was...
Scania’s L-series wins the Sustainable Truck of the Year 2019
The leading Italian trade magazine Vado e Torno, in collaboration with the Polytechnic University of Milan, has awarded the gas-powered Scania L 340 Sustainable Distribution Truck of the Year. This is Scania’s third consecutive annual award in the category. The award...
The upcoming trade fairs
The innovative SABO Ø45 «BLACK LABEL» and the whole range of SABO products will be present at Automechanika Buenos Aires, from 7 to 10 November, you will find us at STAND 1A - 24. At the end of November we will be at Automechanika Shanghai, to be exact from November...
What is the oldest DAF truck still in operation?
DAF Trucks is looking for the oldest truck still in transport operation. The search focuses on typical DAF vehicles from past decades that continue to run day-to-day. Operators and drivers are being invited to share their truck on DAF Trucks...
IVECO triumphs at the FIA European Truck Racing Championship 2018
After its latest victory at the "De La Sarthe" circuit in Le Mans (France) and with one week until the final Grand Prix (6-7 October) in Jarama, Spain, IVECO can already lay claim to be the winner of the FIA European Truck Racing Championship 2018, following a...
Truck of the year 2019 award goes to Ford Trucks
The announcement of the winner of the International Truck of the Year has the prize awarded for the first time for a truck made outside of Europe. The new F-Max, produced by Ford Trucks in Turkey, has been elected International Truck of the Year for 2019 by a jury of...
Scania at IAA: alternative solutions for carbon reduction
Scania today releases a video revealing several of the new products that will be showcased at IAA in Hanover 20–27 September. There, the full Scania new generation truck range will be on display, including trucks for long-haulage, construction and urban...
World’s first electric road opens in Sweden
The world’s first electric highway was opened in Gävle, central Sweden yesterday, and it was an electrically-powered G 360 4 x 2 truck from Scania which made the inaugural journey. Sweden’s commitment to sustainable transport Swedish Government Ministers, leading...
Production anniversary: One million world engines for Daimler Trucks
The Mercedes-Benz Mannheim Plant and Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) subsidiary Detroit Diesel Corporation jointly reached a special milestone in the international powertrain network: Together, the two production locations have produced 1,000,000 heavy-duty...
New safety systems on trucks
The third mobility package was presented by the European Commission on 17 May last, which includes the request for manufacturers to adopt a series of technological improvements to reduce road accidents and consequently the number of road deaths. The European Union,...