Truck Locator Technology Blog Archive

    DAF Delivers Valuable Information To Drivers & Fleet Owners With Its Connect & Fleet Services Portals
    Posted May 8, 2019
    Every new DAF vehicle sold in the United Kingdom will now come standard with the DAF Connect fleet management platform ...
    Swedish Logistics Company Hopes To Overcome Nighttime Noise Restrictions With Hybrid Scania Truck
    Posted February 28, 2019
    Swedish logistics company HAVI recently partnered with Scania, KTH, EU, McDonald’s, and the city of Stockholm to test overnight deliveries using Scania hybrid trucks running on electricity and hydrotreated vegetable oil. ...
    Nikola Motor Company Reveals Nikola Tre Hydrogen-Electric Truck For Europe
    Posted November 16, 2018
    Nikola Motor Company recently revealed the Nikola Tre (Norwegian for “three”), a new hydrogen-electric truck specifically designed for the European trucking industry. ...
    Volvo Trucks Details Several Truck Monitoring Projects That Will Help Improve Uptime
    Posted September 19, 2018
    Volvo recently launched a tyre management service for customers in Sweden, started a pilot program for truck monitoring in Europe, and plans to implement machine learning to make its analytics programs more accurate. ...
    DAF Will Celebrate Past, Look Toward Future At IAA 2018
    Posted September 7, 2018
    The firm will have a wide range of trucks on display at the event, ranging from a 1967 A1600 to the DAF CF Electric 4x2. ...
    Driver Earns High Marks With The Scania Driver Support System
    Posted September 6, 2018
    Tim Mason, a driver for Visy Logistics out of Southbank, Victoria, Australia, achieves a 100% score from the Scania Driver Support system on a every time he drives. ...
    Ford Plant Workers Using Exoskeletons To Reduce Fatigue & Prevent Injury
    Posted August 15, 2018
    Ford has been working closely with Ekso Bionics to offer EksoVest exoskeletons to employees at 15 plants throughout the United States, Europe, South America, and Asia Pacific. ...
    Renault Launches Roadpad
    Posted July 27, 2018
    Renault Trucks recently announced its new Roadpad product, an audio, navigation, and entertainment system that the firm is adding to its T, C, and K Series Renault Trucks. ...
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    MAN Expands Its Zero-Emission Portfolio
    Posted 19/04/2024
    Learn more about Man's small truck series with hydrogen combustion engines, planned for 2025 starting with 200 vehicles in selected markets. ...
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    ‘Forward-Thinking’ IVECO eDaily Wins ‘Electric Van Breakthrough Of The Year’ Award
    Posted 16/04/2024
    IVECO's eDaily has been recognised as impressive electrification enabler for its innovations in eLCV technology and mission-focus. ...
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    Orica UK Depends On Volvo Trucks To Haul Vital Cargo For Mining Industry
    Posted 11/04/2024
    Orica UK relies on Volvo trucks, including recently acquired FMX 460s, to transport explosives and other materials to mines and quarries throughout the UK. ...
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    Lenham Storage Moves Toward Zero Emissions With Volvo FM Electric Trucks
    Posted 05/04/2024
    Lenham Storage recently purchased two new Volvo FM Electric trucks with 666 horsepower and 2,400 newton-metres of continuous torque, a 300-kilometre range, and a GCW of up to 44 tonnes. ...
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    Collection UK Tools Adds Montracon MT39 Machinery Carrier For Speedier Loading & Unloading
    Posted 02/04/2024
    Montracon’s MT39 machinery carrier has three axles, 4000 x 1000mm double flip hydraulic ramps, a low-profile loading incline, and is plated to 39 tonnes. ...
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    Multimodal Logistics Adds 5 Renault T480 High Tractor Units To UK Container Haulage Fleet
    Posted 29/03/2024
    Felixstowe-based Multimodal Logistics recently added five new 480-horsepower Renault Trucks T480 High Turbo Compound 6x2 tractor units to its fleet, which distributes multimodal shipping containers throughout the UK. ...
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    RiverRidge Acquires Renault E-tech D Wide, Northern Ireland’s First Electric Skip Loader Truck
    Posted 28/03/2024
    RiverRidge recently purchased a Renault E-Tech D Wide electric skip loader truck—a first for both the company and Northern Ireland—for work in the Belfast area. ...
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    165 DAF XG Tractors For Global Liquid Transporter HOYER
    Posted 07/03/2024
    HOYER, the world market leader in logistic solutions for liquid products, is renewing its fleet with 165 DAF XG 480 4x2 tractors. ...
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    Man Rolls Out Battery Repair Centres In Europe
    Posted 04/03/2024
    Two Man battery repair centres are already in operation, in Germany and Spain. ...
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    Warburtons Buys More Renault E-Tech Battery-Electric Trucks For Zero-Emission Bakery Deliveries
    Posted 01/03/2024
    Warburtons, the largest bakery brand in the UK, recently continued its transition to a zero-emission fleet with the addition of four new Renault E-Tech D16s and two Renault E-Tech Master vans. ...
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