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Sep 21, 2007

TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE

* Belgium - Fuel, not technology, limits green trucks

Brussels, Belgium -eTrucker, by By Avery Vise -20 Sept 2007: -- The adoption of climate- friendly trucks is limited only by biofuels, which are in short supply and uneven in quality, Volvo's CEO said Sept. 19... “The technology exists, but we need the fuels,” Leif Johansson, chief executive officer of the Volvo Group, told journalists and public policy experts... (Volvo's renewable-fuel trucks in front of Brussels' Arc de Triomphe)



* China - Oshkosh to supply trucks to Beijing airport
Beijing,China -China Central Television -18 Sept 2007: -- Oshkosh Truck has won a bid to supply firefighter trucks to Beijing Capital International Airport, as the facility continues its expansion plans for the upcoming Olympic Games... The agreement was signed Monday evening during a trade mission to China by the governor of the US state of Wisconsin, Jim Doyle... (Photo: Oshkosh® Striker® ignites confidence l)
* India - Truck makers gearing up for price increase
Mumbai,India -Moneycontrol.com -20 Sept 2007: -- Commercial vehicles are moving towards higher prices. That’s because from the first of October new safety features will become mandatory for certain trucks and buses produced from that date... Key among them is anti-lock braking system or abs, a feature that lets a driver brake and steer simultaneously. Abs, which is mainly seen in premium passenger cars, will be mandatory for multi-axle tractor trailers, double decker transport vehicles, buses with all-India tourist permits and buses plying in hilly areas...

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