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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Sweden - European Safety Award for Volvo Trucks traffic safety expert
Gothenburg,Sweden -Easier/Motoring (UK) -9 October 2008: -- Lennart Svenson, who was Head of Volvo Truck Accident Research Team at Volvo Truck Corporation for many years, has been honoured with the European Safety Award for Commercial Vehicles... The European Safety Award for Commercial Vehicles is conferred by the European Association for Accident Research and Analysis (EVU), the German Road Safety Council (DVR) and DEKRA, an internationally operating technical organisation committed to safety and quality... The award is presented to internationally renowned experts who have distinguished themselves in the field of commercial vehicle safety...* UK - Volvo Trucks to exhibit at Tankex 2008
Castle Donington,East Midlands,UK --9 October 2008: -- Volvo Trucks has three trucks on display at Tankex, the new exhibition for the tanker, bulk-powder and liquid transport industries... Inside the main exhibition hall are a lightweight FM440 6x2 tractor unit, equipped with a mid-mounted Estepe axle rated at 4100 kgs and an FES320 6x2 tag-steer rigid. Visitors can also see an FM440 6x2 tractor unit on the Volvo Trucks stand outside the hall. All three trucks feature Volvo Trucks factory ADR package and Safe Load Pass...* Sweden - Volvo Trucks supports the industry with Fuelwatch
Gothenburg,Sweden -Easier/Motoring (UK) -9 October 2008: -- Volvo Trucks latest Fuelwatch initiative could save hard-pressed operators as much as 10% on their fuel bills. Fuelwatch is an integral part of Volvo’s Fuel Management Service - a consultancy service which includes a detailed fuel management audit, followed by action planning and target setting... Fuelwatch itself comprises six key components: The six steps include advice on optimising truck specifications, maintenance contracts and fuel saving accessories as well as driver development and effective use of Dynafleet Online to gain control of fuel consumption and emissions. Professional driver development is also a key part of Fuelwatch as it has been proved to lead to more fuel-efficient driving, lower maintenance costs and a better working environment for drivers...* India - Tata Motors announces lower profits due to low demand for trucks and buses
India -Reuters/RoomAuto -9 Oct 2008: -- Indian automobile manufacturer Tata Motors, announced a decrease of 30 percent quarterly profit on fund demand low trucks and buses... Tata Motors, the third car constructor India after Maruti Suzuki and Hyundai, the company owns production and distribution joint ventures with Fiat group. The company owns 60 percent of the market for trucks and buses in India, the fifth market, the largest in the world and has sold 127,361 vehicles in the April-June, registering a growth of 3 percent from the same period last year...
* Germany - Daimler plans to hire 1,000 people next year
Frankfurt,Germany -The Detroit News -10 Oct 2008: -- Daimler AG said Thursday it plans to add more than 1,000 jobs around the world next year despite the world financial crisis... The company said it will create 500 new positions in Stuttgart, Germany, alone... The firm said it is prepared to adjust to market demand through flexibility measures that protect its core business... The comments follow confirmations from a number of European and American car firms this week that they would curb production and lay off employees in light of waning demand and a slumping global economy...
* Germany - MAN May Cut Truck Output as Debt Crisis Slows Orders
Munich,Germany -Bloomberg, by Chris Reiter & Benjamin Rahr -Oct. 10, 2008: -- MAN AG, Europe's third-largest truckmaker, may reduce its workforce and cut production as freight companies delay orders because of the financial crisis... The Munich-based manufacturer plans to cut temporary employees to trim output in an effort to make the changes "undramatic'' for workers, Samuelsson said... MAN's backlog of orders should still allow the company to achieve its goal of delivering more than 100,000 trucks for the first time this year, he said...
* South Africa - Armoured vehicle success steeped in impressive design, manufacture history
Garden View,South Africa -Creamer Media's Engineering news, by Keith Campbell -10 Oct 2008: -- South African industry has gained world renown for what the Americans have come to call mine-resistant and ambush- protected (Mrap) vehicles, thousands of which have been produced, and hundreds of which are on order, for a growing number of international customers, especially the US... But this is not the first time that South African industry has successfully filled a gap in the international light armoured vehicle market. In fact, the history of the design and manufacture of armoured vehicles in this country goes back nearly 70 years - to the start of the Second World War...
* Menlo to Provide Logistics for Navistar
USA -Transport Topìcs -10 Oct 2008: -- Navistar International Corp. said Friday it has chosen Menlo Worldwide Logistics to be its global lead logistics provider... Menlo, the global supply chain management subsidiary of Con-way Inc., will manage Navistar’s global transportation providers and regional warehouses, Navistar said in a statement... The outsourcing initiative represents a significant step forward for Navistar’s plans to accelerate growth globally and speed the introduction of its products into new markets, said Ed Melching, Navistar’s director of global logistics... * USA - Volvo gets more US funds for military trucks
Hagerstown,Maryland,USA -AP/The International Herald Tribune (France) -October 10, 2008: -- Swedish truck maker Volvo will get a $2.4 million federal grant to develop hybrid trucks for the U.S. Army... Maryland Republican congressman Roscoe Bartlett says Volvo's North American powertrain division will use the money to build, test and evaluate up to five heavy trucks powered by a combination of diesel fuel and electricity, The Herald-Mail of Hagerstown reported Friday... The money comes as Volvo nears completion of a contract to produce seven hybrid trucks for the U.S. Air Force... The new engine-and-transmission systems are designed to be more fuel efficient, cleaner and easily maintained than convention diesel powertrains...
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