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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Germany - Truck Maker's Profit Slides 95 Percent. Sales, orders slump with no turnaround in sight for MAN SE
Munich,Germany -The Journal of Commerce (USA), by Bruce Barnard -Jul 30, 2009: -- MAN SE rounded off a miserable reporting season for Europe’s truck makers by unveiling a 95 percent plunge in second quarter net profit amid plummeting sales and orders... The Munich-based truck and engineering group earned $30.8 million in the three months to June 30 against $618.8 million a year ago as sales slumped 20 percent to $4.3 billion. Operating profit fell 73 percent to $202 million... Truck orders in the first half collapsed 65 percent to 17,390 units from 54,227 units in the 2008 period, prompting the company to halt production for 10 weeks and introduce shorter hours through the rest of the year... First half truck sales shrunk 57 percent to 21,296 units from 50,070 units and revenue was down 44 percent at $3.64 billion. Sales in Russia have virtually ground to a halt, MAN said... The truck division booked a first half operating profit, however, of $25.2 million thanks to the contribution of MAN Latin America, the Volkswagen truck and bus operation in Brazil which MAN acquired for around $2 billion in March...* Sweden - Volvo’s unique stability systems
Stockholm,Sweden -HGV (UK) -July 31, 2009: -- A new version Volvo's Electronic Stability Program (ESP) system that stabilises both rigid trucks and trailers, which can also handle 6×2 and 4×2 rigid trucks with one or more trailers, is being launched. Volvo’s new ESP system can handle everything from tractors to multi-trailer rigs. One major benefit of the new version is that it covers the majority of dangerous-goods vehicles, such as fuel tankers... Single-vehicle accidents in which the truck rolls over or drives off the road account for half of all truck accidents involving fatalities or severe injuries... Serious accidents of this type also bring about major economic consequences in the form of damage to trucks, trailers and cargo... The ESP system is controlled by a computer that receives information from a variety of sources, including the ABS brakes’ wheel sensors, the steering system and a gyroscope. Using this information the onboard computer can instantaneously determine if the truck is about to roll over or skid and responds. ESP responds with lightning speed by individually braking one or more wheels on the truck and trailer or, if necessary, the system can also lower engine revs... In a skid situation, the main response is individual wheel braking, with the system braking the wheel or wheels that offer the best potential for bringing the vehicle safely back on course... (Video from YouTube, by Volvo Trucks -30 July 2009: "Volvo Trucks safety: ESP tested in difficult manoeuvres and on slippery surfaces". How Volvo ESP stops the truck from rolling over or skid)
* Russia - KamAZ to Suspend Production in August After Truck Demand Falls
Naberezhnye Chelny,Tatarstan,Russia -Bloomberg, by Torrey Clark -July 30, 2009: -- OAO KamAZ, Russia’s biggest truckmaker, said it will suspend production in part of August after demand fell because of the global economic crisis... KamAZ plans to suspend production in August next year as well, regardless of the economy, to balance orders throughout the rest of the year, the Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan-based company said today in a statement... Russian demand for trucks has fallen “significantly” after construction, transportation and production of oil, gas and coal slumped, KamAZ said. Russia’s economy is sliding into recession after global demand for its natural resources dried up, ending a decade of growth... (Photo from imcdb: Kamaz 5511) * UK - Harper chooses Whale
Solihull,West Midlands,UK -HGV -August 1st, 2009: -- Whale Tankers has supplied an articulated tipping tanker to Harper’s Waste Management Services of York that sports the company’s bold yellow, white and blue livery... Manufactured to ADR Class 3, 6.1 and 8 specifications and with the capacity to transport hazardous waste, the 44- tonne GVW unit with tri-axle running gear has joined Harper’s 63 strong HGV fleet... With three top man lids on the main tipping tank and full length walkway, the tri-axle semi-trailer unit is also equipped with a rear offside mounted jetting system that has a hydraulically operated reel and 60m ½” high pressure hose for vehicle cleaning and washing down...Labels: truckmakers' news worldwide
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