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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE * UK - OFT raids Mercedes-Benz offices in truck price-fixing investigation
The Office of Fair Trading has raided the UK offices of German vehicle maker Mercedes-Benz as part of an investigation into alleged price-fixing in the trucking industry
London,UK -The Telegraph, by Alistair Osborne -16 Sep 2010: -- In what could prove the watchdog’s most high-profile criminal cartel case since the collapse of the British Airways price-fixing trial, the OFT is understood to have also requested information from Sweden’s Scania and Germany’s MAN... The raid at Mercedes-Benz, owned by Daimler, took place this week... One individual has been arrested and released on bail... Italy’s Iveco, the truck brand owned by Fiat, and Volvo could also become embroiled in the investigation should it encompass the entire trucking industry - though the OFT cautioned it was yet to conclude if any laws had been broken... The OFT confirmed last night that it was “investigating suspected cartel activity involving commercial vehicle manufacturers in the UK”... “Investigations are being carried out under both the Enterprise Act 2002 and the Competition Act 1998. The investigations are at an early stage... The OFT will not be in a position to conclude whether it considers the law has been infringed until it has completed its investigations and assessed the available evidence.”... Companies involved in price-fixing can be fined 10pc of their turnover... Executives guilty of criminal cartel behaviour face up to five years jail...* UK - Mercedes director arrested in OFT probe
London,UK -The Telegraph, by Alistair Osborne and Graham Ruddick -17 Sep 2010: -- The managing director of Mercedes-Benz's commercial vehicle wing in Britain has been arrested as part of an Office of Fair Trading investigation into alleged price-fixing in the trucking industry... Ian Jones, who has headed the German company's truck wing since 2002, was detained on Tuesday as part of a raid on the company's offices at Tongwell, Milton Keynes. He was later released on police bail... Mr Jones, is a senior figure in the industry and a board member of the Freight Transport Association. He was said to be at work as usual yesterday but unavailable for comment... A spokesman for Mercedes-Benz declined to comment on Mr Jones, but confirmed that "the OFT visited its Tongwell offices as part of its investigations into the UK commercial vehicle market"...
* Sweden - Volvo’s North American Deliveries More Than Double in August
Gothenborg,Sweden,USA -Volvo Group -15 Sept 2010: -- Volvo AB’s August North American heavy-duty truck sales jumped 151% from a year ago to 1,210 units, the company said Wednesday... Worldwide deliveries doubled to 4,788 units for the month, Sweden-based Volvo said in a statement. Volvo AB is the parent company of Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks... Year-to-date North American deliveries are 51% higher than a year ago through August, at 6,758 units, the company said... The higher North American deliveries reflect “increased demand in the highway truck segment of the Class 8 market,” and the “very positive reaction” of customers to selective catalytic reduction technology-equipped trucks that meet 2010 environmental standards... South American deliveries rose 78% to 1,500 units and European deliveries jumped 90% to 1,157 units for the month... (Photo from Equine Motor Coach )
* Sweden - Volvo's spec'ing alcolocks to prevent impaired truck driving
(Video from YouTube, by VolvoTrucks -25 Sept 2009: Brittany-based transport company TECL is the first in France to equip its entire fleet with alcolocks. Founder Réné Le Grand feels that the responsibility for a safe drivers working environment rests on his shoulders)
Gothenburg,Sweden -Trucks News (CAN)-Sep 14, 2010: -- Volvo has announced that 25% of the trucks it sells in Sweden now come with a factory-fitted alcolock to prevent impaired driving... While the truck maker admits impaired driving is rare among professional drivers, it also points out the alcolock is an increasingly popular spec'. Volvo claims to be the only truck manufacturer to offer the device as an option. The device prevents the vehicle from being started by a driver who is over the legal blood alcohol limit... Volvo points out other parts of the world are showing increased interest in the devices. Finland and France, for instance, both have enacted legislation requiring the devices to be installed on school buses...
* France - Renault Won't Dispose of Volvo AB Stake Soon as Funds Enough
Titu, Romania-Bloomberg, by Irina Savu and Andra Timu (Romania) -Sep 15, 2010: -- Renault SA, France’s second-biggest carmaker, doesn’t aim to sell its stake in Swedish truckmaker Volvo AB soon because the manufacturer has enough funds to reduce debt, Chief Operating Officer Patrick Pelata said... Disposing of the holding will depend on the stock’s price and the French company’s financing needs, Pelata told reporters today at the opening of a research center in Titu, Romania... Renault holds 20 percent of Volvo as a result of selling its truckmaking operations to the Swedish company in 2000... (Photo from essahab: Renault Kerax truck)
* Germany - Hannover 2010: Renault shows off 8x2 Lander
Hannover,Germany -Road Transport (UK), by Kevin Swallow -16 September 2010: -- Renault Trucks has unveiled its latest product offering prior to next week's IAA Show in Hannover, an 8x2 Premium Lander... Part of Renault's construction series, the 8x2 Premium Lander boasts an increased payload of 490kg and a claimed 10% fuel saving over a similarly specced 8x4 unit, with a turning circle improvement of 12.5% against an 8x4... It brings the French manufacturer into line with the majority of other truck makers who already have a similar product in their range... The hydraulically powered rear-steer axle is activated via a dash-mounted switch and it only works at speeds below 30kmh... (Photo from pressebox: Renault Premium Lander 8x2)
* UK - Bakro chooses Schmitz Cargobull
Milton Keynes,Buckinghamshire,UK -HGV UK -September 17, 2010: -- European ferry freight specialists specialists Bakro International Transport have bought 10 new S.CS curtainsider Euroliners from Schmitz Cargobull... The fleet upgrade follows Bakro’s recent opening of new facilities in Felixstowe and Rotterdam and the new trailers will be used to provide full load, part load and “groupage” services to and from Holland, Belgium and the Ruhr area of Germany to a number of diverse clients... To order Schmitz Cargobull’s Euroliner models fitted with a sliding roof. The design of the trailers enables Bakro to load and unload from the side, through the rear (by forklift truck or other pallet handling equipment) and, thanks to the sliding roof, from above. This means that a variety of goods can be loaded efficiently and safely... The bolted trailer manufacturing process brings a number of noteworthy advantages to trailer users, not the least of which is the fact that bolted trailers are quickly repaired if they become damaged... For the user this means significantly less downtime...Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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