Joe Howard
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Executive Editor, Transport Topics
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http://www.trucking.org 15-09-2011 20:24:38
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Daimler Truck NA unveiled its SuperTruck II high-efficiency truck during a small media presentation at the Manifest show in Las Vegas.
Peterbilt Motors Co. unveiled the new #Model589 at Texas Motor Speedway on May 9. It replaces the Model 389, which ceases production later this year.
The new Peterbilt Motors Co. Model 589 with the available Legendary package, which features a vintage script badge on the hood and unique interior appointments.
Mack Trucks executives including North American president Jonathan Randall and Allentown Mayor Matt Tuerk cut the ribbon on the truck maker’s renovated Customer Experience Center this morning.
Volvo Trucks President Roger Alm told media at the company’s Gothenburg HQ that the company has simulation programs to help customers study their operations to inform a transition to electric trucks.
Transport Topics is among the first media to drive the new Volvo Trucks North America VNL at the company’s Dublin, Va. facility. We also are among the first to try the expanded three-mile test track.
The new Volvo Trucks North America VNL offers a 10% overall fuel efficiency improvement over its predecessor, and features the company’s new proprietary driver assist safety system. Transport Topics is driving pre-production versions today.
Volvo Trucks showcased a version of its FH16 Aero hauling 18- and 16.5-meter trailers at its Truck Experience Center in Gothenburg, Sweden to demonstrate the longer-length combinations possible around Europe.
Volvo Trucks President Roger Alm says shipper expectations will propel fleets to add zero-emissions vehicles. Transport Topics is in Volvo’s hometown of Gothenburg this week for a three-day media event.
Daimler Truck unveiled its #TruckCharge brand at #IAA in Hanover, Germany. The name will be deployed across its operations related to charging electric trucks.
Daimler Truck CEO Martin Daum alongside the new Mercedes-Benz eActros 600 global heavy-duty truck. While he acknowledges challenges in decarbonization efforts globally, he says stakeholders must take the lead. “Do what is right and make it popular,” he said from #IAA.
Mercedes-Benz Trucks CEO Karin Radstrom speaks at #IAA in Hanover, Germany. She says governments must do more to help advance charging infrastructure for electric trucks. She will take over as Daimler Truck CEO on October 1.
Transport Topics headed to Hanover, Germany this week for the biennial #IAA Transportation trade show.
Daimler Truck has five of its Mercedes-Benz GenH2 hydrogen fuel cell trucks in customer trials in Germany. This is one of two fueling stations where the trucks can refuel. The company aims for commercial launch of the trucks by the end of this decade.