Archive for July, 2015

Safety conscious

Safety conscious

Article by: Rajesh Rajgor Googling truck and bus accident images will throw up horrific scenes. Mangled remains of trucks by the roadside; burnt buses displaying their raw structure; head-on collisions between a truck and a bus, or between a pickup and a car appear in quick succession. If they bring to mind the three laws of Sir Isaac Newton, and[Read More…]

by July 3, 2015 Domestic
Mining deep

Mining deep

Article by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The Indian-made BharatBenz 3143 deep mining tipper is set to change the way the deep mining tipper segment will be looked upon. From behind the wheel of the new BharatBenz 3143 deep mining tipper, the view ahead is almost uninterrupted. It is a far cry from the trucks of yesteryear where the cabin was cramped and[Read More…]

by July 3, 2015 Domestic
Cameras point at a safer future

Cameras point at a safer future

Article by: Rajesh Rajgor With camera monitoring systems finding their way into passenger cars, the time is not far when they will find their way into commercial vehicles to help the driver get a 360-degree view. A leading tier 1 supplier in India is said to be in discussion with MEKRA Lang to ink a joint venture. If the discussion[Read More…]

by July 3, 2015 Domestic
VE Commercial Vehicles sells 4163 units in June 2015

VE Commercial Vehicles sells 4163 units in June 2015

VE Commercial vehicles Ltd. (A Volvo Group and Eicher Motors joint venture) has sold 4163 units in June 2015 (YTD 23148) as compared to 4242 units in June 2014 (LYTD 21476) recording a YTD Growth of 7.8%. This includes 4063 units of Eicher brand and 100 units of Volvo brand.     The following are the key highlights for June[Read More…]

by July 2, 2015 News