Archive for July, 2016

Cleaner environment and road engineering

Cleaner environment and road engineering

A move to cleaner environment and road engineering was the highlight of the annual convention organised by the Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment (SAFE), a SIAM initiative in association with Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Department, Government of Rajasthan and Rajasthan Police, at Jaipur recently. Highlighting the rising concerns of environment related issues due to vehicular emissions[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News

China unveils giant bus concept

A Chinese company has unveiled a giant bus concept called the Transit Explore Bus (TEB). Its is designed to be an elevated bus that is capable of gliding over traffic in the urban landscape. Supported by two legs that run along rails laid along the roadside, the TEB can glide above traffic at speeds of up to 60 kmph. Vehicles[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News
Daimler opens a regional centre at Chennai

Daimler opens a regional centre at Chennai

Daimler has comissioned a new regional centre at Chennai for commercial vehicles. Coming within seven months of a centre being inaugurated at Dubai, the centre at Chennai marks the completion of regionalisation of sales and service organisation for commercial vehicle business of Daimler in key regions of growth. The centre will oversee sales and service in the six neighbouring markets[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News

Policy framework for taxi and transport operators

The Ministry of Road, Transport and Highways (MoRTH) has constituted a three member committee to prepare a policy framework for taxi and other transport operators. Considering the recent development regarding diesel taxi in the NCR region, a group of taxi and transport operators are known to have met the MoRTH minister Nitin Gadkari. The outcome of the meeting is said[Read More…]

by July 5, 2016 News