Archive for October, 2019

Protecting road users

Protecting road users

Renault Trucks has improved protection for road users. Team CV The integration of trucks into the increasingly dense traffic of large urban areas and the development of soft modes of transport is creating a need to pay more attention to safety aspects. Accidents involving trucks and other road users are not uncommon in many parts of the world. An endeavour[Read More…]

by October 24, 2019 SMART TRANSPORT

STRAIGHT DRIVE

Aided by FAME II scheme, electric buses are finding new takers. They are found in Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Ahmedabad, Hyderabad and other cities. Their numbers are growing, an indication of it was had at the Prawaas 2019 exhibition in Navi Mumbai recently. While the proliferation of electric buses is good for improving the air quality in cities, their rise has[Read More…]

by October 24, 2019 Domestic
Winds of change

Winds of change

Interview | Gerrit Marx, President, CNH Industrial Commercial and Specialty Vehicles Interview & photo by: Gianenrico Griffini By regrouping trucks, buses, coaches, off-road and quarry vehicles together with firefighting, protection and civil defence vehicles under one roof, we will be able to boost the drive on internal synergies and empower the brand. Q. How would the new organisational structure at[Read More…]

by October 24, 2019 INTERVIEW
Ford truck ‘touring talkies’

Ford truck ‘touring talkies’

Released in 2009, the movie titled ‘Road, Movie’ featured a vintage Ford truck in an important role. Directed by Dev Benegal, the movie, shooted in Rajasthan, depicts Vishnu (played by Abhay Deol) as a young man who is bored with life. To escape from his father’s hair oil business, he finds himself the 1.5-tonne Ford and volunteers to drive it[Read More…]

by October 24, 2019 Flashback