Held for the 66th time, the IAA Commercial Vehicles in Hannover, Germany, had a lot of innovations and improvements to show, impressing with a coherent message from the participating companies. Asian Trucker went to scoop up the latest from the show.

If there was ever a show where so many exhibitors were singing the same song from the same book, then it would have been this year’s IAA in Hannover Germany. Opening its doors on 22 September, all major exhibitors preached the reduction of cost for truck operators by using high-tech with alternative fuels, new materials and disruptive new ways of doing business.

Standing amidst a sea of journalists on press day, one could almost feel the excitement when Scania unveiled yet again their next generation truck. Although officially launched in August and with special press events taking place in parallel in Sweden, this must have been the most attended press conference at IAA. With a development cost matching a small country’s GPD of two Billion Euros, this vehicle was surely a show-stopper.

Moving on, Iveco, in partnership with Petronas, made heads turn with their Zero-Impact Concept Truck. But this concept was more than just a pretty face as it explores items like waste heat recovery via an on-board Rankine Cycle system to exploit exhaust gas as a heat source to recover energy. Besides that, Iveco had some other high-octane vehicles on display to wow the crowds.

Lamilux yet again came clad in innovations that would reduce weight for trailers while adding smart features. This time the company packs an innovative anti-bacterial Gelcoat and anti-slip surfaces. Here at the IAA we also had the chance to speak to the newly appointed representative of Lamilux handling the South-East Asia Region.

Meanwhile, being one of the leading companies in the sector of production of insulation materials for construction for over 50 years, Brianza Plastica just opened their second production site in Rovigo.

Hyva lifted spirits with their stand party on the last evening of the show. However, they didn’t do that any sooner than after a successful exhibition, showing their latest innovative lifts and loaders. Many were hooked on the sun-glasses, which by now have become a collector’s item.

Hammar’s owner and Chairman, Mr. Bengt-Olof Hammar has all reason to be happy with his presence at the show as his latest creation is the only sideloader available that already complies with the newly adapted SOLAS regulations for containers. He is likely to look forward to every enquiry turning into an order.

This year, the German brand MAN showcased their latest truck, the new PerformanceLine edition of the TGX with an output of up to 640 HP. The third generation of the tried-and-tested TGX EfficientLine was able to demonstrate even further improvements to its economic fuel savings potential during a 4000 km comparison run across Europe against its predecessor.