Today there are about 175,000 online-connected Volvo trucks on Europe's roads. A number of them can already today send information about when they need maintenance and some of the necessary service work can even be administrated remotely. This, however, is just the beginning."In coming few years, for instance, the truck will be able to monitor its own health in rea...

MAN Truck & Bus is to extend its already comprehensive product range of vehicles with the introduction of a new light commercial van and thus becomes a full range supplier offering commercial vehicles between 3 and 44 tons. Designated as MAN TGE, the new range of MAN light commercial vehicles was developed by Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles and will be built tog...

The highly anticipated Volvo Golf Challenge was back again this year for the 8th time! The Malaysian qualifying round, which was held recently on 5th November 2015 at Kota Permai Golf & Country Club, saw a participation of 90 aspiring Jordan Spieths and Rory McIlroys, all who teed-off with a common goal in sight – to be Malaysia’s best and ultimately, the world...

Mitsui-Soko has expanded their transportation operation into Singapore. The company has decided to add HINO trucks to their fleet for this, citing that it is important to use a reputable prime mover brand. Given the stringent regulations in the island state, trucks also have to environment friendly. The trucks of choice were the HINO SH1E prime mover, which are Eu...

Scania Malaysia (Scania) and Agensi Inovasi Malaysia (AIM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to jointly explore viable commercial opportunities for biofuels from municipal waste in Malaysia, in line with the National Biomass Strategy 2020 (NBS 2020).At the signing, SCANIA was represented by the Managing Director of SCANIA Southeast Asia, Marie Sjödin Enstr...

MAN Truck & Bus celebrates 100 years of existence as a globally recognised commercial vehicle manufacturer at the Big 5, the Middle East’s largest building and construction show, which starts today in Dubai. MAN’s anniversary milestone, heritage and expertise in vehicle manufacturing will be the main highlights at the MAN stand.MAN is taking the opportunity to ...

Following the success & positive reception of the 1st TS Contest 2014 held last year, the 2nd TS Contest was held at HINO HQ, Petaling Jaya on 5th December 2015. This annual event is not only to evaluate but also to foster the goodwill, rapport and communication in developing the contestants' skills & knowledge. To do so, Hino Motors Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd ...

Recently Singapore announced that the Island state will make a push to introduce driverless vehicles. Starting with smaller buses in tourist attractions, the purpose is to gather data in order to scale the project up. Tests with truck platooning has also seen some very interesting results in Europe. Should all truckers now be in a panic over the prospect of losing ...

Mercedes-Benz Malaysia officially delivered the 25,000th commercial vehicle manufactured in Malaysia to customer, Landbridge Haulage (M) Sdn Bhd, an intermodal logistics solutions and services company.Part of a five-vehicle fleet deal, the 25,000th truck is a milestone unit for Mercedes-Benz Malaysia. The unit, a MP3 2644LS 6x2 L-Cab, joins Landbridge Haulage’s exi...

How many children can say that they met a real Santa Claus? Thanks to Mercedes-Benz Malaysia, 51 children from Pusat Jagaan Angels, Women’s Aid Organisation (WAO) and Agathians Shelter can now lay claim to that privilege. This year, the Mercedes-Benz Malaysia annual ‘Christmas In A Shoebox’ children’s party was led by President and CEO, Dr Claus Weidner, and hos...