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2019

Siphonblock AFT Product News

Siphonblock AFT, Malaysia’s leading Anti siphon device manufacturer for Heavy Trucks, Construction and Agricultural Machinery is keeping up with some changes to the Mala…

New Volvo FH with I-Save Cuts Fuel Costs by up to…

In order to provide leading fuel efficiency to its customers, Volvo Trucks is introducing Volvo FH with I-Save. By combining the new D13TC engine with updated fuel-savin…

Hino Total Support Customer Centre (HTSCC) Reache…

On top of accelerating its momentum in developing high-quality products as well as monitoring the statistics of product sales, Hino also believes in providing support, a…

New Zones at Automechanika Kuala Lumpur

Placed at the centre of the ASEAN region, Malaysia is recognised as an ideal country for digital investment. Reports from The World Bank Group suggest that the digital econom…

Automechanika's Truck Zone Shines a Light on the…

Another zone making its debut at the Automechanika is the highly anticipated Truck zone. The area will spotlight a number of trends that have sparked a rapid growth phase for…

Barcelona is this Year's Shell Rimula Ultimate St…

Shell Rimula, the “engine oil that works as hard as you”, is rewarding loyal customers who are passionate about what they do by taking them to ultimate stopover destinat…

Camel Power Arrives in Malaysia

Camel Power Malaysia launched in conjunction with Automechanika Kuala Lumpur 2019. The company manufactures and distributes automotive batteries to a full range of vehic…

What is Biodiesel?

Automechanika Kuala Lumpur 2019 took place from the 21st to 23rd March at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre located beside the iconic Twin Towers. At the show, a Fleet…

Scania Malaysia Strengthens Presence with Record…

Scania Malaysia sold 393 trucks in 2018, making it a record year for the 128-year-old Swedish heavy commercial vehicle company since it began its operations in Malaysia…

Hino Tops Trucks and Buses Market in Indonesia

Based on Indonesian Automotive Industry Association (Gaikindo)'s retail sales data for March 2019, Hino's trucks and buses sales were on top in the country with 3 038 un…

Truck it - Truck Based Advertising Platform

Truck it’ is a conventional digital age platform that utilizes developing technology to both realize and capitalize on untapped prospects in the traditional advertising…

transport logistic 2019: Kamag presents two versi…

Logistics makes it happen" is the name of the game when the world's leading trade fair for logistics, mobility, IT and supply chain management opens its doors in Munich on 4t…

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck & Bus Corp. launches model…

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC; headquarters: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President and CEO Hartmut Schick), announces the model year 2019 Cant…

Hap Seng Commercial Vehicle Golf Tournament

Hap Seng Commercial Vehicle has recently organized a golf tournament at Lahad Datu Golf and Country Club, Sabah. A total of 60 avid participants comprising of plantation…

Mpire Makes Big Promises for the View C2 and CS2

Mpire Asia Sdn Bhd has been appointed by Foton (the largest commercial vehicle brand in China) as a distributor in Malaysia in the first half of 2018. The newly launche…

Daihatsu Malaysia to Drive Value through Innovati…

Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (DMSB) is set to reinforce its reputation as the distributor of the first automatic transmission (AT) light commercial vehicle in Malaysia…

Company Snapshot: Wenzhou Ruiming Industrial Co…

Ruiming Group was established in 1991. The company currently employs over 3 000 employees with research and development bases in Wenzhou, Lizhou and Shanghai. After year…

Pre-Order Now and Collect at MCVE 2019

TNB Aims for Efficient, Improved Service with Isu…

Isuzu Malaysia recently held a handover ceremony at the Glenmarie Golf & Country Club to officially mark the successful delivery of 61 new units of their light duty…

Vera’s first assignment

Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in G…

PETRONAS' ROVR on Display at MCVE 2019

Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS) keeps Malaysians on the move with ROVR, the first mobile refuelling service offered by PETRONAS Dagangan Berhad (PDB) in the country…

IVECO Presents the Special Customer–centric Conce…

IVECO unveiled two concept trucks at the global launch of the new IVECO WAY range: the new IVECO FIT CAB and MAGIRUS, the two special customer–centric concepts that will…

Vehicle Theft Awareness Campaign 2019

The Vehicle Theft Reduction Council of Malaysia (VTREC) together with the Royal Malaysia Police (PDRM) has launched its Vehicle Theft Awareness Campaign 2019 at the Buki…

Siphonblock Helps Block Fuel Theft

Since 2007, Siphonblock has been helping the trucking community overcome a crucial problem that many logistic operators have faced for ages. The device not only stops fu…

MiX Telematics Joins Forces with Guardian

Guardian, a real time driver fatigue and distraction detection solution is now being offered as an integrated solution and commercial standard offer in the MiX Telematic…

Mitsubishi Fuso Introduces Second Wave of New Fig…

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC; headquarters: Kawasaki City, Kanagawa Prefecture; President and CEO Hartmut Schick), a leading commercial vehicle manuf…

DC Truck Tools Brings In New Tools at MCVE 2019

DC Truck Tools was established in 2008 with the main purpose of supplying special truck tools to the commercial vehicle industry. Dennis Chin first joined to company to…

FUSO All For You Contest Mini Draw

The FUSO All For You Contest mini draw was held recently at Sheraton Petaling Jaya Hotel. Organized by Hap Seng Trucks Distribution Sdn. Bhd. (HSTD), nearly 300 guests a…

Scania Malaysia’s “No-Single-Use-Plastic Programm…

Scania Malaysia distributed reusable lunch boxes and water bottles to the students, teachers and staff of Sekolah Kebangsaan Dato’ Keramat today at the launch of No-Sing…

Shell Malaysia Showcases Wearable Tech at Shell T…

Shell Malaysia showcased several next-generation lubricant solutions for its business-to-business (B2B) customers that incorporated artificial intelligence (AI) and wear…

Atilze Aims to be Number One

Atilze Digital Sdn Bhd, a subsidiary of G3 Global Bhd, has targeted to become the country's top telematics solution provider. "We want to become the number one telema…

Company Snapshot: Tenming Marketing

Tenming Marketing was incorporated in 2016 by a team of rubber and metal parts experts as well as truck and trailer parts experts with more than ten years experience. Th…

PNMB Innoventures anticipates millions of product…

Supply chain traceability solution provider PNMB Innoventures Sdn Bhd expects to track more than 100 million products on its Identem platform in the coming years. "We…

Malaysia will Set Up a Special Channel for Chines…

The government will set up a special channel to facilitate more investments from China in Malaysia, said Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng. Lim expressed that the new chan…

Volvo Trucks Malaysia Delivered Eight Units of FM…

Volvo Trucks Malaysia has delivered 8 out of the 18 units trucks to one of its long-established business partner, FGV Transport Services Sdn Bhd. A handover ceremony was…

ComfortDelGro Ventures Into Prime Mover Leasing

The car rental and leasing arm of ComfortDelGro Corporation Ltd, ComfortDelGro Rent-A-Car Pte Ltd, has ventured into leasing heavy vehicles after the company added five…

GDEX Hino Truck Aachieved 1 million Km Without an…

Hino Motors Sales Malaysia Sdn Bhd has presented a Reliability Certificate to Petaling Jaya-based logistics firm GD Express Sdn Bhd (GDEX) as one of its trucks has excee…

Komatsu eDumper World's Largest EV.

The world's largest electric vehicle is a 110 tonnes electric dump truck that is capable of carrying 65 tonnes of materials - the Komatsu eDumper. Manufactured by Switz…

03 September 2019

Mastermac Equipment Sdn Bhd is a major dealer of Dongfeng Commercial Vehicle (M) Sdn Bhd. Both parties have been working together since 2012. This relationship was built…

SEA Electric Released Photos Of Its Latest Models

12 September 2019

Australian electric vehicle drivetrain manufacturer SEA Electric has released new images and videos of their all-electric Isuzu F Series and the Iveco Acco EV. SEA Elec…

Shell Malaysia Strengthens Collaboration with Enf…

13 September 2019

Shell is one of the most trusted brands in Malaysia with its presence here for more than 127 years. This legacy is built on generations of hard-working Malaysian trade o…

Port of Singapore Authority Is Looking at LNG Tru…

17 September 2019

The Port of Singapore Authority (PSA) is buying 200 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trucks to promote a greener environment. This purchase will make up about 15 percent of…

Pesta Air Malaysia

28 September 2019

A group of truck enthousiasts will be joining this event, showcasing their trucks. The objective of this event is to represent the internal environment of the truck and…

FUSO Thailand CEO's Hand Over, Farewell Party

28 September 2019

Our Thai contributor Chalakorn Setthabunnatat, known as Katch, went to the farewell party of Sascha Ricanek as he heads over to Japan to continue his work there. “The…

Nexus Carriers Ships Back Insights from DICV Visi…

01 October 2019

Part of a group of customers and dealers of Hap Seng Trucks Distribution, Datuk Kumar Prabakaran, Managing Director of Giga Shipping and Nexus Carriers (Pictured fourth…

The Tokyo Motor Show Focuses on the Future

02 October 2019

Looking to the future, the Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association presents the 46th edition of the Tokyo Motor Show. The forty-sixth edition of the Tokyo Motor Show…

Shanghai Cracks Down on Pollution

04 October 2019

The city of Shanghai is slowly but surely beginning to phase out diesel trucks. According to report on the central government’s website, some 120 000 lower-end diesel tr…

HINO Trucks to Join Tenaga Nasional Fleets

07 October 2019

Hino Motors Sales (Malaysia) Sdn Bhd (Hino Malaysia) handed over eight units from an order of a 99 units total purchase of the new Hino light-duty trucks from the HINO 3…

Hino Smart Driving Competition 2019

17 October 2019

The second instalment of Hino’s annual driving competition, aptly renamed this year as Hino Smart Driving Competition was held at the Hino Total Support Customer Centre…

MAN Truck & Bus Asia Pacific to execute their vis…

19 October 2019

MAN Truck & Bus, one of Europe’s strong brands has decided to cement its commitment to the Thai Market. As of 1st November 2019, MAN SE will appoint MAN Truck &…

MAN Truck & Bus Asia Pacific to execute their vis…

25 October 2019

AT: MAN is better known for their buses in Thailand and Singapore (for instance). What are you planning to do to strengthen the truck segment? TH: This is right, and in…

Special Purpose Vehicles: the FUSO ATHENA

28 October 2019

Just like any other special purpose vehicle, the FUSO ATHENA addresses a very specific need for a very narrow range of missions. In this case, however, it is a mission t…

Special Service Campaign for Daihatsu Gran Max

05 November 2019

Daihatsu (Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (DMSB), the distributor of Daihatsu light commercial vehicles in Malaysia today announced that the company will be carrying out a Special S…

Book Your Space Now to be Part of South East Asia…

05 November 2019

Organisers of MCVE 2021 announce new floor plan for the fifth installment of Malaysia Commercial Vehicle Exhibition and are ready to receive bookings for the upcoming sh…

On the Big Stage: The Next Round of the Automecha…

20 November 2019

Which Chinese painter will take the prize in Shanghai at the Automechanika Body & Paint World Championships? On 6 December 2019 a panel of experts will choose the ne…

Malaysia’s First: Prototype Safety Trailer-Trucks

21 November 2019

Hexagon Highs Transport Sdn Bhd, a logistics company based in Kuching, is the first in Malaysia to use Prototype Safety Trailer-Trucks (STT) in their operations. Managin…

Scania has Appointed Steve Wager as the Managing…

25 November 2019

Based in Kuala Lumpur, Steve is a British national and a chartered certified accountant since 1985. He brings with him over 35 years of experience in the commercial vehi…

Opportunities Abound with ISUZU Technical School

26 November 2019

Held at the Sunway Hotel Resort and Spa on 19th November 2019, the National Dual Training System (SLDN) Program of the ISUZU Technical School (ITS) observed their annual…

Malaysia’s Hong Seng Group Seals the Deal with Ch…

26 November 2019

The signing ceremony took place at the 2019 “Belt and Road” Production Capacity Cooperation Briefing. Held on 18th of November, the event took place at Setia City Conven…

Shell Malaysia Wins the Prince Michael Internatio…

29 December 2020

Volvo Trucks Delivers 38 Units of Volvo FM Prime…

02 December 2019

Volvo Trucks is pleased to announce that one of the largest transportation companies that provides transportation, container haulage, warehousing and maintenance service…

Asian Trucker is Looking for the Oldest Truck in…

29 November 2019

How to Win: 1. Spot a truck anywhere in Malaysia. 2. Snap a photo of your treasure. 3. Find out the registration date. 4. E-mail your photo, registration details and loc…

50 years of KAMAG Transporttechnik: Special Vehic…

Special vehicle manufacturer KAMAG Transporttechnik, part of the Transporter Industry International (TII) Group, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019. The Ulm-bas…

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