5 years have passed since BharatBenz, a native truck brand was launched by Daimler, specific for India. What started with zero trucks has transformed into a milestone of 55,000 trucks running the length and…
Ministry for Road Transport and Highways expressed its intention to make Air conditioning standard for trucks above 3.5T sometime ago. The decision to mandate air conditioning was arrived based on the data provided by…
The Goa government launched three biofuel-powered buses here on a pilot basis on Satuday 19th August. State Govt. announced comprehensive mobility plan to the extent of Rs.150 Crores and this is a part of…
The 12m front engine bus chassis is a preferred choice for sleeper application, primarily for the reason of having 32 berths (30 longitudinal and 2 cross wise). The equivalent 11m buses can accommodate 30…
Indian truck market is undergoing a transformation in last couple of years. Thanks to new entrants like BharatBenz and a swift response from incumbents like Ashok Leyland, Tata motors and Eicher. There is a…
We have always seen trucks with a standard sad face with pre-independent round head lamps, twin / split wind screens. They are blunt, mostly painted in dark brown and honestly there wasn’t anything, that…
Rivigo is one of the newest entrant to Indian logistic industry yet has become a significant player quickly. The Haryana-head quartered company, currently runs its Rivigo Prime service across the country and claims it…
SmartShift is a technology enabled platform that connects cargo owners and transporters for on-demand logistics requirements Since its launch in October 2015 it has garnered over 16,000 stakeholders and clocks approximately 1500 transactions every…
School bus design in India is governed and mandated by regulations like “Requirements of School buses – AIS 063″, over and above regular bus body code like AIS 052. Apart from this there are certain other…
From the day when BS IV is implemented pan India ie since April 1, enough debate is on, on which will be the frugal technology – either EGR or SCR? Unlike in the past,…
M & HCV bus sales was at 8,621 as against 11,973 last year and was down by 28%. ICV bus sales down by 15% to 5,851 from 6,893 nos. MCV buses sold 2,770 nos…
Currently Indian Commercial vehicle industry is in very exciting phase, post BS IV migration and GST implementation. While for many sectors, including Passenger cars, it will be more of price correction and short term…
Ashok Leyland, announced on 19th July, the formation of a strategic alliance with SUN Mobility, promoted by Chetan Maini, founder of Reva and Uday Khemka, Vice Chairman of SUN Group. This global partnership between…
Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania has launched a new P440 8×4 Cu.m U-BODY tipper in India. The new-generation tipper has been designed to cater the Indian mining sector. Scania states that the new tipper…
Bharat Benz vehicles have become even more affordable with the introduction of GST. Post GST implementation BharatBenz has passed the GST benefits to customers. The brand has reduced its retail price across its entire…