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PACCAR Achieves Record Annual Revenues PACCAR reported record annual revenues and profits in 2019 and has earned an impressive 81 consecutive years of net income.
NI Trucks’ Mark Smith, Stephen Sproule, Gary Bridge collect the award from IVECO’s Sascha Kaehne (left) and Adam Harris (right).
NI Trucks is IVECO UK Dealer of the Year NI Trucks has been named IVECO Dealer of the Year at the recent UK dealer conference, held at IVECO’s headquarters in Basildon. More than 150 staff from across IVECO’s UK and Irish dealer network joined the afternoon convention and gala dinner to celebrate the brand’s collective successes during 2019, and to focus on the company’s ambitions and plans for an exciting 2020 – set against the backdrop of its new IVECO S-WAY heavy truck. The highlight of the proceedings saw NI Trucks, which has long-established sites in
Mallusk and Portadown, recognised for its passion and commitment to IVECO, and for meeting the highest possible standards. The dealer’s victory followed an in-depth analysis of all aspects of its business, ranging from vehicle and parts sales, to dealer profitability, overall business structure and succession planning, as well as the team’s performance against stringent service and maintenance targets.
Renault to Deliver 20 Electric Trucks to Carlsberg Group Renault Trucks is taking a critical step in the transformation of urban transport by announcing the signing of a contract with the Carlsberg Group to deliver 20 D Wide Z.E. The 100% electric 26-tonne trucks, which will be delivered in 2020, will be operated by Carlsberg Group’s Swiss subsidiary, the Feldschlösschen brewery. Bruno Blin, president of Renault Trucks, says: “It is the first order
of this scale in Europe. It proves to our customers that the transport sector is undergoing a major transformation and reflects an industrial and commercial reality: our Renault Trucks electric trucks are rolling off the assembly line and will
be on the roads of Europe in a few weeks’ time.” The trucks will make daily delivery rounds of between 100 and 200km to supply Feldschlösschen’s Swiss clients from the brewer’s 15 logistics centres across Switzerland.
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Commented Preston Feight, chief executive officer: “PACCAR’s vibrant results reflect the company’s premiumquality products and services, strong global truck markets, record truck production and record aftermarket parts sales. I am very proud of our employees who have delivered outstanding products and services to our customers. “The North American and European economies are projected to continue growing in 2020. We expect 2020 to be another strong year for PACCAR.”
New Remote Tacho Download for DAF Connect DAF Trucks is introducing a new function for its DAF Connect fleet management platform: Remote Tacho Download, allowing transport operators to read, store and analyse driver cards and tachographs online and in real time. Remote Tacho Download helps operators to maintain an accurate tacho administration system and to save time. Remote Tacho Download is added as an app to the DAF Connect dashboard, the online fleet management platform that monitors the performance of vehicles, fleets and drivers in real time. The new application offers quick and comprehensive access to the full range of tacho information available from connected vehicles and their drivers. Driving times and rest periods are shown in real time.
