The tire and automotive technology giant is leading a digital transformation for greater sustainability and lower ownership costs in port applications and earthmoving, says Moataz Hassan, Head of Sales & Marketing – Middle East, Specialty Tires, at Continental Middle East
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RTA completes construction of 10 truck rest stops across six key locations in Dubai
Constructed in partnership with ADNOC, each RTA rest area spans 5,000 to 10,000 square metres, with the capacity to accommodate 30 to 45 trucks and heavy vehicles with facilities for drivers to rest, and refuel and maintain their vehicles
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Kanoo Machinery UAE and Saudi Arabia partners Combilift to offer sustainable forklift solutions in region
Partnership agreement between YBA Kanoo group enterprises and Ireland’s Combilift to provide sustainable forklifting solutions in the region
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Scania goes into charging solutions with formation of new company Erinion
Providing private and semi-private charging solutions, new entity from Scania targets 40,000 new charging points in Europe by 2030 before global roll-out
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More power and higher fuel efficiency for Volvo FH16 truck with 100% renewable fuels
All-new Volvo D17 engine equipped to run on fully renewable fuels such as HVO and biodiesel provides 5% better fuel economy and 7% more torque
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Scania to introduce 13-litre gas powertrain on its Scania Touring bus model
The 13-litre engine of Scania’s LBG-LNG bus variant is able to run on both natural gas and biogas for circular and economically viable solution in sustainable long-distance transport
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UD Trucks drives market growth, brings 100 people together in Egypt and Kenya Brand Day events
Events mark launch of UD Trucks brand in Egypt and relaunch in Kenya
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Dubai’s RTA to buy 636 new low-emission buses in Dh1.1 billion deal
Huge RTA order includes 450 city buses complying with Euro 6 emission norms, including 400 units from MAN and 50 from Zhongtong, as well as 40 Zhongtong electric buses, all tested and proven in the region
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FAMCO Qatar to supply 25 Volvo heavy-duty FMX460 4×2 trucks to Al Nasr Holding
The new trucks will join existing fleet of 36 Volvo trucks at Al Nasr Holding’s Venture Gulf Engineering subsidiary