Why Moving a Giant Dinosaur Fossil Can Crack a RoadMoving giant dinosaur fossils from Patagonia is a major challenge. Titanosaur remains are incredibly heavy, often exceeding the capacity of...
Ashok Leyland unveils eight-wheel truck AVTR 2620The new product would offer excellent operational flexibility to customers to choose the option based on their load, best in class Total Co...
Ashok Leyland unveils Dual Tyre Axle Truck - AVTR 3120 offering operational flexibility to customersThe new truck would operate at 31 tonne with the lift axle down and take more load than conventional 6x2 trucks and at 18.5 tonne with the ...
Daimler to drive in 50 new products in domestic and export marketDaimler India Commercial Vehicles, which started operations in 2012, broke even in 2018 when it clocked 35% growth in truck sales to 22,532...
Reduction of incremental load may bring back investor interest in truck makersMaximum safe axle weight in a vehicle of single axle, with two tyres, has been changed to 7 tonnes.
A double whammy for Ashok Leyland?Ashok Leyland said that 60 per cent of its volume, which is from tippers, intermediate commercial vehicles, oil tankers and auto-carriers, ...
Axle load norms may create short term impact but will reset in August: Gopal Mahadevan, Ashok LeylandMahadevan said the move could also increase demand for the company's higher tonnage tippers in the coming months.
Load capacity to be hiked for older heavy vehicles too“Overloading is rampant. As we have increased limit by 20-25%, we hope overloading will stop. Also, we will soon issue strict penalty if th...
Government increases load carrying capacity of trucks by up to 25 per centThe government has made changes to regulations governing "axle loads". Prior to this, the changes were last notified in 1983.
Government raises load capacity for heavy vehicles by 20-25 per centThe gross vehicle weight of a two-axle truck (two wheels in the front axle and four wheels in the rear) has been increased to 18.5 tonne fr...
Railways to make high axle load bogie to carry 400 passengersTo clear extra rush during peak hours, Railways is finalising plans to manufacture high axle load bogies which can carry up to 400 passenge...
- Need to improve movement of goods: Pawan Kumar Bansal, Rail Minister
Stressing the need for faster and economical movement of goods, Railway Minister Pawan Kumar Bansal today advocated adoption of technologie...
- Plan panel for PAN-like registration Nos for motor vehicles
The Planning Commission has mooted a centralised, IT-based system for vehicle registration with a number similar to PAN card for automobile...
- US help sought to ensure safety on tracks
Indian Railways is taking the help of a US-based railroad research organisation to study the impact of higher freight traffic load on track...
- Rlys to take PPP route for new unit
The Indian Railways plans to set up a wagon factory on public-private-partnership (PPP) model.
- PM lays foundation stone for western freight corridor
Manmohan Singh on Thursday laid the foundation stone for the Rs 11,446-crore Western Dedicated Freight Corridor (DFC) in Mumbai, simultaneo...
- PM set to flag off work on dedicated freight corridor
The dedicated freight corridor, proposed to be flagged off by prime minister Manmohan Singh next week, will be a big boon for Indian export...