QuickTruck

28/10/2016

Wishing everyone a very Happy Dhanteras.

20/10/2016

The Vibrant Gujarat Startup Summit begins in less than 11 hours from now. Visit QuickTruck at Booth A12 to learn about the future of Indian trucking!
http://www.vgstartup.com

07/10/2016

IMF says India's GDP growth projected at 7.6% in both FY17 and FY18.

"As shown by India, progress on reforms could ignite business investment (including already strong FDI inflows), further boosting domestic demand," IM..

06/10/2016

Tenders for Barak, Ghaghra, Gandak, & Kosi rivers initiated for development of waterways as alternative to trucks.

"Eight of these waterways have high potential and are financially viable for development. We have already initiated works for developing these waterwa..

05/10/2016

What does it take to make a clock? 14 trucks, 90 drivers, 160 crew, 5 cameras, and 70,000 sq metres of space!

In a novel PR exercise, Swedish truck manufacturer Scania recently used a fleet of trucks to simulate an analogue clock on a deserted airfield for 24 hours.

05/10/2016

Increase in dealer commission results in another diesel rate hike.

Petrol will now cost Rs 64.72 a litre in Delhi from midnight as against Rs 64.58 per litre currently. Diesel will cost Rs 52.61 per litre as against R..

04/10/2016

When might we see a similar highway from the Karakoram region in POK, across northern Ladakh to Aksai Chin, and then on to the Tibetan Plateau?

Probably when hell freezes over.

The Bangladesh-Bhutan-India-Nepal Initiative (BBIN) envisions an increase in regional trade by as much as 60% due to the improved highway connectivity.

04/10/2016

Water injection into diesel turbos can increase power and reduce fuel consumption.

But turbocharged engines are in a bind, caught between increasingly stringent fuel economy and emission standards and consumers unwilling to sacrifice..

02/10/2016

The electric truck revolution has finally begun.

Daimler's FUSO eCanter electric light truck, which has a range of 100 km and payload of 3 tonnes, will be sold from late 2017 in Japan, Europe, and USA.

02/10/2016

India's Index of Eight Core Industries (ECI) has risen by 4.5% in the current financial year.

The gauge for select factory output -- Index of Eight Core Industries (ECI) -- had increased by 3.00 per cent in July and had risen by 3.2 per cent in..

01/10/2016

An initiative that took a long time coming, but at least it’s better late than never.

Starting off with the Pune-Solapur highway as a pilot project, the NHAI plans to install weigh-in-motion systems near toll booths to detect overloaded trucks.

01/10/2016

Second rate cut in succession for diesel, albeit marginal.

Petrol will cost Rs 64.57 a litre in Delhi from midnight as against Rs 64.21 currently. Similarly, diesel will cost Rs 52.52 a litre as compared to Rs..