News: 2010

The Eckstreme Twin Deck Trailer from manufacturer Van Eck has received European Commission recognition for its contribution to reducing the number of movements on European roads. Logistics provider Emons, which uses this semi-trailer, has also received Marco Polo subsidies thanks to this transport concept. The concept provides extra space between the axles and offers a dual loading level giving an extra load capacity of 60%.

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Daimler AG has published its financial results for 2009, and despite a better performance in the second half, the group’s EBIT is still negative at -1.513 billion EUR, of which -1.001 billion were recorded by the Daimler Trucks division alone. The Mercedes-Benz Vans division, by contrast, was able to benefit from better market conditions at the end of the year and posted a positive EBIT of 26 million EUR. The group will not be paying any dividend. For 2010 the group only forecasts a mixed recovery for HGV’s, with a more marked recovery in the NAFTA zone, although this follows three years of decreases.

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