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Tuesday, July 25, 2017

Trukkin launches as GCC logistics app linking shippers and truckers

Saudi and UAE entrepreneurs have launched a cloud-based B2B platform called Trukkin to coordinate between shippers and truckers in the Middle East region and help streamline logistics solutions

Al-Futtaim Motors hands over first Hino 300 Series hybrid truck in UAE

Oasis Water takes delivery of the UAE’s first Hino 300 Series hybrid truck, a vehicle equipped with the world’s first hybrid diesel engine designed for a commercial truck

UAE acquires German-made mobile operating room for Civil Defence

The UAE Ministry of Interior has provided the General Command of Civil Defence with a new vehicle equipped with a mobile operating room

Mammoet expands its presence in the Middle East with new offices

Heavy lifting and transportation specialist Mammoet opens new offices in the UAE and Oman, after seeing an increase in the number of projects requiring its attention in the Middle East

Sharjah-backed Yalla Pickup receives $272k in funding

Yalla Pickup receives fresh funding, having registered more than 50 businesses and 300 individual customers since 2016 and grown by 200% month-on-month since January 2017

Chicago Pneumatic secures 100 light tower order in Kuwait

General Transportation & Equipment Company, Kuwait distributor for Chicago Pneumatic, orders 100 CPLT V15 metal halide light towers for a remote oil and gas construction project in the country

Atlas Copco rebrands its construction business as Power Technique

Sweden’s Atlas Copco rebrands its Construction Technique business area following the sale earlier this year of its road construction equipment division to France’s Fayat Group

Volvo CE sees sales rise by over a third in Q2 2017

Increasing demand in key markets helps boost Volvo CE in Q2 2017, with significant improvements in both sales and earnings, thanks to the maintenance of tight controls on costs even as volumes return

Volvo hybrid electric wheel loader boosts fuel efficiency by 50%

Volvo Construction Equipment’s prototype LX1 hybrid wheel loader shows real-world fuel efficiency improvements in line with the earlier results recorded at the manufacturer’s test site in Sweden

Liebherr introduces adaptive lighting on XPower wheel loaders

Liebherr adaptive lighting system uses LED light sensors to react to the glare and shade typically caused by the raising and lowering of the front equipment wheel loaders during night time operation

Al Naboodah’s HSE manager makes the case for leading indicators

In the wake of Al Naboodah’s 2016 sustainability report, the group’s SHEQ manager, Robert Munn discusses the limitations of lagging indicators as a measure of safety on site and points to the need for a more proactive approach

Volvo Group increases net sales by 12% in Q2 2017

Volvo Group increases its net sales to $10.6bn in Q2 2017, grew its adjusted operating income to $1bn for an operating margin of 9.7%, and saw at least one major sale in Saudi Arabia

Featured Articles
	Advance of Ashok: The Hinduja Group delivers a host of firsts in the GCC Ashok Leyland is looking to expand its share in the bus and light- to medium-duty truck segments with an expanded product line-up for international markets and new service capabilities in Dubai
	Bridging the gap: Tariq Al Rasheed on reforming truck market aftersales Tariq Al Rasheed, retail director for Nasser Bin Abdullatif Alserkal, discusses its partnership with Dubai Municipality to deliver an aftersales first for Dubai’s Truck & Heavy Equipment Market
	PMV Power List: Equipment manufacturers and dealers you should know PMV Middle East’s annual PMV Power List is a tribute to the companies and professionals that both make the segment go round on a daily basis, and moreover actively driving the segment forward
	The investor: Nabil Al Zahlawi on NFT's big plans Nabil Al Zahlawi, CEO of Abu Dhabi’s NFT Specialized in Tower Cranes, discusses the calculated risks that it takes to win in the crane rental business and the next trick up his sleeve

COMMENT

Caretaker economy: How slower growth could be driving superior service

How the Gulf’s experience of a construction slowdown in some quarters, and a new normal of steady but modest growth in others, is driving customer service

Playing catch up: the numbered days of second-hand imports

Fleet operators in the Gulf have had a good run in the medium-duty segment, enjoying relaxed regulations and plentiful second-hand imports from Europe, but the days of these unorthodox practices are looking increasingly numbered

Media

	Video: 12,000t turbines lifted into place on Masdar-backed floating wind farm
	Video: Construction progress at Emaar's Dubai Creek Harbour
	Video: Can Dubai be a 3D printed construction hub?
	Video: UAE’s Barakah nuclear power plant is 81% complete
	Video: Five reasons why the Ford F-150 Raptor is fit for off-road

Special Reports

	PMV Power List: Equipment manufacturers and dealers you should know
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 contractors
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 consultants
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top 10 new entries
	2017 Construction Week Power 100: Top five Saudi entries

	COVER STORY Bridging the gap: Tariq Al Rasheed on reforming truck market aftersales
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