EUROMOVERS director takes on Panda Raid

EUROMOVERS is sponsoring two cars in the Panda Raid, a rally across the Moroccan desert in old Fiat Pandas that is taking place now and ending on Saturday, 29 October.  Peter Lauret, a member of the EUROMOVERS board, is on one of the teams. Panda Raid is an amateur 3,000km racing rally from Madrid to Marrakesh, in 4×4 Fiat panda …

ISS appoints new manager for Dubai

ISS Relocations has announced the appointment of Akhilesh Sharma as its manager for Dubai. Akhilesh has over 20 years’ experience in the relocation, cargo and FMCG industries having previously worked for a number of well-known global brands, including Crown and Allied Pickfords. Commenting on Akhilesh’s appointment, Global CEO Abhilash Nair said, “Akhilesh is an exceptional addition to our senior management …

Volvo Trucks’ new fully electric axle will extend range

Volvo Trucks unveiled a completely new, fully electric rear axle at the 2022 IAA transport show held at Hannover, Germany, in September. Volvo says the new e-axle means even longer range for Volvo’s electric trucks as it enables more batteries to be carried. Volvo Trucks claims to have the widest offer of battery electric trucks in the industry, with six different …

The future of European Road User Charging

Gabriel Makki, tolling expert at Kapsch TrafficCom provides insights into road user charging (RUC) and the challenges the technology is still facing. The number of vehicles on the roads shows continued growth, while the cost of maintaining road infrastructure is increasing. At the same time, new environmental protection and sustainability goals are forcing new mobility concepts. How can tolling still be …