Capital Equipment News October 2019

EXTRA HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE

At the transport edge

U D Trucks used the recently-ended Futuroad Expo to unveil its latest offering, the all-new Quon, said to be an innovation for both people and the business. With the new launch, UD Trucks has fully adapted its flagship Quon extra heavy commercial vehicle for the first time since 2004. The all-new Quon comes hard on the heels of this year’s introduction of the New Quester and the UD Kuzer. Featuring eight derivatives – four 6x4 freight carriers and four 6x4 truck Latest on UD Trucks’ arrival court is the all-new Quon, its most technologically advanced truck for the local market to date. Powered by a Euro 5 engine as standard across all derivatives, the new truck represents innovation in five essential areas to better meet today’s diverse transport business needs, writes Munesu Shoko .

tractors – the all-new Quon is driven by a Euro 5 engine, and is said to be the first truck to offer it as a standard in the local market. The new Quon is ideally suited for distribution, petrochemical and FMCG market segments. Jacques Michel, President of UD Trucks International Sales, says the pace at which change is happening in the logistics industry is rapid and truck manufacturers need to adapt accordingly. He declares that UD Trucks is in transformation mode as the company moves to fulfil its responsibilities to support the logistics change. “We have identified three global challenges the logistics industry is

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