Industry News - December, 2020 - Page 4 of 4

Sennebogen’s “Gentle Giant” Finds A Home

The world’s largest purpose-built material handler, a 460-ton giant unveiled at Bauma 2019, recently joined the ranks of working port machines. The SENNEBOGEN 895 E-Series Hybrid was commissioned in October for the Tosyali Holdings fleet, at the Mediterranean port of Iskenderun.
Since then, the 895 has been moving massive amounts of scrap metals around the clock, every day. Electrically powered, the machine never needs to take a break for refueling. As one observer noted, walking near the 895 conjures images of Jurassic Park, where tiny humans tread lightly past peacefully gracing brontosaurs. But this gentle giant is real.

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Dec 2, 2020 - 4 years ago
Detroit Brings Vocational Transmissions To New Western Star 49X

For the first time, the vocational market can benefit from the cutting-edge technology, power and performance offered by the industry-leading Detroit Assurance suite of safety systems, the all-new Detroit DT12 Vocational Series of automated manual transmissions, and the enhanced Detroit DD15 Gen 5 featuring the Detroit Connect suite of connected vehicle services.
“Vocational applications, from loggers to extreme heavy haul, require tough and smart technologies that only Detroit can deliver,” said Samantha Parlier, vice president of market development, Vocational segment, Daimler Trucks North America. “Detroit’s new integrated powertrain and technologies bring world-class power, unprecedented safety and connectivity innovations to the vocational market, resulting in maximum uptime and productivity on any job site.”

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Dec 1, 2020 - 4 years ago