A British woman had rather a nasty shock while taking her young child to see African wildlife at a safari park in the UK. An amorous male rhinoceros first sniffed at her car and then repeatedly bashed into it, apparently mistaking it for a female of the species. Around €693 (£500) worth of damage was caused to the car, a grey Mitsubishi Warrior pick-up truck, although the woman and her toddler were unharmed. Luckily her choice of vehicle gave her and her child some protection against the over-excited creatu
Major players will be at Hillhead 2012 where 91% of the space is allocated.With almost nine months to go, 91% of the stand space at Hillhead 2012 has already been allocated to exhibitors, including major players such as Volvo, Sandvik, Metso, Terex Group, Finning/Caterpillar, Liebherr and Bell Equipment.click image to enlargeHillhead 2012Event director Jack Berridge said demand for space over the summer had been very buoyant and the site plan had filled up very quickly.
New generation bulldozers are coming to market that are more powerful, more productive and more efficient. Both Komatsu and Liebherr are upgrading and expanding their model ranges at present for example.
From Komatsu Europe comes the highly efficient D61EX/PX-24 dozer, which is said to be highly versatile and able to carry out a wide array of grading or earthmoving applications. Improved features include an upgraded cab and a new automatic idling engine shut down system. Proven features from the earlier
India’s Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) was among the international winners at the annual Prince Michael International Road Safety Awards in London.
IRTE picked up the Premier Award for its road injury prevention programme and for being a key partner in the Safer Cars for India project established by Global NCAP, an independent certification body that evaluates the safety of vehicles.
Part of IRTE’s strategy has been the setting up of what is believed to be Asia’s first Masters of Science i
