Half of the Bulgarian Carrier operative costs are for fuel and every company is trying to decrease them. By introducing X® Line EnergyTM Michelin provides long distance carriers with additional fuel savings and longer tire mileage. The range includes models for steer, drive and trailer wheels.

In the column Second Hand KAMIONI magazine continues the series featuring what dealers of new trucks offer on the market of used vehicles. In this issue KAKIONI reveals the proposals of Volvo Trucks Bulgaria on the second hand market.

The chassis can be equipped with the cabin and power line of Mercedes-Benz Axor with Euro 5 428 hp OM 457 L engine or with new original cabin, KАМА V8 740.75-440 engine and ZF 12 AS 2131 automatic gear box.

The new HDEP (Heavy Duty Engine Platform) 6-cylinder engines from Daimler AG launched with Detroit Diesel DD 15 use Victor Reinz® gaskets from Dana for the cylinder heads.

By using systems which “know” the route in details Mercedes, Scania and Volvo control truck automatic gear boxes in such a way that gives the opportunity to save fuel on the account of the optimal use of vehicle kinetic energy.

This is what Ilian Filipov, owner of PIMK OOD, says. PIMK OOD is the largest Bulgarian transport company. It has a fleet of 800 trucks and over 1,000 trailers. The policy of PIMK is to update the fleet every few years. This year PIMK makes again a large purchase of new trucks. The company buys 500 tractors Mercedes-Benz Actros. It has already received the first 110.

Since April 23, 2013 Burg Silvergreen - the new trailer manufacturer presented for the first time at IAA in Hannover last year - has changed its trade mark to include CIMC, the well-known name of its Chinese mother company.