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Precision in the Snow: Unimog at the Snowplow World Championship in Chambéry
06 Mar 2026
From March 10 to 13, 2026, the international winter service elite will gather for the 5th World Snowplow Championship in the French Alpine town of …
New construction at a proven location: Daimler Truck invests in a modern commercial vehicle center in Koblenz
05 Mar 2026
Customer focus is a top priority for Mercedes-Benz Trucks and a cornerstone of the business strategy. Corporate owned retail and service centers (O…
Daimler Truck Financial Services debuts in the Czech Republic
04 Mar 2026
Daimler Truck Financial Services (DTFS) continues its international expansion and launches the financing business in the Czech Republic. Upon its m…
First Mercedes-Benz Actros L with ProCabin delivered in Australia to Ron Finemore Transport
04 Mar 2026
Australian logistics company Ron Finemore Transport has taken delivery of its first Mercedes-Benz Actros L with ProCabin. As one of Australia's lea…
Green light at the Arctic Circle: Daimler Truck defence vehicles pass winter testing on ice and snow
04 Mar 2026
Daimler Truck has subjected its Mercedes-Benz Zetros defence vehicles to intensive testing under extreme climatic conditions in the Finnish Arctic …
Mercedes-Benz Trucks and Girteka Agree on the Delivery of 500 Actros L ProCabin
04 Mar 2026
Mercedes‑Benz Trucks and Girteka have entered into an agreement for 500 Actros L ProCabin. The trucks will be delivered incrementally 2026 to sup…
Working Together for Good: Employees and the Company Donate Around €275,000 with Daimler Truck ProCent
04 Mar 2026
Daimler Truck continued its long-standing joint commitment of employees and company management in 2025 with “ProCent” under the motto “Small …
Setra buses with major orders from Germany
04 Mar 2026
The bus companies Gerdes Reisen, Geldhauser Linien- und Reiseverkehr and Schröder Reisen are adding numerous new Setra buses to their fleets.…
Daimler Coaches North America strengthens presence in the U.S. market
12 Feb 2026
On February 10, Daimler Coaches North America (DCNA) inaugurated its new U.S. headquarters in Jacksonville, Florida. DCNA is a subsidiary of Daimle…
Retro Classics 2026: Mercedes-Benz Trucks Classic Launches Anniversary Year “130 Years Trucks” with the World’s First Truck
12 Feb 2026
Mercedes-Benz Trucks Classic is opening the anniversary year “130 Years Trucks” at Retro Classics Stuttgart from February 19 to 22, 2026. Toget…
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Typewriters, the office machines that preceded computers
By Kiron Kasbekar | 10 Apr 2025
You see office tables today equipped with desktop computers or laptops. But think of the 1970s, and what would you have been seeing?
Wishful thinking about cars
By Kiron Kasbekar | 05 Apr 2025
Donald Trump may be many things, but a good economist he is not. Accustomed to dictating terms to people he has worked with,
The history of safety glass
By Kiron Kasbekar | 26 Mar 2025
You probably already knew that the world’s VIPs move around in cars with bullet-proof glass windscreen and windows. But did you know that ‘bulletproof glass’ is not really bulletproof?
German silver: used in cutlery, music, electricals - but it’s not silver
By Kiron Kasbekar | 20 Mar 2025
This material, which was first developed in China, not Germany, and is an alloy of copper, nickel and zinc, has lost its sheen in home uses, but finds favor in electrical engineering.
Pioneers – the Wrights and Glenn Curtiss launched the aircraft industry
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
First Orville and Wilbur Wright flew their plane, the ‘Wright Flyer’, from near a small town called Kitty Hawk. Then Glenn Curtiss built planes with a very different system of controls, which has lasted until now.
What do aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles?
By Kiron Kasbekar | 17 Mar 2025
From chains and sprockets to direct drives—If someone asked you what aircraft have in common with bicycles and motorcycles, how would you respond?
Radar’s ancestors: From sound mirrors to modern detection technology
By Kiron Kasbekar | 11 Mar 2025
Radar has become a well-settled technology today, especially in the field of navigation.
Nokia Bell Labs: innovations in communication, computing, technology
By Omar Almeida | 08 Mar 2025
Bell Laboratories, or Bell labs, which has now become Nokia Bell Labs, is one of the most renowned research and development organizations in the history of science and technology.
Company story – Quaker Oats
By Kiron Kasbekar | 08 Mar 2024
Quaker Oats is a company whose products I remember from my childhood days. Years before a foreign exchange crisis caused the Indian government to impose curbs on consumer product imports, we used to see a host of foreign brands in the Indian market. Including Quaker Oats, which I remember eating when I was a child, and which has been available for the past two decades or more.
