20 10 22 And still it moves: Special shipments are routine work for Universal Transport. 1/2018 30 International CONTENT 04 Craft jacks of all trades Taking the TGE on a grand tour of training 06 Prepared to paint MAN opened the most modern paintshop in Europe. 08 Sticky craftsmanship The moving ART campaign transforms NEOPLAN Skyliner coaches into art on wheels. 10 At home anywhere! For a very long time, trucks made by MAN have been on the move around the world. A historical journey. 12 News Current reports from MAN’s world 16 An efficient duo TGL and TGM are now equipped with a new engine complete with powertrain. 20 Tandem at the wheel New assistance systems ease the strain of drivers’ routines. A report on how the schooling works. 24 Rugged and on a roll Be it transformers, wind turbines or presidential aircraft – Universal Transport moves everything. 30 Cool operators MAN has exposed its vehicles to vigorous testing at the Arctic Circle for three decades. A site visit. 36 Touring tough terrain The TGE is now available as a 4-wheel for retrofitting. 40 Follow me MAN is testing autonomously driving construction site vehicles on Hessia’s motorways. 44 In view of full fleet management New telematics applications are facilitating vehicle park oversight. 50 Inside the digital Lion’s den Prototypes are made virtually at MAN, as it saves costs and opens entirely new development doors. MASTHEAD MANmagazine is published twice a year in 16 different languages. PUBLISHED BY MAN Truck & Bus, Stefan Klatt (resp.), Dachauer Strasse 667, 80995 Munich, Germany EDITOR IN CHIEF AND PROJECT MANAGER Joachim Kelz, tel. +49 89 1580-1175, e-mail magazin@man.eu, www.man.eu PUBLISHER C3 Creative Code and Content GmbH, Heiligegeistkirchplatz 1, 10178 Berlin, GERMANY, www.c3.co CONTENT DIRECTOR Klaus-Peter Hilger EDITORS & AUTHORS Matthias Oden (resp.), Cedric Arnaud, Andreas Marx, freelance authors: Klaus Mergel, Christian Merten, Sandra Moser, Egbert Schwarz, Wolfgang Tschakert EDITORS INTERNATIONAL EDITION Patricia Preston (resp., freelance), Esta Denroche, Asa C. Tomash PROJECT MANAGEMENT Daniel Fink GRAPHICS Christian Kühn, Tom Märkl PRODUCTION C3 Creative Code and Content GmbH PRINTING Gotteswinter und Aumaier GmbH, Joseph-Dollinger-Bogen 22, 80807 Munich, Germany REPRODUCTION permitted with reference. Any changes must be coordinated with the editors. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES Thomas Mahler GmbH, Postfach [PO box] 50 04 65, 80974 Munich, GERMANY, tel. +49 89 1580-3724, thomas.mahler-gmbh@t-online.de ADVERTISING SALES Zeitzeichen Vertriebs GmbH, Radka Neumann, tel. +49 8323 9984630, radkaneumann@zeitzeichen.de COPYRIGHT ©2018 MAN and C3 Creative Code and Content GmbH IMAGE EDITORS Elke Maria Latinovic, Samantha Taruvinga COVER IMAGE Mario Wezel 03