International Truck of the Year
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The International Truck of the Year (ITOY) is an annual award made by the international transport sector. Each year an expert jury, consisting of leading, authoritative specialist journalists, selects the International Truck of the Year from the new vehicles appearing on the European market.

2012 award

Mercedes-Benz new Actros
Mercedes-Benz Actros
The Mercedes-Benz Actros is a heavy duty truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1995. It is normally used for long-distance haulage, heavy duty distribution haulage and construction haulage. It is available in weights starting at 18 tonnes and is powered by a V6 or V8 cylinder diesel engine with...

 with 161 points win the award. Second is with 67 points TATRA PHOENIX and third with 50 points Scania Euro 6.

2011 award

Mercedes-Benz new Atego
Mercedes-Benz Atego
The Mercedes-Benz Atego is a range of light rigid truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1997.Designated 970, it is available in weights of 7.5 to 16 metric tonnes and is powered by a straight 4 or 6 cylinder engine...

 lifts 2011 International Truck of the Year trophy (127 points), triumphing over Volvo's FM/FMX Series (82 points) and Scania's longhaul V8 (45 points).

2010 award

The Scania R-series with 114 points won the award. The runners-up were the Volvo FH
Volvo FH
The Volvo FH is a heavy truck range produced by Swedish Volvo Truck Corporation. Introduced in late 1993 as FH12 and FH16, production still continues with the now the second generation of FH range model lineup. FH stands for Forward control High cab where numbers denominate engine capacity in litres...

16 with 60 points and the MAN TGL/TGM with 46 points.

2009 award

The Mercedes-Benz Actros III
Mercedes-Benz Actros
The Mercedes-Benz Actros is a heavy duty truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz in 1995. It is normally used for long-distance haulage, heavy duty distribution haulage and construction haulage. It is available in weights starting at 18 tonnes and is powered by a V6 or V8 cylinder diesel engine with...

 won the award.

2008 award

The presentation of the 2008 International Truck of the Year award took place at the European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam
Amsterdam
Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

 on 2007-10-27.
Truck of the Year 2008 are the MAN TGX and the MAN TGS.

2007 award

The DAF XF 105
DAF XF
DAF XF is a range of trucks produced by the Dutch company DAF. All right hand drive versions of the XF are assembled at Leyland Trucks in the UK.The XF 105 won the International Truck of the Year 2007 award...

 with 86 points won the award. The runners-up were the Renault Premium Route with 61 points and the Volvo FL
Volvo FL
The Volvo FL is Volvo's smallest truck and is suitable for local and regional distribution operations, refuse collection, construction truck or small format tractor...

 with 31 points.

2002 award

The DAF LF
DAF LF
DAF LF is a range of trucks designed, developed and assembled by Leyland Trucks, and marketed worldwide under the DAF brand name.The LF45 and LF55 are powered by Cummins B4.5 and B6.7 engines respectively, and the LF shares its cab with the Renault Midlum and the Volvo FL...

 was chosen for the award, giving it 87 points. The runners-up were the Volvo FH12 with 80 points and the Renault Magnum
Renault Magnum
The Renault Magnum is the flagship model of Renault Trucks, which is available in semi and rigid configurations. Both configurations can be bought with a 6×2 or 4×2 drivetrain...

with 29 points.

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