Thermo King exhibited a range of products at Solutrans, including a hybrid-electric trailer refrigeration unit, a trailer axle for recuperating lost energy, and a remote thermal management platform.

idem Telematics of Ulm, part of BPW Bergische Achsen KG, says networking of drivers, freight and vehicles is indispensable for transport and logistics companies but warns many hauliers are in danger of being left behind when it comes to digitisation.

The Brake Performance Monitoring System of idem telematics GmbH of Ulm, Germany (a company of the BPW Group of Wiehl, Germany) is now being rolled-out across the European market including the UK through BPW Ltd of Leicester.

Following a multi-million GBP investment, trailer technology provider, BPW Ltd says it has now completed the first phase of its expansion plan by introducing an axle assembly line at its site in Leicester and stating that its axles for the UK market will now be engineered in Germany but built in Britain.

BPW Group of Wiehl, Germany, a producer of trailer running gear and associated chassis technologies, is to lead a consortium in the development of an autonomous trailer.

The BPW Group has acquired an unspecified stake in UZE Mobility GmbH, a start-up focussed on creating a global ‘Big Data’ marketplace via data collection using artificial intelligence of primarily un-used mobility data from all types of vehicles and the market environment.

Thermo King Europe and BPW Group have announced a collaboration to develop a new economic and ecological refrigerated trailer solution using regenerated energy from the trailer axles while braking.

BPW Bergische Achsen claims its new AirSave tyre pressure control system pays for itself in the first year, as the system achieves enormous savings in terms of fuel, tyres and time.

BPW Bergische Achsen is launching its new ECO Disc TS2 at Bauma.

BPW Bergische Achsen's Active Reverse Control steering system, developed to assist manoeuvrability of large vehicles in space-restricted areas, is now available for low loaders.