Fras-le is a leader in friction materials and is a brand of the company, Frasle Mobility. It makes a complete portfolio of brake pads, linings and shoes for cars, motorcycles, heavy vehicles, among other applications, such as railway and industrial, serving OEMs and the aftermarket.

Volvo Financial Services (VFS) América do Sul based in Curitiba, Paraná, is now 30 years old on the Brazilian market with managed assets in 2023 totalling BRA 22 billion (USD4.4bn).

Opened in September 2013, this facility has been servicing local demand and has been supplying 31 different countries in Europe, the Middle and Far East, Africa and South America for over a decade. Krone says that 63 per cent of the trailers produced at this factory are for export.

Currently, in its fifth generation, the Profi Liner now features a new multi-lock outer frame, more than 3,000 lashing possibilities for securing loads and is now available with numerous telematics functions.

The Krone Commercial Vehicle Division generated EUR1.7 billion in revenues, an increase of 22.9% compared with the previous year of EUR1.374 billion.

Utilising a modular system, the Krone Multi Safe System has the flexibility to allow a trailer operator to safely secure many different load types including paper and steel coils, sheet metal and palleted beverages.

Knorr-Bremse AG, based in Munich, Germany, has achieved a key climate milestone of carbon neutrality across all group sites. The firm states that, considering carbon offsets, its operations have been carbon neutral since the end of 2021.

100 commercial vehicle service facilities are now certified by ZF, which plans to add a further 150 new locations in the coming year.

British trailer and body builder Don-Bur Bodies & Trailers Ltd, based in Stoke-on-Trent, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.

10,000 semi-trailers have been manufactured at Toomebridge in Northern Ireland since the site opened three years ago.

The twin-axle dolly trailer, connecting two semi-trailers to a single tractor unit, allows for truck-trailer lengths of up to 31.5m.

Thermo King has confirmed its trailer refrigeration unit manufacturing production line in Galway, Ireland, has been awarded the ISO 14064-1 (Carbon Neutrality) certification from the National Standards Authority of Ireland, the first in the country and one of the first in Europe.