These hubs will offer electric charging, hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), hydrogen, and bio-compressed natural gas (bio-CNG) to support the rollout of zero-emission commercial vehicles.

The partnership focuses on retail financing solutions for commercial and industrial vehicles, conducted through their joint venture, Transolver Finance Establecimiento Financiero de Crédito S.A. (Transolver Finance), in which Iveco Group holds a 49% stake.

The key reason behind this warranty extension is to increase the competitiveness of its products on the back of a projected procurement of an estimated 2,000 additional  waste collection vehicles in the UK over the next three years ahead of new UK  legislation.

The GBP 3.5 million investment opened its doors on February 13 and will exclusively train apprentices for the DAF brand, with 500 individuals confirmed to attend courses in its first year.

By integrating Mapon's platform with Krone's trailers and container chassis, Krone can offer its customers access to critical data such as real-time location, cold storage temperatures, door security status, and tyre pressure on a single dashboard. This should help clients run fleets more efficiently, saving time and therefore money.

The Mercedes ServiceCard charging card provides drivers of battery-electric Mercedes-Benz trucks with access to UTA Edenred's extensive public charging network. Initially available in Germany, Austria, and France, the service is set to roll out in Italy, Spain, and other European countries in the coming months.

Eaton has now made its range of switches, circuit protection, and power distribution products for commercial vehicles available to aftermarket customers. This move highlights Eaton’s dedication to meeting this increasing demand in the aftermarket sector.

This collaboration allows fleet operators to access Brigade's video telematics systems, including dashcams and digital video recorders (DVRs), directly through Geotab's interface.

DAF Trucks UK has been the market leader in the UK truck (trucks >6t) market for 30 years. T&BB analyses the reasons behind this continued success and poses the question, will DAF UK remain the market leader for the next 30 years as the industry transitions to zero emissions?

We know that new electric HGVs carry a significant upfront cost compared to that of their diesel ICE equivalents. DAF is aiming to leverage big data and AI to drive efficiency gains for operators, ameliorating that initial cost.

David Kiss, Managing Director of DAF Trucks UK told members of the UK media at an event held in Oxford late last year that a large amount of DAF UK’s success is a direct result of its aftermarket network. The territory boasts 13 dealer groups with 146 dealer locations, which include 102 service locations and 34 sales locations.

This increases Daimler’s European aftermarket network leading to greater vehicle uptime and therefore profitability for operators.