ZF Group has entered a long-term agreement with Goodyear Operations SA whereby the companies plan to offer combined solutions for fleet and tyre management solutions.

Daimler Trucks’ 'eTruck Ready' App for determining which operating profiles and routes are suitable for an eCanter truck, is now available in key European markets where Daimler Trucks is selling the Fuso eCanter electric truck.

Louwman Group and CaetanoBus have signed a sales agent and maintenance agreement for CaetanoBus’s zero-emission buses for the Dutch market.

Seen as a major business tool for its customers to manage its fleets more effectively and efficiency, Wrightbus launched WB Uptime 365 at the ITT Hub mobility technology show in Farnborough.

Following the same path adopted by drinks company, Ambev, which in April announced it was converting 102 diesel trucks to electric, another Brazilian operator is following suit.

Daimler Buses says it has fitted active filtration systems to more than 5,000 Mercedes-Benz and Setra buses operating in Stuttgart in response to the covid pandemic.

In April, Toyota and Aeon agreed to expand further their collaboration to develop systems that would help improve the efficiency of Japan’s logistics industry.

A project researching an aerodynamically optimised articulated tractor-trailer combination initiated by Dutch international food producer, Vion NV of Boxtel, The Netherlands, started trials on German roads in mid-March with expectations of reducing fuel consumption and CO2 emissions by 8%.

Ambev, the largest drinks manufacturer in Brazil, as part of its strategy to reduce its carbon footprint significantly says it plans to convert 102 of its diesel trucks used in city distribution operations to electric drive.

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.

Subsidiaries of NFI Group Inc, New Flyer Industries Canada ULC, Manitoba, and New Flyer of America Inc, have successfully completed a battery recycling pilot with lithium-ion battery recycler, Li-Cycle Corporation.

Li-Cycle Corporation which claims to be America’s largest capacity lithium-ion battery recycling company, in December announced its Spoke 2 facility at Eastman Business Park in Rochester, New York - a second li-ion battery recycling centre was now fully operational.