Daimler Truck AG, based in Stuttgart, Germany, has received a letter of intent from food distribution firm Sysco Corp for the order of up to 800 battery electric Freightliner eCascadia Class 8 trucks by 2026.

Volvo Trucks has signed an agreement with sewer management firm Bucher Municipal AG to collaborate in the development of electric trucks for sewer cleaning applications. 

Voith is developing a hydrogen storage tank, called Carbon4Tank, for vehicle fuelling purposes made from carbon-fibre-reinforced-polymers (CFRP), enabling greater storage capacity without compromising on payload or performance. 

Scanian announced that it will put a 64-tonne electric truck-trailer combination into operation with customer Dagab Inköp & Logistik AB, a logistics provider for grocery firm Axfood AB of Stockholm, Sweden.

The ‘Plus Build’ programme will install Class 8 trucks with ‘PlusDrive’, a product package comprising LiDAR, radar, and camera sensors together with the company’s proprietary autonomous driving software, within a single day.

Lightning eMotors Inc, has announced a partnership with AI company Perrone Robotics to provide customers with Class 3-7 commercial vehicles equipped with varying levels of autonomy.

UD Trucks has signed an agreement with data analytics, storage and security firm, PTC Japan to introduce a new data platform to help improve the efficiency of its production operations. 

The UK electric bus maker in May signed a collaboration agreement with TransJakarta, the operator of the public transport network serving the Indonesian capital Jakarta. 

Quantron will work together with FRIEM's retrofit business - a subsidiary called EYES - to enlarge the market for diesel-to-electric conversions in Italy.

Indianapolis-based Allison Transmission Inc has entered a strategic partnership with Xos Inc, based in Los Angeles, to supply heavy-duty e-axle powertrains for Class 7 and 8 electric vehicles.

Pinnacle Mobility has entered into a long-term strategic collaboration / purchase agreement through a Memorandum of Understanding with battery tech start-up Log9 for the supply of fast-charging batteries for the new EKA-branded electric vehicles.

Wheely Safe expands sales force in UK and adds distributors in France and Australia