“By partnering with Phillips Connect, we are integrating innovative real-time tractor-trailer pairing validation directly into any workflow app, scaling a fleet’s existing setup without the need for complex change,” said Jake Fields, co-founder and CTO of Platform Science.

This partnership aims to help resolve chronic driver shortages as well as increase the safety and efficiency of logistics operations in ports and warehouses.

All new SmarTrailer’s will be equipped with TC Trailer Gateway, enabling real-time vehicle management. This systems monitors driver behaviour, vehicle location and gathers data (and transmits the data) from various trailer components such as temperature sensors, brake systems and tyre pressure.

Karsan has formed a strategic partnership with French dealer *Cosmobilis Group, which will play a crucial role in expanding Karsan's presence in several European markets, particularly in France, Belgium, Luxembourg, and Switzerland. Cosmobilis Group will import Karsan’s electric buses, and this partnership will allow Karsan to enhance its sales and after-sales services while benefiting from Cosmobilis' experience in the sector.

Testing and validation will take place at Fortescue’s iron ore operations in Christmas Creek, Western Australia.

The facility is to be built next to the company’s main truck manufacturing plant in Kawasaki in partnership with Singapore-based True 2 Materials Pte Ltd (T2M).

By combining Rocsys’ hands-free charger with Unikie’s ‘Marshalling Solution’, the partners aim to eliminate the need for human drivers to manually park the vehicle in the charging bay and hook it up to the charger.

The reason: Hino Motors concluded that it is “unlikely that the business of Shanghai Hino will grow in a sustainable manner” due mainly to growing sales of electric-powered commercial vehicles and construction machinery in China.

The company said the move is a first step in a much broader expansion strategy for the region.

The company’s distribution strategy had been to appoint a single distributor per country in mainland Europe responsible for sales, aftersales, spare parts and marketing.

With the Eclipse CANought project, the partners hope to advance the development of software-defined vehicles by making it easier for commercial vehicles to receive updates over the air.

Isuzu said the two companies, “Plan to accelerate joint development of Level 4 autonomous trucks based on a partnership strategy that spans five years."