The Shyft Group Inc announced it is to produce its first production order of electric vehicles for two major parcel delivery companies on its new flexible body assembly line later this year.

Volvo Buses has introduced a new version of its 9700 double deck coach.

DAF Trucks NV has introduced a new 19t zero-emission urban delivery truck capable of a range of up to 280km on a single charge.

School bus manufacturer, Blue Bird Corporation, is to begin production of its latest propane and gasoline Vision school buses integrating Ford’s all-new 7.3-litre V8 engine incorporating a purpose-built fuel system designed specifically for school-bus application.

Volvo Truck Corporation has announced new Volvo FM and FMX trucks with a crew cab for up to nine people.

Daimler Trucks has announced two new Mercedes-Benz Actros variants, the Actros F, and the Edition 2, models, that it intends to bring to market in April this year.

Iveco Bus of Turin, Italy ( a brand of CNH Industrial) has delivered the first of three E-WAY fully electric 9.5m midi-buses via local dealer, Maresca & Fiorentino of Bologna to TPER (Passenger Transport Emilia Romagna).

Europe’s biggest trailer builder, Schmitz Cargobull AG to offer its S.CS curtainsider semi-trailer range with a new flexible aerodynamic body shapes, which enables fuel savings of up to 5%, the company claims.

Climate control and refrigeration specialist, Thermo King, has introduced new connectivity functionalities to its undermount self-powered truck refrigeration units.

Scania AB has made available a liftable and dis-engageable tandem bogie axle (LTDA), which is aimed at applications on 6x4 or 8x4 chassis such as tippers, timber trucks and other vehicles that often run unladen in one direction.

Temperature control specialist, Thermo King Trane Technologies Ltd, has introduced a new programme allowing UK and Irish hauliers to trade-in their used single-temperature trailer refrigeration units and upgrade to the new Advancer A-Series.

ENWAY GmbH, a Berlin software developer and Bucher Municipal AG, the Swiss sweeper manufacturer are to commence trials on public roads of a self-driving autonomous utility vehicle in Singapore.