Renault Trucks SAS of Lyon, a Volvo Group subsidiary, is planning to offer electric trucks in each market segment from 2023 – covering distribution, construction and long distance. To support these developments and be able to offer a complete and competitive Renault Trucks range on the market, the company is setting up an organisation dedicated to electric mobility.

Trailer manufacturing giant, Utility Trailer Manufacturing Co (Utility) - a major manufacturer of refrigerated trailers, dry freight vans, flatbeds and Tautliner curtainsided trailers - is making ConMet Preset Plus wheel-end hubs its standard base specification on all Utility trailer models.

Consolidated Metco Inc of Vancouver, Washington and telematics company, Road Ready of Southfields, Michigan part of Clarience Technologies LLC, have agreed a partnership to advance its trailer telematics capabilities.

Consolidated Metco Inc, the Vancouver, Washington, USA manufacturer of commercial vehicle hub assemblies and parts has entered a partnership with Toronto-based Fleet Complete, a global provider of connected mobility solutions, to combine their data services to improve fleet efficiency and maintenance.

Software specialist, BlackBerry Ltd of  Waterloo, Ontario, Canada has been selected by Volvo Group to provide BlackBerry QNX as the foundation software for its main domain controller of electronic control units in more than 300,000 heavy vehicles the company manufactures every year.

Chelmsford-based Tevva Motors Ltd, a developer of long-range zero emission trucks and Vattenfall Network Solutions of London, UK, a division of Sweden-based energy company, Vattenfall AB, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to co-operate over helping businesses switch to zero-emission vehicle fleets and reduce the overall carbon impact of their operations.  

Phoenix-based battery and hydrogen fuel cell electric truck builder, Nikola Corporation, together with Iveco SpA and Open Grid Europe GmbH, an owner/operator of 12,000km of natural gas pipeline in Germany with multiple projects involving hydrogen production and infrastructure, have announced a cooperation to establish a Germany-wide, publicly accessible hydrogen network.

Peterbilt Motors Company of Denton, Texas, part of Paccar Inc, has launched a new range of medium-duty trucks, Model 535 and Model 536, designed for the Class 5/6 non-CDL (non-commercial driver-licence) lease and rental markets.

Coinciding with the new medium-duty truck models for the Class 5&6 market segments,  Peterbilt Motors Company of Denton, Texas, part of Paccar Inc, has also  launched this new ‘medium’ truck design in the Class 7/8 market segments, under Model 537 and Model 548.

Paccar Inc of Bellevue, Washington, coinciding with the launch of the new Paccar TX-8 automatic transmission and updated Paccar PX engines for its new medium-duty truck models, it has announced that all existing Paccar Powertrain components will be rebranded to align with this newest member of the family.

Peterbilt Motors Company, part of Paccar Inc, alongside its four new medium truck models, has launched the all-new Paccar TX-8 automatic transmission with updated Paccar PX engines.

Fuso Truck & Bus Australia of Huntingwood, NSW has launched Daimler Trucks’ series-produced Fuso eCanter in Australia.